COMMUNITY & CLUBS:

The Rotary Clubs of District 5320 are seeking qualified candidates for the 2008 Group Study Exchange with District 4320 in Northern Chile, from April 19 to May 17, 2008. The candidates must live or work in Rotary District 5320 (Orange and southeast Los Angeles Counties).

The team members must also be business or professional persons, between the ages of 25 and 40, who are well established in his or her profession and not related to a Rotarian.

Prior to the trip, the team will meet regularly to study Rotary information and Chile customs and culture. Spanish language lessons will also be provided. The Rotary Foundation provides for round-trip airfare between Los Angeles and Chile while host Rotary clubs provide for meals, lodging, vocational visits and group travel within their district.

Team member candidates must be sponsored by one of the 49 clubs in District 5320. The deadline to submit team member applications is Wednesday, Oct. 31. The Rotary International Foundation pays for the airfare and the local Rotary clubs host the team members in their homes.

To obtain more information or an application, in Costa Mesa please call Don Hanley at (714) 619-4304; in Newport Beach call Richard Holmgren at (949) 644-8244 or John Goodlad at (949) 673-7377; and in Irvine call David Halm at (949) 857-2017 or District GSE Team co-chairs Ken Montgomery, at (949) 362-4339 or Tito Parola at (714) 771-6900.

 HEARTS AND HANDS COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY

The Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council will hold its Sixth Annual Hearts and Hands, a hands-on community service day on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the LDS Church, 801 Dover Drive in Newport Beach, according to Jaimie Day, council vice president and event chair.

All families, all faiths, community and student groups and individuals are invited to perform hands-on service projects to benefit the needs of local and worldwide recipients.

For the first time, there will be an evening youth dance for ages 14 through 18 with proceeds going to purchase bikes for Uganda’s orphans. Admission: at least one nonperishable food item. Lunch is $4.

For more information or to sign up for the Hearts and Hands day, contact Jaimie Day at jaimieday@yahoo.com or (949) 642-9460 or e-mail nmiinterfaith@aol.com.

 WORTH REPEATING

From the thought for the day as provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council, “True success in life is not measured by how much you make, but rather by how much of a difference you make.” — Author unknown.

COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published Sundays 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.