Editor: In her letter to the editor (July 30), Gloria Beech’s criticism of the Security guards seems directed to LW’s African American employees. She asks, “where are the old people in our community,” meaning “white” folks. “They” had an interest in keeping “their” community safe, racial indication of a different culture. “We have our own Security Dept. that had residents working,”

COVID-19 Chronicles Leisure World residents are living in historic times as the COVID- 19 pandemic unfolds around the world. Residents are welcome to share their experiences, observations, opinions and insight with their friends and neighbors in this occasional column. The deadline is Thursday for the following week’s publication. Email submissions to Ruth Osborn at rutho_news@lwsb.com. Submissions

Letters should be typed and delivered to LW Weekly; maximum number of words: 250. Letters must be of general interest to the community and may contain opinions, suggestions, compliments and complaints without being scurrilous, libelous, defamatory, repetitive or otherwise inappropriate.

Editor: My husband and I received face masks from a Sunshine Club impromptu giveaway on July 17. We would like to thank club president Anna Derby and donor Randy Oh for making this possible. Anna even called us the day after the giveaway to confirm we received our masks. We truly appreciate her volunteer spirit, time and effort to make our community safe and strong. Anna’s kindness helps