* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the...

* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the Independent. If you’d

like information about getting your organization listed, call (714)

965-7170.

The Huntington Beach Chapter

of the National Assn. of the Physically Handicapped provides help

to disabled children/adults and help their lives to become more vital

to the community through providing informative newsletters four times

a year from National Headquarters. Anyone interested in becoming

either a regular member or an associate member may contact Bernadette

at BernTrav8@aol.com or call Dorothy at (949) 646-4771 for more

information.

The Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum needs

volunteers. Ann Beasley, (714) 960-3483.

The Huntington Beach Playhouse needs volunteers to help with set

construction and design, as well as decorations, sound, lighting,

stage management and more. (714) 847-4357.

The Huntington Beach Police Department provides police services

for the city. Mike Corcoran, (714) 960-8806.

The Huntington Beach Senior Outreach Center is seeking volunteers

to join the Council on Aging Seniors Team (COAST). The goal of the

center is to promote independence and self-sufficiency among the

elderly in Huntington Beach. (714) 374-1544.

The Huntington Beach Tree Society needs volunteers to help plant

trees in their free time. Jean Nagy, (714) 564-1396.

Huntington Dog Beach needs volunteers for its monthly beach

clean-up. Information: (714) 841-8644 or www.dogbeach.org.

KOCE is looking for volunteers

to assist with data entry, mailings, sorting and other

administrative tasks. Friends of KOCE, (714) 895-0876.

Literacy Volunteers of America tutors adults in English skills.

Rose Saylin, (714) 375-5102.

Michael E. Rodgers Seniors’

Center provides health education, crafts, dance, lunch and bingo

for senior citizens. Janeen Laudenback, (714) 536-9387.

Newland House is seeking volunteer docents to lead tours of the

historical museum. (714) 962-5777.

Neighbors for Wintersburg Wetlands Restoration opposes the Shea

Homes Parkside Estates development. Information: (714) 625-0876. Web:

www.bixby.org/parkside.

The Oak View Family Literacy Program desperately needs volunteers

to be literacy tutors for parents learning to read, write and speak

English. Training workshops run from 6 to 9 p.m. every Thursday in

July. Information: Amy Crepeau, (714) 375-5104.

Ocean View Little League Challenger Division is a baseball program

for children with disabilities. Marcia Baumfeld, (714) 848-6264.

Pacific Intercultural Exchange seeks volunteers to work as local

area representatives to match high school exchange students with

local host families with common interests and lifestyles during

informal in-home interviews. PIE places international students in

many types of families, including single-parent, childless couples,

retired couples and large families. (888) PIE-USA1.

The Preservation Society of Huntington Dog Beach needs volunteers

to help clean the beaches and bluffs. (714) 841-8644.

Project Self-Sufficiency is recruiting members for its many

committees that include finance, membership, events and

public-government relations. Information: Greg Arbues, (714)

878-4840.

Project Senior Home Inspection Program is a program between the

Huntington Beach Fire Department and Community Services Outreach.

Volunteers will be trained by fire personnel to inspect homes for

safety hazards, how to prevent fires, preparation for earthquakes and

smoke detector installation and battery replacement. (714) 374-1544.

Seniors Outreach Center serves

the frail and homebound elderly. Volunteers will be trained to

operate a city vehicle to provide transportation for senior citizens.

Five hours per week is required. Diane Swarts, (714) 960-2478.

The Shipley Nature Center is seeking volunteers to help with the

center. The center includes a small natural history museum and nature

trails that offer environmental education for schools, community

groups and the public. (714) 960-8847.