A large crowd turned out for New Families Night at Piedmont Community Hall on Friday, Sept. 20. The event — designed to welcome residents who may have moved to town during the pandemic and missed out on the usual community-building events — was hosted by the Piedmont City Council, Piedmont Racial Equity Campaign, Piedmont Neighbors and Newcomers Club, and the Piedmont League of Women Voters and was underwritten by Julie Gardner and Sarah Abel of Compass Realty.
Adults and children came out in large numbers for the event 
Families wait in line for Daisy’s Metro Mite Ice Cream 
League of Women Voter’s members Lorrel Plimier and Anita Stapen along with PADC member Lois Corrin (center) 
Community members gathered for the event in front of the Piedmont Community Center 
Girl scouts Abigail Choi, Grace Welch, Harriet Killion, Marielle Le and Tiya Kothari sell crafts to raise money for a tiny library 
School Board member Cory Smegal talks with new resident 
Siblings entertain themselves while waiting in the ice cream line 
Friends Millie and Kate visit while they wait in the line for free ice cream 
The Garland family enjoys ice cream with sprinkles 
MHS Principal Shannon Fierro talks with residents 
Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard, Ph.D., Piedmont’s Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Veronica Thigpen, School Board member 
Event sponsors Sarah Abel and Julie Gardner towards the end of a successful event