Mutual 1 and GAF celebrates new benches

GOLDEN AGE FOUNDATION

Seven new benches were installed in Mutual 1, thanks to a bequest by former Mutual 1 resident Marilyn Schatz. The Mutual 1 Board of Directors honored the Golden Age Foundation (GAF) President Anna Derby and the GAF Board for facilitating the $25,000 donation on Aug. 19.

The benches will honor Schatz’s memory and provide residents with comfortable places to rest, visit with friends and enjoy the outdoors. Schatz’s bequest was also one of the founding resources that led to the creation of the Collaboration Team, which brought organizations like the Orange County Council on Aging, Alzheimer’s OC and Adult Protective Services to Leisure World, providing shareholders access to licensed social workers. These organizations are located on the northeast side of Building 5, near GRF Member Resources.

For more information on how to donate to the GAF, visit www.goldenagefdn.org.

Golden Age Foundation board members and Mutual 1 board members celebrated the new benches that were installed thanks to a bequest from former Mutual 1 resident Marilyn Schatz.

GAF President Anna Derby (l) and Mutual 1 President Dianna Woods