Opt-in to be added to LW's white pages The Communications Department is beginning work on the 2025 Community Guide. Residents’ names and phone numbers are not automatically placed in the LW Community Guide’s White Pages. To be included or to update information, shareholders can submit their information to the LW Weekly by filling out the form placed in the most recent Community Guide

A GRF technology orientation scheduled for Sept. 26 was cancelled and rescheduled for Oct. 10, from 1-3 p.m. in the Clubhouse 3 Learning Center. Residents can RSVP by calling 562-431-6586, ext. 2313 or ext. 2344. The orientations were organized in effort to foster confidence and understanding in Leisure World’s new website, resident portal and gate access portal.

Editor: Thank you to the GRF Board for offering the wonderful Salvation Army donation event! No matter what your political affiliation, everyone benefited. It warmed my heart to see the board and residents helping unload the cars and assisting where needed. A special thank you to Mike Banfield who organized the event. It takes a village, and the village was “in sync” that day. Good job! I

by Jon Michaels LW contributor There are times while living in SoCal where I almost have to pinch myself to make sure what I’m experiencing is actually real. With our famous climate, and being surrounded by the snow-capped mountains and the beach, I think all of us get a little jaded about how crazy spectacular life here really is. About a decade ago I was living in my girlfriend’s home,

Approved Consent Agenda: MOVED and approved the Committee Meeting Minutes for the Month of August, 2024; GRF Board Minutes, Aug. 27, 2024; the Interim Financial Statements for July 2024 for Audit; the Capital Funds Investment Purchase; the Reserve Funds Investment Purchase; Transfer of Funds for GRF per Civil Code 5502 for July 19, 2024-Aug. 31, 2024; Ratify the HVAC Replacement in Room 5 Clubhouse

Golden Rain Foundation committee and board meetings are open to LW residents. The following is a tentative schedule. Thurs., Oct. 3 Operations Committee Meeting Conference Room A, 10 a.m. Tues., Oct. 8 Member Services Committee Meeting Conference Room A, 10 a.m. Thurs., Oct. 10 Finance Committee Meeting Conference Room A, 10 a.m. Thurs., Oct. 10 Administration Committee Meeting Conference