MLCA Spring 2026 Newsletter

Win our Membership Drawing!!!

Submit your annual dues by June 7th to be entered into a drawing for gift certificates!

Your Annual Dues help support the Neighborhood Garage Sale, Annual Picnic, Halloween Party, Holiday Tree Lighting, and various other community building events throughout the year!

We try to make payment as convenient as possible. Here are the 3 ways you can pay your dues!

1) You can pay online here: 

2026 Holiday Lights Winner!!

Congrats to 110 Dudley Circle for winning (for the second year in a row) a $50 gift card for Home Depot for their fantastic holiday display!

Meadowlark Park Improvements

The MLCA continues to apply for and win grants from The Lakewood Neighborhood Participation Program.

Thanks to past MLCA grant applications, improvements are being made to the park including a new path, new picnic tables featuring chessboards, and new benches. The City of Lakewood is currently evaluating playground designs to be installed in the fall. Stay tuned!

UPCOMING EVENTS

New Event: Easter Egg Hunt & Pancake Breakfast!

Join us Saturday, April 4 at Meadowlark Park @ 9:30am

Fuel up on pancakes at 9:30, then send the kids loose for our very first Easter Egg Hunt at 10:15! Come hungry, bring the family, and help us kick off what we hope becomes a beloved Meadowlark tradition.

Annual Community Meeting

April 23rd at 7pm at Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr St.

We hope to have an update on Meadowlark Park as well as the possibility of changing our organization's name and mission statement. We'll also be working on the details of our Neighborhood garage sale and community bike ride. We value your input and would love any feedback you can provide!

Annual Garage Sale and Community Bike Ride in June!

This year our Community Bike Ride will take place on the Saturday of the Neighborhood Garage Sale weekend. Join us in dressing up, decorating your bike, and visiting the garage sales.

The MLCA coordinates the advertising for the yard sales and each neighbor hosts their own sale and keeps their proceeds. Thank you to Kallendar Homes for sponsoring this event and providing the signs ad maps. 

Neighborhood garage sales are a great way to attract more buyers! Sign up with the button below to have your sale included on a map of the sales and our bike route!

Community Bike Ride!

June 7th, 2025 at 9am at Meadowlark Park

Join MLCA and South of 6th Sustainable Neighborhoods on June7 as we enjoy a leisurely ride around the neighborhood to scope out all the community yard sales! As always, costumes and bike decor are encouraged, but not required.

2026 Events

• APR 4  - Saturday: Easter Egg Hunt & Pancake Breakfast, 9:30am - Meadowlark Park
• APR 23  - Thursday: Board & Members Meeting, 7pm - Lakewood United Church of Christ (1st & Carr)
• JUN 2, JUL 7, AUG 4 Tuesdays: Food Truck Nights, 5-7pm - Meadowlark Park
• JUN 5-7 Fri - Sun: Neighborhood Garage Sale, 8am - 4pm throughout the neighborhood
• JUN 6 - Saturday: Neighborhood Bike Ride, 9am - Meadowlark Park
• JUN 6 - Saturday: Membership dues contest closes
• JUN 20  -Saturday: Coffee with a Cop, - Kids can view the police car! 9:30am - Meadowlark Park
• AUG 30 - Sunday: Annual Picnic, 5pm - Meadowlark Park
• OCT 8 - Thursday: Annual Meeting, 7pm - Lakewood United Church of Christ
• OCT 31 - Saturday: 2nd Avenue Halloween, 5-9pm - 2nd Avenue between Field and Estes Streets
• NOV 29 - Sunday: Tree Lighting Ceremony, 5pm - Meadowlark Park

Letter from the President

Greetings and happy 2026 from your new MLCA board president JoeDan Hite! 

First, a word of thanks to our former president Chris Gibbons. Mr. Gibbons has been and continues to be a pillar of our community. His family’s countless hours of service over the past years have been an absolute blessing and inspiration to all of us whom live in and serve our community. From managing our neighborhood events, to even creating a haunted house at his own home for the enjoyment of us all, Chris has been an absolute rockstar. Here’s a shout out to you Chris! Thank you! 

As I mentioned before, my name is JoeDan Hite. I live over near Meadowlark Park on W. 2nd Ave with my beautiful wife and two lovely children. My wife and I run a small business called HiteLand Property Services, a local handyman service. We moved to the neighborhood about 5 years ago. Shortly thereafter, I joined the MLCA board. 

During my time on the board, I have invested a lot of my time and energy into improving on and creating more events for our neighborhood to enjoy. If you made it to our Halloween party this year you might know me as the pirate captain of the hayride. I’m also guilty of building the tree topper for our holiday tree lighting this past year. I have also worked to raise money for improvements to Meadowlark and other surrounding parks in the recent years.

As your new acting board president, I will continue to focus on building and maintaining a warm sense of community 

togetherness for everyone. I will strive to help our neighborhood stand out as one of best  around! I believe our community has a bright future and I truly look forward to serving you all! 

JoeDan Hite, President 

midlakewoodcivicassociation@gmail.com

303-345-1229

Business Sponsors

MLCA is so grateful for the support of local businesses! These organizations provide goods for events, monetary donations, and assist with volunteers or space for events and advertising. If you have a business you would like to advertise in our newsletter, website, or on posters at our events, please contact us!

South of 6th Sustainability

The South of 6th group hosts opportunities for engagement with your neighbors around all topics relating to conservation, community building, and overall sustainable practices.

Upcoming South of 6th events include:

• Emergency Preparedness Workshop
  • March 19th from 5:30-7pm at 1580 Yarrow St
• Monthly Meeting - April 1 at 7pm
  • South Lakewood Elementary (enter West door)
• Annual FREE Seed and Plant Swap - April 4th from 1-3pm
  • South Lakewood Elementary
• Earth Day Litter Clean Up - April 26th from 2-4pm
  • Email info@southof6th.org for location
• Backyard Compost Workshop - May 2nd from 10-11:30am
  • Email info@southof6th.org for location
• Monthly Meeting - May 6 at 7pm
  • South Lakewood Elementary (enter West door)
• Learn About Native Planting - May 13th from 6:30-8:30pm
  • South Lakewood Elementary (enter West door)
• Garage Giveaway - June 13th, all day
  • Put the items that didn't sell at the neighborhood wide yard sale on the curb for free or email us at info@southof6th.org about a free pickup from Vietnam Veterans of America 

Contact info@southof6th.org or visit Southof6th.org for details

Look for more events coming this summer and fall for South of 6th!

MLCA has a number of ways you can get involved:

• • Attend the April 23rd Board Meeting and Oct 2nd Annual Meeting!
  • Join one of our event planning committees for the Easter Egg Hunt, Annual Picnic, Halloween, or Tree Lighting
  • Join the Civic Committee 
  • Deliver newsletters for a street in our neighborhood
  • Sign-up to help with the “Help a Neighbor” program!

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