* 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.

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. Inforamtion: (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 opposes the Shea

Homes Parkside Estates development. 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.

Pacific Intercultural Exchange seeks volunteers to work as local

area representatives to match high school exchange students with

local host families with common interests and lifestyles during

informal in-home interviews. PIE places international students in

many types of families, including single-parent, childless couples,

retired couples and large families. (888) PIE-USA1.

The Preservation Society of Huntington Dog Beach needs volunteers

to help clean the beaches and bluffs. (714) 841-8644.

Project Self-Sufficiency is recruiting members for its many

committees that include finance, membership, events and

public/government relations. Information: Greg Arbues, (714)

878-4840.

Project Senior Home Inspection Program is a program between the

Huntington Beach Fire Department and Community Services Services

Outreach. Volunteers will be trained by fire personnel to inspect

homes for safety hazards, how to prevent fires, preparation for

earthquakes and smoke detector installation and battery replacement.

Diane Swarts, volunteers services coordinator. (714) 374-1544.

Seniors Outreach Center serves the frail and homebound elderly.

Volunteers will be trained to operate a city vehicle to provide

transportation for senior citizens. Five hours per week is required.

Diane Swarts, (714) 960-2478.

The Shipley Nature Center is seeking volunteers to help with the

center. The center includes a small natural history museum and nature

trails that offer environmental education for schools, community

groups and the public. (714) 960-8847.

The Huntington Beach Chapter of the National Assn. of the

Physically Handicapped provides help to disabled children/adults and

help their lives to become more vital to the community through

providing informative newsletters four times a year from National

Headquarters. Anyone interested in becoming either a regular member

or an associate member may contact Bernadette at BernTrav8@aol.com or

call Dorothy at (949) 646-4771 for more information.