* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the...

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

basis. For information about adding your organization to this list,

call (949) 574-4298.

SERVICE CORPS OF RETIRED EXECUTIVES

Join other business professionals to help small businesses succeed

by leading seminars and coaching entrepreneurs online. The corps is a

nonprofit charitable organization composed of 11,500 volunteer business mentors, both working and retired, who counsel businesses

from nearly 400 offices throughout the country. (714) 550-7369.

SERVING PEOPLE IN NEED

Serve as a guide for homeless families by helping them set goals

and maintain a basic budget. Bilingual skills needed. Orientation and

training provided. Theresa Rowe, (949) 757-1456.

SENIOR MEALS AND SERVICES INC.

Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to homebound senior

citizens in Costa Mesa who are not able to prepare their own meals

and do not have anyone to prepare meals for them. Meals are delivered

between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Volunteers are asked

to donate at least one hour per week for six months. Substitute

drivers are also needed to fill in for regular drivers. (714)

840-6611 or (714) 891-0804.

SERVING PEOPLE IN NEED

Serving People in Need, also known as SPIN, is looking for

volunteers to help prepare meals for the homeless, assemble hygiene

kits, distribute meals and pick up food for preparation. SPIN

provides move-in costs for housing, case management and support

services to families leaving shelters. SPIN workers also serve as

family advisors or mentors and conducts workshops on budgeting and

more. Visit SPIN at 2900 Bristol St., Suite H-106, Costa Mesa. (714)

751-1101.

SHARE OUR SELVES CLINIC

The clinic, which provides emergency services to the needy in

Orange County, is looking for volunteers to deliver and pick up food

from local restaurants and grocery stores, help with medical and

dental staff, perform data entry, assist with food sorting and

distribution, help at the front desk and do some other duties. The

group also needs translators. (949) 642-3451, Ext. 257.

SHERMAN LIBRARY & GARDENS

You could assist with the garden, work in the gift and tea shop or

become a docent guide for children and adults at Corona del Mar’s

botanical garden and historical research library. Stefanie

Kristiansen, (949) 673-2261.

SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CENTER

The Small Business Assistance Center of Orange Coast College needs

volunteers to advise small business owners in finance, accounting,

law, marketing, sales, human resources and other areas. (714)

432-5916.

SOMEONE CARES SOUP KITCHEN

Someone Cares Soup Kitchen needs food servers and volunteers for

kitchen duties. The organization is at 720 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa.

(949) 548-8861.

SOUTH COAST LITERACY COUNCIL

Volunteer tutors are needed to meet a greater demand for literacy

and English as a second language classes. Students are taught English

reading, writing and speaking skills at their own level in small

groups or one-on-one. There are centers all over Orange County. Once

trained, tutors may choose the center at which they want to teach.

Mary Fitzgerald, (949) 458-8664.

SOUTH COAST REPERTORY THEATER

The South Coast Repertory Theater needs volunteers to help with

ushering and other functions. (714) 708-5500.

SPEAK UP NEWPORT

A nonprofit organization that promotes social welfare by educating

the public and improving local government in Newport Beach holds

monthly meetings the second Wednesday of each month at the Newport

Beach Yacht Club, 1099 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach. A reception

begins at 5:30 p.m., and meetings begin at 6 p.m. Free. Annual

membership dues are $20. Send check to “Speak Up Newport,” P.O. Box

2594, Newport Beach, CA 92663. (949) 673-1191.

STITCHES FROM THE HEART

Made up of a group of women from Southern California who love to

knit and crochet, the nonprofit corporation is looking for volunteers

to knit and crochet hats, booties and blankets for premature babies

and babies in need. The items are donated to hospitals across the

country. Patterns are available, and donated yarn is appreciated.

Kathy Silverton, (310) 472-6903.

SURFRIDER FOUNDATION

The Surfrider Foundation Newport Beach Chapter is a grass-roots,

nonprofit environmental organization that works to protect the

oceans, waves and beaches through its Conservation Activism Research

and Education program. (949) 631-6273.

SWEET ADELINES OF ORANGE COUNTY

The singing group invites women who like to sing to join them

Tuesday nights for four-part harmony, or Barbershop-style singing.

(949) 495-5685.

TELL-A-FRIEND

Orange County cancer groups seek volunteers to encourage women to

have mammograms. Participants will take part in a one-on-one program

of education and encouragement specifically related to mammograms and

early breast cancer detection. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer

Foundation, (714) 957-9157.

UNDERGROUND

The Underground program, a function of Child’s Pace, provides

social activities and interaction for adolescents. Volunteers are

needed in many areas. (949) 548-8849.

VISIONS FOR PRISONS

Visions for Prisons, a nonprofit program that teaches attitudinal

healing and meditation in prison, needs typists to transcribe letters

from inmates to troubled kids. Weekday hours. Mesa del Mar. (714)

556-8000.

VOLUNTEER CENTER OF GREATER ORANGE COUNTY

With more than 1,500 volunteer opportunities, the Volunteer Center

will match people and groups wishing to volunteer with nonprofit

agencies in their area. Volunteer Connection Line, (714) 953-5757,

Ext. 106.

WELLNESS COMMUNITY OF ORANGE COUNTY

The Wellness Community needs volunteers to help at the reception

desk during the day. (714) 258-1210.

WEST SIDE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

Volunteers are needed from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays

to tutor students in first through sixth grades in reading. (949)

631-7724.

WOMEN HELPING WOMEN

The Costa Mesa-based organization provides support for needy women

to become self-sufficient by gaining employment. Volunteers are

needed in the organization’s Professional Clothes Closet to assists

clients and sort clothing. The organization is at 711 W. 17th St.,

Suite A-10, Costa Mesa. (949) 631-2333 or https://www.whw.org.

WYLAND FOUNDATION

The Wyland Foundation, which encourages greater awareness of ocean

conservation, is seeking volunteers for clerical and computer help

and grant writing. (949) 497-6723.

YMCA

The YMCA’s Building Life Options Mentor Program is looking for

volunteers to mentor and tutor teens in Costa Mesa. (714) 838-0181,

Ext. 110.