GETTING INVOLVED

* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the Daily Pilot on a rotating

basis. If you’d like information on adding your organization to this

list, call (949) 574-4228.

ALS Assn., Orange County Chapter

The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn., also known as Lou Gehrig

disease, needs volunteers. For information, call the chapter office at

(714) 375-1922.

Alzheimer’s Assn. of Orange County

Support group leaders, Visiting Volunteers, family resource

consultants and office volunteers are needed. Volunteers can work on

one-time projects or ongoing programs. Training sessions are available.

For more information, call (800) 660-1993.

American Cancer Society

The Orange County Region of the American Cancer Society seeks office

volunteers. The society is also seeking volunteers to answer calls for

the unit’s Helpline InfoCenter. For more information, call (949)

261-9446.

American Cancer Society Discovery Shop

The American Cancer Society Discovery Shop needs volunteers from 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday at 2600 E. Coast Highway, Corona

del Mar. For more information, call (949) 640-4777.

American Cancer Society Road to Recovery

This transportation program needs volunteers to drive cancer patients

to and from medical treatments free of charge. The required commitment is

a few hours each week or month. Drivers need a valid driver’s license and

insurance and must be at least 25 years old. Volunteers may use either

their own vehicles or American Cancer Society vans. For more information,

call (949) 261-9446 or send e-mail to o7 [email protected].

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American Heart Assn.

The American Heart Assn. is looking for volunteers to perform various

general office duties in the main office and implement educational and

fund-raising events through Orange County. No experience necessary,

training will be provided. For more information, call (949) 856-3555.

American Home Health Hospice Program

The American Home Health Hospice Program needs volunteers to give

emotional support to terminally ill patients and their families in the

greater Orange County area. Training is provided. For information, call

(714) 550-0800 or (800) 540-2545.

American Red Cross, Orange County chapter

The Orange County chapter of the American Red Cross needs volunteers

to address community groups about Red Cross services and to act as

liaisons with the media in disaster and emergency situations. For

information, call Judy Iannaccone, (714) 835-5381.

Assn. Renaissance Creators

The Costa Mesa group sponsors and supports outreach community service

programs, such as the homeless sanctuary. Volunteers are needed. For more

information, call (714) 540-5803.

Big Brothers, Big Sisters

The local chapter is looking for men and women over 20 years old who

have lived in Orange County for at least six months and have been on the

job for at least three months are needed to serve as big brothers or big

sisters for children ages 6 to 16 from single-parent homes. For

information, call (714) 544-7773.

Boy Scouts of America Inc.

Volunteer opportunities for the Orange County Council include

fund-raising, program development and training to existing troops and

packs. For more information, call (714) 546-4990.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport-Mesa

The three area clubs need volunteer coaches and arts and crafts

workshop teachers. For locations and more information, call (949)

642-2245.

Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse

The playhouse needs volunteers for ushering, backstage, mailings,

typing, lights and many other duties. For more information, call (949)

650-5269.

Costa Mesa Historical Society

The society collects information, photos and artifacts relating to the

history of Costa Mesa and the harbor area. Volunteers are needed for

clerical tasks, computer input and help in the library. For more

information, call (949) 631-5918.

Costa Mesa Literacy Council

The Costa Mesa Literacy Center needs volunteer tutors to teach English

as a second language. People who want to learn English as a second

language are also encouraged to call. To register, or for more

information, call (714) 435-3310 or (714) 545-3445.

Costa Mesa MS Self-Help Group

The Orange County chapter of the national Multiple Sclerosis Society

has started a new self-help group in Costa Mesa for people newly

diagnosed and/or with minimal symptoms of multiple sclerosis. The group

will meet at 11 a.m. the first Tuesday of every month. For location, call

(949) 650-7659.

Costa Mesa Senior Center

The multipurpose senior services facility at the corner of 19th Street

and Pomona Avenue seeks volunteers for a variety of tasks. For more

information, call (949) 645-2356 between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Costa Mesa Senior Corporation

The nonprofit organization at the Costa Mesa Senior Center is looking

for new board members. The fund-raising and policymaking board needs

volunteers who will participate in monthly meetings, occasional committee

meetings and special projects. Candidates should have connections in

Costa Mesa and surrounding communities and an interest in serving the

community by helping seniors. (949) 645-2356, Ext. 16.

Costa Mesa Police Department

Seniors age 55 and up are being sought to help staff the West Side

substation. Volunteers would be asked to work two four-hour daytime

shifts per week and would be responsible for answering phones, bicycle

registration, fingerprinting, data entry and assist with other citywide

projects. Bilingual seniors in Spanish and English are also needed. For

an application or more information, contact Senior Volunteer Fred

Gaeckler at (714) 754-5208.

