Community & Clubs -- Jim de Boom

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Since the beginning of the school year, we have

been encouraging Daily Pilot readers to become mentors at three local

elementary schools, where 2,000 limited-English-speaking children need

help in learning to read by the age of 9. We have encouraged you to be a

volunteer mentor at Pomona, Whittier and Wilson elementary schools or

through the Shalimar Learning Center.

Here are the Shalimar volunteers at the Whittier after school learning

center: Bobbe Ross from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church; Carrie Takushi

from Newport Mesa Christian Center; Christine Rodriques, Sheri Yamasaki

and Audra Thurman from Vanguard University; Jud Ostle, a UC Irvine

student; Brittney Shifflet, Martha Zamora and Laura Zamora from Edison

High School; Jose Prado from Estancia High School; and Angie Perryman,

Gary Boelzner, John Linnert, Linda Horton, Nick Linnert and Renee

Ludbrook, who are friends of other volunteers.

The volunteers at the Shalimar Teen Center include Katie Brooks and

Jeff Fitzpatrick from Newport Mesa Christian Center; David Myers from

Rock Harbor; Sam Anderson, William Bandaruk, Terry Bandaruk, Janet

Barkawi, Don Farmer, Bert Hemenover, Harian Isaak, Steve LaZarr, Roger

Riley, Ray Rockoff, Wendy Sanders, Monique Sandhu, Paul Schoettinger,

Dennis Stick, Floyd Thompson and Kristina Wright from St. Andrew’s; Joan

Donahue and Ann Obegi from St. Joachim Catholic Church; Melanie Aves from

St. Marks Presbyterian Church; Paul Kelly and Ray San Vicente from Sts.

Simon and Jude Catholic Church; Estrellita Chang, David Chou, Eric

Corrales, Linda Enomoto, Ken Floyd, Anna Han, Sara Henderson, Christine

Ip, Grace Kamine, Sandy Kim, Christy Ko, Emily Kulin, Diana Lofti,

Katherine Mah, Anna Martinez, Megan Minor, Kristina Reyes, David Shynn

and Sarah Swancutt from UCI; Kit Kushin, Marc Mastriano, Amber Mueller,

Melissa Ramirez and Kara Townsend from Vanguard University; Brian Baker,

Sherry Bass, Jeb Kraul, Carol Leighton, Gene Mason, Sally Purdy, Steve

Silverman, Steve Robinson and Polly Stanbridge, who are friends of other

volunteers.

It doesn’t make a difference if you are 16 or 70, there is a child who

needs you to help them learn to read so they can be successful citizens

of the United States in the future. You can help by donating one hour a

week to mentor a child. We have some 2,000 children in first, second and

third grades in three Westside schools who need mentors. They need you.

To volunteer at Pomona Elementary School, call (949) 515-6980, at

Whittier Elementary School, call (949) 515-6898; and at Wilson Elementary

School, call (949) 515-6995, Ext. 3209. To volunteer at the Shalimar

Learning Center after-school program, call (949) 646-5797.

SHARING THE PROCEEDS: At its Monday meeting, Harbor Mesa Lions will

present local charities with annual allocations of funds raised during

the last year. Recipients are organizations such as Westside Boys & Girls

Club, Someone Cares Soup Kitchen, SOS Free Medical and Dental Clinic,

Orange Coast Child Care Center, Project LOOK, Orange Coast Interfaith

Shelter, Youth Employment Services, Blind Children’s Learning Center,

Women Helping Women, Lions District 4 L4 Sight and Hearing Foundation,

Beep Baseball and Lions Wilderness Camp.

The Harbor-Mesa Lions Club was able to raise more than $7,500 this

year at its various fund-raising events. These included a casino night,

spaghetti dinner, garage sale and a chili cook-off. Some of the funds

provided school supplies and American flags for students at Whittier

Elementary School, a donation to the World Trade Center Disaster Fund and

assistance to a needy family for Christmas. Monday’s meeting will take

place at 6:30 p.m. at the Costa Mesa Country Club.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS: Chuck Spence and Bill

Carpenter joined the Exchange Club of Newport Harbor. Jane Freeman joined

the Exchange Club of the Orange Coast.

WORTH REPEATING: From Thought for the Day by Greg Kelley of the

Newport-Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council: “It is by what we ourselves have

done, and not by what others have done for us, that we shall be

remembered in after ages.” -- Francis Wayland

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK: Looking for a way to answer

President Bush’s call to donate 4,000 hours in service to your neighbors

and country as we try to make America a better place to live? Try helping

your community through a service club. You are invited to attend a club

meeting this week to learn more about service clubs. Most clubs will buy

your first meal for you as you get acquainted with them. Here is this

week’s meeting schedule:

MONDAY

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

Country Club.

TUESDAY

7:30 a.m. The 40-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will meet at

Five Crowns Restaurant for a program by George Grupe called “The Grateful

Generation.”

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 20-member South Coast Metro Rotary Club will meet at

the Center Club (www.southcoastmetrorotary.org), and the Newport Harbor

Kiwanis Club will meet at the University Athletic Club.

Noon: The 35-member Exchange Club of the Orange Coast will meet at a

location to be announced.

5:30 p.m.: The 60-member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa will meet at

the Newport Beach Police Department for a tour, with dinner at Gina’s

Pizza in Irvine to follow (o7 www.newportbalboa.orgf7 ).

THURSDAY

7 a.m.: The 20-plus member Costa Mesa-Orange Coast Breakfast Lions

Club will meet at Mimi’s Cafe.

Noon: The 50-member Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club will meet at the Holiday

Inn (www.kiwanis.org/club/costamesa), the Newport Beach-Corona del Mar

Kiwanis Club will participate in an InterClub meeting with Costa Mesa

Kiwanis Club, the 80-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will meet at

the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum for a business meeting, the 100-member

Newport-Irvine Rotary Club will meet at the Irvine Marriott to hear John

Kendall present a program called “A Visit with Mr. Lincoln”

(www.nirotary.org).

* 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, CA 92660-1740.