* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in...

* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the Daily Pilot. For

information on adding your organization to this list, call (949)

574-4298.

Academic Year in America

Costa Mesa families can host a German student and earn up to

$1,000 toward a number of travel abroad programs. Danielle Carpino,

(800) 322-HOST.

American Cancer Society

The Orange County Region of the American Cancer Society seeks

office volunteers. The society is also seeking volunteers to answer

calls for the unit’s Helpline InfoCenter. (949) 261-9446.

Discovery Shop

The American Cancer Society Discovery Shop needs unwanted goods,

such as clothing, furniture, jewelry, accessories, antiques and

collectibles, to fund the society’s research, education and patient

services programs. The goods may be dropped off at 2600 E. Coast

Highway, Corona del Mar (949) 640-4777.

American Home Health Hospice Program

The American Home Health Hospice Program needs volunteers to give

emotional support to terminally ill patients and their families in

the greater Orange County area. Training is provided. (714) 550-0800

or (800) 540-2545.

American Red Cross, Orange County chapter

The chapter needs volunteers to address community groups about Red

Cross services and to act as liaisons with the media in disaster and

emergency situations. Lynn Howes, (714) 481-5376.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport-Mesa

The three area clubs need volunteer coaches and arts and crafts

teachers. (949) 642-2245.

Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse

The playhouse needs volunteers for ushering, backstage work,

mailings, typing, controlling lights and many other duties. (949)

650-5269.

Big Brothers, Big Sisters

The local chapter is looking for men and women older than 20 who

have lived in Orange County for at least six months and have been on

the job for at least three months to serve as big brothers or big

sisters for children ages 6 to 16 from single-parent homes. (714)

544-7773.

Costa Mesa Historical Society

The society collects information, photos and artifacts relating to

the history of Costa Mesa and the harbor area. Volunteers are needed

for clerical tasks and computer input. (949) 631-5918.

Costa Mesa Literacy Council

The Costa Mesa Literacy Center needs volunteer tutors to teach

English as a second language. People who want to learn English as a

second language are also encouraged to call. Call to register. (714)

435-3310 or (714) 545-3445.

Costa Mesa MS Self-Help Group

The Orange County chapter of the national Multiple Sclerosis

Society has started a new self-help group in Costa Mesa for people

newly diagnosed or with minimal symptoms of multiple sclerosis, or

both. The group will meet at 11 a.m. the first Tuesday of every

month. (949) 650-7659.

Costa Mesa Police Department

Seniors 55 and older are invited to help staff the Westside

substation. Volunteers are asked to work two four-hour daytime shifts

per week and are responsible for answering phones, bicycle

registration, fingerprinting, data entry and assisting with other

citywide projects. Seniors who can speak both Spanish and English are

also needed. Call for an application. Fred Gaeckler, (714) 754-5208.

Costa Mesa Senior Center

The multipurpose senior services facility at the corner of 19th

Street and Pomona Avenue seeks volunteers who can greet members and

the public at the front desk and volunteers for the Resource

Department with Excel computer experience and sharp telephone skills.

The Senior Meals program also needs people to deliver meals to homes.

(949) 645-2356.

Costa Mesa Senior Corp.

The nonprofit organization at the Costa Mesa Senior Center is

looking for new board members. The fund-raising and policymaking

board needs volunteers who will participate in monthly meetings,

occasional committee meetings and special projects. Candidates should

have connections in Costa Mesa and surrounding communities and an

interest in serving the community by helping seniors. (949) 645-2356,

Ext. 16.

Court-Appointed Special Advocates

Volunteers are needed to serve as advocates for abused, neglected

and abandoned children. Volunteers work one on one with a child for

three hours a week. (714) 663-9034.

Crisis Assistance Program Inc.

The nonprofit organization is seeking volunteers for its expanding

trauma response program. Some volunteers assist law enforcement,

firefighters and emergency-type responders by providing emotional

first aid and support to injured or traumatized people. Other

volunteers provide dispatch and office support. No experience is

necessary. Training will be provided. (949) 588-1414.

Dispute Resolution Services

Volunteer mediators, case specialists and outreach assistants are

needed to help in a variety of mediation cases. Bilingual language

skills are needed for office volunteers and for mediators. (949)

250-0488.

