LEISURE WORLD KOREAN COMMUNITY CHURCH The Leisure World Korean Community Church (LWKCC) choir participated in the 36th an - nual United Choir Festival hosted by the Orange County Christian Evangelism Association at Grace Korean Church on June 2. Ten teams attended, with a total of 69 people partici - pating, including 58 members of the LWKCC praise choir and 11 LW orchestra members. Conductor

GAF Leona (Jeo) Hasegawa was born Feb. 19, 1924, in Rexburg Idaho. Her parents, Tome Jeo and Yoshiko Baba, immigrated to the U.S. to raise a family. She was the second of 12 children, two of which died in infancy. Hasegawa grew up helping work the family farm, raising primarily potatoes and sugar beets with her brothers and sisters Tom, Junior, Calvin, Herbert, Lucy, Frank, Jack and Eleanor.

AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY The American Legion Auxiliary gave three nursing students at Golden West College Nursing School $1,000 scholarships for the 2024-2025 school year at a recognition reception at Golden West College on May 21. The women, each in dif - ferent years in the program, are Christie MacIntire (l-r), Amy Lao and Natalia Kubin. The scholarships were presented by Auxiliary members

AMERICAN LEGION POST FLEA MARKET The American Legion Post and American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor an indoor flea market on July 13 in Clubhouse 2. Those interested in selling their goods can sign up on Tuesday, June 18, from 8-10:30 a.m. in Clubhouse 2. People must bring a GRF ID to register; spaces are first-come, first-served for $15 per table. For more information, call La Brenda Carson

The annual Filipino Association of Leisure World’s veterans picnic will be held on Saturday, July 6, at noon at the Clubhouse 1 picnic area. Last year’s celebration was one of club’s most attended events, with close to 250 veterans and their guests. The club hopes to continue the event’s success this year, thanks to the generous financial support of the Golden Age Foundation. “Veterans