Don’t forget ‘The Forgotten’

JIM DE BOOM

The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor is delighted to present an

evening of dinner and the movies for your enjoyment on Sept. 23.

Festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a food festival by a

dozen Newport area restaurants, according to past President Dick

Freeman. At 7:30 p.m., Revolution Studios-Sony will present a

pre-release showing of “The Forgotten,” starring Julianne Moore,

Alfre Woodard, Dominic West and Gary Sinise.

Proceeds from this charity event support the Orange County Child

Abuse Prevention Center and other youth-centered community programs,

including college scholarships for deserving high school achievers,

Freeman said.

You, your friends and business associates are cordially invited to

attend this fun-filled casual evening of food, wine and

entertainment. Tickets are $50 per ticket and checks may be made

payable to “The Exchange Club Charitable Foundation.” VIP seating is

also available.

For further information and ticket purchases, call (949) 644-5752.

This is one great event that my wife Barbara and I have enjoyed

many times. It is usually a sellout, call early for your tickets.

GOLF FOR KIWANIS AND COSTA MESA

The Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club’s annual golf tournament will be held

on Sept. 13 at the Costa Mesa Country Club with tee times beginning

at 10 a.m., according to Golf Committee chair Charles Markel.

All the profits will go to Costa Mesa United, a group that is

raising funds to build and endow a swimming pool at Costa Mesa High

School and a stadium at Estancia High School.

There are openings for 80 golfers who, besides enjoying a day of

golf, will receive tee and raffle prizes and enjoy dinner at the

Newport Rib Company. Unlike most golf tournaments, this one appears

to be affordable at $100 a player, which includes golf and dinner.

For reservations, or to contribute a prize to the tournament, contact

Markel at (949) 631-0580.

PEACE SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED

Rotary International is offering 70 scholarships, worth up to

$50,000, to mid-career professionals who are interested in obtaining

a master’s degree in peace and conflict resolution at one of seven

prestigious universities in six countries around the world, according

to Greg Arbues, president of the Rotary Club of Newport-Irvine.

Potential candidates for this scholarship include individuals who

work for nongovernment organizations involved in human rights,

disaster relief, aid distribution, environmental advocacy, refugee

issues and other issues related to peace and international

cooperation.

Other potential candidates include men and women working for

government agencies, such as departments of state, foreign

ministries, diplomatic corps or other groups of civil servants, as

well as international volunteer agencies and mediation, arbitration

and dispute resolution groups. According to Arbues, successful

candidates in the first class of scholars included journalists,

ecologists, a peace consultant and a graduate student studying

nuclear waste management and proliferation issues, among others.

To learn more about the scholarship, contact the Rotary District

5320 office at (714) 921-1881. Applications for this scholarship for

the 2005-07 academic years need to be in the Rotary District office

by Sept. 20. Interviews will be held on Sept. 25.

WORTH REPEATING

From the Thought for Today, provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport

Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council: “The difference between the

impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.”

-- TOMMY LASORDA

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK

TUESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The 47-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will

meet at Five Crowns Restaurant for a program by Ron Ringlien on

“Staying Younger Longer.” (https://newportbeachsunrise

rotary.org).

6 p.m.: The Costa Mesa Newport Harbor Lions Club will meet at the

Costa Mesa Golf and Country Club.

WEDNESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The South Coast Metro Rotary Club will meet at the

Holiday Inn and the Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club will meet at the

University Athletic Club.

Noon: The Exchange Club of the Orange Coast will meet at the Bahia

Corinthian Yacht Club for a business meeting.

6 p.m.: The 50-member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa will meet at

the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club. (https://www.newportbalboa.org)

THURSDAY

7 a.m.: The 20-plus member Costa Mesa-Orange Costa Breakfast Lions

Club will meet at Mimi’s Cafe. https://www.cmoclions.org

Noon: The 50-member Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club will meet at the

Holiday Inn for a program on the Nautical Museum.

(https://www.kiwanis.org/club/

costamesa); The 50-member Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis

Club will meet at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a special guest

day program featuring past District Gov. Bob Erikson; The 85-member

Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will meet at the Nautical Museum for

a business meeting. (https://www.nhexchange

club.com); The Rotary Club of Newport Irvine will meet at the

Radisson Hotel to hear Frank Coleman. (https://www.nirotary.org)

* COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published Saturdays in the Daily Pilot.

Send your service club’s meeting information by fax to (714) 921-8655

or by e-mail to jdeboom@aol.com.