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Heard it on Harrison.......February 2012

Welcome to this edition of Lakeview Update, a publication of the Lakeview Civic Improvement Association, your source for community development news. Winter is here so make sure you mark your calendar for some of the exciting events we have in store.
 

 

LCIA Extends its Sincerest Appreciation to its Community Sponsor, East Jefferson General Hospital Who Brings Many New and Exciting Benefits to all LCIA Members!  

EJGH
Healthy Lifestyles

 

East Jefferson General Hospital is a generous sponsor of the LCIA. EJGH offers all LCIA members a free enrollment in their Healthy Lifestyles Program. This program include a wellness program, merchant discounts, one-on-one nutritional counseling, physician-lead seminars, travel discounts, free weekly blood pressure screenings, access to medicare insurance counseling, AARP affiliations for members over 55, Response Link personal emergency response system, social activities & happy hours, free and discounted health screenings, and discounts on programs at the Fitness Principle at EJGH with Mackie Shilstone.  For more information CLICK HERE!

 

St. Paul's LogoOpen House at St. Paul's Episcopal School * Thursday, February 2nd *  9:30 am to 6:00 pm

Parents of toddlers through 8th Grade are welcome to visit St. Paul's Episcopal School for their Open House.  It's innovative campus is located at 6249 Canal Blvd. corner of Harrison Ave. in the heart of Lakeview.  Visit the newly opened Outdoor Culinary Center and see plans for their new building which just broke ground last week.  For more information, click on the web site at www.stpauls-lakeview.org . or call 504-488-1319

 

Hynes School Gala * "There's No Place Like Home" * Saturday, February 4, 2012 * 7:00 pmHynesBrains, Courage, Heart....Hynes has it all!  We are inviting you to take a journey down the Yellow Brick Road to our Emerald City with your attendance and even a sponsorship opportunity.  For nearly 60 years, Hynes has educated students of Lakeview and the surrounding areas with high quality public education.  We continue our mission of "Quality education...shaping leaders for a changing world."  On Saturday, February 4, 2012, Hynes will host our first Gala.  The theme, "There is No Place like Home," will celebrate the return to our school in Lakeview.  Funds raised from the Gala will support capital projects such as outdoor decking in the quad and hard surface play areas, as well as support school-wide extra-curricular programs.  For more information AND sponsorship opportunities, CLICK HERE . To purchase tickets, CLICK HERE .

 

St. Dominic Lego League Team Needs Your VOTE! 

St. DominicSt. Dominic School's FIRST LEGO League Team has invented a devise called CHESS-Comprehensive Hand Washing with Employee Hand Scanner System.  To help make the invention a reality the team has entered the FLL Global Innovation Award.  The winning team will be offered the opportunity to work with Edison Nation to professionally develop, produce and take their invention to market.  (A prize value at up to $250,000 in product development services) We need just a few seconds of your time each day till March 1st to VOTE EVERYDAY.Please ask your friends and co-workers too! CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE. Then go to the left menu bar, scroll down and click on page 2.  Then go to the second item on page 2 "CHESS-Comprehensive Hand Washing with Employee Hand Scanner System" and click.  Then go to the far right and click on the Red Button "VOTE".  Please vote now and everyday through March 1st! 

 

"Taking Care of Yourself" Lecture & Dinner * Wednesday, February 8th * 6:30 pm * Lakeview Presbyterian Church   Lakeview Presbyterian School

Please join us on Wednesday, February 8 in Fellowship Hall of Lakeview Presbyterian Church.  Alicia Weber will be speaking on "Taking Care of Yourself".   We will have a taco bar set up to make your own tacos.  This  will be served at 6:30.  Alicia will speak at 7:oo.  Childcare will be provided by the church youth group (and their adult sponsor). 

RSVP by Friday, February 3rd to daledavis@lpcno.org .   All are welcome.  Please bring your friends and neighbors.

 

Mardi Gras Meals for NOPDCalling all Lake Area, Mid-City & Gentilly Residents and Businesses!  

It is that time of year again and our officers need to be nurtured through Mardi Gras.  The parades start in two weeks and we need your assistance with donations and coupon sales to feed our officers. Consider taking up a collection at your next neighborhood or PTA meeting.  Nancy Lytle is looking for volunteers to assist with serving Endymion/Bacchus weekend and Mardi Gras  mornings at the 3rd District Station.

Coupons are being sold at the following:

 

Lake Area- Chateau Café, Nola Beans,  Lakeview Brew, Tastee McKenzie's,

Café Navarre, Star Bucks, Little Miss Muffin, Capital One, Fidelity, Gulf Coast Bank & Trust, First NBC, State Investors, Whitney, Golden Cleaners, Young's Cleaners,  Salon Whimsey  

Gentilly- Smoothie King, Conseco's Grocery-

Mid-City- Capital One & Gulf Coast Bank & Trust!

