Community & Clubs:

The Costa Mesa — Orange Coast Lions Annual Fundraiser, a spaghetti dinner and bingo night, will take place Saturday at the Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695 W. 19th St., according to member Patrick Wines. Dinner is $10 and includes salad, bread, dessert and a beverage. Dinner will be served from 5 to 7 p.m., and Bingo will start at 7:15 p.m. with many prizes. All proceeds support local charities. Tickets can be bought at the door.

LIONS SHOW FASHIONS FOR SUMMER

The Harbor Mesa Lions Club will host its annual fashion show dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Costa Mesa Country Club, 1701 Golf Course Drive. Funds raised will be donated to charity organizations in the community. Boutique fashions with casual and dressy themes will be featured and offered for purchase. Other vendors will sell other items, such as jewelry, accessories and make-up. The public is invited; tickets are $25. For more information and reservations, call (714) 546-1429 or (949) 645-2320 or visit nhcmlionsclub.com.

LOCAL SOROPTIMISTS TO HOLD 32nd ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE

Members of Soroptimist Desert Coast Region will hold their 32nd annual Spring Conference, Friday to Sunday at the Westin South Coast Plaza, 686 Anton Blvd. “Soroptimist Sparkle” will enlighten and educate more than 300 soroptimists from Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Imperial counties, as well as Yuma, Ariz.

Keynote speakers will include Lois Berlin, Soroptimist International representative to the United Nations, and Dawn Marie Lemonds, international program director for Soroptimist International. They will discuss the role of Soroptimist with the U.N. Shirley McCoy, director of two early learning programs, Lucky Day Nursery and the Village Treehouse Childcare, will share highlights about the organization and present a motivational workshop on teamwork. Additional workshop leaders include Hanna Jensbo, president of Soroptimist International, who will discuss the organization, and Leigh Wintz, executive director for Soroptimist International of the Americas since 1991, who will discuss effective parliamentary procedure for clubs.

Awards will be presented to local clubs for outstanding achievements in community service projects as well as membership efforts. With almost 95,000 Soroptimist in 120 countries who contribute time and financial support to community-based projects that benefit women and girls, Soroptimist is the world’s largest classified service organization for business and professional women. For more information, call Helen Baker at (619) 991-4177.

Thought for the day

“Experience suggests it doesn’t matter so much how you got here, as what you do after you arrive.”

— Lois McMaster Bujold

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK

How are you giving back to your community? Help your community and the world through a service club! For many, service club membership is an extension of our religious beliefs and congregation affiliation.

You are invited to attend a service club meeting this coming week to learn more about opportunity for service. Most clubs will buy your first meal for you as you get acquainted with them.

TODAY

7:30 a.m.: The 10-member Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club meets at Denny’s Restaurant, 290 Bristol St., Costa Mesa.

THURSDAY

7 a.m.: The 20-member Costa Mesa Orange Coast Lions Club meets at Mimi’s Café, 1835 Newport Blvd.

Noon: The 45-member Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach-Corona del Mar meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, 1601 Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. For more information, visit www.newportbeachkiwanis.org.

The 95-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a program by Bob Kinton, “Accepting the Challenge of Excellence Awards.” Visit www.nhexchange.org.

The 45 member Kiwanis Club of Costa Mesa meets at the Costa Mesa Golf and Country Club.

TUESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club meets from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Working Wardrobes Head Quarter, 3030 Pullman, Costa Mesa, with a workshop on grooming, selecting clothes, and a skills seminar for 15 men from the Salvation Army that the Rotarians have been mentoring who will get to select a suit, slacks, shirts, etc. For more information, visit www.newportbeach sunriserotary.org.

COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published Wednesdays. Send your service club’s meeting information by fax to (714) 921-8655 or by e-mail to jdeboom@aol.com .