* 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.
SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CENTER
The Small Business Assistance Center of Orange Coast College needs
volunteers to advise small business owners in finance, accounting,
law, marketing, sales, human resources and other areas. (714)
432-5916.
SOMEONE CARES SOUP KITCHEN
Someone Cares Soup Kitchen needs food servers and volunteers for
kitchen duties. The organization is at 720 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa.
(949) 548-8861.
SOUTH COAST LITERACY COUNCIL
Volunteer tutors are needed to meet a greater demand for literacy
and English as a second language classes. Students are taught English
reading, writing and speaking skills at their own level in small
groups or one-on-one. There are centers all over Orange County. Once
trained, tutors may choose the center at which they want to teach.
Mary Fitzgerald, (949) 458-8664.
SOUTH COAST REPERTORY THEATER
The South Coast Repertory Theater needs volunteers to help with
ushering and other functions. (714) 708-5500.
SPEAK UP NEWPORT
A nonprofit organization that promotes social welfare by educating
the public and improving local government in Newport Beach holds
monthly meetings the second Wednesday of each month at the Newport
Beach Tennis Club. A reception begins at 5:30 p.m., and meetings
begin at 6 p.m. Free. Annual membership dues are $20. Send check to
“Speak Up Newport,” P.O. Box 2594, Newport Beach, CA 92663. (949)
673-1191.
STITCHES FROM THE HEART
Made up of a group of women from Southern California who love to
knit and crochet, the nonprofit corporation is looking for volunteers
to knit and crochet hats, booties and blankets for premature babies
and babies in need. The items are donated to hospitals. Patterns are
available, and donated yarn is appreciated. Kathy Silverton, (310)
472-6903.
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION
The Surfrider Foundation Newport Beach Chapter is a grass-roots,
nonprofit environmental organization that works to protect the
oceans, waves and beaches through its Conservation Activism Research
and Education program. (949) 631-6273.
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