HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH Last Sunday, Nov. 12, the children from Saint Anne Catholic School in Santa Ana came to visit Holy Family Catholic Church as part of a program called "Uniting Hearts, Building Futures." Saint Anne's is a community where the next generation is falling in love with their faith and more importantly with Jesus Christ and His values. Principal Sister Teresa

FACILITY UPDATE by Taylor Greene GRF Library Manager The Leisure World Library and Friends of the LW Library will close for a much-needed refurbishment. The last day to visit the main library building and the Friends of Library will be Saturday, Dec. 23. The closure is expected to last through all of January. On Thursday, Dec. 28, the library will reopen in a temporary location to

I-405 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT The 405 Express Lanes are on track to open Friday, Dec. 1, transforming the way that Leisure Worlders travel southbound on the 405 Freeway. The new express lanes will replace existing carpool lanes. The lanes were added thanks to the Orange County Transportation Authority’s I-405 Improvement Project. OCTA broke ground on the project in 2018 to improve travel

GOLDEN AGE FOUNDATION The Golden Age Foundation’s (GAF) battery recycling event will return on Tuesday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m.-noon in the Clubhouse 2 parking lot. GRF ID is required. The GAF will collect the following approved batteries for recycle. • Alkaline • Carbon Zinc • Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) • Nickel Metal-Hydride (NiMH) • Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) • Lithium

The GRF Stock Transfer office tracks escrow sales each month to monitor sales of units in Leisure World. Home sales provide an important component to GRF revenue streams. With the sale of every unit, there is a one-time Trust Property Use Fee that is directly channeled into the GRF reserve fund. The GRF reserve fund covers the costs of future maintenance, replacement or repair of major assets.

GRF HOLIDAY EVENTS This year’s Christmas tree lighting hosted by the GRF Recreation Department, will be held Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 4:30 p.m. at Veterans Plaza. Come sing along to hymns by The Jolly Holidays Carolers of Los Angeles, who will lead the holiday merrymaking alongside Santa and LW’s elves (from the LW Theater Club). The fabulous tree lighting will take place after the performance.