LEBO MEETING

We're having a very important meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 31st at 6PM at Molly Brannigan's (Note change of location!) to discuss the ULTRA PARTY! We will be deciding on a charity, indentifying a primary sponsor and other levels of sponsorship, and identifying entertainment.

If you've been thinking about coming, Wednesday's the night!

Intern Wanted!

Mt. Lebanon Internship Opportunity (Part-time)

Name of Project: "Summer in the City" Promotional Events

Description of project: For the past three years, Mt. Lebanon has been working to build a series of summer street events designed to bring visitors to the central business district. Three years ago, we began with First Fridays, a five month series of street festivals that feature multiple venues for live music and strolling performance art. These events are now known as National City presents First Fridays in recognition of the primary sponsor.

In 2006, we initiated a weekly "Sidewalk Saturdays" series, featuring a farmers' market and weekly concert series sponsored by Alberta Modern Hair, a local salon.

In 2007, we're planning to continue both First Fridays and Sidewalk Saturdays. In addition, we will be working with a group of young professionals (L.E.B.O.) interested in organizing several small and one large event designed to attract young people from the Pittsburgh region.

The intern's project is to work with the Commercial Districts office, the Business and Professional Association, L.E.B.O. and others to implement a coordinated marketing plan for all of our summer events, a calendar for and writing of copy and for print and electronic notices, and to develop and produce event flyers and programs for public distribution. The intern will also assist with preparation for and running of events.

Outcomes for Mt. Lebanon and for the intern (what will they learn):

• The intern will experience working with independent owners of small businesses; he/she will research opportunities for unpaid advertising and implement and expand on a plan to derive maximum benefit from them; he/she will become familiar with promotional events designed to promote a core business community to existing and potential customers;
• The municipality will continue to improve the quality of the events it offers to the public in its central business district; and it will draw an even greater number of visitors to these events from neighboring communities and from the entire Pittsburgh region.

How project success will be evaluated: The project measures will be numbers of listings each event receives in published community calendars, and estimated attendance numbers at each event.

Who will supervise the intern? The intern will be supervised by the commercial districts manager

Qualifications: The student will be preferably a graduate student in marketing and communications and/or urban studies, with an interest in Main Street revitalization, special event planning, and/or arts festivals.

Compensation: The internship includes a small stipend of approximately $2600. Hours are flexible.

Resumes and cover letters should be sent to:
Commercial Districts Office
Mt. Lebanon Municipal Building
710 Washington Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15228

Email submissions are acceptable: mbradley@mtlebanon.org

Save the Date

We are planning to host our ULTRA PARTY on August 3, 2007 from 8-10PM on Washington Road! We are so excited and planning is underway!

That being said, we would love to know your ideas as to what charity we should benefit and what live entertainment you want. Also, we are trying to secure our sponsors. Message us or come to our next meeting!

NEXT MEETING:
When: Wed., Jan 31, 2007 at 6PM
Where: Molly Brannigan's
Why: To help plan the ULTRA PARTY!

Tribune-Review Article

LEBO was featured in the Tribune-Review on Jan. 11, 2007. Check it out!

Mt. Lebanon Magazine Article

Hi, everybody! Just to let you know... LEBO has been profiled in Mt. Lebanon magazine! For your convenience, though (and we do want to put your convenience first!) the article has been included below. Keep your eyes open here, on Facebook and on MySpace for dates and times for our mini LEBO parties. Info will be here soon and we hope to see you all there!

YOUNG MT. LEBANON
A new group for young people is forming in Mt. Lebanon -- right under our typically Pittsburgh older noses. Lifestyle Enriched by Opportunity, with the acronym LEBO, is still in the beginning stages, but is repidly gaining momentum as more young professionals are learning about it.

Mame Bradley, commercial districts manager for Mt. Lebanon, came up with the concept. The main goal, says Bradley, is to bring younger professionals here.

Bradley interviewed a few young professionals to find out what they like to do in their spare time, where they go with their friends and, most important, why they don't seem to be coming to Mt. Lebanon. "The reasons people gave were varied," says Bradley. "Most of them said things like 'There really aren't enough places that are attractive.' Others said it just didn't occur to younger people to hang out here."

Jaime Lebo, Mt. Lebanon Class of 1999 and a founding member of the group, wants to let people know that Mt. Lebanon isn't just for families. "Mt. Lebanon has so much to offer -- unique boutiques, great restaurants, a fantastic school district, and it's a safe neighborhood," says Lebo. "I think one of our main goals is to make Mt. Lebanon a destination."

Members of LEBO have been using all available technology to get the word out about their organization. They have a Web presense on Facebook that is available to anyone with a valid university e-mail address. Simply log onto www.facebook.com and do a group search for "Young Mt. Lebo."

For those who aren't in college, a page has been formed on MySpace, too. For this page, just type into the address bar groups.myspace.com/youngmtlebo. They have also formed a blog, youngmtlebo.blogspot.com, to keep interested individuals informed for free.

The group tries to meet at least once a month, typically at a Washington Road watering hole. "As we are still pretty new, we are solidifying our specific goals and how we want to go about achieving them," says Lebo. To date, more than 300 members have joined the online groups and group activities are beginning to take shape.

Anne Babish, Mt. Lebanon Class of 2001 and another co-founder, says a long-term goal of the group is to inspire Mt. Lebanon property owners to renovate some of the older apartments and single-family dwellings, making Mt. Lebanon more attractive, more accessible, more affordable and definitely more youthful, trendy and hip. "If it happens, it's going to put Mt. Lebanon back on the map," she says. "It's not like we're not there already, but we're just under the radar."