Nearly a third of the people in Laguna Beach are over 60. At Laguna Beach Seniors, we work with other nonprofits and the City to provide programs and services that promote independence, wellness, and community. At the Susi Q -- our long-awaited new home -- we also have a warm and welcoming place to live it up and learn to ride the "age wave."
AT OUR JUNE, 2006, MEMBERSHIP MEETING, MAYOR ELIZABETH PEARSON (CENTER) WAS SURROUNDED BY SIX LBS BOARD PRESIDENTS. VIRGINIA SCHOTT (FAR LEFT) LED THE AGENCY IN ITS EARLY YEARS AND FOR MANY YEARS THEREAFTER. IN THE LATE 1990S, LOUISE BUCKLEY (FRONT, RIGHT) WAS A VIGOROUS ADVOCATE FOR A SENIOR CENTER AND REMAINS ACTIVE ON THE BOARD. HER SUCCESSOR, MARTHANN NEWTON, (PARTIALLY HIDDEN) LAUNCHED THE PROJECT SENIOR CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. SKIPPER LYNN (AT LEFT) CARRIED ON THIS EFFORT. PAULINE WALPIN (FAR RIGHT) WORKED WITH THE CITY TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR A JOINT SENIOR/COMMUNITY CENTER. SHE WAS SUCCEEDED BY LEE ANDERSEN WHO, AS VICE-PRESIDENT, LED THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR OUR JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. LEE WAS SUCCEEDED BY CHRIS QUILTER, THE SECOND OF THE THE FOUR "SONS OF SUSI Q," IN 2007.