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TODAY

The Golden West Water Polo Club will hold a water polo camp for

children in second through eighth-grade from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. every

Tuesday and Thursday until Aug. 26 at Golden West College, 15744

Goldenwest St. All athletes must also register with USA Water Polo.

Information: https://www.GoldenWest

WaterPolo.com to register.

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4

p.m. in the Bloodmobile near the Huntington State Beach lifeguards’

garage at 21601 Pacific Coast Highway. Information: (714) 377-5691.

MONDAY

A support group for Adult Children of Alzheimer’s disease

individuals, sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Assn. of Orange County,

will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Community United Methodist Church, 6652

Heil Ave. Information: Joanne Spagle (714) 841-2648.

TUESDAY

The Golden West Water Polo Club will hold a water polo camp for

children in second through eighth-grade from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. every

Tuesday and Thursday until Aug. 26 at Golden West College, 15744

Goldenwest St. All athletes must also register with USA Water Polo.

Information: https://www.GoldenWest

WaterPolo.com to register.

ONGOING

CIVIC GROUPS

The SOS Investment Club meets regularly on the second Monday of

each month and is seeking new members interested in studying

companies and making long-term investments. The group’s meetings are

held at 913 California St. Information: Call Cathy at (714) 960-7225.

The Huntington Beach

Chapter of the National Assn. of the Physically Handicapped

provides disabled children and adults the opportunity to make their

lives become more vital to the community through providing

informative newsletters four times a year from National Headquarters.

It meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at

Wycliffe Gardens at 18765 Florida St. Anyone interested in becoming

either a regular member or an associate member may contact Bernadette

at berntrav8@aol.com or call Dorothy at (949) 646-4771 for more

information.

The Clara Barton chapter

of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will

meet at 9:30 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month at Community

United Methodist Church, 6652 Heil Ave. Membership in the club is

open to any woman who is at least 18 and can prove lineal bloodline

descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American

independence. Information: (714) 848-4297.

The North Huntington Beach Mothers Club welcomes all stay-at-home

or part-time moms living in North Orange County. The club emphasizes

support and friendship for mothers and fun family activities.

Information: (714) 373-5488.

The MISS Foundation is a support group for families who have

experienced the death of a child that meets on the first Thursday of

every month. The group gathers at 6:30 p.m. and begins at 7 p.m. Call

Katie at (714) 442-3669 for location or peer support.

Toastmasters Club 770

is a group that teaches communication and leadership skills to

business and community members. The club will meet from 7 to 9 p.m.

on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Carrow’s Restaurant

at the corner of Magnolia Street and Warner Avenue. Information:

(714) 847-3660.

Toastmasters Club No.

6641, an organization dedicated to enhancing anyone’s public

speaking skills, presents “Tongue Tamers” from noon to 1 p.m. the

first and third Friday of every month at the Huntington Beach Civic

Center, 2000 Main St. room B-8. Information: (714) 964-9813.

The Point-to-Point

chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild meets on the fourth

Wednesday of each month (except December) at Rodgers Senior Center at

17th Street and Orange Avenue. Hospitality is at 6:30 p.m., followed

by a general meeting at 7 p.m. The Guild promotes interest and

provides education in needle arts, particularly needlepoint, and is

open to all who share in the joy of needlepoint. Information: (714)

962-1562.

The Kiwanis Club of

Huntington Beach Surf City Breakfast Club has just formed and will

meet every Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. at the International House of

Pancakes on Beach Boulevard. The club is already 25 members strong

and looking for new members. Information: Glen Cauble (714) 848-8102

or Randy Golden (562) 884-4145.

The Huntington Beach Host Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. every first

and third Thursday of the month at Old World Restaurant on Center

Street behind Huntington Center. The club’s purpose is to create and

foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian

needs by providing voluntary service through community involvement

and international cooperation. Information: (714) 964-6212.

The Huntington Beach

American Legion Post 133 meets the third Wednesday of each month

at 7 p.m. at the Rodgers Seniors’ Center, 170 Orange Ave. (corner of

17th Street and Orange Avenue). The Women’s Auxiliary Unit 133 meets

at the same time at the same place. Information: Cmdr. Johnson, (714)

968-4061.

Huntington Beach

Newcomers hold their Main Event Luncheon on the second Tuesday of

each month. The group’s purpose is to develop interest in the

community through a wide range of groups. Information: Connie

Tredway, (714) 969-0571, or Myrna Haire, (714) 962-2449.

The Friends of the Shipley Nature Center invites new members to

join. The group meets every second Saturday of the month to discuss

restoration of the Shipley Nature Center in Huntington Beach Central

Park. Meetings take place at 9 a.m. every second Saturday of the

month at the Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave.

Information: (714) 892-0875.

The Friends of Shipley

Nature Center meet the first Saturday of the month at the Nature

Center in Huntington Central Park to help restore the area from 9

a.m. to noon. Bring garden tools, water, hat, sunscreen and wear

closed-toed shoes. Free tours discussing restoration of the native

habitat are also offered on the same day at 11 a.m. Information:

(714) 842-4772 or https://www.fsnc.org.

The Toastmasters Club

179 meets from 6:30 to 7:50 a.m. every Wednesday at Coco’s, 6886

Bolsa Ave. All who are interested in improving their speaking,

listening and leadership skills are invited to join. Information:

(714) 848-8244.

The Toastmasters Club

770 meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at

Carrows, 16931 Magnolia St. The group helps improve communication and

leadership skills. Information: (714) 848-6485.

The Clara Barton chapter

of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution meets

at 9:30 a.m. every third Saturday at Community United Methodist

Church, 6652 Heil Ave. Membership in Daughters of the American

Revolution is open to any woman who is at least 18 years old and can

prove lineal bloodline descent from an ancestor who aided in

achieving American independence. Information: (714) 848-4297.