Providing rest and relaxation in a rough spot

JIM DE BOOM

The Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council has joined with local

Rotary clubs in supporting our troops stationed in Iraq.

During their tour of duty in Iraq, our troops get rest and

relaxation at a site called Freedom Rest, where they spend four to

five days away from duty, resting and enjoying a break from the

action.

The council and local Rotary clubs are seeking donations of

personal items, food and recreation supplies that will be shipped to

Iraq and used at Freedom Rest. Items such as white over-the calf

men’s athletic socks; new knit hats and gloves; baseball caps; new

T-shirts (large and extra large); travel-size containers of foot

powder and baby powder; commercially-sealed lip balm; deodorant;

travel size containers of soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, facial

toner, sunscreen, insect wipes, cortisone bite and sting cream;

individual packets of moist towelettes and baby wipes; mints, breath

strips and gum; Tic-tacs; nail files, clippers and tweezers; combs

and brushes; cotton balls and Q-tips; bandages; toothbrushes;

toothpaste and dental floss; small individual tissue packs;

disposable men’s and women’s razors and anti-bacterial hand gel.

Please, no aerosol cans of any kind.

Also needed are commercially-wrapped individual packets of trail

mix, sunflower seeds, beef jerky, nuts, cookies, candies, energy

bars, etc. (no chocolate); packets of powdered cold beverages -- iced

tea, Kool Aid, etc. -- and cracker snacks; DVDs and music CDs;

disposable cameras; hand-held electronic games; puzzle & word games;

battery-

operated fans and other cooling products; AA batteries; pens,

paper, stationery and envelopes; and travel sewing kits.

Regardless if you support or oppose the efforts in Iraq, our

troops still need our help. If you have items to donate, take them

between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Nov. 20 to the Latter-day Saints Church

at the corner of Dover and 16th Street in Newport Beach. You can also

make a donation to help pay the shipping costs. Make your check

payable and mail to the Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council, P.O.

Box 1175, Newport Beach, CA 92659. For more information, call Jaimie

Day at (949) 642-9460 or e-mail her at jaimieday@yahoo.com.

BUSY SERVICE YEAR

Under the leadership of club President Faye Bosler, the Rotary

Club of Newport Beach Sunrise has a busy service year scheduled for

the rest of this year and next year.

Club plans include hands-on and financial support for the Rotary

Centennial Project at Monte Vista High School, Monte Vista Back Bay

Scholarships, the Boy Scout Sea Base and Explorer Scout programs,

Newport Mesa ProLiteracy, the Orange County Drug Court, the Family

Violence Project, Parent Help USA, the Marine Mammal Institute,

Coastal Clean-Up, high school student sponsorships for the Rotary

Youth Leadership Awards camp, Teen Challenge, National Alliance for

the Mentally Ill-Orange County chapter, the John Henry Foundation,

Rotary Polio Plus, the Environmental Natural Center and the “Reading

by 9” Holiday Book Drive.

The 48-member club meets weekly on Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Five

Crowns Restaurant in Corona del Mar. If you like hands-on service and

want to start a day inspired, give them a visit!

WORTH REPEATING

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

Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council: “If you tell the truth, you don’t

have to remember anything.”

-- MARK TWAIN

Want to get more involved in your community? Visit a service club

this coming week. Most will buy your first guest meal and all will

welcome your interest in learning more about their club. Listed below

are this week’s service club meetings and websites. Get involved.

Give back to your community!

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK

TUESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The 48-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will

meet at Five Crowns Restaurant to hear Dr. Jim Fallon on stem cell

research at UC Irvine. (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. (https://www.cmnhlions.com/)

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 (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 to hear Mike Corez, a gemologist

(www.cmoclions.org)

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

Holiday Inn for a special Eagle Pride program recognizing outstanding

students. (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

Ladies Day program with vocalist Janine Wynn; the 85-member Exchange

Club of Newport Harbor meets at the Nautical Museum

(https://www.nhexchange

club.com); the Rotary Club of Newport Irvine meets at the Radisson

Hotel to hear Dr. Jim Fallon on stem cell research at UC Irvine.

(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.