A good time to support a good friend

The friends of John Rader, a leader in the hospitality industry in

Orange County and other locales for decades, will gather today at the

Newport Beach Aquatic Center for a Rader Roast and fund-raiser,

longtime friend Corki Rawlings said. Rader has been struck with

primary sclerosis colingitis, the same rare liver disease that killed

famous National Football League star Walter Payton.

Rader served as the food and beverage manager at the Balboa Bay

Club, general manager of the Saddleback Inn and, more recently,

general manager of the Outrigger Canoe Club in Hawaii. Rader was

known here for his community involvement, helping to start the

Newport Beach Aquatics Center, organizing with the annual outrigger

canoe race from Newport to Avalon, and supporting the YMCA, the Sea

Base, the Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce,

and the list goes on.

Last winter, Rader accepted a position at Pebble Beach in Northern

California, only to be taken ill with the liver disease and deciding

to come home to the Harbor Area. Two months ago, Radar had double

bypass at UCI Medical Center in Orange that he needed to qualify for

a liver transplant list.

“John has always set an example of energy, hard work and

generosity to all those around him, and now his friends can

unselfishly assist by defraying the expected astronomical costs of

his illness,” Rawlings said.

There is no charge to attend today’s event, which will have live

and silent auctions. Food and beverages will be available at 4:30

p.m. The Rader Roast will happen at around 6 p.m. at the Aquatics

Center.

If you know Rader, you are encouraged to stop by the center and

share part of your day with him.

For more information about today’s activities, call Billy Whitford

at (949) 646-7725. If you can’t attend today and still want to make a

contribution, like Barbara and me and make your check payable to JR

Trust, P.O. Box 808118, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688.

MAKING SANDCASTLES

The Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce is

looking for teams to participate in 42nd annual Sandcastle Contest on

Sunday, Sept. 14, at Corona del Mar State Beach.

Each year, thousands of sightseers descend on the beach to view

the sand sculptures. Construction of the castles begins at 11 a.m.

Judging is at 2 p.m., and the castles can be viewed until 5 p.m.

The contest is limited to the first 45 teams of eight people and

is open to participants of all ages and skill levels. Each team

member (up to eight) will receive a T-shirt, and winning teams will

be presented with a commemorative award. Each team will also receive

four round-trip tickets to Catalina courtesy of the Catalina Flyer.

Teams compete in these categories, which have various registration

fees: Masters (architecture firms), $60; Businesses (all other

businesses), $40; families, $30; and organizations (civic

organizations, youth groups, service clubs, etc.), $30.

For more information or to request an entry form, call the Newport

Beach Chamber of Commerce at (949) 729-4400.

WORTH REPEATING

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

Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council:

“A happy person is not a person in a special set of circumstances,

but a person in a certain set of attitudes.”

-- 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 program by Lucy Stelly on “Stroke

Prevention” (newportbeach sunriserotary.org/index.htm).

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

the Costa Mesa 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.

Evening: The 40-member Exchange Club of the Orange Coast will

attend the Pageant of the Masters.

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

the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a program by Ryan Kussner on the

club’s updated Web site. (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 for a ladies’ day program with Mary Lynn Gaddis, “All

About Adopting”; and the 100-member Newport-Irvine Rotary Club will

meet at the Atrium Hotel for District Governor Allan Stark’s official

visit. (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.