Boys & Girls Clubs gets grant

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley received a $25,000 grant

Monday from the Helping Kids Achieve program. The grant will help

finance the Twilight Education program, which assists immigrant

families in Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley and nearby areas.

The Twilight Education program includes infant care, preschool

education, tutoring for school-age children and literacy and English

classes for parents. Families involved in the program also have

access to dental care and immunizations and can receive referrals for

free and low-cost health services.

The Helping Kids Achieve program was begun in 2004 by the Orange

County Community Foundation’s Draper Family Community Fund. The

program was designed to fund tutoring and college awareness programs,

according to the Orange County Community Foundation. The foundation,

based in Irvine, was founded in 1989. The foundation distributes

charitable funds established by families, individuals and others to

nonprofit groups.

Hula dancers to join

Sunday concert series

The Surfin’ Sundays concert series will have a new twist this

Sunday as hula dancers are set to perform before the bands.

The Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum hosts the summer

surf music shows.

The dancers’ routine will be a surprise to museum booking agent

Linda Miller, who said Tuesday that she has yet to see the girls

perform.

The band Insect Surfers is scheduled to lead off the musical

lineup, which will include about six hours of surf bands.

Next on the list is the Eliminators, billed as a group of Orange

County longboarders playing 1960s-style surf sounds.

The day also includes performances from the MiGs, founded in 1999

by Los Angeles surfer Bernard Yin and the Surf Kings from Oceanside.

Orange County’s Dynotones are expected to conclude the concert.

The dancers are scheduled to perform from 10 to 10:30 a.m. The

concert is scheduled for an 11 a.m. start and a 5 p.m. finish. The

show will be at Pier Plaza, 311 Pacific Coast Highway. Admission is

free. Information: (714) 960-3483.

Classic cars set to

roll out on June 5th

Classic cars again will be the showcase pieces at the annual

Concourse d’ Elegance.

This year’s event will showcase classic BMWs and the Packard. More

than 500 vehicles are expected to be on display. The schedule also

includes food booths, a jazz band and family fun.

The Concourse d’ Elegance is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday at Huntington Beach Central Park. For information, call (714)

375-5023.

Two city commissions

still have vacancies

The city is looking for applicants to fill vacancies on the Human

Relations Task Force and the Library Board of Trustees.

The Human Relations Task Force’s mission is to promote diversity

in Huntington Beach and its activities include community events and

field trips for middle school students.

The task force holds meetings the first Tuesday of each month and

has an opening for a term ending at the end of the year.

For more information, call Elaine Kuhnke at (714) 374-5307.

Applications for the task force are due by June 17.

Applicants must be residents of Huntington Beach and be available

to attend meetings the first Tuesday evening of every month. The

current vacancy is for a term ending December 31, 2005..

The Library Board of Trustees will have three vacancies at the end

of the month. The body advises the City Council on library matters

and meets the third Tuesday of each month. Trustees serve four-year

terms.

For more information on the board, call Linda Boucher at (714)

960-8836.

Applications for the both bodies can be accessed at may

https://www.surfcity -hb.org. Specific applications can be found by

clicking on the “Government” link and then clicking on “Boards and

Commissions.”