THANKSGIVING The season that celebrates gratitude is here, and the LW Weekly would like to focus on all that makes this community great with a special Thanksgiving feature in the Nov. 24 issue. Residents are encouraged to send in a paragraph or two on what they are thankful for this year. Send submissions to rutho@lwsb.com by Nov. 18.

CHRISTMAS TREE The GRF Recreation Department will host the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at Veterans Plaza. Santa will be there with his elves courtesy of the LW Theater Club, who will collect unwrapped toys for the upcoming annual Toys for Tots event. Everyone is encouraged to bring a gift for the little ones and have a picture taken

OC FIRE To better serve LW during a medical or fire emergency, the Orange County Fire Department will conduct a fire emergency drill in Mutual 15 near Building 7 along Del Monte Drive. The training is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 14, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. The exercise, which will be conducted outdoors, includes the use of smoke machines, mannequins as victims and laying hoses, among other drill activities.

GRF offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24, and Friday, Nov. 25, for Thanksgiving. Due to the closure, the editorial deadline for the Dec. 1 issue will be 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17. For more information, call 562-472-1277.

In observance of Veterans Day, all Golden Rain Foundation offices except Security will be closed Friday, Nov. 11. The Leisure World Maintenance Department will be on call for emergencies at 562-594-4754.

Interact Solutions will host informational meetings for residents interested finding out more about bulk cable and Internet service coming to LW. Meetings will be held on Nov. 19, Dec. 3, Jan. 7 and Jan. 21 in the lobby of Clubhouse 3 from 1:30-5 p.m. LW’s bulk cable contract will expire Dec. 31. Internet Solution representatives will be there to answer questions and demonstrate its product.