Lights Out Lakewood Celebrate Earth Hour March 26th

On Saturday, March, 26th at 8:30 pm, the City of Lakewood will be participate in “Earth Hour.” This is one hour of the year devoted to turning off as many lights, appliances and anything else electrical as possible. Keep Lakewood Beautiful, in conjunction with the City and other groups, is promoting the event "virtually" this year. Look for this article on the LEAF and EcoLakewood Facebook pages and "like" it. Your "like" is your pledge to turn off the lights on Saturday night.

Our goal is getting 200 households to participate, but it is really about much more than that. Given the drive of Lakewood residents, it is anticipated that this goal will be rather easy to accomplish. The challenge will be looking “beyond the hour” to find ways to conserve energy going forward. The results of one hour’s energy savings are minuscule compared to what can happen if we all make a concerted effort to be more energy-conscious.

For more information on Earth Hour, visit earthhour.org, then promptly power down your computer!

Keep Lakewood Beautiful is planning another dual event in April. The Great American Clean-Up and Earth Day are being combined into one event on April 30th. From 9-11:30 am, groups will be able to clean up an area of the city, then at 12:30 at the Women’s Pavilion, there will be tables with tons of information regarding how YOU can “live the green life” in Lakewood. If interested in the clean-up, having a table at the Earth Day event or just have questions, email johnlitten347@gmail.com.