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* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the Coastline Pilot. If you’d

like information about getting your organization listed, call (949)

494-4321.

Boys & Girls Club of

Laguna Beach provides sports, homework, arts and crafts and

mentoring services for children of all ages. Information: Kim

Maxwell, (949) 494-2535.

Bridge Learning Center

for Homeless Children Inc. is seeking mentors to talk to children

living in this transitional shelter to improve their self-esteem,

President Howard Levin said. Mentors work for one hour a week at the

shelter. They must be 16 years or older and be able to drive

themselves to the shelter. The Bridge Learning Center’s mailing

address is P.O. Box 4121, Laguna Beach. Information: (949) 494-0591.

CSP Youth Shelter

The Community Service Programs Youth Shelter is in need of

volunteers and mentors for teens ages 11 to 17. The shelter is a

short-term crisis intervention shelter with the goal of reunifying

the family. Anyone interested in volunteering can call Marcy at (949)

494-4311 or e-mail youthshelter@cspinc.org.

Designing Women need volunteers to sign up for next year’s Color

It Orange event. Information: Barbara Lawrence, (949) 499-3580.

Volunteers are needed to

staff the Friends of Laguna Beach Library Book Shop, open Monday

through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., staying open until 6 or 7

p.m. Wednesday. Staffers will sell books in the book shop, President

Martha Lydick said. The library is at P.O. Box 36, Laguna Beach.

(949) 497-7053. Friends Book Shop is at (949) 497-7115.

Friends of the Sea Lion

Marine Mammal Center needs volunteers to work as docents or in

animal care for all days all shifts. Shifts are a minimum of four

hours in the morning or afternoon and require a one-year commitment.

Must be 18 or older. Information: (949) 494-3050.

The Friendship Shelter provides temporary housing and meals for

homeless adults. The shelter needs “guest chefs” to fix dinner and

enjoy the meal with the 29 residents. Food can be prepared ahead of

time and brought to the shelter or be prepared in the kitchen.

Information: Brian McWeeney, (949) 494-6928.

Friends of the Hortense

Miller Garden are looking for volunteers to perform tasks such as

watering the garden and conducting public tours. Training is

provided. Information: Marsha Bode, (949) 244-2010.

Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce welcomes volunteers to help with

administrative tasks and organize events and fund-raisers.

Information: 494-1018, ext. 1.

The Laguna Club for Kids provides structured activities ad care

for children ages 5 to 12 in a home-like setting. Volunteers will

help staff manage organized games, arts and crafts and computer lab.

Information: Shelley Cox Jones, (949) 494-7630.

The Laguna Community

Band welcomes new musicians to join the three-year-old 30-member

band. The band plays show tunes, swing, march, folk and classical

pieces. Information: Bill Nicholls, music director at (949) 362-3228.

Laguna Greenbelt Inc. is always happy to welcome volunteers to

work in a variety of capacities in the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park.

Opportunities include giving tours, producing the newsletter and give

information to visitors. Information: (949) 494-9352.

The Laguna Beach Animal Shelter is looking for volunteers 18 and

older who are willing to do all kinds of tasks. They require a

four-hour per week commitment and hold a monthly orientation meeting

for prospective volunteers. There are also volunteer opportunities

for high school students who want to fulfill their community service

hours. Information: (949) 497-3552

Laguna Art Museum not Laguna Beach Art Museum

is always happy to hear from people who will work in the gift

store or help visitors at the information desk. Information: (949)

494.8971, ext. 218.

The Laguna Beach

Exchange Club is open to new members who want to improve the city

through programs of community service, patriotism and the national

project, the prevention of child abuse. The group meets the first

three Thursdays for lunch at the Hotel Laguna. Information: John

Bush, (949) 464-3973.

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