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We are in need of tools...
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Do you have extra gardening or hand tools lying around? Help us put those tools back into use by donating them to LakewoodAlive's Housing Outreach Program for volunteer projects. We are currently looking for:
- 16' & 30' Ladder
- 3" & 4" paint rollers
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Landscaping tools
- Gardening or work gloves
- Safety Glasses
- Cordless drills
- Palm sanders
- Levels
- Buckets
- Hammers
- Screwdrivers
- Utility knives
- Tarps
- Ladders
- Wheelbarrows
If you have any of these items that are in good to new condition, please email Laura Krawczyk.
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Support LakewoodAlive
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Your support is needed year-round to enable us to advance economic development activities not just in Downtown but city-wide. Please consider a donation as every dollar helps. 
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Lakewood Schools Survey
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 Please take a moment to fill out this survey for the Lakewood City Schools, who would like to gather community input on its facilities and funding.
Click here for the survey
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Volunteer for LakewoodAlive
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Volunteers needed to support the Paint Lakewood program. We are especially looking for people that are willing to paint on ladders. If interested please email Cary Spath.
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Tree Planting Spree to Ensue
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The Lakewood Tree Task force is embarking on a planting spree to replace hundreds of trees lost as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Please consider making a donation by clicking here.
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Housing Outreach Summer Update
Program impact felt throughout the community
It has been a busy and exciting summer for the LakewoodAlive Housing Outreach Program. Led by Interim Director Laura Krawczyk and Housing Outreach Coordinator Cary Spath, LakewoodAlive has coordinated 200 volunteers who have provided over 1,100 hours of service to the community. From Birdtown to the West End, LakewoodAlive's Housing Outreach Program is working to strengthen the community's economic foundation: homes. |
Cliffs Natural Resources Helps with Eight Projects Throughout Lakewood
June 21 - Cliffs Natural Resources partnered with LakewoodAlive to bring 104 employees to Lakewood for the company's Cliffs Cares Day of Service.
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Housing Education Series
Care and Feeding of your Lakewood Home
LakewoodAlive's new housing education series, "Care and Feeding of Your Lakewood Home" is helping Lakewood homeowners achieve long-term success and stability by providing comprehensive education, information and support to aid them in improving and repairing their homes. Nearly 100 individuals have attended the four courses taught thus far. Topics have included "Old Home Maintenance and Efficiency," "Curb Appeal 101" and more. The next event will be with Environmental Health Watch, 10:30 A.M. August 17 at University of Akron Lakewood. This event is free and open to the public. Complimentary parking is available in the rear.
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Lakewood United Methodist Church
Faith in the Neighborhood
June 27-30 - Volunteers from Lakewood United Methodist Church invested nearly 175 volunteer hours to prepare and paint a house on Cordova during their annual Faith in the Neighborhood event. Special thanks go out to Sherwin Williams for providing the paint and to Panera Bread for providing breakfast to the volunteers.
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City Edge Church
Serve the City Sunday
June 30 - Friends from City Edge Church put the finishing touches on a Cliffs Natural Resources project by installing planter boxes along the east end of Madison Avenue. Fifteen Lakewood businesses have committed to maintaining these planters in an effort to beautify the historic corridor.
 | Wild flowers will bring color annually to Madison Avenue
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Recovery Resources
Teen Leadership Program
Two teams from Recovery Resources took on projects this summer with the Housing Outreach Program. These dedicated young people scraped a garage for a homeowner involved in the paint Lakewood program and cleared debris out of an overgrown backyard during the course of two weeks in June.
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Non-Profit and Community Event Calendar
Monty Python's Spamalot
July 12 - August 18
The Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood
Beck Center for the Arts presents Monty Python's Spamalot on the Mackey Main Stage, Winner of three Tony Awards including Best Musical, Monty Python's Spamalot is the outrageous musical comedy "lovingly ripped off" from the cult classic motion picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are now on sale. Tickets for Spamalot are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors (65 and older), $12 for students (with valid I.D.), and $10 for children (12 and under). An additional $3 service fee per ticket is applied at the time of purchase. Preview Night on Thursday, July 11 is $10 with general admission seating. Group discounts (13 or more) are available. Purchase tickets online at beckcenter.org or call Customer Services at 216.521.2540, ext. 10. Beck Center for the Arts is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available.
