July 13, 2011
1) AMPBID Monthly  Board meeting and pre-meeting with MPD Captain Mongal
2) Lunch with the City Paper - July 14th - Crafty Bastards
3)  Annual AMPBID member survey
4)  Dinner Mixer opportunities for restaurants

5) Taste of DC - vending  opportunities - October 8-10, 2011
6) Want healthier employees? Support a smarter commute.


1) AMPBID Monthly Board Meeting - July 14 at 5 pm and pre-meeting with MPD Captain Aubrey Mongal at 4 PM
The next AMPBID Board meeting is Thursday July 14th at 5 PM at the Third District Headquarters MPD, 1620 V Street, NW, Washington, DC in the Snyder Conference Room.
At 4:00pm, ( NOTE NEW EARLIER TIME) MPD PSA 303 Captain Aubrey Mongal has agreed to meet with BID members about security concerns in Adams Morgan.

On the board meeting agenda immediately following the meeting with Captain Mongal, will be an update on the 18th Street Streetscape project, including a report on the DC Water and sewer line replacement work, a report from the marketing committee, an update on the Unity Park vendors and a resolution on the DDOT Ward 1 Enhanced Residential Parking Program (ERPP).


2) Lunch with the City Paper - July 14 - Crafty Bastards

Come out to a special Crafty Bastards FREE Luncheon on Thursday, July 14  from noon to 2 pm at the DC Arts Center (DCAC) at 2438 18th Street, NW (second floor) to learn more about how your organization can get involved with the 8th Annual Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair scheduled for Saturday, October 1, 2011. This one day outdoor event celebrates the independent crafts and local arts community every year in Adams Morgan.  They are excited to have reputable brands like Mini Cooper, Bike Rack, Casey Trees, Black Squirrel, Dangerously Delicious Pies and Hill Country Barbeque on board already.

The Adams Morgan BID is working with the City Paper to get people attending Crafty Bastards into more Adams Morgan businesses throughout the event.  We'll soon be announcing more opportunities. Please reply to Sara Dick at the Washington City Paper at: sdick@washingtoncitypaper.com  or call 202-650-6930 to sign up to come to the luncheon.

3) Annual AMPBID Member Survey

It is time again for the annual survey for all members of the Adams Morgan Partnership BID.

This survey will help us to better provide services to businesses and property owners. Clarence Myers, our Safety Ambassador, and Peter Meinecke, our Summer Intern, will begin to distribute paper copies of the survey. Please take a few minutes to fill it out and either fax it back to us at: 202-234-1860, mail it to Adams Morgan Partnership, PO Box 21507, Washington, DC 20009 or give to Clarence or Peter. If you would prefer to use the online survey, please visit:

http://www.kwiksurveys.com?s=NIIELH_65f561b0

Thank you for your participation. Please complete the survey by August 1st.

If you would like a copy of last year’s survey results, please contact Kristen Barden at 202-997-0783 or by email at: kbarden@adamsmorganonline.org.


4) Dinner Mixer Opportunities for Restaurants
Speedeals is partnering up with local dining out and “foodie” Meetup groups and other mixer/singles groups that are looking for restaurants in the area to host their events. In addition, they have thousands of registered users and will organize their own events. They would like to extend this great opportunity of hosting one of these events to restaurants in Adams Morgan.

They can bring you up to 40 new customers, and profits, on your slowest day of the week. Plus, since they are working with multiple groups, as well as organizing their own, they can do this several times and not as a one time event, if you choose.

Most of these groups are willing to meet on an off night (Sunday to Thursday) and are looking for a place that is offering a discount for the event. With a Speedeals event, they sell discounted vouchers to the customers for the event and then pay you. The greatest benefit of this is, even if not all of the customers show up, you will still get the full payment!

