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Monday,February 7th, 2011

Lakewood Heights Community Open House

Please join us as we celebrate our achievements of last year and share our visions for this year.

We will eat, collaborate, and celebrate together. All are welcomed- neighbors, businesses, and supporters.

Festivities begin at 7pm in the large conference room of the John Birdine Center (215 Lakewood Way, Atlanta, GA 30315)

This is the one neighborhood meeting you won't want to miss!

Sunday, February 13th, 2011.

Hike the new trails!

We will meet up at 2pm in the parking lot of the South Bend Dog Park to hike the new trails inside South Bend Park carved out by Cascade Springs Forestry. Terry Sutton will guide us on a tour of the new trails they have blazed for us. Come out and explore parts of our beautiful South Bend Park you never knew existed.

Wear comfortable walking shoes and clothing appropriate for the weather. Bring along your favorite water bottle, your great attitude, and a camera too if you like.

The hike will take a couple of hours, but by the end... you will have thought you'd left Atlanta.

Expect good times, great friendships, and a wonderful feeling of rejuvenation!

November 13th, 2010.

GATEWAY PLANTING WITH STARBUCKS

On Saturday, November 13th we will have 40 customer and employeevolunteers coming from Starbucks on Camp Creek and the Atlanta Airport to help us plant flowers and flower bulbs along Lakewood Avenue. We will be working from 10am until 3pm making our drive into Lakewood heights a beautiful one! Come on out and join in the fun. Bring a rake, a shovel, a pair of gloves, and/or your smiling faces and shining attitudes and work with us for a gorgeous neighborhood.

OCTOBER 2ND was HANDS ON ATLANTA DAY! Lakewood Heights had a very successful clean-up and vacant property board-up day. Our team leaders led their groups in a very thorough street cleaning of our great neighborhood. Thank You Ericka, Lisa, Trina, Gloria and Bill, Warren, Randy, Mark, Doug, Frank, Sylvia, Alston, Charlene, Wayne,and each and every volunteer that came out and helped us clean-up! This could not have been done without each and every one of you.

Look around our neighborhood and see how much impact volunteers and donations can make to the quality of life for residents living in the Lakewood Heights neighborhood.

check out our calendar for more details....

Mission Statement

Sustainable Lakewood is an organization dedicated to reshaping Lakewood Heights into a vibrant, thriving, green neighborhood just outside of downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Sustainable Lakewood aspires to offer affordable historic homes with ecologically friendly upgrades and technologies, foster a community that practices recycling, community service, community shopping, and outdoor activities.

Location

Sustainable Lakewood

23 Gould Street

Atlanta, GA 30315

Phone: 404.602.0723

Map & Directions

Helpful Links

Councilmember Carla Smith- District 1 Atlanta

city of atlanta website

Friends of Southbend Park

City of Atlanta Recycling

South ATL Chatter:Bulletin Board + Forum + Classifieds for South Atlanta and Lakewood Heights

Forum Posts

The Vision

About Us

MOTTO

Environmentally Responsible Community Restoration

MISSION

Sustainable Lakewood is an organization dedicated to reshaping Lakewood Heights into a vibrant, thriving, green neighborhood just outside of downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Sustainable Lakewood aspires to offer affordable historic homes with ecologically friendly upgrades and technologies, foster a community that practices recycling, community service, community shopping, and outdoor activities.

GOALS

Sustainable Lakewood seeks to attain its goals through a three phase approach:

Phase One (Education & Community Redevelopment)

1. Education – Educate existing residents about what they can do individually to minimize waste (i.e. recycling, home weatherization measures, appliance upgrades, greywater/rainwater harvesting and redistribution) and

2. Community Redevelopment – Acquire abandoned and foreclosed properties, “greenovate” the homes and create a cadre of affordable, LEED-certified / Earth Craft-certified homes to attract new responsible homeowners.

Phase Two (Streetscape, Landscape & Third Space Elements)

Coming soon...

Phase Three (Commercial Center & Economic Stability)

Coming Soon...

THE STUDY

Also available below is the neighborhood study done by the Georgia Conservancy. This study focuses on revitalizing through economic development, improving appearance, and fostering neighborhood pride.