* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the...
* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the Daily Pilot on a rotating
basis. For information on adding your organization to this list, call
(949) 574-4298.
CASA TERESA
Casa Teresa, a temporary home for single pregnant homeless women
18 and older, needs volunteers for these positions: office
assistant/greeter, computer assistant, program developer assistant,
and resale boutique salesperson. (714) 538-4860.
CENTENNIAL EVENT COMMITTEE
Volunteers are needed to serve on a Centennial Event Committee to
celebrate the 100th anniversary of Corona del Mar in 2004. Community
input on the final form of that committee is also sought. (949)
675-0501.
COMPANION HOSPICE
The Hospice is now recruiting volunteers to become a friend for
someone who needs that extra special caring at the end-of-life.
Become a member of a team whose goal is to promote quality of life
and comfort measures. Each applicant will receive 16 hours of
orientation and training. (714) 560-8177 or volunteers@Companion
Hospice.com.
COMMUNITY ANIMAL NETWORK
The network needs volunteers to help control the rising population
of wild cats in local neighborhoods. Volunteers would trap and
deliver cats to local veterinarians for spaying or neutering, and
then release them back to the property where they were found. The
goal of the program is to save the lives of stray cats. (949)
759-3646.
COSTA MESA CIVIC PLAYHOUSE
The playhouse needs volunteers for ushering, backstage work,
mailings, typing, controlling lights and many other duties. (949)
650-5269.
COSTA MESA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The society preserves and promotes the history of Costa Mesa and
the harbor area. Volunteers are needed for the archives, library,
museum, docent and public outreach programs. (949) 631-5918.
COSTA MESA LITERACY COUNCIL
The Costa Mesa Literacy Center needs volunteer tutors to teach
English as a second language. People who want to learn English as a
second language are also encouraged to call. Call to register. (714)
435-3310 or (714) 545-3445.
COSTA MESA MS SELF-HELP GROUP
The Orange County chapter of the national Multiple Sclerosis
Society has started a new self-help group in Costa Mesa for people
newly diagnosed or with minimal symptoms of multiple sclerosis, or
both. The group meets at 11 a.m. the second Tuesday of every month.
(949) 650-7659.
COSTA MESA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Seniors 55 and older are invited to help staff the Westside
substation. Volunteers are asked to work two four-hour daytime shifts
per week. They would be responsible for answering phones, bicycle
registration, fingerprinting, data entry and assisting with other
citywide projects. Seniors who can speak Spanish and English are also
needed. Call for an application. Fred Gaeckler, (714) 754-5208.
COSTA MESA SENIOR CENTER
The multipurpose senior services facility at the corner of 19th
Street and Pomona Avenue seeks volunteers who can greet members and
the public at the front desk and volunteers for the Resource
Department with Excel computer experience and sharp telephone skills.
The Senior Meals program also needs people to deliver meals to homes.
(949) 645-2356.
COSTA MESA SENIOR CORP.
The nonprofit organization at the Costa Mesa Senior Center is
looking for new board members. The fundraising and policymaking board
needs volunteers who will participate in monthly meetings, occasional
committee meetings and special projects. Candidates should have
connections in Costa Mesa and surrounding communities and an interest
in serving the community by helping seniors. (949) 645-2356, ext. 16.
COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES
Volunteers are needed to serve as advocates for abused, neglected
and abandoned children. Volunteers work one on one with a child for
three hours a week. (714) 619-5155.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES
Volunteer mediators, case specialists and outreach assistants are
needed to help in a variety of mediation cases. Bilingual language
skills are needed for office volunteers and for mediators. (949)
250-0488.
EASTER SEALS
Easter Seals needs volunteers for ongoing clerical work, programs
for children with disabilities and special events. (714) 834-1111.
ENVIRONMENTAL NATURE CENTER
The Environmental Nature Center provides quality education through
hands-on experience with nature in a 3.5-acre outdoor classroom.
Adult volunteer trail guides are needed in the afternoon during the
week to lead children’s tours in the Center. Several other volunteer
opportunities are also available. (949) 645-8489.
