The Harbor Mesa Lions aren’t sleeping this week

It’s a busy time of the year for members of the Harbor Mesa Lions

Club. First, their meeting on Monday will feature students from

Newport Harbor High School who will compete in the annual Student

Speakers Contest, sponsored by Lion’s International. The topic for

speeches this year is, “Terrorism and World Security.” Winning

speakers from the club level will go on to compete in the Regional

and District competition, ending at the Multiple District contest

with winnings totaling up to $18,000.

They will also welcome a new member, Lisa McIntosh, who is

sponsored by Barbara Hayward. Harbor Mesa member Joan Parks will

officiate at the installation. The dinner meeting will start at 6:30

p.m. Monday at the Costa Mesa Country Club.

Then on Saturday, the Harbor Mesa Lions will hold a garage sale at

the home of member Ann McIlroy, 204 Loyola Road in Costa Mesa,

starting at 7 a.m. Proceeds from the garage sale will be given to

local charitable organizations.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SPIRIT RUN:

More than 400 volunteers are needed to staff Orange County’s

Largest 5K/10K Road and Walk Race on Sunday, March 9.

“We are aggressively seeking volunteers to fill the 400 positions

needed to help us put on the Spirit Run 2003,” said Jim and Nadine

Turner, volunteer chairs for the run.

In its 20th year, the Spirit Run is the largest road race and

walking event in Orange County, having grown into a great 10K and 5K

run/walk, Kids one-mile, half- and quarter-mile races and kids

exposition. The Spirit Run consistently attracts more than 7,000

participants, including 2,000 younger than 12. The proceeds directly

benefit the educational programs at five local elementary schools:

Andersen, Eastbluff, Harbor View, Lincoln and Newport Coast.

In the past 20 years, the Spirit Run has developed into a major

source of funds for educational programs at these five schools. Net

proceeds from Spirit Run 2002 exceeded $125,000.

Interested volunteers can contact Jim or Nadine Turner at (949)

640-5350 or nadineturner3@

cox.net if they would like to help.

NEWPORT RIBS FOR FISH:

The Newport Rib Co. and FISH Harbor Area Inc. are holding a

fund-raising day on Feb. 19 at the restaurant. Mention FISH when you

order, and 20% of the proceeds for dine-in or takeout meals will be

donated to FISH to assist low-income families in Orange County. The

Newport Rib Co. is at 2196 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. Takeout hours

that day are from 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. You can dine in from 4 p.m.

to 9:30 p.m.

Founded in 1968 by local Shirley Watts, FISH is celebrating its

35th year of community service. Its mission is preventing hunger and

homelessness in the community. Each year, FISH assists more than

1,200 families in Orange County. These families account for more than

6,400 people, more than half of them children. FISH supplements the

work of its small staff with the support of more than 550 volunteers

and stretches its cash by using donated food and supplies.

Invite your spouse, family and neighbors to go FISH-ing with you

at Newport Rib Co. It’s good food and a good cause.

WORTH REPEATING:

From “Thought for the Day” provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport

Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council:

“The largest room in the world is the room for improvement.” --

Unknown.

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS COMING WEEK

TUESDAY

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

meet at Five Crowns for a program by Bob Wess and Hans Linhardt on

the club’s 2003 fund-raiser.

6:30 p.m.: The Costa Mesa Newport Harbor Lions Club meets at the

Costa Mesa Golf and Country Club.

WEDNESDAY

7:15 a.m.: The 20-member South Coast Metro Rotary Club will meet

at the Center Club (www.southcoastmetro

rotary.org); and the Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club will meet at the

University Athletic Club.

Noon: The 40-member Exchange Club of the Orange Coast will meet at

the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a business meeting. The

Soroptimist International Newport Harbor will meet at the Santa Ana

Country Club.

6 p.m.: The 60-member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa will meet at

the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a Craft Talk by member Dan

Hoffmann. (www.newportbalboa.org.)

THURSDAY

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

Club will meet for the Student Speaker contest.

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

Holiday Inn; the 50-member Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club

will meet at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club to hear John Preus,

president of Concordia University. (www.kiwanis.org/club/ costamesa);

the 80-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will meet at the

Newport Harbor Nautical Museum for a business meeting; and the

100-member Newport-Irvine Rotary Club will meet at the Atrium Hotel

to hear Karen Springer of Irvine Youth Services. (www.nirotary.org).

* COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published Saturdays in the Daily Pilot.

Send your service club’s meeting information by fax to (949)

660-8667; by e-mail to [email protected]; or by mail to 2082 S.E.

Bristol, Suite 201, Newport Beach, CA 92660-1740.