July 16, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAKEWOODALIVE VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD HONORS KEN AND KATHY HABERLakewoodAlive is delighted to announce that Ken and Kathy Haber will be this year’s recipients of the LakewoodAlive Laskey Volunteer Service Award. The award presentation will be made this Saturday, July 17 at 4:00 pm on the StreetWalk event stage located in front of the Lakewood Center North Building, 14600 Detroit Avenue.
The award is being presented in recognition of the Habers’ decades-long service to a variety of Lakewood institutions and organizations. Ken’s civic contributions include serving as current president of the Lakewood Hospital Foundation Board and trustee of Lakewood Hospital Association, past-president of Lakewood-Rocky River Rotary, past-president of Lakewood Historical Society, and committee leadership roles for Lakewood City Schools and the City of Lakewood. Ken also serves on the executive board of the Greater Cleveland Council of Boy Scouts of America. Kathy currently serves as president of the Lakewood Foundation, vice-president of the Lakewood Historical Society and president of its Woman’s Board. Kathy chairs the Downtown Lakewood Blossoms Committee for LakewoodAlive and is a member of the Beck Center board of directors. Over many years, Kathy served Lakewood Schools PTAs as president, council delegate and officer.
“The Habers are truly a Lakewood treasure,” said Jennifer Baker, LakewoodAlive Board President. “Not only have they contributed so much to this community’s quality of life through the years, they have set an example for future generations about the meaning of volunteerism and giving back. We are delighted to have this opportunity to recognize them for their tremendous contribution to Lakewood and its residents.”
Ken, Chief Financial Officer of OM Group, is a CPA and has a BBA degree, magna cum laude, from Kent State University and a Masters of Business Administration from the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. He also served in the United States Navy and is a Vietnam Veteran.
Both originally from Cleveland’s Puritas/Rocky River Drive neighborhood Ken and Kathy have been married for 39 years and moved to Lakewood in 1977. Together they raised Christopher and Kate, both graduates of Lakewood High School, each accomplished in their own right. The Habers have three grandchildren. LakewoodAlive thanks the Habers for their commitment to the Lakewood community and for being role models to all civic volunteers. Congratulations, Ken and Kathy.
LakewoodAlive is a nonprofit economic development organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of residents by creating alliances with community leaders, leveraging community assets and expanding the pool of available resources to facilitate economic stability and growth in Lakewood, Ohio. “Downtown Lakewood” is the nationally accredited Main Street™ program of LakewoodAlive.
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