Online Membership Payments
You may join or renew your LMA membership by visiting https://lefferts-manor-association.square.site/.
Membership is $25* per household, $15* for seniors.
Membership includes one holiday wreath, and extras are available for purchase at $12* each.
Wreath distribution day for 2021 will be Saturday, December 4th.*an additional $1 merchant fee will be added to each membership or extra wreath purchased.
LMA Echo, Latest Edition PDF
Headlines from this issue:
Redistricting, Two Primaries and New Office Holders Reshape PLG’s Political Landscape - Milford Prewitt
PLG’s New Private Middle School Teaches “Maker Education,” Learning by Doing - Milford Prewitt, Janice Grannum
Midwood 2’s Richard Maxwell, Peace Maker During Crown Heights Riots, Youth Counselor, Educator and Singer, Dies at 77
Popular Korean Grocer Closes Seven Months After Owner Dies
“Dr. Joe,” Longtime Rutland 1 Resident Who Loved His Neighbors Dies of Dementia
Also in this issue:
PLG Historical Project – “Voices of Lefferts” – Seeks $7,500 from GoFundMe
“Voices of Lefferts,” the six-year-old historical writing project focused on Prospect Lefferts Gardens, hopes to raise $7,500 to continue its series of publications and printed oral histories.
To contribute, visit gofundme.com/f/voices-of-Lefferts-community-writing-project. The group’s works can also be purchased at Greenlight Books where it occasionally holds reading events and talks.
Echo Looking For Co-Editor
The Echo is looking for a co-editor or writer to volunteer their talents in generating editorial content about this dynamic neighborhood. If interested, contact Milford Prewitt at 917-301-7700 or milfordprewitt@aol.com
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Lefferts Manor Echo Spring 2015 Corrections
In the Echo’s Spring 2015 issue, we misquoted Winston Von Engel, the head of the Brooklyn office of the Department of City Planning, regarding 13-story buildings in Crown Heights. New zoning codes that the DCP, City Council and the local … Continue reading
Spring 2015 Lefferts Manor Echo Available Now
The Spring 2015 issue of the Lefferts Manor Echo newsletter is available now for downloading.This issue covers local zoning issues, The Lefferts Food Coop, new local merchants, and stories on PLG residents. Copies will be available at local retailers.
Fall Meeting Lefferts Manor Association
The Lefferts Manor Association will be having its Fall Meeting on November 1st at 10am. Saturday, November 1 10am—noon Church of the Evangel 1950 Bedford Avenue between Hawthorne & Winthrop Find out what we’ve been up to and what’s been … Continue reading
Halloween Safe Walk 2014
This year’s Halloween Safe Walk will start at 5:30pm on Friday October 31st at the corner of Flatbush and Rutland Road. Route: proceed on Rutland Road to Rogers Avenue, left at Rogers Avenue to Midwood Street, left on Midwood Street … Continue reading
Carole Schaffer,
Empress of PLG’s House & Garden Tour,
Dies at 73
Carole Schaffer, who fastidiously orchestrated the annual Prospect Lefferts Gardens House & Garden Tour for many years, has died. Carole died of heart failure after eight days under care in a hospital. A retired registered dietician and nutritionist and longtime … Continue reading