Court-Appointed Special Advocates

Volunteers are needed to serve as advocates for abused, neglected and

abandoned children. Volunteers work one-on-one with a child for three

hours a week. For more information, call (714) 663-9034.

Crisis Assistance Program Inc.

This nonprofit organization is seeking volunteers for its expanding

trauma response program. Volunteers would assist law enforcement, fire

fighters and emergency-type responders by providing emotional first aid

and support to injured or traumatized people. Other volunteers would

provide dispatch and office support. No experience is necessary, training

will be provided. For more information, call (949) 588-1414.

Dispute Resolution Services

Volunteer mediators, case specialists and outreach assistants needed

to help in a variety of mediation cases. Bilingual language skills are

needed for office volunteers and for mediators. For more information,

call (949) 250-0488.

Easter Seals

Easter Seals needs volunteers for ongoing clerical work and to help in

programs for children with disabilities and in special events. For more

information, call (714) 834-1111.

Environmental Nature Center

Volunteer trail guides needed to help visitors learn about their

environment. For more information, call (949) 645-8489.

Exchange Club Child Abuse Prevention Center

Donate new school supplies or become a volunteer to help children

victimized by child abuse. Volunteers work with county referrals to

assist high-risk victims of parental drug addiction. Drop off supplies at

the Child Abuse Center Office in Costa Mesa at 2482 Newport Blvd., No. 7;

or Union Bank in Newport Beach at 1090 Bayside Drive. Call (949) 722-1107

for more information.

FISH -- Mobile Meals

Call 642-6060 to help Friends in Service to Humanity (FISH) assist

with the Mobile Meals program and provide ongoing emergency assistance to

those in need. Both always seek volunteer assistance in a variety of

areas. For more information, call (949) 645-8050.

Friends of the Newport Beach Library

The book store needs book donations for the Christmas Book Sales. Good

quality children’s and non-fiction books are especially needed. They can

be left at any of the branch libraries -- Balboa, Mariners or Corona del

Mar, or in the special book closet next to the Friends Book Store at 1000

Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Volunteers are needed to staff the used book store located just inside

the entrance of the central library. Volunteers must be members of the

Friends of the Library and are asked to work one three-hour shift per

month. For more information, call (949) 759-9667.

Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts of Orange County needs volunteers to be trained as troop

leaders, serve on special committees and give lectures, demonstrations or

classes. For more information, call (714) 979-7900.

Girls Inc. of Orange County

Volunteers are needed to offer educational and enrichment

opportunities for girls and boys. For more information, call (949)

646-7181.

Human Options

The organization shelters, counsels and educates abused women and

children. It is looking for volunteers. For more information, call (949)

737-5242 ext. 24.

Jewish Family Service of Orange County

Volunteers are needed for Project Caring which provides socialization

and cultural experiences and Shabbat and holiday celebrations to the

Jewish residents and others at Fairview Developmental Center in Costa

Mesa. Volunteers will ‘adopt’ a facility to provide programming of Jewish

content to the residents on a monthly basis and will be required to take

a TB test and fingerprinting background check.

Volunteers are needed to provide comfort and support to the Jewish

terminally ill and their families. A training session begins at 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 16, continuing on Oct. 23, Oct. 30, Nov. 6 and Nov. 13 at VNA

Hospice in Santa Ana.

For more information, call (714) 445-4950.

Junior League of Orange County

This organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism,

developing the potential of women and improving communities through the

effective action and leadership of trained volunteers, is seeking new

members. For more information, call (949) 261-0823.

Kaiser Permanente Hospice Services

Volunteers are needed to provide four hours per week visiting patients

or doing errands for them or their caregivers in communities near

volunteers’ homes. For more information, call (562) 622-3805.

Laguna Greenbelt Inc.

Volunteers are needed to assist Laguna Coast Wilderness Park staff and

James Dilley Preserve staff and docents with hiker registration and

general public orientation. For more information, call (949) 488-0287.

Laguna Shanti

Laguna Shanti, an organization that works with sufferers of HIV and

AIDS, is seeking caring volunteers to assist with running the front

office, delivering meals, providing transportation and providing

complimentary therapies such as massage, acupuncture and chiropractic

care. For more information, contact Lisa Toghia at (949) 494-1446.

