COMMUNITIES & CLUBS -- jim de boom

DIVERSITY FAIRE: The sixth annual Religious Diversity Faire will be

held from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at the UCI Student Center with TV

personality Bob Abernethy of PBS’s “Religion and Ethics Newsweekly” as

the featured speaker. Some 30 workshops will be offered during the

afternoon, along with a variety of exhibits from many faith traditions.

The event, with a goal “to promote respect, understanding and

appreciation among the many faith traditions in our communities,” is

sponsored by UCI, The Alliance for Spiritual Community and the National

Conference for Community and Justice. Attendees will be able to learn

about the roots and visions of four Christian denominations -- Episcopal,

Lutheran, Methodist and Presbyterian -- as well as the non-Western

traditions of Jain, Vedanta, Sufi, Shi’a and Soroastrina faiths, and

everything in between, before and after. It is an experience you won’t

find elsewhere.

I have attended the Diversity Faire in the past and it is a great

opportunity to learn about other faith traditions while strengthening

your beliefs in your own faith. The cost is $15 at the door and more

information can be obtained by calling (949) 661-3087.

IT’S NOT TOO EARLY: Contributions can still be made to the Someone

Cares Soup Kitchen to help provide Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for

1,000 people. Merle Hatleberg, founder and director, said they “provide a

free dinner to those who need a helping hand right now -- the working

poor, the homeless, the senior citizens, the mentally challenged and, of

course, most important of all -- the children.” While the economy is good

for most of us, it’s time to reach into our pocket and share with the

less fortunate of our community. Contributions in any amount may be sent

to SCSK, P.O. Box 11267, Costa Mesa, 92627.

CLUB NEWS: Members of the Costa Mesa-Orange Coast Breakfast Lions

Club are mourning the death of longtime treasurer Reg Roberts, who died

of a heart attack. The club has made a contribution in his memory to the

Harvest Crusade, as suggested by the family. Condolences to Reg’s wife,

Dorothy, and the family.

WORTH REPEATING: From the newsletter of the Newport Beach-Corona

del Mar Kiwanis Club, the Scuttlebutt ... “If you want your children to

keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their

shoulders.”

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK: Want to get more involved in your

community, make new friends, network, or to give something back to your

community? Try a service club! You are invited to attend a club meeting

this coming week. Many clubs will buy your first guest meal for you.

TUESDAY -- 7:30 a.m.: The Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club meets at the

Balboa Bay Club. 6:30 p.m.: The Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club will

meet at the Costa Mesa Golf & Country Club.

WEDNESDAY -- 7:15 a.m.: The South Coast Metro Rotary Club will meet at

the Center Club. Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club meets at the University

Athletic Club. Noon: The Exchange Club of Orange Coast meets at the

Newport Beach Yacht Club. 6 p.m.: The Newport Balboa Rotary meets at the

Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for the annual Paul Harris Dinner.

THURSDAY -- 7 a.m.: The Costa Mesa Orange Coast Breakfast Lions Club

meets at Mimi’s Cafe for a Veteran’s Day program -- A Time to Remember.

Noon: Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach-Corona del Mar meets at the Bahia

Corinthian Yacht Club to hear Ed Brown, a survivor of the U.S. battleship

Indianapolis, who will discuss the War in the Pacific. The Exchange Club

of Newport Harbor meets at the Riverboat Restaurant to hear Allan Beek

and Richard Luehrs discuss the “Greenlight” initiative. The

Newport-Irvine Rotary Club meets at the Irvine Marriott to honor Police

Officer of the Year, David Bylington. The Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club meets

at the Holiday Inn to hear about the Boy Scouts.

* COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published every Saturday in the Daily Pilot. Send

your service club’s meeting information by fax to (949) 660-8667, e-mail

to o7 jdeboom@aol.comf7 or by mail to 2082 S.E. Bristol, Suite 201,

Newport Beach 92660-1740.