As we enter the holiday season, your Board of Directors have a busy schedule ahead of them. Speaking of holidays, we will be pulling together plans for our annual holiday luncheon which will be on December 2nd. This is always a wonderful time to gather with your Village friends and celebrate another successful year for the Tierrasanta Village of San Diego.

December is an important month for us financially, as well. I will be sending out a letter in early November to kick off our Annual Donor Appeal. We are blessed to have many generous members who contribute each year. Our Village is an active one as we respond to the needs of members. Our dues have remained at their current level for many years. The success of our Annual Appeal is the primary reason we have been able to keep them where they are. Please think about the impact TVSD has on your life and be as generous as possible.

The Board will be attending their annual retreat on November 14 this year. We have a busy agenda planned as we attempt to understand the future needs of our members and put plans in place to effectively provide services that respond. We will be reviewing our Strategic Plan to assure we are on track, and to make any adjustments deemed appropriate. Board succession will be an extremely important topic of discussion. Our current President, Vice President and Immediate Past President have all agreed to remain in their current position until June 1, 2025. This is good news, as it allows us to plan a smooth transition. We will be meeting with some members to discuss our future leadership needs, answer questions, and encourage them to participate in a leadership role some day. We have a meeting scheduled for November 13. If you have not been invited and are interested in learning more, please let me know.

We will be deciding how best to activate the Advisory Board our Strategic Plan calls for. We envision inviting members within the San Diego community who have experience working with senior populations to join this Board. We expect they will offer our Board of Directors guidance to help us build stronger connections within the community. We are excited that we have already successfully recruited Gretchen Veihl, of Elder Care of San Diego.

The Board will review the results of our member survey asking about the future service needs required by members. With this information, we hope to  pull together a plan that will provide the services identified in the survey. 

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” 
- Ghandi.