A global voice for women speaks

JIM DE BOOM

Soroptimist International Newport Harbor will host a noon luncheon on

Thursday at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 2120 Main St. in Irvine, that

features as the speaker Zainab Salbi, president and founder of Women

for Women International, a group that provides women survivors of war

and civil strife the tools and resources to move from crisis and

poverty to self-sufficiency and active citizenship.

“The Salbi organization has worked in Croatia, Bosnia, Rwanda,

Kosovo, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Colombia and

is internationally known for her work with Women Survivors of War,”

said Dawn Marie Lemonds, chair of the Soroptimist International

quadrennial project.

Salbi and Soroptimist International have partnered to form Project

Independence: Women Survivors of War, Lemonds said.

Tickets for the luncheon to hear this outstanding speaker are

available at $25 per person by calling (714) 957-5046.

POSTER CONTEST WINNER

The Harbor Mesa Lions participated in the Lions International

Peace Poster Contest this year with entries from the Westside Boys &

Girls Club.

Twelve children entered their version of “Create A Brighter

Tomorrow” posters; the winning entry came from Cindy Calderon. Her

poster depicted the world with children’s hands reaching out to each

other.

President Joan Parks presented Cindy a $50 cash award, and all

children received a certificate of appreciation from Lions’

International.

This contest is held every year for middle-school-age children

around the world. Local winners’ posters are sent to compete with

various levels until 24 finalist posters are selected, with one

deemed the winner.

The grand prize winner receives a trip to New York City with with

a parent and the Lions’ Club president. Included in the trip are

tours of the city and the designation of special guest at the Lions

Day with the United Nations. The grand prize winner also receives

$2,500. The other 23 finalists receive $500.

It is estimated that more than 135,000 students will participate

this year from throughout the world.

COMPUTER FRIENDS MEET

The Computer Friends of Oasis will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the

Oasis Senior Center in Corona del Mar for their monthly computer club

program.

Aaron Dudzik will be presenting “Exciting Things from Apple this

Holiday Season.” Dudzik is the Mac specialist and business specialist

at the Apple Store in Fashion Island. He will be presenting the

latest in video conferencing, music and technology. Mark Adams, the

store manager, will join him.

Whether you are a Macintosh or Windows user, there will be

information that you will find valuable as part of this presentation.

Everyone is welcome, from beginners to experts. A $3 guest fee is

charged for visitors who are not members of Computer Friends. The

Oasis Center is at 800 Marguerite Ave., at the corner of 5th Street,

in Corona del Mar.

MULTI-CHAMBER MIXER

Lexus of Westminster will host members from 13 chambers of

commerce at a reception and mixer from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

It will be a chance not only to network with members of other

chambers, but to see the 2004 Lexus automobiles. Lexus of Westminster

is at 13590 Beach Blvd in Westminster.

INTERFAITH IN CHINA

As you read today’s Daily Pilot, 34 people are on an eight-day

Interfaith Council trip to China, I being one of them.

We have a diverse group of clergy and lay members: Lutherans,

Presbyterians, Jews, Episcopalians, Disciples of Christ, Baptists,

Catholics, Methodists and Unitarians. We are visiting the traditional

tourist sites and a Catholic church, a Protestant church, a Jewish

synagogue and a number of Buddhist temples.

And on Sunday, while I am in China, my wife, Barbara, will

celebrate her 60th birthday with daughters Stacy and Jodi by taking a

trip to wine country in Napa.

WORTH REPEATING

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

Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council:

“A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will

annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.”

-- ANONYMOUS

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 club assembly and craft talk by Nagy

Ibrahim (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.

6 p.m.: The Rotary Club of Newport Balboa will meet at the Bahia

Corinthian Yacht Club to hear an update on diabetes research.

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 Robert Miller of the Savanna High

School Junior Navel R.O.T.C. program; the Exchange Club of Newport

Harbor will meet at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum for a business

meeting; and the Rotary Club of Newport Irvine will meet at the

Atrium Hotel (https://www.nirotary.org).

* COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published Saturdays in the Daily Pilot.

Send your service club’s meeting information by fax to (714) 921-8655

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