Club looks back over 10 years

SUNSHINE CLUB

When the Sunshine Club began in January 2012, its purpose and mission were focused on LW residents, and the group looks to continue that mission going into its 10th year.

To stay connected during the pandemic, since July 2020, the Sunshine Club has been meeting via Zoom. It has held 45 Zoom meetings, with an average of 40 participants each week.

The club frequently invites guests to its meetings to speak about different topics. The group also publicizes events in the LW Weekly and the minutes of monthly Mutual meetings and the Board of Directors meetings.

Before COVID, the club would go on day trips to Los Angeles to experience farmers markets, Los Angeles County Museum of Arts and the Getty Museum. The group traveled to the Lancaster poppy fields and Old Town San Diego. It looks forward to traveling together once the pandemic is over.

The club was able to meet in person twice this year, at its annual summer picnic in July and holiday party in December.

It hosted a classical music concert and Band of the California Battalion for shareholders a few years ago, and the club plans to bring that back as soon as it feels safe enough to gather people in Clubhouse 2.

To allow members to spend the holidays with family and friends, there’s no meeting on Dec. 31. On Jan. 7, the club will host a Zoom meeting without a speaker to give everyone an opportunity to socialize and catch up.

The Sunshine Club’s Jan. 14 Zoom meeting will welcome GRF Security Director Victor Rocha. Pharmacist Christine Nuygen will speak on Jan. 21, and Meals on Wheels Long Beach Director Bill Cruikshank will join the group on Jan. 28.

The Sunshine Club currently meets every Friday from 10 a.m.-noon via Zoom. Once it is safe to gather in person again, the club will resume meeting in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. There are no membership dues, and all residents are welcome to join.

For more information, text (562) 301-5339.