[rha] Farmers Market, Blood Drive, Senior Food & Shredding 😀

Published: Wed, 01/11/23

The rain has cleared out and we should have sunny skies and nice mid- to upper-60's temps today through Friday.

The rain will be back over the weekend and it looks like it will continue into Monday before clearing out. We are in a wet weather pattern for at least another week or so. Beyond that it's too soon to tell. The good news is that the reservoirs and lakes are getting some desperately needed water.

Step Off The Sidelines...

The start of the new year marks National Blood Donor Month – a time to celebrate those who generously roll up a sleeve. As the busy holiday season winds down and the threat of severe winter weather and seasonal illness continue to rise, January can be a tough time for donors to make and keep appointments. That’s why we’ve teamed up with Pro Football Hall of Famer and blood donor Peyton Manning and the NFL to encourage you to step off the sidelines and resolve to donate blood or platelets.

Those who come to give blood, platelets or plasma in January will be automatically entered to win a trip for two to Super Bowl LVII in Arizona

Our next Rossmoor Red Cross Blood Drive is on Wednesday, January 18th @ Rush Park - Appointments start at 9:00 a.m.

Rossmoor Farmers Market - Thursday

The Rossmoor Farmers Market is back this week. Let's welcome our market vendors back to Rossmoor with a good turn out. Stop by for some dinner, a coffee or to just catch up with friends after the holidays.

New Vendor Alert: Flaming Fire Fish

Click to their site and check out the menu and some of their great videos on Instagram. Get there early, we wouldn't be surprised to see them sell out on their first day.

Good times.

Did you see this?

Senior Grocery Program 

Every Tuesday, from now until June, the Los Alamitos Community Center is hosting their Senior Grocery Program (ages 50+). No registration or income requirements. Just bring your own grocery bag! Additional details here

There’s no question that the pandemic has been hard on children, whether or not their schools have reopened. A flood of research in recent months has found alarming spikes in depression and anxiety among children and their parents.

Parents in our wonderful community reached out to us for help so we designed a program that can improve mental health for our youth.

View U program provides opportunities for youth to use their time in positive ways, identify and cope with problems, build self-esteem, peer leadership skills, bullying prevention activities, and mentorship opportunities. This program will serve more than 500 youth annually.

View U, is a program designed to connect and empower youth through interactive therapeutic workshops, and provide them opportunities to look deeper into themselves, learn more positive lifestyles, and enhance their capacity to make healthier life choices.

If you have a 6th to 8th grade student, consider plugging them into the View U program. Connecting with their peers is a very good thing.

It's Time to Renew Your RHA Membership for 2023

It's that time of year for us to remind you that it’s time to renew your RHA Membership for 2023. A big thank you to all of you that have already renewed or joined for 2023. It makes a big difference to us that you support the RHA. Thank you!

Renewing is super easy to do: Just click here and complete the online application and you’re done for the year. If you’d rather complete a paper application and mail it to us, that’s okay too: Here’s a link here to download the application.