Hi , It looks like the rain is gone for a while, and it's going to be cold at night in the coming week. Okay, okay, "cold" is relative. Let's say that the low 40s and upper 30s is cold for
SoCal. Maybe not so much for the Mid-West and East. This "cold" should be with us for the next week or so. Stay warm Rossmoor! Thank You! We want to thank everyone who as signed up as a 2024 member of the RHA. And a very special THANKS goes out to those of you who have contributed anywhere from $4 to $150 extra
with your membership. Wow! That makes a huge impact and we greatly appreciate it. Our membership dues are our primary funding source and every member household counts. The more members, the more activities and awards we can put back into our community. Being a member is a win win for everyone. Please continue to support the RHA with your membership in 2024. There are a few things this week. Today is National Bird Day, our Rossmoor Farmers Market is happening on Thursday, the
County has free compost, and the Girls in STEM program starts next week. Details on all this and more below. OC Public Works Traffic Improvement Survey Wei Zhu from OC Public Works has requested that we (everyone in Rossmoor) share our opinion on the proposed traffic improvements
for the Montecito corridor. The survey is available here. There are additional details below and on our website.
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Rossmoor Red Cross Drive
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As we start a new year, we forward this call out of continuing need from the Red Cross, our partners in Rossmoor's monthly blood drives. From the Red Cross: The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage, so blood and
platelet donations are needed now to ensure lifesaving medical procedures are not delayed. Currently, the U.S. is facing the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years.
The Red Cross blood supply has fallen to critically low levels in recent weeks across the country. With blood products going to hospitals faster than blood donations are coming in, the Red Cross has had to limit distributions of some of the most transfused blood
types.
Additional challenges lie ahead as winter weather and seasonal respiratory illnesses like the flu and COVID-19 may compound the dire blood supply situation the nation currently faces.
Thank you Rossmoor for being a stellar example of a community coming together to fill a need. Since partnering with the Red Cross in
Rossmoor, our drive has generated 89 unique new donors (to the Red Cross), and 1239 total donors (including our monthly repeaters), who have given 1144 units, and helped save 3432 lives. Remember that the Red Cross will be at Rush Park on January 17th, and at present, there are 7 appointment slots still remaining, for those
wanting to participate.
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Ha, we can say, Happy Birdday Everybody! Our Rossmoor already has a small group of people who go on bird walks thru our neighborhood streets and parks, guided by an in-house expert on birds. While she might not consider herself an ornithologist, she has more bird knowledge than the average person would ever need - especially about the types and habits of our feathered friends in our community, and is incredibly entertaining. Professionally, she has introduced several kids to the love of birding, through her engaging classroom sessions. This is not a formal Our Rossmoor community activity, but rather, it is something that we just do. This is how many of our RHA group activities start out - like our Lights Celebration, the Rossmoor Walk & Talk, the Holiday Lights Bike Tour, and the Holiday Golf Cart Ride. Someone in Rossmoor has an idea and they kick it off. Build it and it will come. If the Bird Walk sounds like something you might try,
leave us note on here our contact page expressing your interest interest. We'll put you on our notification list letting you know when walking and watching our feathered friends activities happen
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OC Public Works Traffic Improvement Survey
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OCPW would like our involvement to help make a final decision on implementing the proposed changes. Please use this link to provide your input by January 31, 2024.
An
informational Town Hall meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, from 5:00-7:00 PM in the Rush Park Auditorium (3001 Blume Drive, Rossmoor, CA 90720). OCPW staff will be in attendance to answer any questions you may have regarding the survey.
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2024 Our Rossmoor Magazine |
2024 Our Rossmoor Magazine has arrived! And, along with it, your opportunity to join hundreds of your neighbors in becoming a 2024 member of the RHA. It's super easy - just go here and sign up. Our annual Our Rossmoor Magazine for 2024 covers the highlights of 2023 with a look forward into the fantastic year ahead - 2024! The RHA was honored by the Los Al Unified
School District with their Hero of the Heart award, we welcomed back the teachers and staff at our terrific schools, we welcomed Captain AJ Patella in as our new "police chief" as he became the captain of the OCSD's North Patrol and of course we celebrated the Class of 2023 with the annual Rossmoor Graduation Parade. It was a great year. Looking ahead we have a great set of events coming up including our quarterly shredding events on the last Saturday of January, April, July and October, the May Water Safety Program, our Graduation Parade celebrating the Class of 2024, the Rossmoor Family Festivals all summer long, our Candidates Forum right before ballots come out in October, and we'll cap the year with the
Rossmoor Christmas Lights Celebration and Winter Festival. It's already shaping up to be a fantastic 2024 here in Rossmoor! We want to thank our sponsors, Southland Credit Union, MJF Financial, and Kelly Laird
Smith for their support of the Association during 2023 and their continued support in 2024.
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Level up your science! The Youth Center's Girls in STEM program is returning January 17th with new workshops and a second workshop
time! Now available 4:30-5:30pm and 5:30pm-6:30pm, choose one that fits your schedule. This 10-week curriculum is only $40 and offers such a rewarding experience for girls in grades 2-5. Register here today, before the spaces are completely filled up.
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And Remember The Compost Time to create that New
Year’s resolution list! How about creating a new garden? For more information on small and large quantities of FREE compost and to schedule a pickup appointment in San Juan Capistrano or Irvine visit OCLandfills.com/compost We've flipped the calendar, and if our Christmas trees are not already down, they will need to be As we wind up Christmas, and tie a bow around 2023, here's the way we help CR&R manage the number of trees they collect, recycle, and mulch our holiday
greenery. And as much as we all love Christmas and our trees, remember that as trees dry, they become more flammable. Help protect your family and neighbors. Counting down to the New Year, 10....9....8....7.... Our Rossmoor. A great place to live since 1957 |
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