JIM DE BOOM -- Community & Clubs

LIONS INSTALL NEW OFFICERS: Irwin Kinney has been installed as

president of the Costa Mesa-Orange Coast Breakfast Lions Club for

2001-02, replacing Ron DeGeare who had served a two-year term. Serving

with Kinney are George Wine, Jim Ballinger and Tim Richey, vice

presidents; Marvin Kravitz, secretary/treasurer, who will be assisted by

Jess Bequette; Jim Shaffer and Jim Wagner are the Tail Twisters; Ted

Marinos and Ray Ott are the Lion Tamers; Mike Giddings, Walden Hughes,

Eric Anderson and Everett Brace, directors; and Jim Ballinger, bulletin

editor. District Governor-Elect Dave Stewart served as the installing

officer at the club meeting held in conjunction with the Ladies Night

Social.

Out-going President DeGeare presented Lions of the Year Awards to Mike

Giddings and Irwin Kinney. Jess Bequette received a plaque from Central

Orange Region Chair Jim North for serving as Boy Scout Committee chair

for two years while certificates of appreciation were presented to Sandra

Hughes, Sarah Kinney, Judy Wines and Jacque Kravitz and members Jim

Ballinger, Jim Wagner, Jess Bequette, Ray Ott, George Wines, Eric

Anderson, Tim Richey, Ted Marinos, Marvin Kravtiz, Bob Walker, Phil

Hughes and Walden Hughes. Congratulations to all.

CONVENTION REPORT: Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club

President-Elect Vance Thompson returned from the Kiwanis International

Convention in Taipei, Taiwan, which was held June 23-26 with some 10,000

delegates from 1,545 clubs in attendance. Thompson noted the trip took

nearly 24 hours to travel to Taiwan, and he was impressed with the beauty

and cleanliness of Taipei and the warm and enthusiastic reception he

received. While at the convention, he participated in district caucuses,

house of delegates and various seminars. Thompson reported that he was

inspired by the worldwide work that Kiwanis is doing and particularly the

new program Kiwanis has started to protect children from media violence.

Now, Thompson and his fellow club members will focus on final plans

for their major fund-raiser, the Pacific Coast Triathlon, set for July

22. Look in the pages of the Daily Pilot for triathlon information and

application forms.

CLUB IN FORMATION: Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club member Charles Markel is

seeking to form a Kiwanis Breakfast Club in the City of Irvine and is

looking to identify prospective members. If you work in Irvine and live

in Costa Mesa or Newport Beach, Markel would like to talk to you. What a

great way to start a day by attending an inspiring Kiwanis Club meeting

and be a part of the charter membership of the new club. Markel can be

reached at (949) 642-6438.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS: Marcia Stone, sponsored by

Lucy Walther, joined the Rotary Club of Newport-Irvine, and Robert

Dressler, sponsored by Jess Bequette, joined the Costa Mesa-Orange Coast

Breakfast Lions Club.

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK: Who did you help this week? Don’t

have an answer for that question? Try helping your community and the

world through a service club. You are invited to attend a club meeting

this week. Many clubs will buy your first guest meal.

MONDAY

6:30 p.m.: The Harbor Mesa Lions Club will meet at Zubies Restaurant.

TUESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will meet at Five

Crowns Restaurant.

6:30 p.m.: The Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club will meet at the

Costa Mesa Golf and Country Club.

WEDNESDAY

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

Club (o7 https://www.southcoastmetrorotary.orgf7 ) 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.

5:30 p.m.: The Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa will meet at the Bahia

Corinthian Yacht for a craft talk by new Rotarian Judy Brown (o7

https://www.newportbalboa.orgf7 ).

THURSDAY

7 a.m.: The Costa Mesa-Orange Costa Breakfast Lions Club will meet at

Mimi’s Cafe for the official visit by District Gov. Dave Stewart.

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, the Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will meet at

the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum for a presentation by the Search for

Talent winners Riana and Audrey Pahmer, and the Newport Irvine Rotary

Club will meet at the Irvine Marriott for a program on “Another Look at

Economics” (o7 https://www.nirotary.orgf7 ).

* 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 St., Suite 201,

Newport Beach 92660-1740.