Ellen Larsen donates $2,000
Ellen Larsen donated $2,000 to the Golden Age Foundation to help support its services to the Leisure World community.
Ellen and her husband, Carl Larsen, retired and moved to LW in 1989. Both became heavily involved in Leisure World from the start, each serving on GRF and Mutual boards. Ellen served on the GRF board for 12 years, notably during the LW flood of 1995 and the recovery afterward. Carl served on Mutual 14’s board for 12 years, including one year as president. On top of serving on the GRF board, Ellen has been a prolific volunteer and community member in Leisure World. In addition to volunteering for the GAF, she has served in the hospitality program since it began over 20 years ago.
She also has been very generous toward the GAF through monetary donations. When her husband of 58 years passed away in 2014, Ellen purchased a bus bench with shelter in Carl’s name. It is located on Sunningdale Circle in Mutual 14.
In her free time, Ellen attended the water aerobics class at the LW pool up until its closure. She looks forward to the reopening of the pool so that she can get back to the exercise that she enjoys.
Ellen has three children, eight grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.
For more information about the GAF and its services, go to www. goldenagefdn.org.
