JIM DE BOOM -- Community & Clubs

HONORING STUDENTS: Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club hosted Athletes of the

Month Carlos Jamie (boys’ volleyball), Mike Whitman and Erin Bays

(swimming) and coaches Katy Lecours and David Sorrell from Costa Mesa

High School at a recent luncheon meeting. Joining the athletes were three

Key Club scholarship winners, Ann Do, Key Club president; Melissa

Mueller, vice president and Carmen McNeil, club secretary who were joined

by club advisor Michelle Geracitano.

SCHOLARSHIP: A check in the amount of $500 was presented by Bill

Wenegler on behalf of the Rotary Club of Newport Beach Sunrise to Brett

Spaulding, a second-year college student who is studying sound

engineering at Orange Coast College. Spaulding plans to transfer to Cal

State Fullerton to complete his studies.

HONORED: The Newport Beach Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club presented the

Unsung Hero Award to Genene and Tom Shambo for their 10 years as YMCA volunteers. They’ve served as mentors and have logged long hours of

dedicated work with foster children in our community. Congratulations.

CONVENTION TIME: For Kiwanis Club members, its off to Taipei, Taiwan

June 23-26 for their International Convention. For Rotarians, its off to

San Antonio, Texas for their International Convention June 24-28. For

Exchange Club members, its Las Vegas for their District Convention June

21-24 and Greensboro, N.C. for their National Convention July 12-15.

Lions will attend their International Convention July 2-6 in

Indianapolis.

Conventions are a time of celebration of the year of service just

completed. Clubs share program and service ideas. Awards are given. There

are inspirational speakers and programs on what their foundation has done

with donations received during the past year and the incoming president

will announce his or her theme and goals.

But the best part of a convention is meeting people from different

parts of the country and different parts of the world. Many come to

conventions in native dress. You find with your service club membership

that you have friends everywhere there is a sister club and that you are

united regardless of position in life, religion or ethnic background by

the idea of service to the community, country and the world.

552 CLUB MIXER: All 552 Club members, prospective members and guests

are invited to the 552 Club membership mixer and new member orientation

on Thursday at One Hoag Drive, Building 44, Conference Room 2. The mixer

begins at 5:52 p.m. with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages,

hosted by the 552 Club. For more information, call (949) 574-7208.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS: Kyle Raine, who joined the

Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club; Paula Garb, Classification

Education - University, sponsored by Wendell Sawyer; and Guido Haug,

Classification Real Estate Services, sponsored by Andy Campbell, both who

joined the Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa.

WORTH REPEATING: “Thought for the Day” furnished by Greg Kelley of the

Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council. “The only luggage in life you are

permitted to carry along from the past are the lessons you’ve learned.”

-- AbraSam Aiyedogbon

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS COMING WEEK: Want to get more involved in

your community, make new friends, network, or give something back to your

community? Try a service club. You are invited to attend a club meeting

this coming week. Many clubs will buy your first guest meal for you.

MONDAY -- The Newport Harbor-Costa Mesa Lions Club will meet for a Pot

Luck Dinner at President Darlene Shelley’s home.

TUESDAY -- 7:30 a.m.: The Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will meet

at Five Crowns Restaurant. 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 for presentation of Book of Golden

Deeds. 5:30 p.m.: The Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa will meet at the

Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a craft talk by new member Chad Brown(o7

https://www.newportbalboa.orgf7 ).

THURSDAY -- 7 a.m.: The Costa Mesa-Orange Costa Breakfast Lions Club

will meet at Mimi’s Cafe for a business meeting. Noon: The Kiwanis Club

of Costa Mesa will meet at the Holiday Inn for a program on the

Performing Arts Center, 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 Newport Harbor Nautical Museum for

presentation of “Policeman of the Year” and the Newport Irvine Rotary

Club will meet the Irvine Marriott for a craft talk by Rocky Flanagan

(o7 https://www.nirotary.orgf7 ).

* 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 to o7 [email protected] or by mail to 2082 S.E. Bristol, Suite

201, Newport Beach, CA 92660-1740.