Lifeline Living Centers

Mentally ill adults rely on the Newport Beach center for residential

housing. It needs professional fund-raisers to support and maintain this

resource. For more information, call (949) 675-1700.

Master Chorale of Orange County

The performing arts organization needs volunteers for computer input,

ticketing, filing and handling phones. For more information, call (714)

556-6262.

Mediation Center

The Mediation Center of Costa Mesa needs volunteer mediators, case

specialists and assistants for mediation cases. Bilingual-ness is a plus.

For more information, call (949) 574-5990.

Mentor Program

YMCA Community Services needs mentors to make a lasting impact on a

young person’s life. Students from 10 to 18 years of age are matched with

mentors to improve their school performance and self-esteem while

developing positive peer and adult relationships. For more information,

call (714) 549-9622, ext. 35.

Mozart Classical Orchestra

Orange County’s only nonprofit resident chamber orchestra needs

volunteers for ticketing, ushering, phones, mailing and help with

receptions. Nominees are also being sought for the Board of Directors.

For more information, call (949) 830-2950.

MS Society of Orange County

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Orange County is recruiting

volunteers for the MS 150 Bay to Bay Bike Tour Oct. 7-8, starting in

Newport Beach and touring through Orange and San Diego counties before

ending in Mission Bay, San Diego. (949) 752-1680 Ext. 23.

New Directions for Women Inc.

The recovery center for adult women with alcohol and other chemical

dependencies seeks volunteers. For more information, call (949) 548-9927

between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., or call Joy at (949) 548-8754.

Newport Beach Conference and Visitors’ Bureau

The bureau is dedicated to the promotion of the city to potential

visitors. If you have extensive knowledge of Newport Beach and would like

to volunteer, call (949) 722-1611.

Newport Beach Library Literacy Program

The program seeks volunteers to tutor adults wishing to improve their

reading and writing skills. Training workshops at the central library

will certify volunteers. For registration or more information, call (949)

717-3874.

Newport Beach Recital Series

The Friends of The Newport Beach Recital Series Guild needs volunteers

to assist in fostering music appreciation so that classical music will

endure. For more information, call (949) 644-4208.

Newport-Mesa YMCA

The YMCA needs a variety of general volunteer help. For more

information or applications, call Rita at (949) 642-9990.

Newport-Mesa School Foundation

The foundation is looking for volunteers to help with fund-raising

efforts, speaking opportunities, public events and occasional office

work. For more information, call (949) 631-4143.

Newport Theater Arts Center

A variety of jobs need to be tackled, including set construction,

ushering, mailings and assorted technical duties. Scheduling is flexible,

with a two- to 20-hour commitment per month. The Newport Theater Arts

Center is at 2501 Cliff Drive. For more information, call (949) 631-0288.

Oasis Senior Center

The Oasis Senior Center needs donations of household goods, tools,

collectibles, clothes and other items for its upcoming annual rummage

sale Oct. 20-22. Donations may be left in Room 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

weekdays at 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. Tax deduction slips

available. (949) 644-3244.

Oasis Senior Center

Meals on Wheels volunteers are needed to distribute prepared dishes to

homebound seniors in the Newport Beach area. The delivery time is between

11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily. For more information, call (949) 644-3244.

Opera Pacific

The Opera Pacific Guild Alliance, a support group for Opera Pacific,

has activities for volunteers. For more information, call (949) 474-4488.

Operation Clean Slate

Operation Clean Slate, a Costa Mesa-based organization that focuses on

graffiti prevention, needs volunteers to paint out graffiti and assist

with other duties. For more information, call Michael Howard at (714)

435-0745.

Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter

The largest family shelter in the county needs volunteers for its

children’s programs. It especially desires tutors and those who can take

part in activities past 6 p.m. For more information, call Lori Glover at

(949) 631-7213.

Orange County Chamber Orchestra

The orchestra needs volunteers to help sell tickets, staff social

affairs, work the office and assist with mailing parties. For more

information, call Gil Abrams at (949) 644-7019.

Orange County Child Abuse Prevention Center

The center needs volunteers to work with high-risk families and

children, providing weekly emotional support to families, infants and

first-time mothers in their homes. OCCAPC is asking for a three-hour

weekly commitment. For more information, call (949) 722-1107.

Orange County Community Development Council

Volunteers are needed for a variety of functions. For information,

call (714) 839-6199.

Orange County Festival of Trees

The 1999 Orange County Festival of Trees needs volunteers Dec. 2

through 6 to be tree-sitters, North Pole Gift shop assistants and

storytellers. For more information, call (949) 574-7208.

