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The Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club presented two checks for $3,200 each to the two city high school foundations. Tournament Chairman Ray Stewart presented the check to Ann Bray of the Costa Mesa High School Foundation and Jennifer Knapp of the Estancia High School Foundation. The checks represented the net proceeds from the club’s spring Golf Tournament.

Each year a different local organization is selected as the recipient of the Tournament proceeds.

EXCHANGE HONORS TOP COPS

Exchange Club of Newport Harbor Past President Bill Bechtel presented one of the best police programs on record this past week, according to Dick Freeman, Spindriff editor. The Exchange Club recognized Scott May as the Outstanding Supervisor of the Year for the Costa Mesa Police Department, and Brent McKinley as Officer of the Year. Police Chief Chris Shawkey presented awards to both men. And Shawkey then became an honorary member of the Newport Harbor Exchange Club.

Newport Beach Police Chief John Klein gave awards to Dave Moon as Officer of the Year and to Sgt. Mike McDermott as Supervisor of the Year. A great deal of fun was had by all during the presentation of the awards, according to Freeman.

This is a first for the Exchange Club with both chiefs of police for Costa Mesa and Newport Beach as members.

DONATE A BOOK

Local rotary clubs will partner with the L.A. Times again this year in the annual Reading by 9 children’s book drive at the Orange County Fair, according to Rotary District Gov. Roger McGonegal. For free admission to the fair, bring one new or three gently used books to the fair and you will get in free today only. Rotarians will be accepting the books, boxing and loading them on trucks. This is part of the Reading by 9 initiative to have all children reading at grade level by the age of 9. To become better readers, children need books.

The books collected at the fair will be matched by Scholastic and distributed to public elementary schools within Orange and Los Angeles counties, McGonegal said.

WORTH REPEATING

Thought for the Day as provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council… “Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.”

— Brian Tracy

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 at 290 Bristol St., Costa Mesa.

Noon: The Exchange Club of Corona del Mar meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a program by Woody Woods on African Safari.

6 p.m.: The 62-member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for an update on the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce by Richard Luehrs. For more information, visit www.newportbalboa.org

THURSDAY

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

Noon: The 50-member Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club meets at the Holiday Inn, Costa Mesa. For details, www.kiwanis.org/club/costamesa. The 45-member Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach-Corona del Mar meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club. For details, www.newportbeachkiwanis.org. The 85-member Rotary Club of Newport Irvine meets at the University Club at UCI. For more, visit www.nirotary.org. The 95-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a Ladies Day program featuring Comedienne Cindy Burns. For more, visit members.cox.net/nhexchangeclub/index.htm.

TUESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The 52-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club meets at Five Crowns Restaurant. For more, visit www.newportbeachsunriserotary.orgNoon: The 20-member Rotary Club of Costa Mesa meets at the Costa Mesa Marriott Suites.

COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published Wednesday 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.