Monthly meeting March 17th Alfreda Schmidt Southside Community Center
Events
Monthly Meetings
CDCA General Meeting
Third Tuesday of the month
6:30-8 pm
Alfreda Schmidt Community Center
5825 Wise Rd,
Lansing, MI 48911
2026 Events + Meetings
Tuesday, March 17th
CDCA General Meeting
6:30pm
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8pm
Alfreda Schmidt Community Center
Event Details
Tuesday, March 17th
CDCA General Meeting
A meeting of Churchill Downs neighbors to discuss information related to the community, work together to solve relevant issues, and plan and...
6:30pm
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8pm
Alfreda Schmidt Community Center
Tuesday, April 21st
CDCA General Meeting
6:30pm
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8pm
Alfreda Schmidt Community Center
Event Details
Tuesday, April 21st
CDCA General Meeting
A meeting of Churchill Downs neighbors to discuss information related to the community, work together to solve relevant issues, and plan and...
6:30pm
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8pm
Alfreda Schmidt Community Center
Saturday, April 25th
Trash and Litter Cleanup
10am
Wainwright Park Pavilion
Event Details
Saturday, April 25th
Trash and Litter Cleanup
Meet at Wainwright Park to get trash bags and gloves to go out and beautify our neighborhood!
10am
Wainwright Park Pavilion
Saturday, May 16th
Neighborhood Garage Sale
9am
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5pm
Throughout the neighborhood
Event Details
Saturday, May 16th
Neighborhood Garage Sale
Plan ahead to have your garage sale together with the rest of your neighbors and take some time to go shopping around the neighborhood too! ...
9am
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5pm
Throughout the neighborhood
Tuesday, May 19th
CDCA General Meeting
6:30
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8pm
Alfreda Schmidt Community Center
Event Details
Tuesday, May 19th
CDCA General Meeting
A meeting of Churchill Downs neighbors to discuss information related to the community, work together to solve relevant issues, and plan and...
6:30
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8pm
Alfreda Schmidt Community Center
More Events
More 2026 Events + Meetings
May (Date TBD)
Neighborhood in Bloom
Event Details
May (Date TBD)
Neighborhood in Bloom
We plan on planting flowers at park and neighborhood entrance signs sometime this May and we need some neighbors to help us plant and keep t...
Tuesday, June 16
Neighborhood Picnic
6:30pm
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8pm
Wainwright Park
Event Details
Tuesday, June 16
Neighborhood Picnic
Come to Wainwright Park and enjoy tasty food, fun games, and your awesome neighbors at our annual neighborhood picnic! Bring a chair.
Will ...
6:30pm
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8pm
Wainwright Park
Saturday, August 1st
Churchill Downs Youth Day
1pm
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4pm
Wainwright Park
Event Details
Saturday, August 1st
Churchill Downs Youth Day
This will be an afternoon of fun for kids of all ages at Wainwright Park! There will snacks, games, a race, prizes, and water activities!
Wil...
1pm
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4pm
Wainwright Park
Saturday in August (Date TBD)
Bulk Trash Cleanup
8am
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12pm
Halik Dev. Center (Old Wainwright School) Parking Lot
Event Details
Saturday in August (Date TBD)
Bulk Trash Cleanup
This is an opportunity for residents of Churchill Downs to dispose of items from their yard, home and garage for free. A Granger garbage tru...
8am
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12pm
Halik Dev. Center (Old Wainwright School) Parking Lot
Tuesday, August 18th
CDCA General Meeting
6:30pm
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8pm
Alfreda Schmidt Community Center
Event Details
Tuesday, August 18th
CDCA General Meeting
A meeting of Churchill Downs neighbors to discuss information related to the community, work together to solve relevant issues, and plan and...
6:30pm
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8pm
Alfreda Schmidt Community Center
2025 Events
Churchill Downs Christmas Party
Churchill Downs Christmas Party
Churchill Downs Christmas Party
Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 6:30-8pm
In place of a general meeting, we'll be having our annual Christmas Party at the Alfreda Schmidt Community Center.
Come enjoy delicious food and friendly neighbors, vote on Churchill Downs' best Christmas lights, celebrate the winner of the Shining Light award, and even say hi to Mr. and Mrs. Claus!
