Saturday, March 20th...2010 SunTrust Marathon and Bloomingdale morning Festival

Message from Greater Washington Sports Alliance Director of Community Relations, Mrs. Diane Romo Thomas:

The 5th Annual National Marathon scheduled to run on Saturday, March 20th! We will be running down the southbound side of North Capitol Street, and are hosting a Community Festival at North Capitol and R Streets, NW with Community Marathon Shirts given away, noise makers and signs.

The street closure for North Capitol is 7:30am to 9:15am thru Florida Avenue and down to K Street, NE.


Community Festivals

Join your neighbors for morning coffee, bagels & live music on March 20, 2010 and help cheer on all the runners of the Marathon, Half Marathon, & Team Relay.

We will be giving out free t-shirts to the first 200 spectators who visit any of our six Community Spirit Festival locations listed below that are spread all throughout the course.

Any of these locations are great places where you can welcome over 12,000 runners to your neighborhood:

******North Capitol Street @ R Street, NW ---7:30AM to 9:30AM
(Bloomingdale)

Dupont Circle
(SunTrust Branch)

Adams Morgan
(SunTrust Pavilion, 18th & Columbia Road, NW)

Bison Bend
(Howard University - 5th and Harvard Streets NW)

Randle Circle
(Minnesota Avenue, N.E.)

Anacostia Park
(Anacostia Drive SE & Nicholson Street SE )


WEB LINKS For More Info:
http://www.nationalmarathon.com/

http://www.nationalmarathon.com/SunTrust_National_Marathon/Race_Information.htm

Winter Blues 2010 February 15 days away...

Got a case of the Winter Blues? Come out on February 27, 2010 for the remedy!

Only 14 Days to the North Capitol Main Street - Winter Blues Party and Silent Auction -- Get Tickets here: www.ncmsinc.org


Come out and support your local community and commercial development in our neighborhood! Support local businesses! Buy your tickets now and bid on great items such as a original print from local real estate executive and Bloomingdale resident Suzanne Des Marais an original art work piece that depicts the stunning architecture and splendor of our neighborhood.

Cure your winter blues! Buy tickets now by visiting www.ncmsinc.org

A Call for Auction Items - 2010 Winter Blues is Back!

A Call for Auction Items

North Capitol Main Street is proud to present our 2010 Winter Blues Fundraiser and Silent Auction on February 27, 2010, the Silent Auction will benefit programs to revitalize and support commercial businesses along the North Capitol Street corridor and along First Street NW. North Capital Main Street needs your donations to help make the Winter Blues Silent Auction and Fundraiser a success! Donating to the Winter Blues Silent Auction is a great way to support the programs and activities of North Capital Main Street and assist the organization with its mission of commercial revitalization in our neighborhoods in which we serve.

PLUS, both item donors and winning bidders will have their names entered into a drawing for a FREE prize to be given away one week following the Winter Blues Fundraiser.

Recognition!

For your donation, you will receive:

Acknowledgement on the auction bid sheets
Listing of your donation and name on the NCMS website
Listing in the Silent Auction Catalog, distributed to every attendee (if confirmed by the print date)

To Make A Donation

Please complete the Silent Auction Donation Form and fax or mail it to NCMS Executive Office at (202) 269-0014 or via mail at 1703 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002.

Getting Your Item to the Auction

Please send your item(s) to the NCMS Executive offices as soon as possible or no later than February 15, 2010, along with a copy of the donation form. We will photograph your item and list your name in our Silent Auction Catalog.

Please contact Garry Clark at the North Capitol Main Street offices during business hours at (202) 905-6039 or gclark@ncmsinc.org.

NCMS Cornerstore Repositioning -Technical Assistance

NCMS conducted the first in a series of four “Cornerstore Repositioning” Technical Assistance Projects with Windows Café & Market and D.C. Mini Market, both businesses in Bloomingdale neighborhood along the first street business corridor.
The purpose of the project is to analyze and provide solutions to better merchandizing and product display for the businesses. With the assistance of a nationally recognized consultant, Scot Day of Urban Development Services, www.urbandevelopmentservices.com, NCMS began the project by conducting a Needs Assessment of the businesses and evaluation of what could be done to improving the customer buying experience through improved product placement and merchandizing.
The attached photos reveal the project in the first stages of the evaluation process. The ultimate goal is to boost sales and increase profits for neighborhood-serving local businesses within the NCMS service area.

