* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the...

* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the Independent. If you’d

like information about getting your organization listed, call (714)

965-7170.

Access to Sailing Inc. offers sailing programs for disabled

children and adults. Duncan Milne, (714) 722-5371.

Adult Day Services offers therapeutic programs for memory-impaired

adults. Volunteers are needed to assist with group activities,

clerical and reception work, board committees and advocacy. (714)

593-9630.

Amigos de Bolsa Chica

offers educational tours focusing on wetlands preservation. (714)

840-1575.

The Bolsa Chica

Conservancy needs volunteers for wetlands cleanup from 9 a.m. to

noon the last Saturday of every month. Volunteers meet at the

pedestrian bridge on Pacific Coast Highway, south of Warner Avenue.

(714) 846-1114.

The Bolsa Chica

Conservancy needs volunteers during nesting season when volunteers

cannot pick up trash at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, but they can

volunteer to help with a sand dune restoration project. Volunteers

are needed on the conservancy’s normal service day, the last Saturday

of the month, May 31, from 9 a.m. to noon. Groups may be scheduled

for other days by calling the office. (714) 846-1114.

The Friends of Shipley

Nature Center needs volunteers to help restore the nature center

from 9 a.m. to noon on the first Saturday of the month. Volunteers

meet at the nature center in Huntington Beach Central Park. Please

bring garden tools, and closed-toe shoes. Free restoration tours are

also offered on the same day at 11 a.m. Information: (714) 842-4772.

The Center for Creative Alternatives provides mental health

counseling and education. Colleen Chapman, (714) 841-8770.

The Center for the Teaching of Thinking trains and develops

innovative educational programs. Connie Young, (949) 376-4303.

The Council on Aging needs volunteers to assist in transportation

and the delivery of meals to homebound seniors in Huntington Beach on

weekdays. (714) 960-2478.

Covering Wings gives out blankets to the homeless. Raymond Fico,

(714) 968-3358.

Egbar Foundation offers environmental education programs and

scholarships for children. Jessica Fabrizio, (714) 795-6072.

Episcopal Services Alliance offers emergency assistance, food and

clothing. Carol Sneary, (714) 960-2254.

Golden West College needs volunteers to fill a variety of

positions. Suzanne Droney, (714) 895-8316.

Home Companion Care for Seniors pays for volunteer work. Start a

relationship with a senior in your area. (714) 962-0905.

The Huntington Beach

Central Library gift shop is seeking volunteers for support of the

shop and an ongoing book sale. (714) 842-4481, ext. 2213.

The Huntington Beach

Central Library provides literacy tutoring, homework assistance,

community services, English as a second language and preschool story

times. Carol Loch, (714) 842-4481.

The Huntington Beach Community provides high-quality and low-cost

medical and counseling services. Lisa Anthony, (714) 847-4222.

The Huntington Beach

International Surfing Museum needs volunteers. Ann Beasley, (714)

960-3483.

The Huntington Beach

Playhouse needs volunteers to help with set construction and

design, as well as decorations, sound, lighting, stage management and

more. (714) 847-4357.

The Huntington Beach Police Department provides police services

for the city. Mike Corcoran, (714) 960-8806.

The Huntington Beach

Senior Outreach Center is seeking volunteers to join the Council

on Aging Seniors Team (COAST). The goal of the center is to promote

independence and self-sufficiency among the elderly in Huntington

Beach. (714) 374-1544.

The Huntington Beach Tree Society needs volunteers to help plant

trees in their free time. Jean

Nagy, (714) 564-1396.

Huntington Dog Beach

needs volunteers for its monthly beach clean-up. Information:

(714) 841-8644 or www.dogbeach.org.

KOCE is looking for

volunteers to assist with data entry, mailings, sorting and other

administrative tasks. Friends of KOCE, (714) 895-0876.

Literacy Volunteers of

America tutors adults in English skills. Rose Saylin, (714)

375-5102.

Michael E. Rodgers Seniors’ Center provides health education,

crafts, dance, lunch and bingo for senior citizens. Janeen

Laudenback, (714) 536-9387.

Newland House is seeking

volunteer docents to lead tours of the historical museum. (714)

962-5777.

Neighbors for Wintersburg Wetlands Restoration is now gearing up

to oppose the Shea Homes Parkside Estates development at Bolsa Chica

as it begins to move through the Huntington Beach Planning

Commission. Information: (714) 625-0876. Web: www.bixby.org/parkside.

The Oak View Family

Literacy Program desperately needs volunteers to be literacy

tutors for parents learning to read, write and speak English.

Training workshops run from 6 to 9 p.m. every Thursday in July.

Information: Amy Crepeau, (714) 375-5104.

Ocean View Little League Challenger Division is a baseball program

for children with disabilities. Marcia Baumfeld, (714) 848-6264.