FAMILIES -- COSTA MESA
This team of community-based organizations, which works to provide
youth and families with counseling, family support, health education,
mentoring, tutoring, after-school activities and kinship services,
needs volunteers in all areas. (949) 574-3976.
FISH -- MOBILE MEALS
Call (949) 642-6060 to help Friends in Service to Humanity with
the Mobile Meals program and provide ongoing emergency assistance to
those in need. Both always seek volunteer assistance in a variety of
areas. (949) 645-8050.
FRIENDS OF THE BALLET MONTMARTRE
The Friends need volunteers who want to help talented local
dancers perform in professional theaters. For 30 years, the
organization has provided the community with quality Russian ballet
training, helping youth develop strong discipline skills, build high
self-esteem and achieve dreams of being a professional dancer. (714)
241-7424.
FRIENDS OF THE COSTA MESA LIBRARIES
The Friends is a support group for the three libraries in Costa
Mesa. Help with fundraising events and help promote library programs
and services in our community. (714) 556-4396.
FRIENDS OF THE NEWPORT BEACH LIBRARY
The bookstore needs donations for book sales. Good quality
children’s and nonfiction books are especially needed. They may be
left at any of the branch libraries -- Balboa, Mariners or Corona del
Mar -- or in the special book closet next to the Friends Book Store,
at 1000 Avocado Ave. Volunteers are needed to staff the used book
store, which is inside the entrance of the Central Library.
Volunteers must be members of the Friends of the Library and are
asked to work one three-hour shift per month. (949) 759-9667.
FRIENDS OF ORANGE COAST INTERFAITH SHELTER
The Friends of the Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter meet the first
Thursday of each month to plan projects and events that benefit
homeless families. FOCIS is the shelter’s only fundraising arm. (949)
640-8828.
GIRL SCOUTS
Girl Scouts of Orange County needs volunteers who will be trained
as troop leaders, serve on special committees and give lectures,
demonstrations or classes. (714) 979-7900.
GIRLS INC. OF ORANGE COUNTY
Volunteers are needed to offer educational and enrichment
opportunities for girls and boys. (949) 646-7181.
HOSPICE PREFERRED CHOICE
Volunteers are needed to help make a difference in the lives of
terminally ill persons and their families. Volunteers would assist
them with nonmedical needs such as providing respite for the primary
caregiver, running errands, reading to the patients and weekly social
visits. The organization is also looking for clerical and bereavement
volunteers to assist with office duties. Training is provided. (714)
980-0900.
HUMAN OPTIONS
The organization shelters, counsels and educates abused women and
children. It is looking for volunteers. (949) 737-5242, ext. 24.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF ORANGE COUNTY
Volunteers are needed for Project Caring, which provides
socialization and cultural experiences to the Jewish residents and
others at Fairview Developmental Center in Costa Mesa. Volunteers
adopt a facility to provide programming of Jewish content to the
residents on a monthly basis. They must take a TB test and undergo a
fingerprinting background check. Volunteers are also needed to
provide comfort and support to the Jewish terminally ill and their
families. The group sponsors an ongoing Jewish healing support group
for people with chronic illness at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Jewish
Family Service, 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. Free.
Preregistration required. (714) 445-4950.
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF ORANGE COUNTY
The organization of women, committed to promoting volunteerism,
developing the potential of women and improving communities through
the work and leadership of trained volunteers, is seeking new
members. (949) 261-0823.
KAISER PERMANENTE HOSPICE SERVICES
Volunteers are needed to spend four hours per week visiting
patients or doing errands for them or their caregivers in communities
near volunteers’ homes. (562) 622-3805.
LAGUNA GREENBELT INC.
Volunteers are needed to assist Laguna Coast Wilderness Park staff
and James Dilley Preserve staff and docents with hiker registration
and general public orientation. (949) 488-0287.
