* 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.

GIRL SCOUTS

Girl Scouts of Orange County needs volunteers who will be trained

as troop leaders, serve on special committees and give lectures,

demonstrations or classes. (714) 979-7900.

HOSPICE PREFERRED CHOICE

Volunteers are needed to help make a difference in the lives of

terminally ill persons and their families. Volunteers would assist

them with nonmedical needs such as providing respite for the primary

caregiver, running errands, reading to the patients and weekly social

visits. The organization is also looking for clerical and bereavement

volunteers to assist with office duties. Training is provided. (714)

980-0900.

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE

OF ORANGE COUNTY

Volunteers are needed for Project Caring, which provides

socialization and cultural experiences, including Shabbat and holiday

celebrations, to the Jewish residents and others at Fairview

Developmental Center in Costa Mesa. Volunteers “adopt” a facility to

provide programming of Jewish content to the residents on a monthly

basis. They must take a TB test and undergo a fingerprinting

background check. Volunteers are also needed to provide comfort and

support to the Jewish terminally ill and their families. The group

sponsors an ongoing Jewish healing support group for people with

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 work and leadership of trained volunteers, is seeking new

members. (949) 261-0823.

KAISER PERMANENTE

HOSPICE SERVICES

Volunteers are needed to spend 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 persons with HIV or

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.

NEW DIRECTIONS

FOR WOMEN INC.

The recovery center for women with alcohol or other chemical

dependencies seeks volunteers. (949) 548-9927 between 10 a.m. and 6

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