DC FASHION EVENT: HALLOWEEN PARTY TODAY AT @TARIDC

GWFCC & TARI HOST HALLOWEEN DAY PARTY 

To raise money for the DC Fashion Foundation and to help small businesses stay in business! 

WHAT: 
The Greater Washington Fashion Chamber of Commerce and TARI will be hosting a Halloween Day Party at T-square in Georgetown. This event will aim to raise money and awareness for the DC Fashion Foundation and to help small businesses, like TARI, stay in business. Guest are encouraged to come dressed in their favorite Halloween costume or as their favorite fashion icon while they enjoy good food, specialty drinks, laughs, music by DJ Henry Aknnuoye, and goodie bags. During the party guest can sip and shop directly downstairs at high-end boutique consignment store TARI. With a donation of $20 guest will also receive a voucher for one beer or wine, and valet parking provided by U Street Parking Inc. 

WHO: 

Pierpont Mobley, GWFCC Chair & DCFF Vice Chair

Christine Brooks-Cropper, President GWFCC & Founder of DCFF

Yvonnie Demmerritte, GWFCC Vice Chair & DCFF Chair 

Trina Alexander Eaddy, GWFCC Secretary

Kristie Walton, GWFCC Treasurer

Sara Mokhtari, GWFCC Member Representative & Owner of TARI  

WHEN: 
Saturday, October 27, 2012 from 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 
Buy your tickets here: Halloween Day Party

WHERE: 
T-square located at 1525 Wisconsin Avenue NW in Georgetown 

WHY: The Washington, DC Fashion Foundation (DCFF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created by the Greater Washington Fashion Chamber of Commerce (GWFCC) in June 2009 to support the Washington, DC fashion community. The mission is to make Washington a preeminent fashion capital by increasing the business skills and workforce preparedness of fashion entrepreneurs, improving the quality and availability of fashion design education opportunities for youth and adults in the Washington, DC area, and strengthening the connections and networks that form the foundation of the District's fashion community. The Fashion Foundation does this through educational programs, workforce training initiatives, and networking and mentoring opportunities for aspiring fashion professionals and entrepreneurs. The GWFCC Halloween Day Party will help raise funds to support our current programs including The Washington, DC Fashion Incubator, Fashion Programs for the Youth, and the Fashion Development Institute. Can't join us for the event, but would still like to show your support?? Donations can be made via our Network of Good account (here).

DC ADVOCACY DAY: JOIN @GWFCC FOR ADVOCACY DAY

The Greater Washington Fashion Chamber of Commerce (GWFCC)

urges ALL members to join us as we advocate for the implementation of

The Commission on Fashion Arts and Events Establishment Act DC ST § 3-651.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

 John A. Wilson Building

The District of Columbia has a thriving creative community that contributes to the growth of many small businesses in the District.  

According to the Small Business Administration, small businesses totaled 58,616 in D.C. in 2009. They represent 92.5 percent of all employers and employ 46.6 percent of the private-sector workforce. The fashion industry plays a significant role in that structure - employing thousands and contributing to a local and national economy by generating more than $10 billion in wages and more than $1.6 billion in tax revenues.

Emerging fashion designers and other artists in D.C. are part of the next generation of business owners and jobs creators - they are the anchors of our Main Street, but they need the tools and resources to move forward. The D.C. Fashion Incubator has been a great resource for growing designers providing them with the infrastructure and training to become successful business owners, but we also need support from our leaders in government.

Your support is needed to grow and expand the District's creative economy!

For more information and to RSVP email Jennifer Fisher at info@gwfcc.org