{"id":671,"date":"2021-06-15T03:45:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T03:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lakearbor.knpdesigns.com\/about?page_id=671"},"modified":"2022-05-26T11:37:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T11:37:10","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/lakearbor.knpdesigns.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"671\" class=\"elementor elementor-671\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a858888 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a858888\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f709831\" data-id=\"f709831\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6d7e00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-loveicon_about_two\" data-id=\"b6d7e00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"loveicon_about_two.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--Start About Style2 Area-->\n\t\t<section class=\"about-style2-area pd120-0-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-7 text-right-rtl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-style2_content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thm-shape1 wow slideInLeft\" data-wow-delay=\"0ms\" data-wow-duration=\"3500ms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rotate-me\" src=\"http:\/\/lakearbor.knpdesigns.com\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/thm-shape-1.png\" alt=\"loveicon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sec-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub-title martop0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Lake Arbor Foundation, Inc. (LAFI) <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Lake Arbor Foundation, Inc. (LAFI) was chartered in the State of Maryland in 1997.  The corporation was organized exclusively for educational and charitable purposes and activities, among which was the acquisition and operation of a recreational facility for the benefit of the community known as Mitchellville, Maryland, including the immediate area surrounding Mitchellville. The Internal Revenue Service designated LAFI as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, public charitable organization in 1998. \n\nLAFI looks forward to celebrating its 25th anniversary as of October 6th.\n<br><br>\n<h6>MISSION<\/h6>\nLAFI facilitates individual and community improvement by providing educational and recreational programs to Mitchellville, Maryland and the surrounding areas. \n<br><br>\n<h6>VISION<\/h6>\nWe envision the Mitchellville community as a healthy and holistic place to live.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"count-outer count-box style4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"count-text\" data-speed=\"3000\" data-stop=\"\"><\/span><span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-style2_image-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/lakearbor.knpdesigns.com\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/about-tight.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<!--End About Style2 Area-->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8dfbca1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dfbca1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c5ee7f\" data-id=\"6c5ee7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8d0e67 about-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-loveicon_features\" data-id=\"d8d0e67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"loveicon_features.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"features-style1-area\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sec-title text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>We Change Your Life & World<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2> A Dream Becomes Reality<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--Start Features Style1 Single-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"features-style1_box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thm-shape1 wow slideInRight\" data-wow-delay=\"0ms\" data-wow-duration=\"3500ms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rotate-me\" src=\"http:\/\/lakearbor.knpdesigns.com\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/thm-shape-1.png\" alt=\"loveicon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--Start Features Style1 Single-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-6 col-lg-4 text-center\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"linear\" data-aos-duration=\"500\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"features-style1_single\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lakearbor.knpdesigns.com\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/one.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shape1 zoominout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shape-bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Samuel H. Dean<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen the community\u2019s dream to acquire and operate a recreational facility for the benefit of the entire community intersected with the Lake Arbor \ngolf course owner\u2019s desire to subdivide 6.8 acres and sell it at a reduced rate in order to get a tax-deductible donation, the Lake Arbor Foundation, Inc. was formed under the leadership of the Founding President, Samuel H. Dean. The first Board of Directors was Paul Nance, Mary Coleman, William Coleman, Jesse Muse and Charles Bolling.\n<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btns-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-6 col-lg-4 text-center\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"linear\" data-aos-duration=\"500\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"features-style1_single style2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lakearbor.knpdesigns.com\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/unnamed-5.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shape1 zoominout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shape-bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Ulysses Currie<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Honorable Ulysses Currie, Legislative District 25, facilitated a Maryland State matching grant without which the purchase could not have been made. \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\nThe Lake Arbor Foundation Center consists of the Dean Room, Herman L. Murrell Pavilion an Olympic-sized swimming pool that is open to the public , bathhouses, tennis and basketball courts, parking area, and parkland. A variety of programs and activities are sponsored year-round and annually. Meeting space is available for community and private events.\n<br>\n<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btns-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--End Features Style1 Single-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lake Arbor Foundation, Inc. (LAFI) The Lake Arbor Foundation, Inc. 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