COMMUNITY & CLUBS -- Jim de Boom

BENEFIT FOR NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT DISASTER RELIEF FUND: Well-known

Corona del Mar photographer John Blom will take color photos of children

on an antique firetruck supplied by the by Newport Beach Fire Department

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Grant Howald Park, at 5th and Marguerite

avenues in Corona del Mar, across from the Oasis Senior Center parking

lot.

In exchange for a $10 contribution, donors will receive a 5-by-7-inch

color print of their child on the firetruck. Please add $1 per extra

child in the photograph. God Bless America T-shirts sponsored by

California Federal Bank in Corona del Mar will be available for a $10

donation, and the Newport Beach Fire Department will sell wrist bracelets

to support the relief fund.

All of the money contributed will be sent to the New York Fire

Department Sept.. 11 Disaster Relief Fund via the Newport Beach Fire

Department. This is a great opportunity to make a donation to this worthy

cause and get a treasured memory in return. For more information, call

John Blom (949) 675-3130 or reach him by e-mail at

jlbphotography@earthlink.net

HIS SERVICE WILL BE MISSED: Longtime Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club member

Bill Thompson, who passed away last week, will be missed, as will his

service to the community and his club, said past President Charles

Markel. Thompson was born in Hawaii, graduated from Cal State Berkley in

1936, married his sweetheart Mary, had two children, and at the time of

his retirement several years ago owned and operated Hickory Farm in South

Coast Plaza. While active in business and during retirement, Thompson was

a member of Kiwanis.

For more than 10 years, Thompson was a volunteer at Share Our Selves,

involving Kiwanis Club members as well with the Meal on Wheels program.

“He was the most successful interclub chairman the club ever had,”

said Wayne Crawford, past president. “He held this job, and the club met

all the interclub goals during this period. He wheeled, begged, pleaded

and persuaded to the point that we had 100% interclub participation.”

Thompson received a Hixon Award from Kiwanis International (the

highest award from Kiwanis) for contributions toward Iodine Deficiency

Disorder and was involved with the UC Irvine basketball program as a

supporter and contributor to the program since he moved to Regency Point

in Irvine about 10 years ago with his wife.

“He was a real gentlemen in the true sense of the word, and I feel it

was a privilege to have known him,” adds Crawford.

DRUG COURT: Rotarian S.T.D. Lucas presented a $250 check from the

Rotary Club of Newport Beach Sunrise to the Harbor Justice Center judge

who presides over the Drug Court. Six individuals graduated from the

16-month program Nov. 2 in a ceremony attended by members of the Rotary

Club who have supported the program since its inception.

LEARN ABOUT SERVICE OPPORTUNITY: The Virginia Castle Auxiliary of the

Assistance League of Newport-Mesa will hold an informational open house

and coffee from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at the Assistance League offices,

2220 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. According to Rosemarie Herold, this will

be an opportunity to learn about the variety of community services the

league provides and how you can become a member. For more information,

call (949) 759-0809.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS: Robin Barnes, sponsored by

George Wines, joined the Costa Mesa-Orange Coast Breakfast Lions Club.

Worth Repeating: From “Thought for the Day” provided by Greg Kelley of

the Newport-Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council -- “Outstanding leaders go out

of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people

believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish. High

expectations are the key to everything.” -- Sam Walton

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK: Upset by what happened on Sept. 11?

Want to make a difference in the world and our community? Try helping

your community and the world through a service club. You are invited to

attend a club meeting this week.

TUESDAY:

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

Crowns Restaurant for a program on digital imaging and photography by

Ralph Linhardt.

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

Costa Mesa Country Club.

WEDNESDAY:

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

Club (https://:www.southcoastmetrorotary.org), and the Newport Harbor

Kiwanis Club will meet at the University Athletic Club.

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

Corinthian Yacht Club to hear author and Harvard lecturer Frederick

Andreson discuss “Russia Today” (https://www.newportbalboa.org).

THURSDAY:

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

Mimi’s Cafe.

Noon: The Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club will meet at the Holiday Inn; the

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

Corinthian Yacht Club for a program by Sharon Blakely, Whittier School

principal; the Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will meet at the Newport

Harbor Nautical Museum for “One Nation Under God”

(https://www.nhexchangeclub.com); and the Newport-Irvine Rotary Club will

meet at the Irvine Marriott for a visit by District Governor Rod Eide

(https://www.nirotary.org).

* 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 St.,

Suite 201, Newport Beach, CA 92660-1740.