* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the...

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

basis. For information on adding your organization to this list, call

(949) 574-4298.

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. (949) 488-0287.

LAGUNA SHANTI

Laguna Shanti, an organization that works with persons with HIV or

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. Lisa Toghia, (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.

LUV-A-PET CENTER

Volunteers who love to work with cats and kittens are needed at

the Luv-a-Pet Center at PetsMart in Costa Mesa. For more information,

call (949) 451-3272.

MASTER CHORALE

OF ORANGE COUNTY

The performing arts organization needs volunteers for computer

input, ticketing, filing and handling phones. (714) 556-6262.

MENTOR PROGRAM

YMCA Community Services needs mentors to make a lasting effect on

a young person’s life. Students 10 to 18 years old are matched with

mentors to improve their school performance and self-esteem while

developing positive peer and adult relationships. (714) 549-9622,

ext. 35.

MOBILE MEALS

Volunteer drivers are needed to help deliver nutritiously prepared

meals to homebound, frail or elderly clients incapable of shopping

and cooking for themselves. For more information, call (949)

645-8050.

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. (949) 830-2950.

NEW DIRECTIONS

FOR WOMEN INC.

The recovery center for women with alcohol or other chemical

dependencies seeks volunteers. (949) 548-9927 between 10 a.m. and 6

p.m.; or Joy, (949) 548-8754.

NEWPORT BAY NATURALIST

The Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve is looking for volunteers to

assist with naturalist-led tours and programs, special events and

habitat restoration projects. The interpretive center is at 2301

University Drive, Newport Beach. (714) 973-6829.

NEWPORT BEACH CONFERENCE AND VISITORS BUREAU

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

visitors. Volunteers with extensive knowledge of Newport Beach are

needed. (949) 722-1611.

NEWPORT BEACH LIBRARY

LITERACY PROGRAM

The program seeks volunteers to tutor adults who want to improve

their reading and writing skills. Volunteers will be certified during

training workshops the Central Library. (949) 717-3874.

NEWPORT BEACH PREMIERE

CINEMA GUILD

The Newport Beach Premiere Cinema Guild, which supports the

Newport Beach Film Festival, is looking for new members. Interested

candidates should want to help further an artistic and cultural

heritage in the community and should have a love of cinema and a

desire to raise awareness of the film festival. (949) 253-2880.

NEWPORT BEACH PUBLIC

LIBRARY FOUNDATION

The library foundation needs extra hands to perform clerical

duties, such as filing, organizing and stuffing envelopes, at the

Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. (949) 717-3890.

NEWPORT BEACH

RECITAL SERIES

The Friends of The Newport Beach Recital Series Guild needs

volunteers to assist in fostering music appreciation so classical

music will endure. (949) 644-4208.

NEWPORT BEACH

THEATRE COMPANY

The company needs volunteers to help with costume design, sewing,

make-up application, set construction, technical help, publicity,

stage management and backstage supervision. (949) 759-1046 or

[email protected].

NEWPORT HARBOR

NAUTICAL MUSEUM

The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum offers a number of volunteer

opportunities in the gift shop, as docents or receptionists, with

clerical work and with fund-raising events. Training is provided.

(949) 675-8915, Ext. 107.

NEWPORT-MESA YMCA

The YMCA needs a variety of general volunteer help. (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. (949) 631-4143.

NEWPORT THEATRE

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

Theatre Arts Center is at 2501 Cliff Drive. (949) 631-0288.

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. The center also needs

volunteer nurses for its semi-monthly blood pressure screenings. The

center offers this service between 9 and 11 a.m. the first and third

Tuesdays of the month. Volunteers should commit two hours once a

month or volunteer on a substitute basis. The center is at 800

Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. (949) 644-3244.

OPERA PACIFIC

The Opera Pacific Guild Alliance, a support group for Opera

Pacific, has activities for volunteers. (714) 546-6000.

OPERATION CLEAN SLATE

Operation Clean Slate, a Costa Mesa-based organization for

graffiti prevention, needs volunteers to paint out graffiti and other

duties. Michael Howard, (714) 435-0745.

OCC ANGEL TREE PROJECT

Orange Coast College students are holding their 18th annual Angel

Tree Project, a Christmas gift collection for needy Orange County

youngsters and senior citizens. The project also benefits children

enrolled in OCC’s Children’s Center. Unwrapped gifts may be dropped

off at the Associated Students and College Life Office from 8 a.m. to

9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays in

the college’s student center.

OCC NAUTICAL LIBRARY

Orange Coast College’s School of Sailing and Seamanship needs book

donations for its Nautical Library. Thousands of volumes of

boating-related titles are needed. The School of Sailing and

Seamanship is at 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949)

645-9412.

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 after 6 p.m. Tutors will work with groups of

children or individually, helping children in their academic problem

areas. Volunteers will also act as a big brother or big sister during

the summer. Jaime Mayo, (949) 631-7213.

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. The center is asking for a

three-hour weekly commitment. (714) 543-4333.

ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Volunteers are needed for a variety of functions. (714) 839-6199.

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. (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 volunteer docent guides

adults and school groups through the galleries and teaches about the

museum’s collections and exhibitions. (949) 759-1122, ext. 204.

ORANGE COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Docents are needed to lead tours of the Center, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. Learn about the history and the development of the

Center and the workings of the back stage areas. For more

information, call (714) 556-ARTS, ext. 833

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. (949) 722-1357.

ORTON DYSLEXIA SOCIETY ORANGE COUNTY BRANCH

Volunteers are needed to teach reading skills, work on mailings

and coordinate the adult group. (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. (714) 755-5788, ext. 244.

PARENT HELP USA

Founded by mothers and others against child abuse, Parent Help

asks the public for help and volunteers to inform the community on

vital issues affecting children and the family. For more information,

call (949) 650-3461 or (949) 675- 5271.

PEDIATRIC CANCER

RESEARCH FOUNDATION

PCRF, which raises money to support pediatric cancer research,

needs needs volunteers for a variety of duties. (949) 859-6312.

THE PHARMACOLOGY

RESEARCH INSTITUTE

The institute is looking for volunteers to take part in a study on

quitting smoking. To learn more about the program, call (888)

774-4673.

PRIME DYNAMICS

Prime Dynamics, a Newport Beach nonprofit organization for the 99

and younger set, needs volunteers for its programs. (949) 262-7300.

PROJECT ACCESS

Project Access is a nonprofit organization that links resident of

low-income housing developments with beneficial social services

usually through resource centers. Volunteers are needed to tutor

children, teach crafts and computer skills at the various centers.

Paul Shapiro, (949) 253-3120 ext. 229.

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 from being abandoned in trash

bins. The organization also needs donated gift items for mothers and

babies. (714) 432-9681.

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, victims

of neglect or both. (714) 850-8444.

SAVE OUR YOUTH

The Westside Costa Mesa youth organization is looking for

volunteers to help create a positive alternative for people 12 to 23.

(949) 548-3255