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A24 April 2022 • Community • www.lwca.com benefit of members/partners since 1987. Our portfolio achieved 22% growth in 2021. Every meeting (excluding May -October) features an education component designed to help you begin or supplement your skills as an investor. Members enjoy access to the resources and benefits derived from our affiliation with “myICLUB” and “Better Investing”. Non-members, new members, beginners and seasoned investors are always welcomed guests at our meetings. We meet the second Wednesday of each month October through April and additionally as needed over the summer. Our next meeting will be held via ZOOM and in the Theater (conditions permitting) Wednesday April 13 at 1PM AZ time. For more information or a meeting invitation contact Frank Jacoby ( frankjacoby4@gmail.com ). Leisure World PEO Group    Submitted by Gayle Butler    The PEO Group will hold their April meeting in the King Card room, Rec. 1.at 10:00 a.m., on Friday April 1. This will be a salad luncheon and the last meeting of the 2021-2022 season. The new officers were installed at the March meeting. Marta Troutman is the president for 2022-23 and will answer any questions new prospective members may have. She can be reached at 417-335-1033. Following the March meeting the Safari club arranged for the PEO’s to have lunch at Postino in Gilbert and to tour the Bashas Art Museum in Chandler. A big thank you to Pat Cuendet for all her hard work arranging interesting activities. The new board is busy planning the 2022-23 year for the Leisure World PEOs. All PEOs living in Leisure World are invited to attend and to join in the fun being planned. Leisure World Photography Club    Submitted by Bob Bennett    Wow, what a year we had! Some of us ventured out of our caves and attended in-person meetings in the theatre, but we included others by Zoom in a hybrid format. The Fall Art Show bounced back featuring 45 artists and 197 works of photography, painting and drawing, and 3-dimensional art. It was a great show, and it was great to be back! In January, we again tied in with the LW Foundation lecture series by displaying photographs capturing life in Arizona. About 400 residents enjoyed the presentation of travel photographer Roger Naylor. February brought the return of the Theme-Within-a-Theme Contest featuring “Street Scenes.” As with all our exhibits, it’s a great way to enjoy museum-quality art by your own neighbors! We added something new this year, live photo shoots in the Art Studio. Food was the favorite subject, but we also enjoyed others. We finished the season with a Photo Shoot to the Phoenix Highland Games in Gilbert on March 5th. Our participating members got some great shots and then enjoyed a delicious lunch at The Nook. The Leisure World Photography Club meets each Saturday (October thru March) from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. For more information or to join our club, visit https://www.lwphoto.club/. Leisure World Shalom Group     Submitted by Neesa Galanti     The Jewish holiday of Passover will be celebrated this month. The Shalom Group invites anyone with an interest to attend our Seder on Saturday evening, April 16. The Seder Service will be followed by a catered meal by Premier Catering and Jewish delicacies made by the ladies of the Shalom Group. The cost is $22 per person. If you would like more information or would like to make a reservation, please contact Leslie Galanti at 425-221-1956. Reservations and payment must be made no later than April 10. Anyone with an interest in Judaism is welcome to attend our meetings. The Shalom Group meets the 3rd Sunday evening of each month fromOctober thru May. Meetings are held in the Rec. 1 Club Room at 7 PM. There is always a short business meeting followed by an interesting program, refreshments and social time. Major Jewish Holidays are observed with special events and dinners. The group continues with summer activities, including a 4th of July Potluck and afternoon movies. The Shalom Group Torah Study meets on Monday mornings in the Anniversary Room at Rec 1. Anyone who is interested in this group is welcome to attend where the Old Testament is read and discussed. Please call Cindy Fowler for more information 602-221-2163. For more information about the Shalom Group, please call Neesa Galanti at 206-356-2727. LW Art Association      Submitted by Pat Billingsley      LeisureWorldArt Associationwould like to congratulate