JIM DEBOOM -- Community & Clubs

DO WE HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON? What does Wells Fargo Bank, Oasis

Senior Center, Newport Harbor High School, Hoag Hospital, UC Irvine,

Starbucks, the Costa Mesa Police Department and Fire Department, Jewish

Federation of Orange County, Harbor Christian Fellowship, St. Andrew’s

Presbyterian Church and the Los Angeles Times have in common? They are

providing mentors to students in kindergarten through third grade at

Pomona, Whittier and Wilson elementary schools in Costa Mesa.

Additionally, many retired teachers and retirees from all sorts of

backgrounds have been volunteering along with Newport-Mesa Unified School

District administrators to spend an hour a week helping a student or two

master reading by the age of 9 as part of the Los Angeles Times Reading

by 9 program, according to Pam Eastman, literacy coordinator at Wilson

Elementary School in Costa Mesa.

Eastman notes that the mentors are making friends among themselves and

feeling a real sense of purpose as they help give children a tool they

need to be successful for the rest of their lives.

We still need hundreds of additional volunteers. If you, the Daily

Pilot reader, don’t volunteer one hour a week between now and June 15,

who will?

To volunteer or to find out more information about mentoring call:

Pomona Elementary School, Jill McWhertor, literacy leader, (949)

515-6980; Whittier Elementary School, Sarah Markel, HOSTS program

director, (949) 515-6898; or Wilson Elementary School, Pam Eastman,

literacy leader, (949) 515-6995. Or mentor at the new Shalimar Learning

Center at the soup kitchen by calling (949) 646-0396.

TRI-CHAMBER MIXER: The Costa Mesa, Newport Harbor and Irvine chambers

of commerce will hold a mixer and business expo from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday at the Hilton Hotel, 3050 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. Admission is

free for chamber members, and guests pay a $10 entry fee to see a great

exhibit of businesses offering services and products in the three cities.

For more information, call (714) 885-9094.

AAUW LUNCHEON: Jacqueline Sidman, a well-known author, lecturer and TV

personality, will be the speaker when the Newport Mesa Irvine Branch of

the American Assn. of University Women meets at noon March 24 at the

Village Farmer Restaurant. Her subject? “How to Harness the Power of the

Mind for Success.” All are welcome. Make a reservation by Monday by

calling (714) 846-4847.

SERVICE ABOVE SELF: Newport-Balboa Rotary Club President Wendell

Sawyer presented Service Above Self awards to Newport Harbor High School

teacher Joe Robinson and student Anat Herzog at Wednesday night’s meeting

for their unselfish work in assisting some 90 couples to attend the

school’s winter formal. Herzog took the donation of 90 used formal

dresses, as well as food from restaurants, to make the winter formal more

affordable for a number of students. Herzog, a junior at Newport Harbor,

received a $500 scholarship to be used for books or tuition at the

college she enrolls in next year. Congratulations!

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS: Fay Bosler joined the Rotary

Club of Newport-Irvine, and Ray Ott joined the Costa Mesa-Orange Coast

Breakfast Lions Club.

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK: Does your New Year’s resolution

include getting more involved in your community, making new friends,

networking or giving something back to your community? Try a service

club. You are invited to attend a club meeting this week. Many clubs will

buy your first guest meal.

MONDAY

7 p.m.: The Newport Harbor-Costa Mesa Lions Club will meet for dessert

only at the Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce office.

TUESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will meet at the

Newport Harbor Nautical Museum-Riverboat Restaurant to hear Barbara

Williams discuss the Bowers Museum and ancient Nubia.

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

Costa Mesa Golf and Country Club.

WEDNESDAY

7:15 a.m.: The South Coast Metro Rotary Club will meet at the Center

Club, and the Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club will meet at the University

Athletic Club.

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

Yacht Club, and the Soroptimist International of Newport Harbor will meet

at the Santa Ana Country Club for a business meeting.

6 p.m.: The Rotary Club of Newport Balboa will meet at the Bahia

Corinthian Yacht Club to hear motivational speaker Mark Mitchell (o7

https://www.newportbalboa.orgf7 ).

THURSDAY

7:30 a.m.: The Costa Mesa Orange Coast Breakfast Lions Club will meet

at Mimi’s Cafe to hear Bill Habermehl, Orange County superintendent

designate, talk about public school education in the county.

Noon: The Kiwanis Club of Costa Mesa will meet at the Holiday Inn, the

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

Corinthian Yacht Club, the Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will meet at

the Riverboat Restaurant, and the Newport Irvine Rotary Club will meet at

the Irvine Marriott Hotel (o7 https://www.nirotary.orgf7 ).

6:30 p.m.: The Zonta Club of Newport Harbor will meet at the clubhouse

to hear Tom Moon, author of the book “Loyal and Lethal Ladies of

Espionage.”

* COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published every Saturday in the Daily Pilot.

Send your service club’s meeting information by fax to (949) 660-8667,

e-mail too7 [email protected] f7 or by mail to 2082 S.E. Bristol, Suite

201, Newport Beach, CA 92660-1740.