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on nurturing your network via LinkedIn. Angie O’Grady, a sunny June day landscaping the area around the World War
Partner/Chief Operating Officer, Karlyn Williams, Social Media II Memorial. After participants finished mulching and weeding,
& Marketing Manager and Kim Sinkovic, Vice President of they took tour of the newly renovated Lockkeeper’s House –
Business Development provided insight into the importance the oldest building on the National Mall. It will now be used to
of defining a personal brand, networking, and expanding your provide Mall visitors with an overview of the Trust’s plans and
existing network. The StellaPop team reviewed LinkedIn basics, its history. The Day of Service concluded with a networking
and encouraged participants to share their own experiences with session at the Army Navy Building. What a day well-spent
the platform. beautifying one of D.C.’s most visited attractions!

UPCOMING Dash-for-DASH 5K
Financial Analysis with Two-Day Training in June 23, 2018
ARGUS Enterprise
CREW DC formed a team to participate in the 2nd annual
On October 2nd & 3rd, CREW DC is partnering with Dash-for-DASH 5K on Saturday, June 23rd. Our team had a
AltusGroup to offer a two-day financial analysis training in strong turnout and CREW DC member, Larene Cameron
ARGUS Enterprise at a significantly discounted rate. Typically, of C.T. Male Associates, won the race! All proceeds directly
ARGUS classroom training costs more than $1,125. CREW DC supported the District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH),
has worked to provide this training for their members a fraction the largest dedicated safe housing provider for survivors of
of the cost. Members who register for the course will only pay domestic & sexual violence and their families in D.C. Thank you
$350! The course also includes a completion certificate from to all those who participated on the CREW DC team to support
ARGUS, a training guide, and a 30-day temporary license. an organization that seeks to ensure that survivors do not have
to choose between living without a home or living with abuse.

COMMUNITY ACTION
CREW EDU

Tour of Capitol Crossing

July 10, 2018

Approximately 14 hardy folks met on the hottest day of the
summer to check in on the progress of one of the largest real
estate construction undertakings in DC – Capitol Crossing. The
tour was led by Ted Hallinan, Vice President for Development
and Joey Shoemaker, Project Manager at Property Group
Partners (PGP), and was accompanied by Balfour Beatty, the
general contractor working on the project.

Participants donned hardhats and safety vests to explore
the seven-acre construction zone, parts of which are nearing
Pictured above: Katie Garret and Blaire Banagan – Day of Service completion. With a site encompassing three city blocks and
providing 2.2 million square feet of primarily commercial office
space, PGP offered a special inside look at one of the largest
Day of Service development sites in the District.

June 1, 2018
The site is built upon an infrastructure situated above and
around the active 395 freeway. Tour attendees were shown
The CREW DC Community Action Committee partnered with aspects of the project that directly address the proximity of the
the Trust for the National Mall to host a Day of Service on busy thoroughfare, including a fire suppression system strictly
our Nation’s front yard - the National Mall. Volunteers spent
for the roadway. The group was led out on to the sidewalk along