The Great Leisure World Discovery Tour

by Kathy Thayer

Recreation Manager

The Great LW Discovery Tour on Saturday, April 6 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. includes a Club Expo. Over 40 clubs are participating in Clubhouse 3 alone. Every club has something special planned but here are some highlights from a few of them.

One of the oldest clubs in Leisure World, the Garden Club, sponsors monthly programs and speakers, special luncheons and interesting tours. The club will host a drawing for a big basket of plants, tools, seeds and other gardening essentials, according to President Peggy Keller. They’ll be set up in Room 1. Also in this room is the Photographic Arts Club, which will offer to take people’s portrait photos at its exhibit. The exhibit will feature residents’ photos. A greeting card of their choice will be given to the first 60 visitors, and there will be a grand raffle prize—a portrait photo session with a professional photographer.

People can see how tournament poker is played in Room 1, try a hand, and participate in the LW Tournament Poker Club’s raffle. The Scrabble Club and LW Cribbage Club will also be there.

Some of LW’s biggest clubs will share Room 2. The Sunshine Club fosters unity among LW’s many ethnic groups with speakers relevant to the community. It focuses on what is happening in LW, keeping residents up to date. The LW Woman’s Club will raffle a basket of goodies and share information on this philanthropic organization. Its meetings often include a luncheon with professional entertainment. While in Room 2, people can check out the Filipino American Association of LW and their sister club, Dancing Feet and learn about LW’s American Legion Post.

The Lobby will have multiple club offerings. The Impaired Vision and Hearing Club is a Leisure World club that meets monthly to share helpful tips and listen to guest speakers. Its table will be hosted by vision- impaired residents who will have giveaway goodies. Representatives from Abrazar Inc. and the Dayle McIntosh Center will join them.

Joining them in the lobby will be the Korean American Association and its guest presenters with resources for the Korean community. Also in this location will be the LW Drone Club, Golden Age Foundation (LW’s largest philanthropic club), the LW Orchestra, and the Balance and Stability Club, which will have two raffles for a balance t-shirt, band bracelet giveaways and written material to hand out. The instructor will be there for any questions and there will be balance demonstrations.

Every room will have a variety of clubs, most offering raffles and giveaways. All are free of charge. LW’s specialty rooms will be hosted by clubs. The Genealogy Lab will have members demonstrate programs residents can use for free. The Genealogy Club plans to hold drawings for two free 2024 memberships and drawings for two 1-hour sessions with an experienced genealogist who will build the winners a three generation tree on the club account. Sessions will be offered any Thursday afternoon in the Genealogy Library.

Looking for more music in your life? The Opera Club is a casual group of people who enjoy watching operas together. They meet once a month in the Clubhouse 3 Learning Center to see one complete opera on the three large screens. Stop by the Learning Center to check out them out. Visitors can enter a drawing for a gift certificate to the Metropolitan Opera streaming service and gift shop.

Join the Leisure World Quilting Bees, knitters, and embroiderers in the recently remodeled Needle Arts Studio where they share their knowledge and love of all fiber arts. The LW Culinary Club will be stationed in LW’s state-of-the art Teaching Kitchen, located in Room 9 off the lobby.

Other rooms in Clubhouse 3 will host LW’s emergency preparedness team, political clubs, card and game groups, singing and ethnic organizations. Space prevents all of them from being mentioned, but Tour Guides on the buses as well as the Clubhouse Ambassadors will lead you to all of the exhibits.

Nearly all clubs are raffling prizes so GRF will be giving away tote bags to the first 2,000 travellers, available at each clubhouse on the big day to haul away your loot.

Just behind Clubhouse 3 is the Library and the bookstore, which will host a free book giveaway. Plan to visit both after enjoying what Clubhouse 3 has to offer. Next on the tour is Clubhouse 4, host to the super sponsors and three excellent craft studios. Check the LW Weekly next week for details.

People can check out what materials and programs the Genealogy Library has to offer.

Clubhouse 3's state-of-the-art teaching kitchen will be open and manned by LW's new culinary club.