 

Special thanks in advance for your support!

 

The City of New Orleans is Launching "Catch the Basin", a citizen-led initiative to reduce the risk of Residential Street Flooding.  Please see the flyer at the bottom of this e-blast.     

  

Green Light New Orleans

Sign Up for Free CFL bulbs!

Energy Smart is partnering with Green Light New Orleans to change out more than 70,000 light bulbs in New Orleans this year with new energy efficient bulbs. Sign up to have up to 20 light bulbs in your home changed for free by visiting Energy Smart website atwww.energysmartnola.info  and clicking on "Free CFLs." Developed by the New Orleans City Council and administered by Entergy New Orleans, Inc., Energy Smart is an energy efficiency program that helps New Orleans homeowners, renters and businesses save money through energy efficiency improvements to their homes and businesses. For more information about Energy Smart and the other programs and energy efficiency incentives, call toll-free at 866-721-0249 or visit www.energysmartnola.info.  The application is at the bottom of this e-blast!

 

Please use our Post Office on Marshall Foch rather than dropping your mail off at other Post Offices  Our Post Office is graded for the amount of mail that goes through it.  It isUSPS important to keep our Lakeview postal volume high so that our Post Office will not even be considered as the U.S. Postal Service seeks to cut spending. There are no plans to close our Lakeview Post Office at this point!  We can all do our part to stack the deck in our favor to help in whatever way we can to keep it continuously running.

Adopt-a-Block Program Needs You! * The LCIA's Greens Space Committee needs volunteers for the Adopt-a-Block program.  As a volunteer you would focus primarily on Lakeview Signlitter pick-up and regular upkeep of our green spaces near your residence or business.  Russ Barranco, who heads up the Adopt-a-Block Committee said, "In my opinion, driving into a neighborhood with no litter and neatly trimmed trees and shrubs says more than anything else that this is a neighborhood of people who care.  In Lakeview, we have chosen to fill our neutral grounds with trees, primarily with the help of volunteers.  We have planted hundreds of crepe myrtle trees because they are not only pretty, but are well suited to our climate.

The only problem is that they require frequent pruning to eliminate the sucker shoots that grow out of the bottoms and other light pruning to keep their canopies in shape.  Connie Uddo has done an excellent job in coordinating primarily student volunteers to perform most of this work, but weeks or months may pass between prunings, sometimes the leaving the trees looking shabby ...With Lakeview neighbors' help, we can keep our trees looking beautiful all year round"

Russ Barranco can be reached at 504-482-9598 or via email at rbarranco@chevron.com.

Congratulations to Peter J. Compagno Award Winners Mary Anne Colwart, Charles Ciaccio,champagneand Mark Uddo! As LCIA President Todd Wallace said, "Your contributions to our community  and to its recovery are inspirations to so many of us and have served to inspire others to answer the call to volunteer our time and energy." 

 

 

Hike For Katreena LogoHike for KaTREEna is Offering Plaquemines Parish Fruit Trees to Continue the Beautification of Lakeview!

Hike for KaTREEna is offering Fruit Trees for purchase at $25.00 per tree.  The available choices are: Meyer-Lemon, Lime, Naval Orange,Grapefruit, and Satsuma.  To order these trees, CLICK HERE to send an e-mail, or call 504-644-4125 Would you like to honor someone by donating a tree in their name? You can also make a donation in honor of a client, friend, or family member, or make a donation in memory of a family member who as passed away.  Whey you make a donation of $25 or more, we will plant a tree from our selection of native Louisiana trees and we'll send you a gift card reflecting your donation.  CLICK HERE for details! 

 

SAVE THE DATE! * Taste at the Lake * Saturday, March 24, 2012 * 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm TATL ABC Logo

135 Robert E. Lee Blvd. in front of Robert Fresh Market 

Plans are moving along for the 2nd Annual Taste at the Lake. This premier event promises to be even bigger with more restaurants, wines, spirits, sponsors, space, and patrons.  Save the date for a wonderful evening of great entertainment and neighborhood participation to continue the mission of your Lakeview Civic Improvement Association.  For more information CLICK HERE.

