with three lively sets of Bluegrass favorites. Raffle winners included Christine Harrison, who received a free garden plot for one year; Rhonda Hanna, who won a $100 Visa gift card donated by J& J Landscaping; and grand prize winner Masoumeh Molan-Zadeh, who took home a 55” LCD television donated by On-Site Sales. This year’s Harvest Festival was sponsored by SCAN, Serenity Home Care

The LW Humanist Association will meet on Sunday, Nov. 2, in Clubhouse 3, Room 1, at 10:30 a.m. The guest speaker will be Marvin Rolnick, an author, podcaster and stand-up comedian. The Humanists are taking a break from the usual serious stuff. Rolnick will talk about little known facts concerning presidents and vice presidents. People can listen to Rolnick’s spiritual, philosophical, humorous

The last safety class of year provided by the LW Community Emergency Response Team (LW CERT) will be on Friday, Oct. 24, at 9 a.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 9. Injuries increase for seniors over the holidays, so residents are encouraged to join this holiday safety class to hear LW CERT President Catherine O’Brien go over practical ways to keep safe and accident free. LW CERT’s free monthly FEMA informed

The Seal Beach Lion’s Club will host another produce box event today, Oct. 23, in the Clubhouse 6 parking lot. From 10 a.m.-noon, residents can purchase a 12-pound box of produce for only $10. Come early as supplies are limited. All residents are eligible, regardless of income. Proof of residence is required; bring GRF ID card to purchase box. People can pick up a box for a neighbor as long as they

The Salvation Army donation event, held by the Golden Age Foundation (GAF) on Oct. 11 was once again a widely attended event. A steady and continuous line was formed in the Amphitheater parking lot, filling three trucks with donations. During the five hour event, employees and volunteers served 422 vehicles. The GAF had two shifts of six volunteers to help with unloading and moving boxes to containers

The Community Action Partnership of Orange County (CAP OC) has been working in Orange County for over 60 years to end and prevent poverty. At its inaugural Anti-Poverty Summit on Oct. 2, local advocates and community stakeholders met to strategize and collaborate on tangible solutions to end poverty in the region. The Leisure World Cares Fund was in attendance. The keynote speaker was Michael Tubbs,