Become a lifelong learner with OLLI

SUNSHINE CLUB

Dr. Glenn Libby from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) will speak at the Sunshine Club’s meeting on Friday, Nov. 18, in Clubhouse 3, Room 2, at 10 a.m.

All residents are welcome to join the meeting. The Sunshine Club requires no membership fees, but donations are welcome. Refreshments will be served at the meeting.

OLLI, a program from California State University of Long Beach, is a membership organization that offers noncredit classes to adults 50 and older during four 8-week sessions per year.

Classes are held on campus and at various local venues, including St. Isidore Historical Plaza in Los Alamitos. Classes are offered in-person and also on Zoom. Members can select from 40-60+ classes each session. Classes include lectures on history, literature, current events, discussion groups, exercise classes, arts and crafts, technology and music.

OLLI has been a center in the College of Health and Human Services for 26 years. It offers not only classes, but opportunities for socialization and the opportunity for new friendships. OLLI’s membership is currently about 1,000 people and the program hopes to return to its pre-pandemic enrollment of 2,000 soon.

Libby is the president of OLLI at California State University, Long Beach. He is a Boston native, graduate of Bowdoin College and Tulane Medical School. He practiced pulmonary medicine in Long Beach for 36 years before retiring in 2014. Glenn and his wife, Gael, have lived in Seal Beach for 23 years. His family all live in Southern California. They love to travel the world and spoil their eight grandchildren. He has been a member of OLLI for over seven years and is eager to transition OLLI into its post-COVID form.

The Sunshine Club began on Jan. 12, 2012, with the mission to “Build Bridges for Brighter Leisure World,” and to help all people get along in the community and get the best out of living in Leisure World.

For more information about the club, contact Anna Derby at (562) 301-5339.