* 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.

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 incoming telephone traffic.

(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 to help with its services.

(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

help the center with its 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.