* 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.