Orange County Homeless Task Force

The task force is recruiting volunteers for the Interfaith Council

Network to work one-on-one with homeless adults in a program on basic

life skills. For more information, call (949) 263-1774.

Orange County Museum of Art

Learn more about art and share with your community by becoming a

docent at the Orange County Museum of Art. A docent is a volunteer who

guides adults and school groups through the galleries and teaches about

the museum’s collections and exhibitions. For more information, call

(949) 759-1122, ext. 204.

Orange County Works

Participate in life management and employment training workshops as a

success coach to foster youths ages 16 to 18. For more information, call

(949) 509-1451.

Organization for the Humane Care of Animals

Volunteers are needed to care for stray and lost animals in the

Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Corona del Mar areas. For more information,

call (949) 722-1357.

Orton Dyslexia Society Orange County Branch

Volunteers are needed to teach reading skills, work on mailings and

coordinate the adult group. For more information, call (714) 999-0118

between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Pacific Symphony Orchestra

The Orange County Pacific Symphony Orchestra’s Volunteers in Education

Opportunities program needs volunteers to assist children in a variety of

hands-on musical activities. Volunteers spend a total of six Saturday

mornings with the children. For information, call (714) 755-5788, ext.

244.

Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation

PCRF raises money to support the pediatric cancer research laboratory

at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County. It needs volunteers for a

variety of duties. For information, call the main office at (714)

532-8692.

Philharmonic Society

The La Casa Committee of the Philharmonic Society of Orange County is

looking for volunteers to help staff and work at the Philharmonic Design

House. Proceeds from tours given of the Philharmonic Design House will

help fund the Youth Music Programs of the Philharmonic Society.

Interested volunteers are invited to the Membership Tea at the Center

Club at 4 p.m. Sept. 27 at 650 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Cost is

$25. (949) 768-1225.

Prentice Day School

The Prentice Day School is a state-accredited coeducational day school

serving the needs of children with specific language

disabilities/dyslexia. Volunteers are needed in many areas. For

information, call (714) 538-4511.

Prime Dynamics

Prime Dynamics, a Newport Beach nonprofit organization for the 99 and

younger set, needs volunteers for its programs. For more information,

call (949) 262-7300.

Project Cuddle

Project Cuddle, a nonprofit organization, serves the needs of abused,

abandoned and drug-exposed children. In addition to office help and

once-a-month, 12-hour hotline shifts, volunteers are needed for an

auxiliary group, fund-raising committees and to help distribute stickers

to stop babies being abandoned in dumpsters. The organization also needs

donated gift items for mothers and babies. Call (714) 432-9681 for information.

Project Together

Project Together seeks adult volunteers to establish a trusting

one-to-one relationship with children stressed from family problems and

abuse. This component of the Orange County Health Care Agency’s

Children’s Mental Health Services offers training and supervision for the

program. Many of the children are economically deprived and victims of

neglect. For information, call Jonathan at (949) 722-7086.

Reach Out for Seniors

Volunteers are needed to provide companionship and friendship to

isolated seniors in Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. Training and support

are offered, and volunteers must be 18 or older. For more information,

call (949) 442-1000.

Save Our Youth

The West Side Costa Mesa youth organization is looking for volunteers

to help create a positive alternative for people 12 to 23 years old.

Volunteers are needed to help in areas such as boxing, sports, health,

fitness, aerobics and academic tutoring. For information, call (949)

548-3255.

Second Harvest Food Bank

The Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County is holding a “Scare Away

Hunger” food drive throughout October to collect food and funds to fight

hunger. Temple Bat-Yam, at 1011 Camelback, is Newport Beach’s collection

site. (714) 771-1343.

Serving People In Need

Serve as a guide for homeless families by helping them set goals and

maintain a basic budget. Bilingual skills needed. Orientation and

training provided. For more information, contact Theresa Rowe at (949)

757-1456.

Senior Meals and Services, Inc.

Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to homebound senior citizens

residing in Costa Mesa who are not able to prepare their own meals and do

not have anyone to prepare meals for them. A hot lunch is delivered

Monday through Friday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to the senior’s home. A

one-day-a-week commitment is all that is asked. Substitute drivers are

also needed to fill in for regular drivers. For more information, call

(714) 894-9779.

Sexual Assault Victim Services of Orange County

Volunteers are needed to provide assistance on the crisis hotline and

at the hospital. There is a special need for bilingual and bicultural

volunteers. For more information, call (949) 756-0677.

