Relay for Life is ready to be run

JIM DE BOOM

You are invited to join the Relay for Life, an overnight,

team-running competition. The May 13-14 event raises awareness of

cancer, celebrates survivors, remembers those lost to the disease and

raises funds to fight cancer through research, education, advocacy

and patient services.

The Newport Mesa Relay for Life, scheduled for Newport Harbor High

School, is open to teams of friends, family members, congregation or

service club members and coworkers from the community. The 10 to

15-person teams commit to keeping at least one member walking the

track ... because cancer never sleeps.

The Relay for Life provides hope that those lost to cancer will

not be forgotten, that those who face cancer will get support, and

that one day, cancer will be eliminated, co-chair Anna Lisa Biason

said.

Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature

activity. It unites millions of people in more than 4,200 communities

nationwide each year to raise money to help prevent cancer, save

lives and diminish suffering from the disease. Every dollar you raise

makes a difference to people touched by cancer.

Each team pays a registration fee of $150, and each team member is

asked to raise a minimum of $100 from donors before the event.

On May 13, the Relay for Life “Mile of Hope” candle-lighting

ceremony is held, with hundreds of luminarias dedicated in tribute to

cancer victims.

For team information for the Relay for Life, or for information on

luminaria donations, visit the event website at www.acsevents.

org/relay/ca/newportbeach.

For more information, contact Biason at albiason@thinkjaycees, or

Stacy de Boom at [email protected].

AWARD-WINNING SOROPTIMIST CLUB

At the Soroptimist International Desert Coast Region’s 27th annual

spring conference, Soroptimist International Newport Harbor was

chosen as the recipient of the prestigious Governor’s Service Award

for its partnered “Soroptimist LIFELINE 4 Girls” project it conducts

with STOP-GAP and Girls Inc. of Orange County.

Lifeline 4 Girls is an interactive theater program, presented and

developed by the award-winning STOP-GAP organization, which has been

presented this past year to more than 200 girls in Girls Inc.

The program addresses issues related to developing safe

interpersonal relations and identifying and dealing with unsafe

relations. Soroptimist International Newport Harbor has hosted these

events, along with providing instructional materials and activities

for these girls.

Additionally, Soroptimist International Newport Harbor was

recognized for this excellent program by the Soroptimist

International Federation of the Americas, for providing outstanding

services that improve the lives of women and girls. Congratulations!

LOWERING RESISTANCE

TO YOUR IDEAS

The fifth session in Communication Connection program series,

presented by Millard MacAdam, will be held 9:30-10:30 a.m. May 5 at

the Oasis Senior Center in Room 1A.

The topic will be “Lowering People’s Resistance to Your Ideas.”

The focus of the session, according to MacAdam, is on learning how to

“read” the resistance in others to your ideas, lower their resistance

and help them hear your ideas. The session is free and open to the

public.

WELCOME TO THE

WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS

Sandy Kessler and Betty Asian, sponsored by Janie Harris, joined

the Harbor Mesa Lions Club and were inducted by District 4 L4 Gov.

Barbara Hayward.

WORTH REPEATING

From the Thought for Today, provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport

Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council: “We shall never know all the good

that a simple smile can do.”

-- MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA

SERVICE CLUB

MEETINGS THIS WEEK

Help your community and the world through a service club! For

many, service club membership is an extension of our religious

beliefs and congregation affiliation.

You are invited to attend a service club meeting this coming week

to learn more about opportunities for service. Most clubs will buy

your first meal as you get acquainted with them.

TUESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The 48-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will

meet at the Five Crowns restaurant to hear Orange County Register

columnist Gordon Dillow, who was in Iraq with the U.S. Marines

(www.newportbeach sunriserotary.org).

Noon: The Rotary Club of Costa Mesa, now in formation, will meet

at the Holiday Inn.

WEDNESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club will meet at the

University Athletic Club.

Noon: The Exchange Club of the Orange Coast will meet at the Bahia

Corinthian Yacht Club for a program on the Blind Children’s Center.

6 p.m.: The 50-member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa will meet at

the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club (www.newportbalboa.org).

THURSDAY

7 a.m.: The 20-member Costa Mesa Orange Coast Lions Club will meet

at Mimi’s Cafe for a program on the Environmental Nature Center.

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 for a program by Mark Boyer of the Fellowship

of Christian Athletes; the 85-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor

will meet at the Nautical Museum to hear Gordon Dillow, Orange County

Register columnist, discuss his experiences with the Marines in Iraq

(www.nhexchange club.com); the 100-member Rotary Club of Newport

Irvine will meet at the Radisson Hotel to hear Orange County Sheriff

Mike Carona (www.nirotary. org).

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

Send your service club’s meeting information by fax to (714) 921-8655

or by e-mail to [email protected].