Here's a small sample of the project services, both short and long term recommendations, provided by Scott Day of Urban Development services:

D.C. Mini Market
1828 1st. Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20001

Short/Long term recommendations
• Remove/minimize in-store signs
• Rearrange end-caps
• Consolidate soda into one area.
• Put extra stock in the basement
• Purchase a marking gun. Add a price tag w/date code, dept code, and price to each item in the store
• Replace floor w/new vinyl floor overlay
• Front all shelving (Completed in part 12/16/09)

Windows Cafe and Market
101 Rhode Island Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20001
Short/Long sample options
• Front all shelves (Completed in part 12/16/09)
• Organize merchandise more by category or type (Completed in part 12/16/2009)
• Organize wines by type or by country. Make sure that shelf labels reflect items that are actually being sold
• Replace floor tiles where subfloor shows through. Clean & seal floors

• Clean and seal floors

The final step of the Project is to actually assist the store owners in implementing suggested recommendations and improvements. NCMS is looking for volunteers in the final stages of the projects – to be conducted over the coming months. Stay tuned. If you are interested in helping NCMS as a volunteer in this project you'd simply like to make a small donation to our cause...please contact:

Garry Clark Executive Director North Capitol Main Street, Inc. 1703 North Capitol Street NE Washington, D.C. 20002 P - 202-905-6039 F - 202-269-0014 E - gclark@ncmsinc.org Website - www.ncmsinc.org

Photos from the NCMS Clean and Safe Sentinels Launch today! 11-24-09

In picture: Clean Team Sentinels, Business Owners - Saeed Momenian (City Gear), and Mr. Hunegnaw Abeje (Windows Cafe and Market, NCMS President Mrs. Patricia Ellis Mitchell, Capitol Hill BID President Ms.Patty Brosmer, NCMS Executive Director Garry Clark, and Ready, Willing, and Working Manager of Operations - Andrew Lee.

Recap NCMS Fall "Happy Hour" Fundraiser

Thank you for your support of our 2009 Fall Fundraising event, “Happy Hour at the Gage School.” The event held on Thursday October 22, 2009 was a huge success! Attendance was admirable with a group of 45 people. Local Business Owners’ Willie Barnes of The Flea Market Store and Hunegnaw Abeje from Windows Cafe and Market and many other community advocates were in attendance. Best of all, the event offered a great “Meet and Greet” opportunity for interested local residents in support of local business.

Through your generosity, North Capitol Main Street, Inc. (NCMS) will be able to continue our founding purpose to serve as a catalyst for neighborhood commercial revitalization. As a recently designated 501C(3) D.C. Main Street Organization (Department of Small and Local Business sponsors), and volunteer-driven organization, corporate support and private donations are essential to our programmatic success.

Our fall and winter plate is full. We are in the process of finalizing two significant projects that your donation helps sustain. Our Clean Team will begin to service the NCMS, Inc. corridor within the next few weeks. This service will include, tree box maintenance, trash pick, planting and landscape improvements on a weekly basis. Second, our NCMS, Inc. Storefront Improvement Pilot project will be underway in a matter of weeks also. This program will award the following businesses with exterior façade improvement free of charge: Jam Doung Style Jamaican Cuisine, Chinese Dragon Carryout, Yeung Fong Carryout, and Bloomingdale Wine and Spirits.

Each business will receive paint, signage, and glass replacement as needed. NCMS, Inc. is also working to complete a technical assistance program that will provide merchandise repositioning, tile replacement, and more for two select businesses: DC Mini Market and Windows Café and Market.

We welcome your visit to any of our new and old unique neighborhood businesses and thank you again for your support. Please contact me if you are interested in volunteering or joining the NCMS organization. Any donations to continue our efforts can be sent to:

North Capitol Main Street, Inc.
1703 North Capitol Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20002


Thank You,

Garry Clark
NCMS Executive Director
202-905-6039
gclark@ncmsinc.org

North Capitol Main Street Organization Committee Meeting

North Capitol Main Street Organization Committee Meeting
When: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009, 6:30PM-7:30PM
Location: 1703 North Capitol Street N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002

Calling all Volunteers! All hands on deck!

Volunteers needed for the following: WINTER BLUES BASH AND SILENT AUCTION PLANNING
* Winter Blues Chair/Co-Chair
* Securing Corporate Support
* Silent Auction Planning/Implementation
o Site Logistics — Planning/Implementation
o Party Theme
o Set Decoration
o Public Relations Campaign
o Advertising Campaign
o Graphics Design
o Invitation Design
o Advertising/Copy writing
* Volunteer Recruitment

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE…COME OUT AND JOIN US!

North Capitol Main Street, Inc.
Garry Clark
Executive Director
P: 202- 905- 6039
E:gclark @ ncmsinc.org