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The Newport-Irvine Rotary Club announced the selection of Jacqueline Anne Seiglie as an Ambassadorial Scholar for the academic year of 2009 through 2010. Seiglie is only one of three college students selected to study abroad by Rotary District 5320, which covers Orange County and parts of Los Angeles County.

Seiglie is a 2008 UCI graduate who majored in neurobiology. She plans to work on a master’s in public health/community health in Spain. Her ultimate goal is the study of medicine with a focus on diabetes. She has served as a research assistant at New York University School of Medicine, UCI and Harvard Medical School.

Since 1947, Rotary’s Ambassadorial Scholarships have afforded nearly 38,000 men and women from about 100 nations the ability to study. The purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarships program is to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries and geographical areas.

The NIRC Ambassadorial Scholarship committee consisted of International Director Guy Harden, Ambassadorial Scholar David Woods, Casey Crandall, Bailey Smith, Shannon Burns and Chair Blanca Ocampo.

If you are at least a junior in college or seek to do graduate work abroad, inquiries for information and qualification requirements for the Ambassadorial Scholarship Program are welcomed. Scholarships awarded are not based on need and are for the following academic year. Contact Blanca Ocampo at [email protected].

WORTH REPEATING

Thought for the Day as provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport-Mesa-Irvine Interfaith Council ...“I wouldn’t say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it.”

— Michael Phelps

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK

How are you giving back to your community? 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 opportunity for service. Most clubs will buy your first meal for you as you get acquainted with them.

TODAY

7:30 a.m.: The 10-member Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club meets at Denny’s at the corner of Red Hill Avenue and Bristol Street.

Noon: The Exchange Club of Corona del Mar meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a program on Bizz Kids by Victoria Morgan.

6 p.m.: The 62-member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a Craft Talk by Marty Davis. www.newportbalboa.org.

7:30 p.m.: The 77-member Mutual UFO Network of Orange County meets at the Costa Mesa Neighborhood Community Center to hear Duane Tudahl, the producer of “UFO Files” and the original “UFO Hunters,” tell about how he turned from a skeptic into one respecting the reality of UFOs. A producer for the History Channel, Duane will reveal roadblocks he ran into in making these shows. MUFON-OC is a nonprofit focused on educating the public while accepting UFO reports. For more information, go to www.mufonoc.org.

THURSDAY

7 a.m.: The 20-member Costa Mesa Orange Coast Lions Club meets at Mimi’s Café.

Noon: The 50-member Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club meets at the Holiday Inn, Costa Mesa. For more information, visit www.CostaMesaKiwanis.org. The 45-member Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach/Corona del Mar meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club. For more information, visit www.newportbeachkiwanis.org. The 85-member Newport-Irvine Rotary Club meets at the University Club at UCI. For more information, visit www.nirotary.org. The 95-member Newport Harbor Exchange Club meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club. For more information, visit members.cox.net/nhexchange club/index.htm.

TUESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The 52-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club meets at Five Crowns Restaurant for a program on Movie Distribution by Vic Ching. For more information, visit www.newportbeach sunriserotary.org.

Noon: The 20-member Costa Mesa Rotary Club meets at the Costa Mesa Marriott Suites.

COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published Wednesdays. Send your service club’s meeting information by fax to (714) 921-8655 or by e-mail to [email protected].