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* Send BUSINESS CALENDAR items to the Daily Pilot, 1375 Sunflower

Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626; by e-mail to jeff.benson@latimes.com; by

fax to (714) 966-4679; or by calling (714) 966-4617. Include the

time, date and location of the event, as well as a contact phone

number.

THURSDAY

The 90-Minute Breakfast Boost will be hosted by the Costa Mesa

Chamber of Commerce from 7 to 8:45 a.m. at the Costa Mesa Country

Club, 1701 Golf Club Drive, Costa Mesa. The cost will be $14.

Information: (714) 885-9090.

FRIDAY

The Christmas Boat Parade Awards Dinner and Auction will be hosted

by the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce. The event will begin at 6

p.m. at the Balboa Bay Club and Resort, 1221 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 729-4400.

SATURDAY

The “Get The Job You Want -- Learn How To Ace Your Next Interview”

workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday at Orange Coast

College’s Business Education Room 106, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. The cost will be $49. Information: (714) 432-5880, Ext. 1 or

https://www.Monster

Interviews.com.

“Be on the Cutting Edge of Cost Savings,” a workshop for

dietitians, will meet from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Orange Coast

College Forum, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

432-5835, Ext. 5.

JAN. 26

David L. Parker, co-founder and chairman of Special Risk Services

of Irvine, will appear at a 7:30 a.m. breakfast meeting sponsored by

Young Executives of America at The Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur

Blvd., Newport Beach. Admission will cost $16 for members and $25 for

nonmembers. Nonmembers will be able to join at the door for $100 and

receive complimentary admission. Information: (949) 721-8686.

The After Hours Business Mixer will meet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at

the Mesa Verde Country Club, 3000 Club House Road, Costa Mesa. The

event will be hosted by the Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce. Members

will be admitted for free; the cost for nonmembers will be $10.

Information: (714) 885-9090.

JAN. 27

The Newport Sunset Networking Mixer will be hosted by the Newport

Beach Chamber of Commerce. Guests will meet from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cafe

R&D;, 555 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. Admission will be free

for chamber members and $10 for all others. Information: (949)

729-4400.

JAN. 29

“Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” will be a class on how to start a

home-inspection business. The 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. class will meet at

Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Registration

will cost $125. Information: (714) 432-5045.

“Notary in a Day” will be a seminar designed to teach students how

to become a notary public. The California notary public exam will be

offered after the seminar. The workshop will be from 8:45 a.m. to 5

p.m. in Fine Arts Room 119, Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Registration for the class will cost $105. Individuals taking the exam will need to bring a $40 check made out to the

Secretary of State. Information: (714) 432-5880.

ONGOING

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce hosts networking luncheon

meetings Wednesdays from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Costa Mesa

Country Club. The cost is $14. The club is at 1701 Golf Course Drive,

Costa Mesa. (714) 885-9090.

The Costa Mesa Communicators Toastmasters Club meets from noon to

1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Orange County Department of Education, 200

Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa. (714) 444-8783.

The Newport Beach Distinguished Toastmasters Club 1300 meets from

7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at Sgt. Pepperoni’s Pizza Store, SE Bristol,

Newport Beach. Information and reservations: (949) 646-1274.

The Mesa Messengers Toastmasters Club 691 in Costa Mesa meets at 7

p.m. Tuesdays at Mesa Verde United Methodist Church, 1701 W. Baker

St., Costa Mesa. (714) 540-4446.

The Newport Center Toastmasters Club 231 meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m.

Mondays at the Irvine Co., 610 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

(949) 756-1025.

The Newport Jaycees Toastmasters Club meets from 8 to 9:15 p.m.

Tuesdays at Coco’s Restaurant, 151 Newport Center Drive, Newport

Beach. Information: (310) 593-1982.

The Harborlite Toastmasters Club meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at

Coco’s Bakery Restaurant, 3446 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.

(949) 293-4630.

Lido Isle Toastmasters meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays at

Fletcher Jones Motorcars, 3300 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach. (714)

964-5314.

The breakfast networking group meets every Wednesday from 7:15 to

8:30 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe. Reservations: Angie Stafford, (949)

474-2225.

The Pacific Business Xchange has breakfast meetings at 7 a.m.

Tuesdays at the Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach.

(949) 640-0588.

The Newport Beach chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club, an

international group for business referrals and networking, meets at

11:45 a.m. Tuesdays at Coco’s , 151 Newport Center Drive,

Information. (800) 767-7337, https://www.leadsclubla.com.

The Costa Mesa Chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club holds a weekly

meeting for business professionals. The meetings are held Tuesdays

from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe in Costa Mesa. The cafe is at

1835 Newport Blvd. (800) 767-7337.