Editor’s note: The Daily Pilot on Friday proudly sponsored its inaugural “Community and Clubs” Hall of Fame luncheon inspired by our columnist Jim De Boom’s weekly column on local service clubs. Following are the winners with their biographies:
Christina Holliday
Rotary Club of Newport Beach Sunrise
Nominated by Mary Cockley, club president
Holliday could not make the event at American Legion Hall Post 291 in Newport Beach, so Cockley accepted it for her.
Holliday is married to Steve and is a mother of a 13-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son. She has been a member of the Rotary Club of Newport Beach Sunrise for seven years.
For the past four years she has served as club treasurer, implementing new software for the club’s books, acquired VISA and MasterCard services for the club and was active in fundraising efforts for the club’s foundation. Holliday has volunteered as a coach for the Rotary Club-Salvation Army employment project and works with the club’s community service chair on scholarship for students at Back Bay High school.
Holliday’s community involvement includes sponsoring a volleyball team that won the Junior Olympic Title for the age group in Dallas last year and is traveling to Miami for this year’s championship.
Fran Ursini
Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club
Nominated by Charles Markell of the Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club
Ursini also could not make the luncheon so Markell accepted the award for him.
Ursini has been a long-time member of the Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club. He has served as the club’s president and has either chaired or participated in the club’s committees.
For the last 10 years, Ursini has chaired the annual AYSO Pancake breakfast in the early fall. He has also helped out the last couple of years at the Lion’s Club annual Fish Fry, which will be held again this weekend.
He also makes the family restaurant, the Newport Rib Company, available for the Kiwanis board meetings and special events. In his spare time, which is limited, he plays in Senior Slow Pitch leagues in Orange County, and has been a CIF head referee for fall football for 33 years.
Mike Scheafer
Costa Mesa Newport Harbor Lions Club
Fellow Lion members Mike McIlroy and Robert Jara nominated Scheafer.
Scheafer is married to Sandi and is the father of three grown sons, Matt, 31, Jason, 29, and Eric, 22.
