Fair will show how to help community

JIM DE BOOM

Looking for a way to invest your time and talent and make a

difference in our communities? Check out the next meeting of the

Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council, at which a dozen local

nonprofit organizations will share hands-on service opportunities for

congregations, service clubs, community groups and others at the

fourth annual Community Service Fair.

The event will be from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at St.

Andrews Presbyterian Church. The public is invited to attend.

Groups participating include Habitat for Humanity, FISH-Harbor

Area, Share Our Selves, Families Forward, Adopt a Social Worker,

Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter, Alzheimer’s Assn. of Orange County

and Adult Day Services of Orange County, said Lane Calvert, vice

president of the council and a member of the Baha’i of Costa Mesa.

“This is a great opportunity to find out where your time and

talents can be used without any obligation on your part,” Calvert

said.

If you would like to come for the luncheon part of the meeting, it

costs $7.50 per person with reservation, $10 without a reservation.

To come only for the Community Service Faire, arrive by 12:30 p.m.

There is no charge.

To make reservations for the luncheon, call (949) 660-8665 or send

e-mail to [email protected] by 5 p.m. Tuesday. St. Andrews is at

600 St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach.

HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY

Corona del Mar High School will be hosting its fourth annual

Community Service Day on Monday. The assembly will begin at 11:10

a.m. in the big gym.

Peter Yarrow of Peter Paul and Mary will serve as the keynote

speaker and singer. Through his music and “Operation Respect”

curriculum, Yarrow encourages teachers, parents and youth to

collaborate in teaching respect and building caring and responsible

communities.

Yarrow and his daughter Bethany will receive the 2003 Peter Biehl

Memorial Peace Award, presented by Linda Biehl.

Linda Biehl and Peter Yarrow share a common bond. During college,

both of their daughters studied abroad in South Africa.

Bethany Yarrow filmed a documentary on the struggles of five South

African women. Biehl continues the work her daughter Amy started

before her murder 10 years ago, supporting programs that educate,

employ and empower the oppressed. Biehl travels around the world

sharing her message of peace, justice and reconciliation.

There will be more than 30 nonprofit organizations participating

in the community service fair after the assembly. The students will

have an opportunity to visit with representatives from the nonprofit

groups during lunch (12:35 to 1:10 p.m.) in the quad.

BOOK OF GOLDEN DEEDS

B.J. Johnson will be honored by the Exchange Club of the Orange

Coast at a special luncheon on Oct. 23 at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht

Club, said Bettie Moses, club vice president.

“She will be presented the Book of Golden Deeds for her service to

Corona del Mar and Newport Beach,” Moses said.

Johnson has served as president of the Corona del Mar Chamber of

Commerce and the Corona del Mar Residents Assn. Lunch is $13.50 a

person. Reservations can be made by calling Moses at (949) 723-8999.

ELECTION ANALYSIS

Assemblyman John Campbell will provide an analysis of the recall

election at a special luncheon meeting of the Orange County Coast

Assn. at noon Tuesday at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum.

Campbell, the leading Assembly Republican in the budget

negotiations, will also provide an update on the recent legislative

session and Governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger’s transition to

office. Lunch is $20 for members, $22 for guest. Reservations on a

first-come basis to a maximum of 55 people must be made by noon on

Monday by calling (714) 921-8865 or by e-mail at

[email protected].

READ THE PILOT ON THE GO

I am often asked how one can read the Daily Pilot if you live

outside of Costa Mesa and Newport Beach or are out of the area on

vacation. Probably the easiest way is visit the Pilot on the Internet

at https://www. latimes.com/news/local/pilot.

You will be asked to set up a free Los Angeles Times account with

a password, and then, you can view the Pilot and most of its contents

every day. The other way is to subscribe at $30 a month, and it will

be mailed daily via first-class postage to you. For more information,

call (949) 642-4321.

WORTH REPEATING

From the Thought for the Day provided by Greg Kelley of the

Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council:

“Though no one can go back and make a new start, anyone can start

from now and make a brand new end.” -- Carl Bard

SERVICE CLUB

MEETINGS THIS WEEK

TUESDAY

7: 30 a.m.: The 40-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will

meet at Five Crowns (https://newportbeach

sunriserotary.org/index.htm).

6:30 p.m.: The Costa Mesa Newport Harbor Lions Club will meet at

the Costa Mesa Country Club.

WEDNESDAY

7:15 a.m.: The 10-member South Coast Metro Rotary Club will meet

at the Center Club (https://www.southcoastmetro rotary.org); and the

Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club will meet at the University Athletic

Club.

Noon: The Exchange Club of the Orange Coast will meet at the Bahia

Corinthian Yacht Club.

THURSDAY

7 a.m.: The 20-plus member Costa Mesa-Orange Costa Breakfast Lions

Club will meet at Mimi’s Cafe.

Noon: The 50-member Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club will meet at the

Holiday Inn (https://www.kiwanis. org/club/costamesa); the 50-member

Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach-Corona del Mar will meet at the Bahia

Corinthian Yacht Club; the 80-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor

will meet at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum to hear Michael

Lawler on the Trans- Pacific Yacht Race; and the Rotary Club of

Newport Irvine will host a meeting of the Newport Beach Sunrise and

Newport-Balboa Clubs at the Atrium Hotel for an update on the Reading

by 9 program sponsored by the Los Angles Times and the Daily Pilot

(https://www.nirotary.org).

* COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published Saturdays 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.