Easter Seals

Easter Seals needs volunteers for ongoing clerical work and to

help in programs for children with disabilities and in special

events. (714) 834-1111.

Environmental Nature Center

Volunteer trail guides are needed to help visitors learn about

their environment. (949) 645-8489.

FISH -- Mobile Meals

Call (949) 642-6060 to help Friends in Service to Humanity assist

with the Mobile Meals

program and provide ongoing emergency assistance to those in need.

Both always seek volunteer assistance in a variety of areas. (949)

645-8050.

Friends of the Newport Beach Library

The book store needs book donations for book sales. Good quality

children’s and nonfiction books are especially needed. They may be

left at any of the branch libraries --Balboa, Mariners or Corona del

Mar, or in the special book closet next to the Friends Book Store at

1000 Avocado Ave. Volunteers are needed to staff the used book store

that is inside the entrance of the Central Library. Volunteers must

be members of the Friends of the Library and are asked to work one

three-hour shift per month. (949) 759-9667.

Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts of Orange County needs volunteers to be trained as

troop leaders, serve on special committees and give lectures,

demonstrations or classes. (714) 979-7900.

Girls Inc. of Orange County

Volunteers are needed to offer educational and enrichment

opportunities for girls and boys. (949) 646-7181.

Human Options

The organization shelters, counsels and educates abused women and

children. It is looking for volunteers. (949) 737-5242, Ext. 24.

Jewish Family Service of Orange County

Volunteers are needed for Project Caring, which provides

socialization and cultural experiences and Shabbat and holiday

celebrations to the Jewish residents and others at Fairview

Developmental Center in Costa Mesa. Volunteers will “adopt” a

facility to provide programming of Jewish content to the residents on

a monthly basis and will be required to take a TB test and undergo a

fingerprinting background check. Volunteers are needed to provide

comfort and support to the Jewish terminally ill and their families.

The group also sponsors an ongoing Jewish healing support group for

people experiencing chronic illness at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Jewish

Family Service, 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. Free.

Preregistration required. (714) 445-4950.

Junior League of Orange County

The organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism,

developing the potential of women and improving communities through

the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers, is seeking

new members. (949) 261-0823.

Kaiser Permanente Hospice Services

Volunteers are needed to provide four hours per week visiting

patients or doing errands for them or their caregivers in communities

near volunteers’ homes. (562) 622-3805.

Laguna Greenbelt Inc.

Volunteers are needed to assist Laguna Coast Wilderness Park staff

and James Dilley Preserve staff and docents with hiker registration

and general public orientation. (949) 488-0287.

Laguna Shanti

Laguna Shanti, an organization that works with sufferers of HIV

and AIDS, is seeking caring volunteers to assist with running the

front office, delivering meals, providing transportation and

providing complimentary therapies such as massage, acupuncture and

chiropractic care. Lisa Toghia, (949) 494-1446.

Lifeline Living Centers

Mentally ill adults rely on the Newport Beach center for

residential housing. It needs

professional fund-raisers to support and maintain this resource.

Master Chorale of Orange County

The performing arts organization needs volunteers for computer

input, ticketing, filing and handling phones. (714) 556-6262.

Mentor Program

YMCA Community Services needs mentors to make a lasting effect on

a young person’s life. Students from 10 to 18 years old are matched

with mentors to improve their school performance and self-esteem

while developing positive peer and adult relationships. (714)

549-9622, Ext. 35.

Mozart Classical Orchestra

Orange County’s only nonprofit resident chamber orchestra needs

volunteers for ticketing, ushering, phones, mailing and help with

receptions. Nominees are also being sought for the board of

directors. (949) 830-2950.

New Directions for Women Inc.

The recovery center for adult women with alcohol and other

chemical dependencies seeks volunteers. (949) 548-9927 between 10

a.m. and 6 p.m.; or Joy, (949) 548-8754.

Newport Bay Naturalist

The Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve is looking for volunteers to

assist with naturalist-led tours and programs, special events, and

habitat restoration projects. The interpretive center is at 2301

University Drive, Newport Beach. (714) 973-6829.