LAGUNA SHANTI
Laguna Shanti, an organization that works with persons with HIV or
AIDS, is seeking caring volunteers to assist with running the front
office, delivering meals, providing transportation and providing
complimentary therapies such as massage, acupuncture and chiropractic
care. Lisa Toghia, (949) 494-1446.
LITERACY PROGRAM
The program is always in need of volunteer tutors. No professional
teaching experience is required. To attain certification, a series of
training classes must be completed. For more information, contact
Literary Services at the Newport Beach Library, (949) 717-3874.
LUV-A-PET CENTER
Volunteers who love to work with cats and kittens are needed at
the Luv-a-Pet Center at PetsMart in Costa Mesa. (949) 451-3272.
MASTER CHORALE OF ORANGE COUNTY
The performing arts organization needs volunteers for computer
input, ticketing, filing and handling phones. (714) 556-6262.
MENTOR PROGRAM
YMCA Community Services needs mentors to make a lasting effect on
a young person’s life. Students 10 to 18 years old are matched with
mentors to improve their school performance and self-esteem while
developing positive peer and adult relationships. (714) 549-9622,
ext. 35.
MOBILE MEALS
Volunteer drivers are needed to help deliver nutritious meals to
homebound, frail or elderly clients incapable of shopping and cooking
for themselves. (949) 645-8050.
MOZART CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA
Orange County’s only nonprofit resident chamber orchestra needs
volunteers for ticketing, ushering, phones, mailing and help with
receptions. Nominees are also being sought for the board of
directors. (949) 830-2950.
NEIGHBORS FOR NEIGHBORS
The City of Costa Mesa will host its annual community clean-up
event on Saturday, April 24. Those interested in volunteering or
making donations of cash or in-kind donations of supplies for the
event can call the Neighbors for Neighbors hotline at (714) 754-4892.
(714) 754-4870.
NEW DIRECTIONS FOR WOMEN INC.
The recovery center for women with alcohol or other chemical
dependencies seeks volunteers. (949) 548-9927 or (949) 548-8754.
NEWPORT BEACH 1/1 ADOPT A MARINE BATTALION FUND
The 1/1 Adopt A Marine Battalion Fund was created to accept
donations and to provide financial support for ongoing programs and
events planned to show appreciation to the 1st Battalion 1st Marines,
based at Camp Pendleton. (949) 644-3124.
NEWPORT BAY NATURALIST
The Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve is looking for volunteers to
assist with naturalist-led tours and programs, special events and
habitat restoration projects. The interpretive center is at 2301
University Drive, Newport Beach. (714) 973-6829.
NEWPORT BEACH CONFERENCE AND VISITORS BUREAU
The bureau is dedicated to the promotion of the city to potential
visitors. Volunteers with extensive knowledge of Newport Beach are
needed. (949) 719-6100.
NEWPORT BEACH LIBRARY LITERACY PROGRAM
The program seeks volunteers to tutor adults who want to improve
their reading and writing skills. Volunteers will be certified during
training workshops in the Friends Meeting Room at the Central
Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. Newport Beach. (949) 717-3874 or
literacy@city.newport-beach.
ca.us.
NEWPORT BEACH PREMIERE CINEMA GUILD
The Newport Beach Premiere Cinema Guild, which supports the
Newport Beach Film Festival, is looking for new members. Interested
candidates should want to help further an artistic and cultural
heritage in the community and should have a love of cinema and a
desire to raise awareness of the film festival. (949) 253-2880.
NEWPORT BEACH, GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Newport Beach City Council is seeking applications from
residents or business owners to fill vacancies on the General Plan
Advisory Committee. The committee meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on the
second and fourth Mondays in the Newport Beach Police Department
auditorium, 870 Santa Barbara. (949) 644-3005.
NEWPORT BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
The library foundation needs extra hands to perform clerical
duties, such as filing, organizing and stuffing envelopes, at the
Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. (949) 717-3890.
NEWPORT BEACH THEATRE COMPANY
The company needs volunteers to help with costume design, sewing,
make-up application, set construction, technical help, publicity,
stage management and backstage supervision. (949) 759-1046 or
LKSaf@aol.com.
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