Head to the home page to learn more about the Shining Light Award
Halloween in the Park
Churchill Downs Christmas Party
Churchill Downs Christmas Party
Friday, October 31st, 6-8pm at Wainwright Park
Depending on where you live in the neighborhood, you might get very few trick-or-treaters or a whole bunch! If you don't get many kids stopping by, come by Wainwright Park during normal Trick-or-Treating hours (6-8pm) to pass out candy with neighbors! Bring your candy, costumes, and a chair to sit in.
We suggest that if you plan to be at the park, you leave a note on your front door telling kids who stop by that they can find you at the park.
Neighborhood Picnic
Churchill Downs Christmas Party
Neighborhood Picnic
Tuesday, June 18, 6:30pm
Wainwright Park
Our annual neighborhood picnic will be June 18 at 6:30pm at Wainwright Park. There will be good food, a raffle, cool police trucks to explore, a casual softball game of Churchill Downs residents vs. City of Lansing employees, and a time to connect with your
neighbors. Some seating will be provided but you are welcome to bring a blanket or chairs to sit on. Come on out, bring a dessert to pass if you’d like, and enjoy the
evening at the park.
We do still need some volunteers to help set up this picnic. If you would like to volunteer or participate in the softball game, contact Claire at 517-898-5847
Neighborhood Cleanup
Council member Adam Hussain's Constituent meetings
Neighborhood Picnic
August 2025 8am - 12 noon
Wainwright School Parking lot
This is an opportunity for residents of Churchill Downs to dispose of items from their yard, home and garage for free. A trash compactor truck will be at the Wainwright elementary school parking lot, and residents can bring their bulky items to get rid of.
Watch for future information.
Council member Adam Hussain's Constituent meetings
Council member Adam Hussain's Constituent meetings
Council member Adam Hussain's Constituent meetings
Councilmember Adam Hussain's constituent contact meetings happen on the 2nd Saturday of each month, resuming in January. Email Adam at hussai17@gmail.com to be added to his email list for more regular updates.
Southwest Lansing Constituent Contact Meeting
Second Saturday of the month from Alfreda Schmidt Community Center
5825 Wise Rd, Lansing, MI 48911
Past CDCA Events
Churchill Downs Youth Day
Churchill Downs Youth Day
Churchill Downs Youth Day
August 9th, 1-4pm
We had an amazing afternoon at the Youth Day on Saturday!
Kids raced each other on the inflatable obstacle course, did some crab walks and hula-hoop challenges to win prizes, got their faces beautifully painted, got their bikes repaired, snacked on popcorn and snowcones, went head to head with each other and LPD officers in basketball, went flying on the slip n slides, ran hard in their races, won awesome prizes, got soaked with water balloons, and then got super soaked with the firetruck at the end! It was amazing to see and experience all the joy that young people bring.
This was a community effort and we are super thankful for everyone that made this event happen and gave kids and families the opportunity to have fun together and be celebrated.
Churchill Downs Derby Day
Churchill Downs Youth Day
Churchill Downs Youth Day
May 3, 2025, 2-5pm
Beyond being a name for our wonderful neighborhood, Churchill Downs is the name of the racetrack where the Kentucky Derby is held each May. For a fun celebration of the Kentucky Derby (and an opportunity to socialize), we will be meeting at Wainwright Park for potluck Hors d'Oeuvres. Dress as fancy as you can (or want to), bring a snack to share, and we will see you there!
Tune Up In The Park
Churchill Downs Youth Day
Neighborhood Cleanup
We have helped hundreds of our neighborhood kids repair their bicycles for safer use in our community.
This is a free event for the children in our neighborhood.
Neighborhood Cleanup
Christmas Lights in our Neighborhood
Neighborhood Cleanup
Sponsored by CDCA, residents will have a place to dispose of items from your yard, home and garage.
The dumpster was at the Wainwright elementary school parking lot. The dumpster was available for the residents of the
Churchill Downs Community Association.
It Must Be Spring
Christmas Lights in our Neighborhood
Christmas Lights in our Neighborhood
The Churchill Downs Community Association has planted flowers in the planters located by the signs that stand at the entryways to our neighborhood. Volunteers worked together, in order to plant some lovely flowers at our Churchill Downs permanent entryway signs. Thank you ladies, for helping to make our neighborhood entry's look more inviting.
Christmas Lights in our Neighborhood
Christmas Lights in our Neighborhood
Christmas Lights in our Neighborhood
Thank you everyone who joined us for our annual Christmas Celebration. We voted for the top three houses displaying Christmas lights.
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