Community & Clubs:

Newport Harbor Exchange Club President Jerry Nininger attended last Wednesday’s meeting of the Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa to present the Exchange Club’s Field of Honor. It will be from May 14 to 17 at Castaways Park, Dover Drive and 16th Street in Newport Beach.

Nininger shared the three-minute video of the forthcoming event.

To honor men and women in the military it will feature 1,776 flags each bearing 50 stars and flying from 8-foot poles. Rotarians were invited to purchase a 3-by-5-foot flag for a tax-deductible donation of $45. Proceeds will be donated to service men and women, other Americanism projects and youth projects sponsored by the Exchange Club.

The weekend’s opening ceremony will happen at noon May 14. It will be an impressive event that the family will want to see.

I filled out the purchase form and dedicated the flag to Sgt. Andrew Harron McConnell, grandson of one of my Rotary friends, who was killed Sept. 14, 2009, in Afghanistan.

For more information on how to buy a flag and dedicate it to a veteran, active duty or fallen service person, call (949) 631-3567 or visit www.nhexchange.org or www.healingfield.org/nenwport beach, and click on Buy Now.

VOCATIONAL SERVICE PROJECT

The Rotary Club of Newport Beach Sunrise Vocational Service Project with the Salvation Army and Working Wardrobes began March 27. There are 16 participants in the group and the coaches for the day were John Gregg, Donna Cody and Phil Reynolds. The program helps participants get ready for job interviews in today’s economic climate.

The remaining schedule for workshops includes Saturday and April 24, and May 1 and 4, the Rotary Club meeting will be at Working Wardrobes, 3030 Pullman St., Costa Mesa.

The participants attend their final workshop and graduate May 8, at the Salvation Army headquarters in Tustin.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

“There are two kinds of people in this world: the givers and the takers. The takers eat better; the givers sleep better.”

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 Restaurant, 290 Bristol St., Costa Mesa.

5:15 p.m.: The 10-member Rotary Club of Costa Mesa meets at the Ramada Inn & Suites, 1680 Superior Ave., Costa Mesa. Visit www.costamesarotary.org.

6 p.m.: The 69-member Rotary Club of Newport Balboa meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, 1601 Bayside Drive, for a program by Dr. James L. McGaugh on “Creating Lasting Memories.” Visit www.newportbalboa.org.

THURSDAY

7 a.m.: The 20-member Costa Mesa Orange Coast Lions Club meets at Mimi’s Café, 1835 Newport Blvd.

Noon: The 67-member Rotary Club of Newport Irvine meets at the University Club at UC Irvine, 801 E. Peltason Drive, for a presentation by Jerry Amante on the Orange County Transportation Authority Board Challenges

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.

Noon: The 95-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for the presentation of Youth of the Year Awards by Leo Fracalosy. For more information, visit www.nhexchange.org.

The 45-member Kiwanis Club of Costa Mesa meets at the Costa Mesa Country Club, 1701 Golf Course Drive.

TUESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club meets at Five Crowns, 3801 E. Coast Hwy., Corona Del Mar, for a program by Kelly Reavis, on recent tinnitus research. For more information, visit www.newportbeach sunriserotary.org.

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] .