The Lions’ share for the charities
At its Monday meeting, the Harbor Mesa Lions will present its yearly
donations, more than $8,000, to many community charitable
organizations.
Those organizations include: the Westside Boys and Girls Club,
Someone Cares Soup Kitchen, SOS Free Medical and Dental Clinic, the
Orange Coast College Child Care Center, the Orange Coast Interfaith
Shelter, the Estancia Baseball Boosters, Youth Employment Services,
the School Box Supply Project for Whittier School, City of Hope, the
Sight and Hearing Foundation, Teen Recognition, Project L.O.O.K., the
Lions Wilderness Camp, Pediatric Diabetes, Lions Project Canine
Companions, Women Helping Women, the Student Speakers Foundation,
Spencer’s Treasures and the Lion’s Rose Parade Float.
During the year, Harbor Mesa Lions have also given support to
Ronald McDonald House by donating time to make meals for families of
hospitalized children. They have presented a Flag Day program at
Whittier School and have contributed clothing to help women in crisis
through the Women Helping Women organization. They have also
collected Christmas gifts and food for a needy family and helped
children wrap their Christmas gifts at the Boys and Girls Club of the
Harbor Area Westside Branch.
Money distributed at the Monday meeting has been raised by several
events held during the year, including a casino night, bingo night, a
spaghetti dinner and a chili roundup. The meeting is held at 6:30
p.m. at the Costa Mesa Country Club.
CINCO DE MAYO
GOLF TOURNAMENT
On May 5, 140 golfers will tee off in the seventh annual Newport
Irvine Rotary golf tournament at the Newport Country Club. The event
is the club’s major fund-raiser, with a goal of $35,000 to provide
community college scholarships, plus aid to the Olive Crest Home for
abused children, school athletic programs and international service
projects.
The day’s program will feature 18 holes of golf, a putting
contest, lunch and a banquet dinner. A silent auction will be
highlighted by Marriott Hotel Corporation’s donation of an $8,000
golf/street cart.
Rotarians are eligible to compete for the Burnham Cup, a trophy
and a $2,000 college scholarship named for Keith Burnham, a prominent
Rotarian who was the district governor when the Newport Irvine Club
was founded.
The public is invited to golf as well, for a fee of $250 per
golfer. The putting contest begins at 9 a.m. At the end of the
tournament, cocktails and dinner at 5:30 p.m. Individuals and
business groups may participate as players, tournament sponsors or
program advertisers. Registration and additional information is
available at www.nirotary.org.
ROTARY FACILITIES COMPUTER DONATION
Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club has arranged a donation of 30
Mac computers with printers to Back Bay/Monte Vista High School. With
the help of 15 Boy Scouts from Troop 911, the computers were
transported from Pegasus School of Huntington Beach on March 15.
Participating in the donation was Boy Scout Leader Donald Nikols,
Pegasus School coordinator Kristin Benner, Back Bay High School
Principal Deborah Tucker-Davis, Syd Lucas from Newport Beach Sunrise
Rotary and Bill Kull, a tutor from Back Bay High School. The Mac
computers will be used by the Back Bay High students for education
and training.
WORTH REPEATING
From “Thought for the Day” provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport
Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council:
“Do not enter into a relationship looking for what you can get out
of it, but rather what you can put into it.” -- Author unknown.
SERVICE CLUB
MEETINGS THIS WEEK
MONDAY
The Harbor Mesa Lions Club meets at the Costa Mesa Country Club
for awards night.
TUESDAY
7:30 a.m.: The 40-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will
meet at Five Crowns to hear Hans Linhardt and Willis Longyear discuss
“Catalina.”
6 p.m.: The Costa Mesa Newport Harbor Lions Club will meet at the
home of Mike McIlroy for a Membership Drive Night.
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 40-member Exchange Club of the Orange Coast will meet at
the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club.
6 p.m.: The 60-member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa will meet at
the Sage Hill High School for a vocational visit and then go to
dinner at Gina’s Pizza, Irvine.
THURSDAY
7 a.m. The 20-plus member Costa Mesa-Orange Costa Breakfast Lions
Club will meet at Mimi’s for a program by Mary Ellen Goddard on the
Costa Mesa Historical Society.
Noon: The 50-member Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club will meet at the
Holiday Inn; the 50-member Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club
will be off for an interclub visit (www.kiwanis.org/club/ costamesa);
the 80-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will meet at the
Newport Harbor Nautical Museum for a program by Assemblyman John
Campbell; and the 100-member Newport-Irvine Rotary Club will meet at
the Atrium Hotel for a program by the Orange County Water District.
(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,
Suite 201, Newport Beach, CA 92660-1740.
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