United ‘Friend Raiser’ a big success

JIM DE BOOM

The Costa Mesa Community Athletic Foundation, comprised of local

business leaders, educators, city officials and others, has come

together under the Costa Mesa United banner to keep the city of Costa

Mesa a first-rate city, according to Katrina Anne Foley.

The foundation is overseeing the development of a 2,500-seat

stadium/athletic facility on the campus of Estancia High School and a

50-meter Olympic-size swimming pool on the campus of Costa Mesa High

School.

On Feb. 26, the foundation held a “Friend Raiser” event at the

Costa Mesa Hilton hotel for the 2004 campaign kickoff. Former

baseball commissioner and 1984 Olympics organizer Peter Ueberroth was

the keynote speaker. The committee has so far raised $3.5 million of

the $7 million needed for this project.

Some of those involved in the group include business leaders

Gordon Bowley, Ed Fawcett, Peter Buffa, Scott Bell, Jon Gray, Frank

Michelena, Tom Johnson, Michelle Pettit-Williams, Wing Lam, John

Ursini, Jim Scott, Sr., Jim Scott, Jr., Dave Snowden, current and

former school board members including Dave Brooks, Tom Egan, Jim

Ferryman and Forest Werner and school district officials Robert

Barbot, Jaime Castellanos, Tom Antal, Fred Navarro, Art Perry and

Paul Reed.

To view the plans and for information and updates about Costa Mesa

United, check out https://www.costamesa

united.com. Speakers who can inform on the activities of Costa

Mesa United are available for group and club meetings by contacting

David Brooks at (714) 545-1150 or David Grubbs at (949) 729-9292. The

Costa Mesa United theme is “United, we can make Costa Mesa Schools

Great!”

Costa Mesa United is worthy of our support.

STATE OF THE ORANGE COAST

“The State of the Orange Coast” will be the subject of the

presentation by Gary Brown, executive director of the Orange County

Coast Keepers, at the Orange County Coast Assn. luncheon March 31 at

Newport Dunes.

The luncheon is open to members of the association, elected

officials, business and community leaders from San Clemente to Seal

Beach as well as the public, according to Peer Swan, association

president.

The meeting will be held at the Bayview Room at Newport Dunes, 101

N. Bayside Drive, Newport Beach. The day begins with a reception at

11:30 a.m., lunch is at noon, the program by Brown is at 12:45 p.m.

and adjournment will be by 1:30 p.m.

Lunch is $20 for coast association members and $22 for guests.

Reservations are required and can be made by calling (714) 921-8665

or by e-mail at occoastassoc@aol.com.

INTERVIEWED FOR YOUTH EXCHANGE

Members of the Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa held interviews this

past week with 28 junior high students from Ensign and Corona del Mar

intermediate schools who are interested in participating in the

Rotary Club’s summer youth exchange with a sister club in Okazaki,

Japan, according to Dan Hoffman, international service chairman.

Assisting Hoffman with the interviews were club members Kim

DeBroux, Ed Rennie, Bob Thayer Bob Silver, Roger Gilbert and Hunter

Cook at Corona del Mar and Nate White and Peter Smith at Ensign.

“This is the largest number of applicants we have had in the 20

year history of exchange program,” Hoffman said. “It is not going to

be an easy decision of which four get to travel with the chaperons to

Okazaki this summer.”

INTERFAITH TRIP TO CHINA

Thirty-four people enjoyed November’s tour to China and the

Newport Mesa Interfaith Council has schedule a second visit to China

from Nov. 4 to 12.

Cities to be visited include Beijing, Suzhou, Hangzhou and

Shanghai. Sites to visited include: the Great Wall of China; the

Forbidden City; Temple of Heaven; Summer Palace; historic district of

Hutong, where you will have lunch at the home of a Chinese family;

the Place Museum; Tiananmen Square; Lingering Garden; Tiger Hill;

Hanshan Temple; Lingyin Temple; The Bund; and China Town, Shanghai.

In this trip, which is sponsored by the Interfaith Council, you

will have the opportunity to visit Catholic and Protestant churches

in addition to a number of Buddhist temples. There will be time for

shopping at silk, jade and pearl factories.

The cost of the eight-day trip to China, including round trip

airfare from LAX, 4- or 5-star hotels, deluxe tour buses,

English-speaking tour guides, three full meals every day and fees for

all attractions is $1,350 per person. Call (714) 921-8665 for free

brochure or visit the council’s website at

https://www.nmiinterfaith.org.

A valuable presentation for anyone interested will be at 5:30 p.m.

March 30 at Harbor Christian Church, 2401 Irvine Avenue, Newport

Beach.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS

Lynn Seaholm, sponsored by the past president of the Harbor Mesa

Lions Club, was installed by visiting Past District Governor, Dave

Stewart.

WORTH REPEATING

From the Thought for Today, provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport

Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council:

“You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your

lips.”

-- Oliver Golsmith

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK

TUESDAY

7:15 a.m.: The 40-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will

meet at Five Crowns Restaurant to hear Ian Lane discuss the “Flying

Samaritans” (https://www.newportbeach

sunriserotary.org).

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

the Costa Mesa Country Club. (https://www.geocities.com/

cmnhlions/page5.html)

WEDNESDAY

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

at the Center Club 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

Nautical Museum for a tour and special program.

Also: The 50 member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa will not meet

this week. (https://www.newportbalboa.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, the Exchange Club

of Newport Harbor meets at the Nautical Museum to hear Glenn Zagoren

of the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum. (https://www.nhexchange

club.com). The Rotary Club of Newport Irvine will meet at the

Atrium Hotel for Craft Talks. (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.