* 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.
ALZHEIMER’S ASSN.
OF ORANGE COUNTY
Support group leaders, Visiting Volunteers, family resource
consultants and office volunteers are needed. Volunteers may work on
one-time projects or ongoing programs. Training sessions are
available. (800) 660-1993.
AMERICAN CANCER
SOCIETY DISCOVERY SHOP
The American Cancer Society Discovery Shop needs unwanted goods
such as clothing, furniture, jewelry, accessories, antiques and
collectibles to fund the society’s research, education and patient
services programs. The goods may be dropped off at 2600 E. Coast
Highway, Corona del Mar. Volunteers are also needed from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Saturday at the same location. (949) 640-4777.
AMERICAN HEART ASSN.
The American Heart Assn. is looking for volunteers to perform
various general office duties in the main office and implement
educational and fund-raising events through Orange County. No
experience necessary. Training will be provided. (949) 856-3555.
AMERICAN HOME HEALTH
HOSPICE PROGRAM
The American Home Health Hospice Program needs volunteers to give
emotional support to terminally ill patients and their families in
the greater Orange County area. Training is provided. (714) 550-0800
or (800) 540-2545.
AMERICAN RED CROSS,
ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER
The chapter needs volunteers to address community groups about Red
Cross services and to act as liaisons with the media in disaster and
emergency situations. Lynn Howes, (714) 481-5376.
ANIMAL NETWORK
OF ORANGE COUNTY
Become a bottle-feeder or take in pregnant cats at your home. Many
shelters kill pregnant cats upon arrival. Dogs and cats are also
available for adoption.(949) 759-3646 or www.animalnetwork.org.
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE
OF NEWPORT-MESA
Volunteers looking for varying levels of involvement are needed to
help the organization with its goal of helping children in the
community. (949) 645-6929.
ASSN. RENAISSANCE CREATORS
The Costa Mesa group sponsors and supports outreach community
service programs, such as the homeless sanctuary. Volunteers are
needed. (714) 540-5803.
BEST BUDDIES
The nonprofit organization is looking for volunteers 18 and older
to provide companionship for adults with developmental disabilities.
As a “Citizen Buddy,” volunteers will visit with a buddy twice a
month and call or e-mail them once a week. The organization also has
an e-Buddies program that forms friendships entirely over the
Internet. Volunteers for that program must be at least 12 years old.
(714) 546-1826 or www.bestbuddies.org.
BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS
The local chapter is looking for men and women older than 20 who
have lived in Orange County for at least six months and have been on
the job for at least three months to serve as big brothers or big
sisters for children ages 6 to 16 from single-parent homes. (714)
544-7773.
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA INC.
Volunteer opportunities for the Orange County Council include
fund-raising, program development and training to existing troops and
packs. (714) 546-4990.
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS
OF NEWPORT-MESA
The three area clubs need volunteer coaches and arts and crafts
workshop teachers. Call for locations. (949) 642-2245.
BRAILLE INSTITUTE’S
ORANGE COUNTY CENTER
The nonprofit organization is looking for volunteers with a basic
knowledge of Windows 95/98, Microsoft Word and a willingness to learn
the adaptive equipment used by its students to participate in various
activities at the Oasis Senior Center in Corona del Mar. Volunteers
will tutor legally blind adult students using computers and other
adaptive technology. Mary Johnson, (714) 821-5000, ext. 2113.
COMPANION HOSPICE
The hospice needs volunteers to befriend someone who needs extra
special caring at the end of life. Volunteers will receive 16 hours
of orientation and training and will serve during the fall program,
which begins Sept. 28. (714) 560-8177.
COMMUNITY ANIMAL NETWORK
The network needs volunteers to help control the rising population
of wild cats in local neighborhoods. Volunteers would trap and
deliver cats to local veterinarians for spaying or neutering, and
then release them back to the property where they were found. The
goal of the program is to save the lives of stray cats. (949)
759-3646.
