LAKEWOOD, OH — Fourth-grader Ruby McEwen is the winner of the "Why I Love Lakewood" essay contest. Ruby's submission was picked from a pool of 200 submissions, the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce said.

Organized by the Lakewood Chamber, the essay contest was run by six judges who read each essay, gauging its originality, organization, descriptive language and grammar. Ruby's was rated as the best overall. She will receive a $100 cash prize and will ride in the Light Up Lakewood Parade on Saturday, before taking the stage with Mayor Mike Summers and Santa Claus to flip on the lights in downtown Lakewood.

Ruby said she loved Lakewood because of the city's "diversity, libraries, historic homes, and because her "heart is in Lakewood." Read her essay, in its entirety, below.