Eligible LWers can sign up to receive free money to purchase food on Thursday, April 17, from 8-11 a.m., in Clubhouse 3, Room 4. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, allows those who qualify to receive monthly benefits on an EBT card. It works like a debit card and can be used to purchase food and prepared meals from participating grocery stores and restaurants.

The Healthy Hotties Group will have its first meeting on Saturday, April 19, at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 6. The permanent meeting day and time will be discussed. The Healthy Hotties Group is about encouragement and support for women on a whole food, plant-based, vegan, Blue Zones or Mediterranean diets, and those eating very little or no meat, dairy and sugar. The group also encourages exercise and

Meals on Wheels of Long Beach, Inc., delivers freshly cooked meals for $11.50 per day Monday-Friday, between 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Deliveries include an 8-ounce carton of 1% milk. Contact Client Manager Caron Adler at 562-439-5000, ext. 1, or visit www.mowlb.org for application or cancel a meal for the following day, before 9 a.m. Thursday, April 10 Chicken mole (leg and thigh), Spanish brown

OPTUM HCC Medicare brokers and HCC partners Andy Klein, and Sarah and David Kim (for Korean residents) are available to LW residents to answer any Medicare questions and provide their services free of charge. People can meet Klein on Monday mornings at 9, and the Kims on Tuesdays at 10. Both agents are located at Optum HCC Lobby.

Optum HCC new members are welcome to attend the new member orientation event on Friday, April 11, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Optum HCC Multipurpose Room. RSVP with Erika Barrera at 1-855-770-0722 or mbarrera2@optum.com.

RAINBOW SISTERS OF LEISURE WORLD The Rainbow Sisters of Leisure World will hold the Together as One event, an afternoon of food, music, and fun on Saturday, April 26 from 1-4 p.m. This special event is $10 per person, thanks to the generosity of sponsors including SCAN Healthcare, the Hall Wealth Management Group, the Gasper/Monteer Realty Group, and Starbucks of Seal Beach. Attendees must

The Concerned Shareholders Club will host a “Meet Your Candidates” meeting for GRF directors. This is an opportunity to meet the candidates running for each eligible Mutual on Wednesday, April 23, in Clubhouse 2 from 4-6 p.m. All shareholders are welcome to attend. During the meetings, people will: • Engage in one-on-one conversations with the candidates to learn how they plan to address