Review what the Emergency Information Council has done The next Emergency Information Council (EIC) meeting will be at 1 p.m. today, Nov. 13, in Building 5, Room B. Among the topics to be discussed will the upcoming activities and speakers, the results of the latest vital document scanning event and the on-site first aid and CPR training classes. People are also welcome to talk about other avenues

The Concerned Shareholders Club will meet Thursday, Dec. 4, at 1 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. This meeting has been moved back one week,and is the last meeting of the year. The group will discuss the status of the pedestrian gate solution, the hiring process and status for the executive director position and the final budget numbers.

GOLDEN AGE FOUNDATION The Golden Age Foundation (GAF) will host the final Salvation Army donation drive of the year on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in the Amphitheater parking lot. This bi-monthly event provides residents a convenient venue to drop off donations and save shareholders money since it cuts down on expensive haul-away costs for items that were previously disposed

The American Latino Club will not meet in November. Members are encouraged to attend the GRF bus trip to the Museum of Latin American Art on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The club will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in Clubhouse 2, from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The country of the month will be Peru. Entertainment will be provided by Peru Baila, Peruvian folklore dancers, who will perform three regional dances:

Leisure World’s Redeemer Lutheran and St. Theodore of Canterbury Episcopal churches will host an Operation Christmas Child gift drive in the community for Samaritan’s Purse from Nov. 13-17. Beginning now, people can sign up by choosing to sponsor a boy or girl in the age range of 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14 years old. People can then fill their own shoebox (or pick one up from the church) with items

by Jane Brittingham LW contributor With only one question on the ballot on California’s special election ballot for Prop. 50, LW Democrats fought hard with canvassing, postcarding, button making, operating the hospitality booth, and being available to explain why the passage of Prop 50 was important. It was an outstanding victory. Special shout-out to Kathy Moran, who organized canvassers

by Hope Horning LW contributor America First Republican Club members continue to collect signatures to get the Voter ID Proposition Petition on the state-wide ballot in 2026. The day after the Prop. 50 Special Election, the backers of the voter ID initiative announced that a record breaking 500,000-plus signatures have been collected of the required 874,641 needed. That’s over 500,000 signatures