Newport Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau

The bureau is dedicated to the promotion of the city to potential

visitors. Volunteers with extensive knowledge of Newport Beach

needed. (949) 722-1611.

Newport Beach Library Literacy Program

The program seeks volunteers to tutor adults wishing to improve

their reading and writing skills. Training workshops at the Central

Library will certify volunteers. (949) 717-3874.

Newport Beach Premiere Cinema Guild

The Newport Beach Premiere Cinema Guild, which supports the

Newport Beach Film Festival, is looking for new members. Interested

candidates should want to help further an artistic and cultural

heritage in the community, should have a love of cinema and a

willingness to raise awareness of the film festival. (949) 253-2880.

Newport Beach Public Library Foundation

The library foundation needs extra hands to perform clerical

duties, such as filing, organizing and stuffing envelopes, at the

Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. (949) 717-3890.

Newport Beach Recital Series

The Friends of The Newport Beach Recital Series Guild needs

volunteers to assist in fostering music appreciation so classical

music will endure. (949) 644-4208.

Newport Harbor Nautical Museum

The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum offers a number of volunteer

opportunities in the gift shop, as docents or receptionists, with

clerical work and with fund-raising events. Training is provided.

(949) 675-2355.

Newport-Mesa YMCA

The YMCA needs a variety of general volunteer help. (949)

642-9990.

Newport-Mesa School Foundation

The foundation is looking for volunteers to help with fund-raising

efforts, speaking opportunities, public events and occasional office

work. (949) 631-4143.

Newport Theatre Arts Center

A variety of jobs need to be tackled, including set construction,

ushering, mailings and assorted technical duties. Scheduling is

flexible, with a two- to 20-hour commitment per month. The Newport

Theatre Arts Center is at 2501 Cliff Drive. (949) 631-0288.

Oasis Senior Center

Meals on Wheels volunteers are needed to distribute prepared

dishes to homebound seniors in the Newport Beach area. The delivery

time is between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily. The Oasis Senior Center

also needs volunteer nurses for its bimonthly blood pressure

screenings. The center offers this service between 9 and 11 a.m. on

the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Volunteers should commit

two hours once a month or volunteer on a substitute basis. The center

is at 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. (949) 644-3244.

Opera Pacific

The Opera Pacific Guild Alliance, a support group for Opera

Pacific, has activities for volunteers. (949) 474-4488.

Operation Clean Slate

Operation Clean Slate, a Costa Mesa-based organization that

focuses on graffiti prevention, needs volunteers to paint out

graffiti and assist with other duties. Michael Howard, (714)

435-0745.

OCC Nautical Library

Orange Coast College’s School of Sailing and Seamanship needs book

donations for its Nautical Library. Thousands of volumes of

boating-related titles are needed. The School of Sailing and

Seamanship is at 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949)

645-9412.

Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter

The largest family shelter in the county needs volunteers for its

children’s programs. It

especially desires tutors and those who can take part in

activities past 6 p.m. Tutors will

work with groups of children or individually helping children in

their academic problem areas. Volunteers will also act as a Big

Brother/Big Sister during the summer. Jaime Mayo, (949) 631-7213.

Orange County Child Abuse Prevention Center

The center needs volunteers to work with high-risk families and

children, providing weekly emotional support to families, infants and

first-time mothers in their homes. OCCAPC is asking for a three-hour

weekly commitment. (714) 543-4333.

Orange County Community Development Council

Volunteers are needed for a variety of functions. (714) 839-6199.

Orange County Homeless Task Force

The task force is recruiting volunteers for the Interfaith Council

Network to work one on one with homeless adults in a program on basic

life skills. (949) 263-1774.

Orange County Museum of Art

Learn more about art and share with your community by becoming a

docent at the Orange County Museum of Art. A docent is a volunteer

who guides adults and school groups through the galleries and teaches

about the museum’s collections and exhibitions. (949) 759-1122, Ext.

204.

Orange County Works

Participate in life management and employment training workshops

as a success coach to foster teens 16 to 18. (949) 509-1451.

Organization for the Humane Care of Animals

Volunteers are needed to care for stray and lost animals in the

Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Corona del Mar areas. (949) 722-1357.

