Here are 20 days for giving

If you are involved with a nonprofit organization or community group,

you should take a look at an offer from the Ursini family, owners of

the Newport Rib Co.

Twenty charities from Newport-Mesa will be selected to be the

beneficiaries of 20% of dinner receipts at the Harbor Boulevard

restaurant from Oct. 12 to 31.

Customers for the 20 days, at the conclusion of the dinner, will

receive a card with the names of all 20 charities. They simply have

to check the charity they would like their 20% to benefit. On Nov. 1,

Newport Rib Co. will host a celebration at which all the charities

representatives will receive their checks.

Interested charities need to fill out an application form found on

the Newport Rib Co.’s Web site, www.ribcompany.com, and click on the

charity link. The Ursini family will select the 20 charities in late

July and notify them. Those not selected will be provided with

another fund-raising opportunity. Once selected, encourage the

charities members and supporters to dine at Newport Rib Co. during

the 20-day period of time. It’s a win-win. Good food for a good

causes. For more information, call John Ursini at (949) 631-2110.

NEW OFFICERS AND

NEW LOOK

The Costa Mesa-Orange Coast Breakfast Lions Club installed George

Wines as president, replacing Irwin Kinney, who had served two years

in the office. Kinney thanked all the members for their support and

presented Walden Hughes with the “Lion of the Year” award.

Lion District Governor Jim North inducted Wines as president,

Robert Walker, Eric Anders and Jim Shaffer as vice president; Marvin

Kravitz and Jess Bequette as secretary/treasurer; Phil Hughes, Ron

DeGeare, Walden Hughes and Mike Giddings as directors; Ray Ott and

Brad Russo as tail twisters; Ted Marino and Chuck Kelly as lion

tamers; Tom Gielow as membership chair; and Everett Brace and Dick

Green as chaplains.

The new look came in the form of the “Weakly Bull-a-ton” now being

published by Lion member Bob Walker, with assistance from Bequette.

It’s six pages of four-color copy, chock full of information and

photos and made for easy and interesting reading. Impressive. Just

need to run spell check.

NETWORKING LUNCHEON

The monthly networking luncheon of the Corona del Mar Chamber of

Commerce at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Five Crown Restaurant will feature

Peggy Fort discussing the Corona del Mar Centennial Celebration.

Planning is underway for the 100-year anniversary celebration of

the village of Corona del Mar, Fort said. In the spirit of the

“Vision Plan for Corona del Mar,” the Corona del Mar Business

Improvement District and the Chamber of Commerce have taken on the

leadership role of organizing the Centennial Event Celebration, which

will take place in the fall of 2004.

The next Centennial Celebration Committee meeting will be held

from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, at Sherman Library & Gardens,

Fort said. The public is invited. You can hear more about the

centennial plans at the chamber luncheon on Tuesday. Luncheon

reservations can be made by calling (949) 673-4050.

HARBOR MESA NAMES LION OF THE YEAR

At the Harbor Mesa Lions Club’s awards and honors meeting,

immediate past President Marianne Segalla presented member Eunice

Thomason with the Lion of the Year award for 2002-03.

Eunice initiated the Spencer’s Treasures project for the club, has

chaired the Christmas wreath fund-raiser, and served in many

committees throughout the year. The club also awarded member Marianne

Allen with the Harry S. Aslan Fellowship for her work with the

Student Speaker Contest. Congratulations.

WELCOME TO THE

WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS

Steve Pool, sponsored by Bill Barrington, who joined the Exchange

Club of Newport Harbor.

WORTH REPEATING

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

Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council:

“Fear is a creature we create. It has no more power than what we

give it. It can do no more damage than what we allow.”

-- Author unknown

SERVICE CLUB

MEETINGS THIS WEEK

TUESDAY

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

meet at Five Crowns for a club assembly (newportbeach

sunriserotary.org/index.htm).

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

the Costa Mesa Country Club for on-site health screening.

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

Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club.

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

the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a club assembly

(www.newport-balboa.org).

THURSDAY

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

Club will meet at Mimi’s Cafe.

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

Holiday Inn (www.kiwanis. org/club/costamesa); the 50-member Kiwanis

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

Corinthian Yacht Club; the 80-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor

will meet at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum to hear Steve Brown

on “War and our Veterans”; and the 100-member Newport-Irvine Rotary

Club will meet at the Atrium Hotel to hear Joe Agulair on the

Ensenada School for Children with Disabilities (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; e-mail to jdeboom@ aol.com or by mail to 2082 S.E. Bristol,

Suite 201, Newport Beach, CA 92660-1740.