To provide timelier service, the Stock Transfer office has installed an external mail slot near the LW Administration sign. Drop-off documents must be in sealed envelopes and include resident’s name, and phone, Mutual and unit numbers, along with a brief explanation of the business action. No postage is needed.

CALFRESH CalFresh, a USDA-funded nutrition assistance program, can help qualifying Leisure World residents receive healthy fruits and vegetables, among other groceries. Recipients receive a card similar to a debit card with money loaded every month to shop for more fruit, vegetables, protein and other healthy foods. CalFresh is locally administered through the Community Action Partnership

SERVICE MAINTENANCE Christmas trees can be disposed of at the 1.8-Acre Site, according to the Service Maintenance Department. People who need assistance can contact the department and create an order for their tree to be picked up at the current rate of $47.50 per hour. On Jan. 1, the rate will go to $50 an hour, billed in 15-minute increments. To place an order with Service Maintenance,

LW residents are invited to sign up for the GRF’s oneway, real time community notification system. Visit www.lwsb.com and click the “LW Live” icon to the right.

LB CITY COLLEGE The Long Beach City College Evening Wind Symphony and Band of the California Battalion, a fully reenacted Civil War Union Brass Band, will be featured in a special holiday concert on Monday evening, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. in Clubhouse 4. The Wind Symphony is under the direction of Dr. Gary Thomas Scott, retired dean of the School of Creative Arts and Applied Sciences at Long Beach

CITY OF SEAL BEACH The Seal Beach Breakfast with Santa event is on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 9-11 a.m. at the Marina Community Center, 151 Marina Drive, Seal Beach. The Seal Beach Lions Club will provide a free pancake breakfast. Other highlights include photos with Santa, live entertainment, and arts and crafts. New, unwrapped toy donations are being accepted to benefit children in need

The Copy and Supply Center in Building 5 next to the Security Decal Office offers copy and passport photo services to residents for a nominal fee. Copy service costs 13 cents per color page; 8 cents, black-and-white; passport photos, $10 for two photos; and notary, $15 per signature (by appointment only). The center also has small flags, emergency kits, batteries, flashlights and other items from