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FRIDAY

Inventors Forum, a nonprofit inventors’ support group, will meet

from 7 to 10 p.m. at Rodgers Senior Center, 1706 Orange Ave.

Information: (714) 540-2491or https://www.inventors

forum.org.

JUNE 5

Relay for Life will present the opportunity to run, walk or jog

throughout the night and day to help fight cancer. Participants will

raise money by seeking sponsors and teams will be able to compete for

prizes. The relay will be from 10 a.m. on Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday.

The event will be held at the track at Golden West College. 15744

Goldenwest St. The team registration fee will be $150 and teams can

include as many as 20 members. Information: (949) 567-0636 or E-mail

[email protected].

Bolsa Chica Wetlands Tour will hold a free tour that will start at

the walk bridge and loop through the wetlands. Trained tour guides

educate participants about bird identification, ecology and current

status. No reservations are required for the free public tour. The

tour will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and visitors will meet at the

bridge at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve on east side Pacific

Coast Highway between Warner and Seapoint avenues. Information: (714)

840-1575.

JUNE 6

Relay for Life will present the opportunity to run, walk or jog

throughout the night and day to help fight cancer. Participants will

raise money by seeking sponsors and teams will be able to compete for

prizes. The relay will be from 10 a.m. on Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday.

The event will be held at the track at Golden West College. 15744

Goldenwest St. The team registration fee will be $150 and teams can

include as many as 20 members. Information: (949) 567-0636 or E-mail

[email protected].

JUNE 13

Huntington Dog Beach will hold its monthly beach cleanup and needs

volunteers to help. Quarters for parking, pizza and cleaning supplies

will be provided. The event will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Volunteers will meet at the white canopy near Tower 24. The nearest

parking will be along Pacific Coast Highway between Goldenwest Street

and Seapoint Avenue. Information: (714) 841-8644 or

https://www.dogbeach.org.

June 28

Alzheimer’s Assn. of Orange County will sponsor a support group

for adult children of Alzheimer’s patients at 7:30 p.m. at the

Community United Methodist Church, 6662 Heil Ave. Information:

Contact Joanne Spagle at (714) 841-2648

ONGOING

CIVIC GROUPS

The SOS Investment Club meets regularly on the second Monday of

each month and is seeking new members interested in studying

companies and making long-term investments. The group’s meetings are

held at 913 California St. Information: Call Cathy at (714) 960-7225.

The Huntington Beach

Chapter of the National Assn. of the Physically Handicapped

provides disabled children and adults the opportunity to make their

lives become more vital to the community through providing

informative newsletters four times a year from National Headquarters.

It meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at

Wycliffe Gardens at 18765 Florida St. Anyone interested in becoming

either a regular member or an associate member may contact Bernadette

at [email protected] or call Dorothy at (949) 646-4771 for more

information.

The Clara Barton chapter

of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will

meet at 9:30 a.m. on the Thursday preceding the third Saturday of

each month at Community United Methodist Church, 6652 Heil Ave.

Membership in the club is open to any woman who is at least 18 and

can prove lineal bloodline descent from an ancestor who aided in

achieving American independence. Information: (714) 848-4297.

The North Huntington Beach Mothers Club welcomes all stay-at-home

or part-time moms living in North Orange County. The club emphasizes

support and friendship for mothers and fun family activities.

Information: (714) 373-5488.

The MISS Foundation is a support group for families who have

experienced the death of a child that meets on the first Thursday of

every month. The group gathers at 6:30 p.m. and begins at 7 p.m. Call

Katie at (714) 442-3669 for location or peer support.

Toastmasters Club 770

is a group that teaches communication and leadership skills to

business and community members. The club will meet from 7 to 9 p.m.

on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Carrow’s Restaurant

at the corner of Magnolia Street and Warner Avenue. Information:

(714) 847-3660.

Toastmasters Club No.

6641, an organization dedicated to enhancing anyone’s public

speaking skills, presents “Tongue Tamers” from noon to 1 p.m. the

first and third Friday of every month at the Huntington Beach Civic

Center, 2000 Main St. room B-8. Information: (714) 964-9813.

The Point-to-Point

chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild meets on the fourth

Wednesday of each month (except December) at Rodgers Senior Center at

17th Street and Orange Avenue. Hospitality is at 6:30 p.m., followed

by a general meeting at 7 p.m. The Guild promotes interest and

provides education in needle arts, particularly needlepoint, and is

open to all who share in the joy of needlepoint. Information: (714)

962-1562.