 

Friends of Lakeview

  

Friends of Lakeview is pleased to offer it's Adopt a LightProgram.  This program gives you the opportunity to "adopt" one ofthe 115 proposed lights throughout New Basin Canal Park.  Friends of Lakeview will recognize you and your family on a permanent plaque attached to or in front of your light for generations to come! Don't miss out on this unique opportunity!  The cost to sponsor a Light Post is $1500.  Three names can be listed per Friends of Lakeview

light.  If you would like to reserve a park light in your name, please send us your information including Name, Address, Email, and Phone Number (and payment if paying by check) to:

                    Friends of Lakeview

                    P.O. Box 24378

                    New Orleans, LA 70184

We do not need to know the name(s) for your plaque at this time but a Friends of Lakeview representative will contact you to discuss additional details.  Be a part of Lakeview Lore!

 

 

Lakeview Social Logo

Please visit the Lakeview Social Facebook Page

for regular updates, and if you know of an event in or around Lakeview or just want to let others know your plans for the weekend, please feel free to post on our wall.

UPCOMING LAKEVIEW SOCIAL EVENTS!

 

 

The Next Harrison Avenue Marketplace is Wednesday, March 14th from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm!

About Energy Smart

 

The monthly Harrison Avenue Marketplace returns to host families, friends, children and shoppers in front of Lakeview Grocery, 801 Harrison Avenue on the second Wednesday of March which is March 14th from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm.  Band information and activities TBA.

If you are interested in becoming a vendor, visit their website at:http://www.harrisonavenuemarketplace.org .

Connect with your neighbors and support local vendors as you "Shop Lakeview First"!  The Harrison Avenue Marketplace is presented by the Beacon of Hope Resource Center.  Come out for a great time!
 
Lakeview Crime Prevention District Meeting * Thursday, February 23, 2012 * 6:00 pm * St. Dominic Church Rectory  LCPD Logo
Please join us as we discuss ways for everyone to participate towards increased safety awareness and the reduction of crime in our Lakeview neighborhood.
  

Shop Lakeview First Update  Please support our local Lakeview businesses by presenting your LCIA membership card and get a discount.  Please visit www.lakeviewcivic.org/shoplakeviewfirst1.html   to obtain a current list of participating businesses and their offers. Shop Lakeview First participants and their offerings are also listed in the Green Pages of LAKEVIEWS newsletter,

 

Shop Lakeview First Business Highlights

 

Shop Lakeview FirstMy Spa By The Park is a locally owned day spa nestled in the heart of Lakeview at 6312 Argonne Blvd.  My Spa offers a full-service hair salon, nail spa, facials, massage, waxing and yoga.  Opened Monday-Saturday.  For LCIA members, receive 20% off an 80 minute massage, including our couples massages.  Call 482-2219 for appointments.

 

Shop Lakeview FirstLakeview Regional Chiropractic Clinic, located at 141 West Harrison Ave., is a proud member of the Shop Lakeview First group.  We are a total family care facility that offers comprehensive Chiropractic care, which includes specialized treatments of neck pain, low-back pain, migraines, shoulders, knees, posture correction as well as many other ailments. Our clinic and procedures are designed for your comfort and convenience.  Please take a few minutes to preview our website at http://nolachiropractor.com/ Please call us at (504) 324-9920 to schedule an appointment and remember Shop Lakeview First members receive discounted rates! 

 

Shop Lakeview FirstLakeview Veterinary Hospital, located at 6245 Memphis Street (behind Starbucks), is a charter member of the Shop Lakeview First program. Celebrating 40 years as "Your Neighborhood Veterinary Hospital", we are a full service veterinary hospital providing complete medical, dental, & surgical services, as well as boarding and grooming for the four legged members of your family. We are committed to providing quality veterinary medical care to our patients and their families in an atmosphere of caring and concern. Stop by anytime for a tour of our beautiful facility and visit our website at    www.lakeviewvet.com.

 

 Membership Cards 

All current membership cards have been mailed or picked up.  If you didn't receive one, you LCIA Membership Card may need to renew your membership, which can be done by going toLakeviewcivic.org

and clicking on the "Membership" tab.  If you are sure that your membership isn't expired, please contact the Membership Email Address.

 

Business Memberships Available

Based on popular demand, business memberships to LCIA are now available. A $60 yearly fee gets you a listing in BOLD print in the LCIA newsletter LAKEVIEWS, a window decal for your business entrance door, and invitation to participate in our "Shop Lakeview First" program, access to the community meetings, profiles in our Lakeview Updates, as well as many other benefits. A business membership is an important way to show support to our growing community. Please join online at https://www.lakeviewcivic.net/membership/  or phone us at504-233-0124.

 

To find out more about what's happening in Lakeview, come to the next scheduled LCIA meeting  or sign up for membership and receive our bi-monthly newsletter in your mailbox. Call us at 504- 233-0124 or join on line at www.lakeviewcivic.org . LCIA is an all volunteer organization, and we welcome you to please join us in our continuing community development activities.

  

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