JIM DE BOOM -- Community & Clubs

JOURNEY THROUGH CULTURAL INDIA: Project Deaf India, supported by the

Newport-Balboa Rotary Club and India Medical Doctors, will present a

fund-raiser at Orange Coast College Robert B. Moore Theater Sept. 9.

A program of classical, folk theater and ritual dances will be

presented by Mysore Nagaraj and Group from Bangalore, India and the

internationally famous Natya Institute of Kathak & Choreography.

C.J. Jones -- founder of Sign World T.V., producer, director,

comedian, and internationally known deaf entertainer -- will present a

short program for the deaf.

Project Deaf India was launched jointly by the Newport-Balboa Rotary

Club and the Rotary Club of Mysore, India to provide the poor deaf

children with communication skills including sign language, lip-reading

and speech. Gallaudet University of Washington, D.C. provided teachers

who went to India as rotary volunteers. The project also included the

purchase of a van and equipment for early diagnosis of deafness.

The evening begins with a buffet dinner and exhibits from 5:30 to 7

p.m. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Reserved seats are $40 each,

general admission $30 and children 12 and under $20.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact fund-raiser

chairman Rotarian Dr. Raj Desai at (949) 496-6321 or the Newport-Balboa

Rotary Club office at (949) 660-8665 Ext. 2.

CARIBANA 2000: The Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will hold its

annual fund-raiser, Caribana 2000, from 6 to 10 p.m. on Sept. 9 at

Village Crean to raise money to support a variety of activities. The

$100-per-person ticket includes valet parking; an open bar; a Caribbean

feast of grilled meats and seafood; a steel drum band; dancing; Caribbean

dance review; and a silent and live auction.

Proceeds will provide scholarships for Back Bay High School graduates,

educational programs for Boy Scouts, facility improvements for the Sea

Scout base, books for Newport-Mesa and Orange County schools and

financial assistance for Olive Crest Homes for Abuse Children, Parent

Help USA, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, the Tijuana Free

Eye Clinic and the El Salvador Prosthesis Clinic.

Attendance is limited and early response is urged. For tickets, send

your check made payable to Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club, P.O. Box

8113, Newport Beach, CA 92660.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS: Ed Rennie, sponsored by Bob

Silver, joined the Newport-Balboa Rotary Club. Diego Olivieri, sponsor by

Joel Carlson, joined the Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club.

WORTH REPEATING: From the Scuttlebutt, the publication of the Newport

Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club -- “Most people who are lucky have

earned it.”

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS COMING 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: 7:15 a.m. -- The Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will meet

at the Balboa Bay Club to hear Robert Gilliland discuss flying the

world’s fastest airplanes. 6:30 p.m. -- The Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor

Lions Club will meet at Costa Mesa Golf and Country Club.

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

the Center Club. Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club will meet at the University

Athletic Club. 6:00 p.m. -- The Newport-Balboa Rotary Club will meet at

the Sport Museum, 100 Newport Center Drive, for a tour of the

4,000-square-foot facility, returning to the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club

at 7 p.m. for dinner.

THURSDAY: 7:15 a.m. -- The Costa Mesa Orange Coast Breakfast Lions

Club will meet at Mimi’s Cafe for a business meeting. Noon -- Kiwanis

Club of Costa Mesa will meet at the Holiday Inn. Newport Beach-Corona del

Mar Kiwanis Club will meet at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club. The

Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will meet at the Riverboat Restaurant for

a ladies’ luncheon with program by Charlie and Eleanor Anderson. The

Newport Irvine Rotary Club will meet at the Irvine Marriott for craft

talks by Jim Lucas, Bob Ramsey and Bob Bartels. 6 p.m. -- The Exchange

Club of Orange Coast will meet at The Raft Restaurant for the annual

installation dinner.

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, CA 92660-1740.