It’s time to get booked (for the kids)

JIM DE BOOM

The first Orange County Children’s Book Festival is being held from

9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at Orange Coast College. Children’s

authors, book illustrators, panel presentations, storytellers and

much more will be there. It is hoped this it the first of what will

be an annual event to encourage reading and the love of books.

Additionally, one high school volunteer will be collecting new and

used children’s books for needy schools as part of her project for

Girl Scouts. There will be a collection area at the festival.

The job of finding the festival volunteers has fallen upon the

shoulders of former school administrator and now super volunteer

Scott Paulsen. According to Paulsen, the volunteers will be greeting

authors and escorting them to the “green room;” selling food, sodas

and shirts; serving as information guides; and performing all kinds

of other jobs throughout the day. Volunteers will be served water and

will receive a T-shirt for their work time.

On Saturday, volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. to noon, noon to 3

p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. for set up. On Sunday, when the need is

greatest, they will work three-hour, 15-minute shifts. Some

volunteers will start at 6 a.m. and some will stay after 4:30 p.m.

for cleanup.

This is a nonprofit activity, and you can visit the website at

https://www.

kidsbook

festival

.com. To sign up, Paulsen just needs a name, phone number and

e-mail address, which can be faxed to (949) 644-2088 or called in by

phone to (949) 644-5578.

Let’s volunteer, Daily Pilot readers!

PROPOSITION ANALYSIS

The key propositions on the November ballot will be the focus of

the Orange County Coast Assn.’s luncheon on Oct. 24 at the Newport

Dunes Resort. Adam Probolsky, president of Probolsky Research, will

discuss the pros, cons and latest polling on key propositions on the

ballot, according to association president Peer Swan.

This is a networking luncheon for OCCA members; elected officials;

city, business and community leaders; and members from Seal Beach to

San Clemente, according to Swan, a Newport Coast resident and member

of the Irvine Ranch Water District Board.

The day begins at 11:30 a.m. with networking time, a noon

luncheon, the program at 12:45 and adjournment by 1:30 p.m. The cost

for the lunch is $20 for OCCA members, $22 for nonmembers, and

reservations can be made by calling (714) 921-8665, ext. 3, by

Wednesday.

WORTH REPEATING

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

Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council: “Flatter me, and I may not believe

you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not

forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you.”

-- WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK

TUESDAY

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

meet at Five Crowns Restaurant (https://www.newportbeach

sunriserotary.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.

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

the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a program by Jennifer Brazer on

Vodka Infusion. (https://www.newportbalboa.org)

THURSDAY

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

Club will meet at Mimi’s Cafe. (www.cmoclions.org)

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

Holiday Inn for a program on the California Parks Ministries.

(https://www.kiwanis.org/

club/costamesa); the 50-member Newport Beach-Corona del Mar

Kiwanis Club will meet at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club; the

85-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will meet at the Nautical

Museum for presentation of the Book of Golden Deeds Award by Gary

TeWinkle (https://www.nhexchange

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

Radisson Hotel for Irvine Police and Fire Awards (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.