Orton Dyslexia Society Orange County Branch

Volunteers are needed to teach reading skills, work on mailings

and coordinate the adult group. (714) 999-0118 between 9 a.m. and 3

p.m.

Pacific Symphony Orchestra

The Orange County Pacific Symphony Orchestra’s Volunteers in

Education Opportunities program needs volunteers to assist children

in a variety of hands-on musical activities. Volunteers spend a total

of six Saturday mornings with the children. (714) 755-5788, Ext. 244.

Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation

PCRF raises money to support the pediatric cancer research

laboratory at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County. It needs

volunteers for a variety of duties. (949) 727-7483.

Prime Dynamics

Prime Dynamics, a Newport Beach nonprofit organization for the 99

and younger set, needs volunteers for its programs. (949) 262-7300.

Project Cuddle

Project Cuddle, a nonprofit organization, serves the needs of

abused, abandoned and

drug-exposed children. In addition to office help and

once-a-month, 12-hour hotline shifts, volunteers are needed for an

auxiliary group, fund-raising committees and to help distribute

stickers to stop babies from being abandoned in trash bins. The

organization also needs donated gift items for mothers and babies.

(714) 432-9681.

Project Together

Project Together seeks adult volunteers to establish a trusting,

one-to-one relationship with children stressed from family problems

and abuse. This component of the Orange County Health Care Agency’s

Children’s Mental Health Services offers training and supervision for

the program. Many of the children are economically deprived and

victims of neglect. (714) 850-8444.

Reach Out for Seniors

Volunteers are needed to provide companionship and friendship to

isolated seniors in Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. Training and

support are offered, and volunteers must be 18 or older. (949)

442-1000.

Reading By 9

The mentor reading program seeks volunteers to read to students in

kindergarten through third grade. In Costa Mesa, Pomona Elementary

School, (949) 515-6980; Whittier Elementary School, (949) 515-6898;

Wilson Elementary School, (949) 515-6995; and New Shalimar Learning

Center, (949) 646-0396, need help in assisting students in reading,

writing and English. Mentor sessions may be scheduled from 8:30 to

11:30 a.m. and after school, from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Save Our Youth

The Westside Costa Mesa youth organization is looking for

volunteers to help create a positive alternative for people 12 to 23.

Volunteers are needed to help in areas such as boxing, sports,

health, fitness, aerobics and academic tutoring. (949) 548-3255.

Service Corps of Retired Executives

Join other business professionals to help small businesses succeed

by leading seminars and coaching entrepreneurs online. The corps is a

nonprofit charitable organization composed of 11,500 volunteer business mentors, both working and retired, who counsel businesses

from nearly 400 offices throughout the country. (714) 550-5369 and ask for membership.

Serving People In Need

Serve as a guide for homeless families by helping them set goals

and maintain a basic budget. Bilingual skills needed. Orientation and

training provided. Theresa Rowe, (949) 757-1456.

Senior Meals and Services Inc.

Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to homebound senior

citizens residing in Costa Mesa who are not able to prepare their own

meals and do not have anyone to prepare meals for them. A hot lunch

is delivered Monday through Friday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to the

senior’s home. A one-day-a-week commitment is all that is asked.

Substitute drivers are also needed to fill in for regular drivers.

(949) 631-8171.

Serving People in Need

Serving People in Need, also know as SPIN, is looking for

volunteers to help prepare sack meals for the homeless, assemble

hygiene kits, distribute meals and pick up food for preparation. SPIN

provides move-in costs for housing, case management and support

services to families leaving shelters. SPIN also serves as family

advisors or mentors and conducts workshops on budgeting and more.

Visit SPIN at 2900 Bristol St., Suite H-106, Costa Mesa. (714)

751-1101.

SHARE! High School Exchange Program

Host families are needed in the Costa Mesa area to provide a bed,

meals and a loving home for high school students from more than 28

countries, including Germany, Japan,

Brazil, China and Poland. The students, all between 15 and 18,

participate in cross-cultural exchange to learn about America and

share their own culture. The students stay for five to 10 months and

are screened twice for academic excellence and proficiency in

English. (888) 533-8514.

