* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the...

* 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.

SALVATION ARMY

OF ORANGE COUNTY

Group or family volunteers are needed to adopt a family, sponsor

an angel tree, hold a canned food or toy drive, or make a special

gift or donation directly to the Salvation Army. (714) 832-7100.

SERVICE CORPS OF

RETIRED EXECUTIVES

Join other business professionals to help small businesses succeed

by leading seminars and coaching entrepreneurs online. The corps is a

nonprofit charitable organization composed of 11,500 volunteer business mentors, both working and retired, who counsel businesses

from nearly 400 offices throughout the country. Call (714) 550-7369,

and ask for membership.

SOUTH COAST

LITERACY COUNCIL

Volunteer tutors are needed to meet a greater demand for literacy

and English as a second language classes. Students are taught English

reading, writing and speaking skills at their own level in small

groups or one on one. There are centers all over Orange County. Once

trained, tutors may choose the center at which they want to teach.

Mary Fitzgerald, (949) 458-8664.

SPEAK UP NEWPORT

A nonprofit organization that promotes the social welfare by

educating the public and improving local government in Newport Beach

holds monthly meetings the second Wednesday of each month at the

Newport Beach Tennis Club. A reception begins at 5:30 p.m., and

meetings begin at 6 p.m. Free. Annual membership dues are $20. Send

check to “Speak Up Newport,” P.O. Box 2594, Newport Beach, 92663.

(949) 673-1191.

STITCHES FROM THE HEART

Made up of a group of women from Southern California who love to

knit and crochet, the nonprofit corporation is looking for volunteers

to knit and crochet hats, booties and blankets for premature babies

and babies in need. The items are donated to hospitals across the

country. Patterns are available, and donated yarn is appreciated.

Kathy Silverton, (310) 472-6903.

SWEET ADELINES

OF ORANGE COUNTY

The singing group invites women who like to sing to join them

Tuesday nights for four-part harmony, or Barbershop-style singing.

(949) 495-5685.