* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the...

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

like information about getting your organization listed, call (714)

966-4690.

Access to Sailing Inc.

offers sailing programs for disabled children and adults. Duncan

Milne, (714) 722-5371.

Adult Day Services offers therapeutic programs for memory-impaired

adults. Volunteers are needed to assist with group activities,

clerical and reception work, board committees and advocacy. (714)

593-9630.

Amigos de Bolsa Chica offers educational tours focusing on

wetlands preservation. (714) 840-1575.

The Bolsa Chica Conservancy needs volunteers for wetlands cleanup

from 9 a.m. to noon the last Saturday of every month. Volunteers meet

at the pedestrian bridge on Pacific Coast Highway, south of Warner

Avenue. (714) 846-1114.

The Bolsa Chica Conservancy needs volunteers during nesting season

when volunteers cannot pick up trash at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, but

they can volunteer to help with a sand dune restoration project.

Volunteers are needed on the conservancy’s normal service day, the

last Saturday of the month, May 31, from 9 a.m. to noon. Groups may

be scheduled for other days by calling the office. (714) 846-1114.

The Friends of Shipley Nature Center needs volunteers to help

restore the nature center from 9 a.m. to noon on the first Saturday

of the month. Volunteers meet at the nature center in Huntington

Beach Central Park. Please bring garden tools, and closed-toe shoes.

Free restoration tours are also offered on the same day at 11 a.m.

Information: (714) 842-4772.

The Center for Creative Alternatives provides mental health

counseling and education. Colleen Chapman, (714) 841-8770.

The Center for the

Teaching of Thinking trains and develops innovative educational

programs. Connie Young, (949) 376-4303.

The Council on Aging

needs volunteers to assist in transportation and the delivery of

meals to homebound seniors in Huntington Beach on weekdays. (714)

960-2478.

Covering Wings gives out blankets to the homeless. Raymond Fico,

(714) 968-3358.

Egbar Foundation offers environmental education programs and

scholarships for children. Jessica Fabrizio, (714) 795-6072.

Episcopal Services Alliance offers emergency assistance, food and

clothing. Carol Sneary, (714) 960-2254.

Golden West College needs volunteers to fill a variety of

positions. Suzanne Droney, (714) 895-8316.

Home Companion Care for Seniors pays for volunteer work. Start a

relationship with a senior in your area. (714) 962-0905.

The Huntington Beach

Central Library gift shop is seeking volunteers for support of the

shop and an ongoing book sale. (714) 842-4481, ext. 2213.

The Huntington Beach

Central Library provides literacy tutoring, homework assistance,

community services, English as a second language and preschool story

times. Carol Loch, (714) 842-4481.

The Huntington Beach Community provides high-quality and low-cost

medical and counseling services. Lisa Anthony, (714) 847-4222.

The Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum needs

volunteers. Ann Beasley, (714) 960-3483.

The Huntington Beach Playhouse needs volunteers to help with set

construction and design, as well as decorations, sound, lighting,

stage management and more. (714) 847-4357.

The Huntington Beach Police Department provides police services

for the city. Mike Corcoran, (714) 960-8806.

The Huntington Beach Senior Outreach Center is seeking volunteers

to join the Council on Aging Seniors Team (COAST). The goal of the

center is to promote independence and self-sufficiency among the

elderly in Huntington Beach. (714) 374-1544.

The Huntington Beach

Tree Society needs volunteers to help plant trees in their free

time. Jean

Nagy, (714) 564-1396.

Huntington Dog Beach needs volunteers for its monthly beach

clean-up. Inforamtion: (714) 841-8644 or www.dogbeach.org.

KOCE is looking for volunteers to assist with data entry,

mailings, sorting and other administrative tasks. Friends of KOCE,

(714) 895-0876.

Literacy Volunteers of America tutors adults in English skills.

Rose Saylin, (714) 375-5102.

Michael E. Rodgers

Seniors’ Center provides health education, crafts, dance, lunch

and bingo for senior citizens. Janeen Laudenback, (714) 536-9387.

Newland House is seeking volunteer docents to lead tours of the

historical museum. (714) 962-5777.

Neighbors for

Wintersburg Wetlands Restoration opposes the Shea Homes Parkside

Estates development. Information: (714) 625-0876. Web:

www.bixby.org/parkside.

Ocean View Little League Challenger Division is a baseball program

for children with disabilities. Marcia Baumfeld, (714) 848-6264.