Benefits of Speedeals event:

Quality customers: Get diners, not deal chasers. Their members are not your typical Groupon deal chasers. The events are often theme based and people come for the food and conversation. Specific day and number of users: The time frame to use it is 2 hours, not 6 months to 1 year, like most deal sites. Also, you will know how many are coming, so you can plan for it. Less risk: You are not selling 1000 vouchers and then hoping for the best. You get a regular, controlled number of new quality customers, not hundreds in the first week that will crowd out your establishment and anger your regular customers. Off night: Bring customers in on your slowest night, not your busiest. More profit: The discount and fees will be less than what Groupon and the other deals sites demand. A small discount helps to encourage people to come, but is not the driving factor, like with daily deal sites. Brand Retention: Save your brand with discount capacity. Either through prix fixe or discounted vouchers, you are selling to a large group, so you are not doing individual discounts and there is no public discounting like with daily deals.

So if you want to get new customers on your slowest day of the week, please contact them at:  event@speedeals.info or call them at 1-800-530-3652 or visit them at www.speedeals.com.

5) Taste of DC - October 8-10, 2011 - Vending Opportunities

Taste of DC is the region’s largest and most anticipated food, wine, beer, and cultural festival. Open to the public during Columbus Day Weekend October 8-10, 2001 Taste of DC is held in Washington, DC on historic Pennsylvania Avenue. This year, attractions will serve up over 100 of the area’s best eateries, wine and beer pavilions, musical acts, a family-friendly zone, and opportunities for customized interactive brand experiences.
Taste of DC is dedicated to giving back to the community, and will be partnering with local and national charities in order to do so. Restaurants will have the opportunity to donate in different ways to directly benefit these charities, and the community as a whole.

Taste of DC is looking for the finest chefs and restaurateurs to showcase their talents and favorite flavors. This is a unique opportunity to align your restaurant with this coveted culinary and cultural event!
BASIC OVERVIEW
• Restaurants will occupy and operate a supplied workspace
(Inquire about packages for details)
• Tickets will function as currency
•A portion of proceeds will go to charity
WHAT YOU GET
• Place your restaurant in front of half a million hungry attendees
• Generate profit through sales and engage new clientele
• Connect with the leading professionals in DC cuisine
• Garner distinctive media and press coverage
MEDIA EXPOSURE
• Taste of DC is rapidly becoming social media’s largest food festival
• Restaurant exposure on: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, & YouTube
• Digital- Logo, event participation & links to restaurant website
• Exposure in event brochure and leave-behinds
Deadlines for Vendors: July 29, 2011
CONTACT: Guergana Stoytcheva
240.441.7304
guergana@thetasteofdc.org

6) Want Healthier Employees? Support a Smarter Commute!

Make it Competitive - Everybody Loves a Winner!

The idea of changing commuting habits isn't always easily received by some employees. And understandably so, as employees' regular commutes are often an integral part of their routines-it's not easy to switch it up on a dime. So, why not make a contest out of it? Everyone needs a little extra motivation now and then, and holding a one-time or annual smart commute competition is a great way to build excitement around the office and increase participation in your commuter benefits program.

There are many ways to launch an inter-company vs. company competition. First, decide what the measurement will be. Will the winner be the individual or team who saves the most money on their commute by ditching the car and carpooling or taking transit? Or, will the winner be the individual or team who loses the most weight walking or biking to work? You can be as creative as you want with your contest and run it for as long or as short as you want. In DC, since most places have accessible public transit, the options are endless - and so are the prizes. Some great ideas for prizes include SmarTrip cards with preloaded value on them, a Capital Bikeshare annual membership or a gift certificate for a pair of walking shoes. Go to: http://godcgo.com/home/get-my-employees-there/bikebrand-your-biz.aspx.

In the end, the goal of a contest is to get as many employees participating as possible and to get them to try healthier and more sustainable travel modes. As an added bonus, companies who hold contests typically find that some employees stick with their new commuting habits. If you would like free assistance in creating a workplace commute competition. Contact GO DC GO at: info@godcgo.com for more information.



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