JIM DE BOOM -- Community & Clubs

COMEDY AT THE KITCHEN: Stand-up comedian Jeff Jenna will be the

featured entertainer at the first Comedy at the Kitchen, a fund-raiser

for the Someone Cares Soup Kitchen. It will be held Nov. 11. Guests, at

either a 5:30 or 8 p.m. seating, will dine on a dinner prepared by Golden

Truffle chef Alan Greeley, consisting of prime rib, double-baked potato,

fresh vegetables and a dessert from Balboa Dessert. The meal is served

before the hourlong comedy show, which will include Just Us, Orange

County’s best improv group. Tickets are $50, and include dinner, wine,

beer and soft drinks.

According to George Neureuther, development director for the soup

kitchen, proceeds from the comedy night will help to buy such necessities

as blankets, rain ponchos, caps, gloves and socks, as well as provide

Christmas dinner, toys for the children and holiday care package for the

adults. The soup kitchen was founded in 1986 with the belief that no one

should go to bed hungry. It serves more than 250 guests a day with a

nutritional meal.

The event will be held at the Someone Cares Soup Kitchen, 720 W. 19th

St. in Costa Mesa, and it requires the facility to undergo a make-over to

seat 120 guest at each show. Helping to make the event possible are the

Second Harvest Food Bank, Tim Kellar of Young’s Market, Dennis Baustam of

Sun Meat Co., Dan Hamilton of Balboa Dessert, Barbara Kohan of the Flower

Warehouse, United Rental, Crazy Shirts and Moe Taylor of Erickson

Designs.

Sponsorship opportunities are available at a variety of levels. For

tickets or more information, call Christa Heilig at (949) 675-1492 or

George Neureuther at (949) 548-8861.

NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE: Local Exchange Club members will participate

in the second annual National Day of Service, held in conjunction with

the national Make A Difference Day, which is being observed today across

America. This is a day for helping, caring and sharing to give back to

the community, said Exchange Club member Dave Easely. The Exchange Club

of Newport Harbor will borrow one of the Fun Zone Co. boats to take a

group of children from Orangewood Children’s Home on a tour of Newport

Harbor.

GRANTS TO TEACHERS: The Newport-Mesa Schools Foundation has begun its

2000-01 Grants to Teachers Program. Newport-Mesa Unified School District

teachers have been writing and submitting grants for the last month. The

final deadline for submission was Friday.

Now, copies of each grant will be distributed to carefully selected

people from our community. Dozens of these grant-readers, each studying

about 20 grants, will read and score every one. In February, the

grant-readers will meet to average the scores for all the grants. After

that, the foundation board will award the grants. The awards will be

presented at the foundation’s annual banquet in May. Individuals wishing

to support this worthy cause may send donations to the Newport-Mesa

Schools Foundation office at 1601-B 16th St., Newport Beach, CA 92660.

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

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

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

this 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 Orange County Supervisor Tom Wilson.

WEDNESDAY

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

Club, and the Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club will meet at the University

Athletic Club.

Noon -- The Orange Coast Exchange Club will meet at the Bahia

Corinthian Yacht Club for a business meeting, and Soroptimist

International Newport Harbor will meet at the Santa Ana Country Club for

a business meeting.

6 p.m. -- The Newport-Balboa Rotary Club will meet the Bahia

Corinthian Yacht Club to hear Martyn Hopper, state director of the

National Federation of Independent Business.

THURSDAY

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

meet at Mimi’s Cafe for a business meeting.

Noon -- The Kiwanis Club of Costa Mesa will meet at the Holiday Inn,

the Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club will meet at the Bahia

Corinthian Yacht Club to hear Charles Wiley of the Allied Educational

Foundation on accuracy in the media, the Exchange Club of Newport Harbor

will meet at the Riverboat Restaurant for a business meeting, and the

Newport Irvine Rotary Club will meet at the Irvine Marriott Hotel.

COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published Saturdays in the Daily Pilot. Send your

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

jdeboom@aol.com or by mail to 2082 S.E. Bristol, Suite 201, Newport

Beach, CA 92660-1740.