DECLUTTER The Salvation Army will hold a donation event Saturday, Dec. 14, in the Community Gardens parking lot from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. This will be a regularly scheduled event held on the second Saturday of each month through March 2025, dubbed “Salvation Saturday.” The collaboration between The Salvation Army and GRF builds upon the success of the donation event in September.

FESTIVE ACTIVITIES The GRF Minibus service will conduct the 14th annual Leisure World Holiday Lights Tours from Dec. 16-20. The evening bus tours allow residents to view holiday light displays within Leisure World from the comfort of a Minibus. The tours begin at the Health Care Center and start at 5 p.m. Late evening tours will be held Dec. 16-19 and begin at 6:45 p.m. Seating on the bus

OPEN ALL DAY DEC. 7 The GRF has leased space formerly occupied by the Downtown Cafe to Vandervoort Insurance Agency, specializing in Medicare and representing 10 private insurance companies. They are Aetna Medicare, Alignment, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, Humana, Providence Medicare Advantage Plans, SCAN, United Healthcare, Wellcare and Wellcare by Healthnet. The agency also

TRAFFIC INCIDENT by Emma DiMaggio Communications Manager A Leisure World resident is safe and without injury after her car veered off Golden Rain Road and into the flood channel on the morning of Dec. 6. The incident occurred around 9:20 a.m. amid heavy fog, with emergency responders quickly arriving at the scene. According to a security report, the female driver was traveling eastbound

by Emma DiMaggio Communications Manager Ten new Service Maintenance utility carts have arrived at the Maintenance Yard, marking the beginning of a major upgrade for the department. These new vehicles will replace the aging Cushman fleet. Some of the old carts have been in operation for as long as 42 years, and their age has begun to take a toll. With rising repair costs and extended downtime,