SHARE! High School Exchange Program

Host families are needed in the Costa Mesa area to provide a bed,

meals and a loving home for high school students from more than 28

countries including Germany, Japan, Brazil, China and Poland. The

students, all between ages 15 and 18, participate in cross-cultural

exchange to learn about America and share their own culture. The students

stay for five to 10 months and are screened twice for academic excellence

and proficiency in English. For more information, call 1-888-533-8514.

Share Our Selves Clinic

The organization needs volunteer drivers and food handlers for its

emergency services. Its free dental clinic needs volunteer dental staff

and administrative help. The free medical clinic is recruiting medical

personnel, data entry help and volunteers to answer phones. For more

information, call Lee at emergency medical services, (949) 642-3451; Dr.

Vu with dental at (949) 650-2072; Diane with medical at (949) 650-0186.

Sherman Library & Gardens

You could assist with the garden or help in the gift and tea shop of

Corona del Mar’s botanical garden and historical research library. For

more information, contact Dorothy Wood at (949) 673-2261.

Small Business Assistance Center

The Small Business Assistance Center of OCC needs volunteers to advise

small business owners in finance, accounting, law, marketing, sales,

human resources and other areas. For more information, call (714)

432-5916.

Someone Cares Soup Kitchen

Someone Cares Soup Kitchen needs food servers and volunteers for

kitchen duties. The organization is at 720 West 19th St., Costa Mesa. For

more information, call (949) 548-8861.

South Coast Literacy Council

Volunteer tutors are needed for an increased demand of literacy and

English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. Students are taught English

reading, writing and speaking skills at their own level in small groups

or on a one-to-one basis. There are centers all over Orange County, once

trained, tutors may choose the center in which they want to teach. For

more information, contact Mary Fitzgerald at (949) 458-8664.

South Coast Repertory Theater

The South Coast Repertory Theater needs volunteers to help with

ushering (see plays free) and other functions. For information, call

(714) 708-5500.

Serving People in Need (SPIN)

SPIN helps low-income and homeless families and individuals achieve

stability and self-sufficiency through assistance with move-in costs to

housing and comprehensive case management. SPIN needs family advisors for

the housing program one hour a month. For more information, call Beth at

(714) 751-1101.

Tell-a-Friend

Orange County cancer groups seek volunteers to educate and encourage

women to have mammograms. Participants will take part in a one-on-one

program of education and encouragement specifically related to mammograms

and early breast cancer detection. For more information on the program or

to volunteer, call the American Cancer Society at 261-9446 or The Susan

G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation at (949) 224-0292.

Trauma Intervention Program, Inc.

Trauma Intervention Program, Inc. needs volunteers trained to provide

emotional and pracitical support to victims of traumatic events. The

volunteers are called to assist police and fire departments in Costa Mesa

and other Orange County communities. A training session begins Sept. 7.

(714) 314-0744.

Underground

The Underground program, a function of Child’s Pace, provides social

activities and interaction for adolescents. Volunteers are needed in many

areas. For information, call (949) 548-8849.

Vantage Foundation

The Vantage Foundation supports employment and community training for

adults with developmental disabilities. Volunteers are needed. For

information, call (949) 645-7833.

Visions for Prisons

Visions for Prisons, a nonprofit program which teaches Attitudinal

Healing and meditation in prison needs ‘MAC Word’ typists to transcribe

letters from inmates to at-risk kids. Weekday hours, Mesa del Mar. Call

Dan at (714) 556-8000.

Volunteer Center of Greater Orange County

With more than 1,500 volunteer opportunities, the Volunteer Center

will match people and groups wishing to volunteer with nonprofit agencies

in their area. For more information, contact the Center’s Volunteer

Connection Line at (714) 953-5757 ext. 106.

Wellness Community of Orange County

The Wellness Community needs volunteers to help out at the reception

desk during the day. For information, call (714) 258-1210.

West Side Boys & Girls Club

Volunteers are needed from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays to

tutor students in grades one through six in reading. For information,

call Ellie at (949) 631-7724.

Women Helping Women

Mentors and donations needed to assist victims of domestic violence.

Volunteer teachers are also needed for computer classes. The organization

is at 711 West 17th St., Suite A-10 Costa Mesa. For more information,

call (949) 631-2333.

The center also needs volunteers to help with client intake and

dressing, donation collection, sorting clothes and general office work.

The center’s mentor program also needs volunteers. For more information,

call (714) 631-2333.

Wyland Foundation

The Wyland Foundation, which encourages greater awareness of ocean

conservation, is seeking volunteers for clerical and computer help and

grant writing. For more information, call (949) 497-6723.