to all the winners of the Spring Art Show. We had over 40 artists participate and almost 200 entries. It was a successful show after two years of no shows. The detail of the winners is posted in the Art Studio. Thank you to all the volunteers and artists for all your hard work. The Art Association will hold its next monthly meeting on the second Thursday, April 14th at 3:00 p.m. A regular board meeting is held one hour prior. Each Friday morning from 9 am to 1 pm is Open Studio for painting. Everyone is welcome. The Art Studio is open daily but is also used for classes. Information for classes will be posted in the Art Studio and published via e-mail and the Post. There is also a calendar posted in the Studio with upcoming events. Sebastian will continue to teach watercolor classes every Tuesday afternoon. See information in the Art Studio and contact Sebastian to join classes. Please take time to sign up and join the LW Art Association for 2022. Forms can be found in the Art Studio. Membership is $20 per year. LW Chorus     Submitted by Bruce Collier     All over but the shouting! If you missed it, shame on you! Those that were there got an extra strong dose of music and patriotism. But as we return the music to our library, we’re already gearing up for the end of the year, holiday special… ‘Name’ to be submitted sometime in October, our goal is to give you the spirit to enjoy your most emotional post pandemic holiday of all time! In the meantime, if you feel like you want to join our merry group, warm up your pipes and then look for this column tomake a bold return in the fall, with all the details. Take care and have a melodically cool, safe summer! Music Therapy Class      Submitted by Vicki Noble      Our Leisure World Music Therapy Class is held twice each month year round, on the first and third Friday at 12:30 in the music room in Rec 2. The class is for caregivers and their loved ones with any form of dementia or Parkinson’s Disease. We’re so happy to sing our favorite old songs together, enjoy socializing, and ending with some sweet treats!! We have such talented and fun-loving music leaders who always lift our spirits and make us smile. As caregivers, you often miss being with others, especially those who face similar challenges, and understand the need for joining together for some uplifting fun. Share the class with other caregivers you know so we can all enjoy the benefits of music therapy together. Even if our loved ones can’t form a complete sentence, it is amazing how they will remember the words and tunes to the old songs we sing. Please join us this Friday at 12:30. See you there!! We also have a ZoomMusic Therapy Class every Friday from 10:00-11:30. The class includes people from all over the valley and their caregivers. It is a very fun music and activity-oriented class. These classes are a bright spot in our lives each week. If you want to join the Zoom class, call 480-369-1466, or email Vicki at vickmal7@ gmail.com , and she will send you the link each week. We hope you’ll try us out! Republican Club       Submitted by Diane Andersen     This club will be hosting many candidates in the coming months so everyone interested will be well prepared to vote in the 2022 Primary and General Elections. The club motto remains, Educate, Encourage and Inspire. The members have every intention of keeping those ideals alive. It is critical that every Republican/ Conservative get or stay involved in the important process of getting back to Making America Great Again. Please join us on Monday, April 18, 2022 at 7:00 pm in the Hopi/Pima at Recreation 2 for the regular monthly meeting. The guest speakers will be: Attorney General Mark Brnovich who is a candidate for U.S. Senate, Jerone Davison who is a candidate for the Congressional House seat in Congressional District 4, Steve Gaynor candidate for Governor and Abe Hamadeh candidate for Arizona Attorney General. Membership is $5 per person per year. Refreshments are free and a 50/50 drawing will be held. Your attendance will help you to be an educated voter. In the event you are new to Leisure World and would Clubs dale@garagefloorcoating.com www.garagefloorcoating.com Dale Gerstenberger Operations Manager Toll Free 877.324.2628 6040 E. Main St. | Suite 143 | Mesa, Arizona C 480.586.1835 O 602.579.2628 F 480.306.7478 www.garagefloorcoating.com CAUGHT ON CAMERA! Nancy Kritzmacher and Don Newman volunteering at 2022 Health and Wellness Expo. CAUGHT ON CAMERA! March 2022 Flea Market.