[NEohioPAL] Free classes, activities and lunch at Lakeland's Free College Day April 12

[Jessica Novak]

Lakeland’s annual Free College Day event
gives participants “Food for Thought”

As a way to give back to the community, Lakeland Community College will 
host its annual Free College Day
Saturday, April 12 at the Kirtland campus. 

The event features more than 30 one-hour, noncredit classes that are free 
and open to the public.
Lakeland is located on Route 306 just south of the I-90 interchange. For 
more information, call 440-525-7824.

This year’s theme, “Food for Thought,” is a multidisciplinary look at food 
and includes classes on healthy living, nutrition, dieting, family 
gardening,
genetically modified organisms (GMOs), sustainability, and grocery savings 
with The Coupon Guy ®.

There are also classes to “feed the mind,” including starting a small 
business, estate planning, Internet safety, Windows 8, and the Affordable 
Care Act. 

A number of special events are also planned for the day, including a 
nature walk of Lakeland’s agricultural past led by
Biology associate professor Dr. Steven Vieira at 8 a.m. starting at the 
Mooreland parking lot.

There will be a free film screening of “A Place at the Table” (2012, Rated 
PG, 1 hour and 24 min.), a documentary examining the issue of hunger in 
America, at 1 p.m. 

A Feed Lake County Food Drive will be held to support local food pantries 
and agencies and Lakeland’s Giving Hearts Food Pantry for students.
Free College Day participants who bring a food item may enter a drawing 
for a chance to win a Kindle Fire HDX.

The Lake County General Health District will provide free blood pressure 
and BMI screenings from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Free chair massages will be available courtesy of Morris Chiropractic.

Lakeland’s Teaching and Learning Center and Campus Kids departments will 
be celebrating national Week of the Young Child.
Families with young children are encouraged to attend, from 10 a.m. to 
noon, to learn tips about family gardening and receive a free miniherb 
garden to take home.

Lakeland reference librarian Michael Billings and his daughter, Bronte, 
both accomplished musicians on the flute, will perform at the library from 
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. to enhance the experience of the current Chinese 
library display.

Along with these classes and special events, Lakeland will be serving a 
free, healthy lunch for all participants
courtesy of Gordon Food Service, Coca-Cola and Heinen's.

Participants will receive a free reusable lunch bag, while supplies last, 
sponsored by Cardinal Community Credit Union. Cardinal’s branch on the 
Lakeland campus, now open to the public, will provide a free sweet treat 
to those who stop in.

Door prizes courtesy of Giant Eagle.

For a list of class times and activities, visit 
www.lakelandcc.edu/freecollegeday. Seating is limited, and classes are 
subject to change. 

About Lakeland Free College Day 
Lakeland President Dr. Morris W. Beverage Jr. began Lakeland's Free 
College Day in 2002 (then known as Lakeland Pride Day) as a way to thank 
the community for its support and to offer an open opportunity for all to 
see what’s available at the college. Lakeland's Free College Day classes 
are sample classes that do not count toward college credit but will 
provide participants with valuable information. 



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Lakeland Community College
7700 Clocktower Drive
Kirtland OH
44094
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