The City of Lakewood, Lakewood Soccer Association and LakewoodAlive have collaborated with the Cleveland City Stars professional soccer club for two days of fun for the Lakewood community.  On July 17, 2009 the Lakewood community has been invited to Lakewood Community Night at the Cleveland City Stars match versus the Charleston Battery.   Tickets are available to Lakewood residents for a discounted rate of $6.00 a ticket.  The City Stars play at Middlefield Cheese Stadium in Bedford, Ohio.  Tickets may be purchased online at http://lakewood.clevelandcitystars.com.

On July 18, 2009, the Cleveland City Stars will join Lakewood Soccer Association at Lakewood Alive and Well STREETWALK to demonstrate their soccer skills and work with Lakewood Soccer Association on soccer skills and drills for Lakewood youth. 

STREETWALK is an event sponsored by LakewoodAlive and Live Well Lakewood with help from Lakewood Hospital and the City of Lakewood.  This event is designed to help Lakewood get “in action” on the street.  Local organizations will be providing demonstrations and activities for the community to participate in and to watch.  Some of the activities scheduled are a climbing wall sponsored by the U.S. Army, a youth basketball tournament hosted by the YMCA, fencing demonstrations hosted by Cyrano’s and skateboard demonstrations and lessons hosted by the Lakewood Skaters’ Association.  So, get involved and walk, run, jump, climb, skate, board or bike in Downtown Lakewood with your friends, family and neighbors on July 18, 2009.  For additional information on STREETWALK and other summer events happening in Downtown Lakewood go to:  www.lakewoodstreetwalk.com and www.downtownlakewood.org. 

The City Stars are a uniquely structured professional sports team as they operate as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, making their past two year on-field success all the more impressive. Cleveland City Stars has a motto of "Serving the City and Changing the World" and focuses on working with underprivileged children in the urban areas of Cleveland through free soccer clinics that also include sessions with life lessons and computer training for the children.  For additional information about the City Stars go to:  www.clevelandcitystars.com.