Lions prepare back-to-school supplies for first-graders
Jim de Boom
For the third consecutive year, the Harbor Mesa Lions Club is
preparing for its School Box Supply project. Members have collected
shoeboxes, decorated and filled them with supplies such as rulers,
pencils, erasers, glue, scissors, sharpeners, etc. for the
first-graders at Whittier Elementary School in Costa Mesa. This year,
the club will hand out more than 200 boxes on the first day of
school, Sept. 3.
Project Chairman Joan Parks is hopeful the project can be expanded
to include more schools in the coming years as it has been so
well-received by the school administration, teachers, parents and
students. Financing for the project has been obtained through
fund-raising events and donations.
“These supplies will help get the children off to a good start
with the equipment they need to succeed,” says Parks. “It can be a
hardship on some families to buy these supplies and our club
appreciates the opportunity to help.”
According to the members who help distribute the boxes to the
children, all the efforts are worth it when they see the smiles and
faces lighted up with surprise when they open the boxes.
For more information about the project, please call Parks at (949)
548-2440.
LAST CALL FOR TICKETS
The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will present an evening of
Dinner and the Movies for your enjoyment on Aug. 29. This 12th annual
Benefit Screening at the Lido Theater in Newport Beach stars Robin
Williams in “One Hour Photo.”
Activities will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a food festival by more
than a dozen area restaurants. Exchangites promise you a fun-filled,
casual evening of food, wine and entertainment. Proceeds from this
charity event support the Orange County Child Abuse Prevention Center
and other youth-centered community programs, including college
scholarships for deserving under-privileged high school achievers.
Charitable contributions of $40 per ticket may be made payable to the
Exchange Club Charitable Foundation. Call Tom Norton at (949)
887-6768 or John Fornes at fornes@cox.net.
STILL SERVING AMERICA
Costa Mesa American Legion Post 869 will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at
the Costa Mesa Air National Guard facility, 2651 Newport Blvd.
Founded in 1919 by veterans for veterans, the legion, according to
member Mary Holler, is helping America’s Youth and speaking out in
favor of patriotic values. For more information, call Holler at (714)
546-2777 or Bill Mimidad at (949) 650-0894.
WORTH REPEATING
From Greg Kelley of the Newport-Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council: “A
good name, like good will, is got by many actions and lost by one.”
-- Lord Jeffrey
SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS
THIS COMING WEEK
MONDAY
6:30 p.m.: The Harbor Mesa Lions Club will meet at Zubies.
TUESDAY
7:15 a.m.: The Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will meet at Five
Crowns to hear Rep. Chris Cox with a Washington update.
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
the Bahia Corinthian Yacht, and the Soroptimist International of
Newport Harbor will meet at the Santa Ana Country Club.
6 p.m.: The Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa will meet at the Bahia
Corinthian Yacht Club for a craft talk by member Remo Richli
(www.newportbalboa.org).
THURSDAY:
7 a.m.: The 20-plus-member Costa Mesa-Orange Coast Breakfast Lions
Club will meet at Mimi’s Cafe for the official visit by District Gov.
Chuck Overbey.
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 meet at the Bahia Corinthian
Yacht Club for a program by Roger Williams on road and rail travel
over several continents, the 80-member Exchange Club of Newport
Harbor will meet at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum for a program
on Concours de’Anciens, the 100-member Newport-Irvine Rotary Club
will meet at the Irvine Marriott Hotel for a program on the Newport
Beach Police Department (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.
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