Come on down to Munn Park this Friday evening (February 1st) for the February First Friday which has a theme of “Get Healthy, Lakeland”!  What better way to gauge the health of a community than providing all citizens the opportunity to engage?  Stop by the Lakeland Vision booth which will be on North Kentucky Avenue (directly in front of the LDDA/Lakeland Vision office at 117 North Kentucky Ave.) and take our Lakeland Survey.  Ipads will be available to rank YOUR priorities for the future of our city.  It takes five minutes or less!

First Friday is a popular recurring event at Historic Munn Park in Downtown Lakeland which provides participant FREE family friendly entertainment, activities, live music, art receptions, a car shows, and, of course, the chance to check out a great, locally-owned restaurant or retail establishment.

Stop by to see us!

Lakeland Vision will have a booth at Pig Fest on Saturday, January 26th from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Pig Fest attendees will have the opportunity to provide input into the update of our current community vision by taking a survey while enjoying some of the best BBQ around!  Please find us under the purple tent this Saturday.

Pig Fest is a event hat brings together 150 competition barbecue teams for a weekend of good eatin’, good friends, and good tunes to benefit Lakeland-area charities as we kick off the 23rd Annual Lakeland Pigfest!  Pigfest will take place at Sun n’ Fun which is located at 4175 Medulla Rd, Lakeland, FL 33811.

Lakeland’s Education Committee will be meeting on Friday, January 25th at 5:00 p.m. at the Lakeland Vision Office (117 North Kentucky Drive 33801).  The committee will continue exploring one of our Vision priorities of finding ways the Lakeland community can better support the public schools in our city.  To learn more about the education related vision goals/strategies, please check out our Vision Document.