Club celebrated Christmas with a Korean buffet lunch on Dec. 16
SUNSHINE CLUB
The Sunshine Club held a Christmas and end of the year party featuring a Korean buffet lunch catered by Water Mill Rice Cake in Buena Park and a Hui O Hula performance on Dec. 16. The clubhouse has decorated with red, green and bright colors to bring jolly holiday spirits to everyone in the room.
The lunch included famous teriyaki beef, stir-fried vegetables, brown rice, Japchae (glass noodles), pan-fried fish filet, lightlybattered tempura that included shrimp, zucchini and carrots, plus rice cake for dessert.
Hui O Hula dancers lifted holiday spirits by dancing to the songs “God Bless America,” “Mele Kalikimaka,” “Winter Wonderland” and “Silent Night/Po La’i E.”
To make guests feel part of the program, the Hui O Hula dancers invited guests to dance with them during the songs “White Christmas” in traditional and Los Angeles style dance moves, and finished the performance with the “12 Days of Christmas,” which included many club members and brought waves of laughter from everyone.
During the party, club President Anna Derby reflected on the club’s adventures and meetings, which included the first in-person meeting since COVID-19 on April 1, the club picnic, and trips to the Getty Museum and the Griffith Observatory.
At the end of the party many members sang holiday songs together.
Special thanks goes to Lillian Silva, who was in charge of taking RSVPs and payments and Loni Gardette, who is in charge of the club’s finances. Special thanks also goes to George Pinada and Chung Cha Lewis, plus Albert and Gladys Comia for volunteering to serve the buffet lunch to guests.
The Sunshine Club began on Jan. 12, 2012, with the mission to “Build Bridges for a Brighter Leisure World”, and to help all residents in the community get along and to get the best out of living in Leisure World by learning how to use available information.
The Sunshine Club will take a holiday break following the party. It will meet again on Jan. 6, without a guest speaker. The meeting will serve as a way for club members to catch up after the three week break.
The first official meeting of the new year will be held on Jan. 13 with GRF Security Services Director Victor Rocha.
The Sunshine Club meets every Friday in Clubhouse 3, Room 2 from 10 a.m-noon.
