LUCERNE >> Thrive Lake County and Marymount California University will co-host a second “Happiness Town Hall” at the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center from 7 to 8 p.m. on July 24.
Organizations and community residents are invited to contribute during the meeting.
The meeting will be a follow-up to the March 18 Showcase on Happiness meeting. Marymount University representatives will present a summary report based on the data from the March 18 meeting and will formally request interested parties to participate in a community advisory group, which will work on implementing the Happiness Index Project (HIP).
HIP explores the concept of happiness and its role as a true measure of community prosperity. It is the first step toward considering the economics of happiness within Lake County community-wide planning processes, according to Carol Cole-Lewis.
“Lake County has so many assets — our deep sense of community, beautiful landscapes, clean air, quality of life, high volunteerism — to name a few,” Denise Rushing, District 3 supervisor, said. “These assets are not considered when assessing our community using the traditional measure of economic measurement. Establishing a happiness or well-being index is important, as it would enable us to attract more of what we want and avoid what we don”t want. Additionally, it would help us assess ahead of time how any proposed action would impact Lake County”s total well-being, not just those attributes measured by dollars and cents.”
For information about the town hall, email Cole-Lewis at ccolelewis@thrivelakecounty.org. For information about Thrive Lake County, visit www.thrivelakecounty.org. For information about Marymount California University, visit www.marymountcalifornia.edu.
The Lucerne Alpine Senior Center is located at 3985 Country Club Drive in Lucerne.
