FISHing for toys and food for others

According to Wendy Ingham of Friends in Service to Humanity,

“donations to the organization are down dramatically.”

Ingham said FISH spends about $1,700 per month buying groceries at

the Food Bank. Last year, with the food received at the holidays,

FISH did not have to buy food until March.

“Likewise with toys,” she said. “Last year we received $10,000

worth of toys from a large corporation. This company will not be

helping us at all this year.” So, my readers, have a food drive for

FISH in November and a toy drive for FISH in December. Have a food

and toy drive at your office, store, restaurant, homeowners

association, apartment complex, church, school or service club. FISH

can provide fliers, food and toy collection bins and will arrange to

have the items picked up if needed.

To help, contact Ingham at (949) 515-3815.

GLAD IT’S OVER: I, for one, am glad the campaigning and the

elections are over. It got to a point last weekend that I didn’t want

to watch television, listen to radio or even drive in the

neighborhood because of the pollution of political ads. Locally, Don

Webb’s campaign for Newport Beach City Council was refreshing, as was

his victory. He didn’t bash anyone. He talked about his agenda.

In my Nov. 30 column, I will be handing out our first “Turkey

Awards” to some com- munity members in Newport-Mesa whose missteps

have made news in the Daily Pilot.

COMMODORE GOLF OUTING: Members of the Commodores Club of the

Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will be golfing at the Monarch

Beach Golf Links on Nov. 21, according to Commodore Bill Pierpoint.

This is for a little relaxation and fellowship before their

biggest event of the year, the Christmas Boat Parade. Simple Green

has signed on as the parade sponsor, according to parade chairman

David James.

The parade will run nightly Dec. 18 through 22. Make your dinner

reservations at your favorite bay-front restaurant!

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS: Gil Shawnee, who joined the

Rotary Club of Newport-Irvine.

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS COMING WEEK

TUESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The 35-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will

meet at Five Crowns for a program by Dr. Jim Fallen on stem cell

research.

6:30 p.m.: The 40-member 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.southcoastmetro rotary.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 Club for a fire prevention program.

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

the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a program by Jim Skurzynski of

Digital Map Products.

THURSDAY

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

Club will meet at Mimi’s Cafe.

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

Holiday Inn for an Eagle Pride presentation (www.kiwanis.org/club/

costamesa); the 50-member Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club

will meet at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for the official visit

by Lt. Gov. Miki Cumming; the 80-member Exchange Club of Newport

Harbor will meet at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum for

presentation of the Fire Fighter of the Year Award to Costa Mesa and

Newport Beach Departments; and the 100-member Newport-Irvine Rotary

Club will meet at the Irvine Marriott Hotel for a program on the

Rotary Foundation (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 mail to 2082 S.E. Bristol,

Suite 201, Newport Beach, CA 92660-1740.