HOSPITALITY CENTER The Hospitality Center opened on New Year's Day to pro - vide a place to see neighbors. The Golden Age Foundation treated residents with pizza, coffee and tea. LW's Hui O Hula dancers performed beautiful dances to bring a warm, aloha spirit to everyone. Hank Barto played piano. Anna Derby

ENGAGEMENT Army Mangravito and Maryanne Conte became engaged at the Saturday Texas Holdem game. People can come congratulate them at the Jan. 13 game at 10:30 a.m. in Clubhouse 6.

FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF LEISURE WORLD The Filipino Association of Leisure World celebrated its an - nual Simbang Gabi mass on Dec. 21. in Clubhouse 3. The mass was officiated by Father Juan Caboboy. Simbang Gabi is a nine day devotional series of masses practiced by The Roman Catholic and Aglipayan devotees in the Philippines honoring Blessed Virgin Mary in anticipation for the birth of Jesus

TEMPORARY LIBRARY The library has re-opened in a temporary location in Clubhouse 3, Room 8, while the main library undergoes renovations. A selection of new and popular books, audio and visual materials are available for checkout, and many of the library’s magazines and all of its newspapers are available for reading. Library materials checked out prior to the closure of the main

Hui O Hula , the LW Hawaiian dance group, welcomes the New Year with an invitation to everyone to hula. Hula is good for the mind and body—its movements are gentle for the body, and learning the choreography is good for the mind. Dance classes meet twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday, starting at 1 p.m. The Tuesday class is held upstairs in Clubhouse 6, while the Thursday class is at

GARDEN CLUB The next Garden Club will meet on Monday, Jan. 15, at 1:30 p.m. in Clubhouse 2. This month’s speaker, Rod Sims, will present a program on the topic of “How to Maximize your Garden Design” for greater impact. Sims, a Mutual 10 resident for the past five years, will offer a few dos and don’ts to bear in mind when designing a garden. His experience spans a lifetime. He studied