COSTA MESA
CIVIC PLAYHOUSE
The playhouse needs volunteers for ushering, backstage work,
mailings, typing, controlling lights and many other duties. (949)
650-5269.
COSTA MESA
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The society preserves and promotes the history of Costa Mesa and
the harbor area. Volunteers are needed for the archives, library,
museum, docent and public outreach programs. (949) 631-5918.
COSTA MESA
LITERACY COUNCIL
The Costa Mesa Literacy Center needs volunteer tutors to teach
English as a second language. People who want to learn English as a
second language are also encouraged to call. Call to register. (714)
435-3310 or (714) 545-3445.
COSTA MESA MS
SELF-HELP GROUP
The Orange County chapter of the national Multiple Sclerosis
Society has started a new self-help group in Costa Mesa for people
newly diagnosed or with minimal symptoms of multiple sclerosis, or
both. The group meets at 11 a.m. the second Tuesday of every month.
(949) 650-7659.
COSTA MESA
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Seniors 55 and older are invited to help staff the Westside
substation. Volunteers are asked to work two four-hour daytime shifts
per week. They would be responsible for answering phones, bicycle
registration, fingerprinting, data entry and assisting with other
citywide projects. Seniors who can speak Spanish and English are also
needed. Call for an application. Fred Gaeckler, (714) 754-5208.
COSTA MESA SENIOR CENTER
The multipurpose senior services facility at the corner of 19th
Street and Pomona Avenue seeks volunteers who can greet members and
the public at the front desk and volunteers for the Resource
Department with Excel computer experience and sharp telephone skills.
The Senior Meals program also needs people to deliver meals to homes.
(949) 645-2356.
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.
CRISIS ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM INC.
The nonprofit organization is seeking volunteers for its expanding
trauma response program. Some volunteers assist law enforcement,
firefighters and other emergency-type responders by providing
emotional first aid and support to injured or traumatized people.
Other volunteers provide dispatch and office support. No experience
is necessary. Training will be provided. (949) 588-1414.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES
Volunteer mediators, case specialists and outreach assistants are
needed to help in a variety of mediation cases. Bilingual language
skills are needed for office volunteers and for mediators. (949)
250-0488.
EASTER SEALS
Easter Seals needs volunteers for ongoing clerical work, programs
for children with disabilities and special events. (714) 834-1111.
ENVIRONMENTAL
NATURE CENTER
Volunteer trail guides are needed to help visitors learn about
their environment. (949) 645-8489.
FAMILIES -- COSTA MESA
This team of community-based organizations, which works to provide
youth and families with counseling, family support, health education,
mentoring, tutoring, after-school activities and kinship services,
needs volunteers in all areas. (949) 574-3976.
FISH -- MOBILE MEALS
Call (949) 642-6060 to help Friends in Service to Humanity with
the Mobile Meals program and provide ongoing emergency assistance to
those in need. Both always seek volunteer assistance in a variety of
areas. (949) 645-8050.
FRIENDS OF THE BALLET MONTMARTRE
The Friends need volunteers who want to help talented local
dancers perform in professional theaters. For 30 years, the
organization has provided the community with quality Russian ballet
training. To help youth develop strong discipline skills, build high
self-esteem and achieve dreams of being a professional dancer, call
(714) 241-7424.
FRIENDS OF THE COSTA MESA LIBRARIES
The Friends is a support group for the three libraries in Costa
Mesa. To join, help with fundraising events and help promote library
programs and services in our community, call (714) 556-4396.
FRIENDS OF THE
NEWPORT BEACH LIBRARY
The bookstore needs donations for book sales. Good quality
children’s and nonfiction books are especially needed. They may be
left at any of the branch libraries -- Balboa, Mariners or Corona del
Mar -- or in the special book closet next to the Friends Book Store,
at 1000 Avocado Ave. Volunteers are needed to staff the used book
store, which is inside the entrance of the Central Library. (949)
759-9667.
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