Share Our Selves Clinic

The clinic, which provides emergency services to the needy in

Orange County, is looking for volunteers to deliver and pick up food

from local restaurants and grocery stores, help with medical and

dental staff, data entry, assist with food sorting and distribution,

to help at the front desk and some other duties. The group also needs

translators. (949) 642-3451, Ext. 257.

Sherman Library & Gardens

You could assist with the garden, work in the gift and tea shop or

become a docent guide for children and adults at Corona del Mar’s

botanical garden and historical research library. Stefanie

Kristiansen, (949) 673-2261.

Small Business Assistance Center

The Small Business Assistance Center of OCC needs volunteers to

advise small business owners in finance, accounting, law, marketing,

sales, human resources and other areas. (714) 432-5916.

Someone Cares Soup Kitchen

Someone Cares Soup Kitchen needs food servers and volunteers for

kitchen duties. The organization is at 720 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa.

(949) 548-8861.

South Coast Literacy Council

Volunteer tutors are needed for an increased demand of literacy

and English as a Second Language classes. Students are taught English

reading, writing and speaking skills at their own level in small

groups or on a one-to-one basis. There are centers all over Orange

County. Once trained, tutors may choose the center in which they want

to teach. Mary Fitzgerald, (949) 458-8664.

South Coast Repertory Theater

The South Coast Repertory Theater needs volunteers to help with

ushering (see plays free) and other functions. (714) 708-5500.

Speak Up Newport

A nonprofit organization that promotes the social welfare by

educating the public and improving local government in Newport Beach

holds monthly meetings the second Wednesday of each month at the

Newport Beach Tennis Club. A reception begins at 5:30, and meetings

begin at 6 p.m. Free. Annual membership dues are $20. Send check to

‘’Speak Up Newport,’’ P.O. Box 2594, Newport Beach, 92663. (949)

673-1191.

Stitches From the Heart

Made up of a group of women from Southern California who love to

knit and crochet, the

nonprofit corporation is looking for volunteers to knit and

crochet hats, booties and blankets for premature babies and babies in

need. The items are donated to hospitals across the country. Patterns

are available and donated yarn is appreciated. Kathy Silverton, (310)

472-6903.

Sweet Adelines of Orange County

The singing group invites women who like to sing to join them

Tuesday nights for four-part, harmony-Barbershop style singing. (949)

495-5685.

Tell-a-Friend

Orange County cancer groups seek volunteers to educate and

encourage women to have mammograms. Participants will take part in a

one-on-one program of education and encouragement specifically

related to mammograms and early breast cancer detection. The Susan G.

Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, (714) 957-9157.

Underground

The Underground program, a function of Child’s Pace, provides

social activities and interaction for adolescents. Volunteers are

needed in many areas. (949) 548-8849.

Vantage Foundation

The Vantage Foundation supports employment and community training

for adults with developmental disabilities. Volunteers are needed.

(949) 645-7833.

Visions for Prisons

Visions for Prisons, a nonprofit program that teaches attitudinal

healing and meditation in prison, needs typists to transcribe letters

from inmates to troubled kids. Weekday hours, Mesa del Mar. (714)

556-8000.

Volunteer Center of Greater Orange County

With more than 1,500 volunteer opportunities, the Volunteer Center

will match people and groups wishing to volunteer with nonprofit

agencies in their area. Volunteer Connection Line, (714) 953-5757,

Ext. 106.

Wellness Community of Orange County

The Wellness Community needs volunteers to help at the reception

desk during the day. (714) 258-1210.

West Side Boys & Girls Club

Volunteers are needed from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays

to tutor students in first through sixth grades in reading. (949)

631-7724.

Women Helping Women

Mentors and donations are needed to assist victims of domestic

violence. Volunteer teachers are also needed for computer classes.

The organization is at 711 W. 17th St., Suite A-10, Costa Mesa. The

center also needs volunteers to help with client intake and dressing,

donation collection, sorting clothes and general office work. (714)

631-2333.

WYLAND FOUNDATION

The Wyland Foundation, which encourages greater awareness of ocean

conservation, is seeking volunteers for clerical and computer help

and grant writing. (949) 497-6723.