* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in...

* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the Daily Pilot on a

rotating basis. For information on adding your organization to this

list, call (949) 574-4298.

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.

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.

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.

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.