* Send AROUND TOWN items to the...

* Send AROUND TOWN items to the Daily Pilot, 1375 Sunflower Ave.,

Costa Mesa, CA 92626; by e-mail to

[email protected]; by fax to (714) 966-4667; or by calling (714) 966-4625. Include the time, date and location of the

event, as well as a contact phone number.

UNTIL AUG. 27

Share Our Selves is seeking donations of new and gently used

backpacks, as well as schools supplies and funds, to distribute to

low-income families before school starts. Information: (949)

642-3451.

UNTIL SEPT. 23

Registration for the 2005 Youth Flag Football, for boys and girls

ages 8 to 13.

The program starts on Sept. 26 and ends on Dec. 3. Participants

will learn the basics of Flag Football, meet new friends and have

fun.

Register in person Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the

Balearic Community Center, 1975 Balearic Drive, Costa Mesa.

Registration closes on Sept. 23.

Registration is taken on a first-come, first-serve basis and will

fill up fast.

Information: (714) 754-5158.