Grow with Us August 1- August 17
Uptown Lakewood Win a decorative tire planter & grow with Uptown Lakewood. View tires on display August 1 through August 17. Re-purposed tires are hand painted by local students, artist and businesses. Purchase raffle tickets and enter to win at participating businesses. A Live drawing will take place at the Lakewood Car Kulture Show Saturday, August 17. Click here for their flyer.
36th Annual Lakewood Arts Festival
Saturday August 3, 100:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Downtown Lakewood
The 36th Annual Lakewood Arts Festival will take place on Saturday, August 3, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Detroit Avenue between Marlowe and Elmwood Avenues. This year's festival is a juried exhibition of all media in fine arts and crafts and will feature 164 artists from across the country and over 30 additional booths operated by various not-for-profit organizations and offering food, beverages, products and activities for children. In addition, live music will be performed throughout the day at City Center Park, located at Cook and Detroit Avenues. Detroit Avenue in downtown Lakewood will be closed to traffic between 5:30 AM and 9:00 PM along Detroit Avenue between Marlowe and Elmwood Avenues. The festival will take place rain or shine and there is no admission fee.
Starry Night
August 2, 7:00 - 10:00 P.M.
Under the stars on Belle at Detroit in Lakewood
Mingle with friends and enjoy music under the stars, savor gourmet cuisine and come together to make a difference in the fight against diabetes. Tickets are $150 and $100, sponsorships range from $1,500-$5,000. For more information call 216.529.7009 or
Friends of Lakewood Public Library, Lakewood Arts Festival Book Sale
Basement of The Lakewood Public Library, 15425 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood
Come out and support the Friends of Lakewood Public Library this Saturday during the Lakewood Arts Festival.
Bites For Beck
August 6, 13, 20, 27
Is the kitchen too hot to cook in August? Looking for a fun night out? Like the idea of Cash Mobs? Try Tuesday evenings out and help raise dollars for the Beck Center for the Arts. Visit Jammy Buggars at 15625 Detroit Avenue on August 6 after 5pm till close. Each of the participating establishments have agreed to donate a portion of their receipts to the Beck Center on their given night after 5:00 P.M. until closing. Go dine, drink and be merry! Just remember to mention "the Beck". Click here for the Bites For Beck flyer.
Windsong Rehearsals
August 11, 1:45 P.M. Lakewood Presbyterian Church, 14502 Detroit Avenue
Windsong, Cleveland's Feminist Chorus, begins rehearsals for its 2013-14 season on Sunday, August 11. A non-audition chorus, Windsong welcomes any woman who wishes to sing. Rehearsals are held on Sundays starting at 1:45 pm at Lakewood Presbyterian Church, 14502 Detroit Ave., in Lakewood. Led Artistic DIrector Karen Weaver, Windsong performs a diverse secular repertoire including choral classics, Broadway, pop and swing tunes, and selections from world-wide folk traditions. Interested singers who want more information can visit the ensemble's website at www.windsongchorus.org or call 216-644-8023.
Lakewood Ideation Challenge - A Business Plan + Pitch Competition
Applications Due August 16
Do you have an idea for a business or product which absolutely needs to be brought to market? Are you willing to put some time into actually making that happen? The City of Lakewood's Ideation Challenge is just for you. Take the Ideation Challenge by submitting a brief Executive Summary along with preparing a 1-2 minutes "elevator pitch" and you could win a prize package of services to help bring it to reality. Click here for more information.
Overseeing a fundraiser or non-profit special event? Let us know in 100 words or less
by emailing info@lakewoodalive.com
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