On October 16, 2010 LakewoodAlive will once again be hosting the 3rd Annual Spooky Pooch Parade in Downtown Lakewood. Last year over 200 dogs and 500 owners from around the region participated in the parade and over 2,000 parade viewers lined the street.

If you missed it, you missed a fun event that had all who attended smiling and giggling. We hope to have double the attendance this year. So, as you can imagine we will need and welcome the help of many volunteers for the “Day of” this fun community event. We will need help with the following:

* Check in and Registration tables
* Photographing attendees after they register (we will upload the pictures to our website/facebook for viewing by attendees)
* Help with lining the attendees up for the parade
* Help with guiding the attendees through the parade route and turn around.
* Help with the coordinating winners through the parade awards ceremony, raffle drawing and coloring contest awards.
* Selling Raffle Tickets
* Truck to pick up and return tables from local church/school.

* Help with distributing flier/posters for the event around Lakewood and the west side of Cleveland. THIS HELP IS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY over the next two weeks.

Vendors will begin setting up at 11:30 a.m. and the event will begin at 12:30 with registration and check in; the parade will line up at 1:45 and step off at 2:00 p.m. and conclude with the awards ceremony at 3:00 p.m. (until about 3:30 p.m.)

If you have a couple hours to help out please contact me with your availability and if you have a specific task you are interested in performing.

I look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to pass this on to your friends or neighbors that might be interested in helping out as well. The website for additional information is: www.downtownlakewood.org.

Thank you for considering,

Shannon
sstrachan@lakewoodalive.com
216.521.0655


Shannon C. Strachan
Marketing & Development Director

LakewoodAlive
Downtown Lakewood
14701 Detroit Avenue, #LL10
Lakewood, OH 44107

www.lakewoodalive.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 20, 2010

LAKEWOOD’S 3rd ANNUAL SPOOKY POOCH PARADE!

LAKEWOOD, OH – Join the fun on Saturday, Oct. 16 from 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. as Downtown Lakewood presents the Spooky Pooch Parade, an event that has become the newest Halloween tradition for Northeast Ohio dog lovers and their families.

Dogs of all shapes and sizes dressed in their finest Halloween fashions will strut their stuff in the heart of Lakewood’s business district on Detroit Avenue. Judges will award prizes in a number of categories including Spookiest Pooch, most creative dog & child, most original adult & dog and best float.

“This event brought joy to so many last year, as all kinds of dog-friendly people came together in downtown Lakewood to celebrate Halloween,” said LakewoodAlive executive director, Mary Anne Crampton. Spooky Pooch Committee Chair, Lacey Hoffmann added, “This event highlights Lakewood as a dog-friendly and walkable city, and is a fun-filled family activity whether you are in the parade or a spectator.”

Again available this year is the “Spooky Pooch Coloring Contest” for kids ages 4-12. Coloring picture available for download on-line at www.downtownlakewood.org or at the Lakewood Public Library, Pet’s General Store (16821 Madison Avenue), Pet-Tique (10906 Clifton Boulevard) or LakewoodAlive (14701 Detroit Avenue #LL10). Completed pictures may be turned in at any of the above locations by: Thursday, October 14, 2010.

All participants will be entered in a drawing to win free the Grand Prize of dog food for a year sponsored by Pet’s General Store. Grand Prize raffle tickets will also be available for pre-event sale at: Pet’s General Store (16821 Madison Avenue), Pet-Tique (10906 Clifton Boulevard) and Blue Onion (14408 Detroit Avenue) for $5/ticket. Additional raffle baskets donated by pet-loving businesses will be available for raffle at the event for $1 per ticket or $5 for 6 tickets.

The parade will step off from St. Charles and Detroit Avenues at 2 p.m. and continue west along Detroit Avenue to Lakewood Public Library and return; about .8 miles. Costume prizes will be awarded, raffle prizes drawn and Coloring Contest Winners announced after the parade.

Registration/check-in begins at 12:30 p.m. at the St. Charles Green (behind the parking garage at 1360 Belle Ave.). Cleveland Brown’s Mascot “CHOMPS” will be on hand for pictures and to lead the parade.

Vendors, rescue groups and other nonprofits with dog-related goods and services will be set-up along St. Charles Avenue from 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Parade pre-registration costs $10 per dog; $15 registration the day of the parade. Humans are free. Proceeds from the parade will benefit Downtown Lakewood revitalization efforts and the Lakewood Animal Shelter. Still accepting applications for Table Vendors for “day of” Spooky Pooch Parade.

Event details and registration available online at www.downtownlakewood.org. Dog and Vendor Table registration forms may be downloaded at the event website.

Dog registration forms also may be found at the Lakewood Public Library (Main & Madison Branches) and Pet’s General Store, Pet-Tique and various other locations. Current event sponsors are: Lakewood Hospital, City of Lakewood, Panera Bread, Pet’s General Store, Pet-Tique, Pawsitive Influence and Cox Communications.

Downtown Lakewood, dedicated to the revitalization of Lakewood’s historic downtown district, is a volunteer-based program of LakewoodAlive., a 501-c (3) tax-exempt organization.

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September 7, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Paisley Monkey Opens in Downtown Lakewood
“Click to Brick” Revitalization Story

LakewoodAlive joins Tamara Racin, founder of the successful online business, Paisley Monkey, in announcing its retail store opening at 1388 Warren Road, in downtown Lakewood on Tuesday, September 7. The store will offer a wide variety of gift items including toys, books, music, clothing and other gifts for infants, children and parents from more than 70 brands.

Following its five-year successful online business model, the store features a unique, high quality product selection not found at big-box retailers, with a special emphasis on “Made in USA” and “green” items. The Lakewood store will offer one-stop gift shopping services including cards and gift wrapping.

“There is incredible momentum in the downtown Lakewood shopping district that is attracting a wide variety of businesses. This is a good time to take Paisley Monkey to the next level, “said Ms. Racin. “ We look forward to serving the local market with the same quality of service that our nationwide customer base has come to expect.”

LakewoodAlive, which facilitates the community’s Main Street™ revitalization efforts, welcomes its first “click-to-brick” retailer. “The Paisley Monkey story is one that is repeating itself around the country. It reflects the resurgence of entrepreneurs in challenging economic times. Successful online businesses, often operating from home bases, are taking advantage of buy-local enthusiasm and filling retail gaps in their communities,” said Mary Anne Crampton, executive director.

Paisley Monkey is located in the First Federal of Lakewood building on the Warren Road side, across from The Place to Be diner. Plenty of on-street parking is available, and a public parking lot is located behind the bank. Business hours are Monday through Saturday, 11am-8pm.

LakewoodAlive is a 501-(c)(3) nonprofit economic development organization that facilitates economic growth and stability in the city of Lakewood, Ohio. Downtown Lakewood is the National Main Street™ program of LakewoodAlive dedicated to revitalizing our historic business district.