Community & Clubs:

The 2010 NFL Draft gets under way at 4:30 p.m. (PST) Thursday and concludes Saturday, when the fourth through seventh rounds will be announced beginning at 7 a.m. (PST). At the end of Saturday draft, Irrelevant Week Founder Paul Salata will announce the 35th annual Mr. Irrelevant, the very last player picked in the draft.

That lucky player will probably get as much notoriety as the overall No. 1 pick, but not the same-sized contract! Mr. Irrelevant will travel to Newport Beach for a weeklong celebration of the Under Dog, where the community will shower him with gifts from local businesses and professional sport teams at the Welcome Party, salute him at the Lowsman Banquet and let him enjoy a day at Disneyland before he heads off to rookie camp! You can catch Salata announcing Mr. Irrelevant on ESPN TV, home of the NFL Draft Party.

HARBOR MESA LIONS DOLE OUT FUNDS

Harbor Mesa Lions gave more than $15,000 in funds raised in the past year to various organizations at their recent meeting. Events such as a casino night, spaghetti dinner, bingo night, garage sale and candy sales brought in the money to distribute to community agencies.

Agencies receiving funds included the Boys & Girls Club, Share Our Selves Soup Kitchen, Blind Children’s Learning Center, City of Hope, Costa Mesa High School basketball, Orange Coast College Harry & Grace Steele Children’s Center, Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter, Second Harvest Food Bank, SOS Free Medical and Dental clinics, Youth Employment Services and Costa Mesa American Little League.

President Sue Seager handed the checks to representatives of each organization.

“This is our favorite meeting of the year, as we get to see the end result of all our hard work,” Seager said.

GOLF FOR THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

The Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club is hosting its eighth annual Golf Tournament at 10 a.m. May 17 at the Mesa Linda Golf Course at Costa Mesa Country Club. Tournament start times are from 10:30 a.m. to noon in a scramble format tournament. Tickets are $125 per person or $500, and the beneficiary is the Boys & Girls Club of the Harbor Area. Call Charlie Markel at (949) 642-6438.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

“Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart.”

— Marel Morin

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