Cooking breakfast and filling school boxes

The Harbor Mesa Lions Club cooked and served breakfast at the Ronald

McDonald House in Orange, which is the “home away from home” for

families of children with serious illnesses who are undergoing

treatment at a nearby hospital.

Club members also collect aluminum can tabs for this charity.

Jennifer Kelder is the chairwoman of this project.

Club members are eagerly awaiting the start of school. For the

fourth year, members have been preparing covered shoeboxes for

filling with school supplies needed by first graders at the Whittier

School in Costa Mesa. Organized by chairwomen Eunice Thomason and

Gina Stansbury, the project will provide 200 boxes filled with

pencils, erasers, scissors, rulers, glue, crayons and other supplies

for the students. The boxes will be handed out on Thursday.

Because of the Labor Day holiday, the Harbor Mesa Lions will not

meet the first Monday of the month but on Monday, Sept. 8, at the

Costa Mesa Country Club, at 6:30 p.m. The featured speaker will be

Tiffany Mejia of the Families of Costa Mesa organization.

ANDY MCCARTNEY

TO LEAD EXCHANGE CLUB

Andy McCartney was installed as 18th president of the Exchange

Club of Orange Coast at a dinner meeting at the Bahia Corinthian

Yacht Club. Serving with McCartney on the board of directors are Bob

Scott, president elect; Bette Moses, vice president for programs;

Shirley Kohlmeier, secretary; Bob Jessen, treasurer; and Tom Keyes,

immediate past president.

UPDATED WEB SITE

Thanks to the good work of member Ryan Kussner, the Rotary Club of

Newport-Balboa’s Web site has been updated, making it easier to

explore and for members to add information about future club meetings

and events.

“Members can log on to the member-only section and update their

personal address information,” Kussner said. “The program chair can

log on and update the monthly calendars without having to go through

the Webmaster.”

The site also has links to other Rotary sites in Orange County and

around the world. Check it out at https://www.newportbalboa.org.

WORTH REPEATING

From “Thought for the Day” provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport

Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council: “Use the talents you possess; for the

woods would be very silent if no birds sang except for the very

best.” -- Author Unknown

THE PITCH

Looking to add some fun and meaning to your life? Want to make a

difference in your community or the world? Check out a service club

meeting this week.

Except when clubs announce a business meeting, you are welcome to

visit as a guest, to meet the members, hear their program and find

out what they do. Most clubs will buy your first meal for you.

Service club membership is a great way to give back to your

community, make friends and business contacts. Give a service club a

try this week!

SERVICE CLUB

MEETINGS THIS WEEK

TUESDAY

7: 30 a.m.: The 40-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will

meet at Five Crowns for a program by Paula Burton, “Celebrate

America” (https://newportbeach sunriserotary.org/index.htm).

6:30 p.m.: The Costa Mesa Newport Harbor Lions Club will meet at

the Costa Mesa Country Club.

WEDNESDAY

7:15 a.m.: The 10-member South Coast Metro Rotary Club will meet

at the Center Club (https://www.southcoastmetro rotary.org); and the

Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club will meet at the University Athletic

Club.

Noon: the Exchange Club of the Orange Coast will meet at the Bahia

Corinthian Yacht Club for a business meeting.

6 p.m.: The 50-member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa will meet the

Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club to hear from John Voget, director of the

Central Orange Coast YMCA (https://www.newport- balboa.org).

THURSDAY

7 a.m.: The 20-plus member Costa Mesa-Orange Costa Breakfast Lions

Club will meet at Mimi’s Cafe.

Noon: The 50-member Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club will meet at the

Holiday Inn (https://www.kiwanis. org/club/costamesa); the 50-member

Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach-Corona del Mar will meet at the Bahia

Corinthian Yacht Club to hear Jeff Scott discuss “The Soccer Season”;

the 80-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will meet at the

Newport Harbor Nautical Museum for a business meeting; and the

100-member Newport-Irvine Rotary Club will meet at the Atrium Hotel

to hear Martyn Hopper on “California Job-Killer Bills”

(https://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

or by e-mail to jdeboom@ aol.com.