Former Olympian, World War II POW and Christian missionary Louis Zamperini will be recognized with a lifetime Achievement Award. In addition, university students will honor the alumnus with a musical illustrating his life.

The evening will feature additional entertainment as well as silent and live auctions.

Tickets are $150 a person.

For more information, visit www.cui.edu/gala or call (949) 214-3185.


Orange County Habitat opens 2^nd ReStore
SANTA ANA — Orange County’s second Habitat for Humanity ReStore has opened and is now seeking donations to stock the shop.

The Habitat ReStore OC Home Improvement Resale Outlets are open to the public, and sell new and gently used items at deeply discounted prices. The mission of the stores is to recycle building supplies and equipment while raising money to support the construction of low-cost homes. Consumers also benefit from lower priced options.

Donated items are eligible for tax deductions.

Donations of new and gently used home improvement and home furnishing items can be dropped off between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays at the home improvement resale outlet, located in the McFadden Place Shopping Center, at 1400 S. Village Way.

The original store on Harbor Boulevard in Garden Grove, which opened in 2007, is still serving the community.

For more information, including details about the store’s pick-up service, call the donation hotline at (714) 434-6202 or visit www.ReStoreOC.org.


Chamberlin to headline women’s brunch
ORANGE — The Women's Fellowship at Covenant Presbyterian Church will hold its Annual Spring Brunch at 10 a.m. May 19 in St. Andrew’s Hall.

Mike Chamberlin, “The Singing TV Guy,” will provide the entertainment. Chamberlin covered sports for ESPN and anchored sports and news in Monterey, Sacramento, San Francisco and Los Angeles, before spending the final 20 years of his career broadcasting in Phoenix.

Opportunity baskets will also be available at the event.

Children are invited to attend and nursery care will be available for babies and toddlers. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased by calling (714) 998-6650.

The church is located at1855 Orange-Olive Road.

For more information, visit www.covp.org.


Survivors ProLife Camp accepting applications
COSTA MESA — The 15th annual Survivors ProLife Training Camp for pro-life high school and college-age youths will be held June 21 to July 1.

The 11-day camp will prepare participants in how to draft a news release, share the truth of abortion on a street corner and other activism tools. According to organizers the camp uses “a signature combination of classroom teaching and hands-on experience to produce pro-life leaders for the next generation.”

The camp begins with four days of training and workshops and is followed by a week of activism exercises designed to help students discover the type of pro-life outreach that fits them best.

The camp fee is $425 and includes food, lodging, training materials and transportation during camp. The Survivor website lists a variety of ways to secure discounts and fund-raising ideas.

Online applications are being accepted at www.survivors.la/camp-online-app.htm.


Concordia offers youth business camp
IRVINE —Concordia University’s Youth Entrepreneurship Academy, a one-week residential summer camp for high school students, will be held July 15 to 20.

Through the camp, organizers said students will be given an opportunity to discover the passion in their hearts that the Lord has given them for business.

Concordia’s business instructor and entrepreneur catalyst Stephen Christensen, combined with other business faculty and successful business leaders, will provide the training. Student teams will write business plans and learn best business practices and biblical principles for starting a business. YEA is limited to 50 high school students.

“It’s never too early to teach young people the basic principles of business and entrepreneurship,” the event brochure said. “YEA provides real-world business training that helps teenagers become leaders with ethics and integrity.”

The $495 registration fee includes on-campus room and board, books, field trips and classes. For more information, send an email to stephen.christensen@cui.edu or call (949) 214-3198.


KKLA pastor’s luncheon approaches
LA MIRADA — KKLA will hold its 14^th annual Pastors’ Appreciation Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 17 in Chase Auditorium at Biola University.

Dennis Rainey, host of the “Family Life Today” radio show, which airs on the station at 8:30 a.m. weekdays, will be the guest speaker. The musical guest will be Travis Ryan.

Later that evening, Rainey will speak at a KKLA listener event, set for 7 p.m. Following his evening talk, Rainey will host a Q&A session regarding family issues.

The Frank Pastore Show will broadcast live from 4 to 7 p.m. from Biola.

The luncheon is free to pastors, church leaders and their guests. Registrations, which are required, are being accepted online at www.kkla.com.

The evening event is also free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.kkla.com.


Symposium to center on abortion recovery ministries
LONG BEACH — The SHARE Symposium: Sharing Hope, Awareness and Recovery Efforts, hosted by Abortion Recovery InterNational, will be held July 16 to 18 at the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club.

The 2012 event is the first for the West Coast. In addition to seminars, the symposium offers lay counselors, pastors and professional therapists.

This year’s theme is “Come Aboard.”

The symposium is designed for leaders considering abortion recovery ministry and those who have been involved. The program will include strategic planning and sharing of ideas, resources and concepts.

“It's about building community relations so that we may all work more collaboratively to provide extended healing opportunities to individuals and families,” the event literature says.

In addition to the classes, the seminar will include fellowship and prayer.

Registration made by May 31 is $195. Afterward it’s $215.

For more information, visit www.sharesymposium.org.


Motown Comedy Revival in Long Beach
LONG BEACH — Christian Singles Fun Events will present a Motown Comedy Revival at 7 p.m. June 2 at Long Beach City College Auditorium. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. A singles dance will be held after the comedy show at a nearby venue.

The comedy show, billed a clean family event, will star The Delfonics Revue & Four Tops Revue.

The dance, which is open to couples, will run from 9 p.m. to midnight.

Tickets are $20 to $35 in advance and $30 to $50 at the door, if available. Tickets for the dance are an additional $10 prepaid with a comedy ticket, $15 for just the dance or $20 at the door.

The dance will be held at the Elk’s Lodge about four miles from the college.

For more information, visit www.ChristianSinglesFunEvents.com or call (714) 622-4002.


BarlowGirl to perform at LA Sparks game
LOS ANGELES — Christian rock trio BarlowGirl will perform in concert July 8 at the Staples Center after the Los Angeles Sparks take on the Atlanta Dream as part of the team’s Faith and Family Night.

Tip-off against the WNBA Eastern Conference Champions is set for 5:30 p.m.

BarlowGirl is composed of sisters Alyssa (lead vocals, bass, keyboard), Becca (backing vocals, guitar) and Lauren Barlow (co-lead vocals, drums). Nominated for 10 Dove Awards, the songwriting siblings have written and recorded such landmark hits as “Never Alone,” which became Radio & Records’ Christian Song of the Year in 2004 and helped earn BarlowGirl best-selling new Christian artist status. Their poignant hit, “I Need You to Love Me,” topped the charts for 13 weeks in 2005, making it the longest No. 1 single in Christian Radio Weekly Chart History.

The Los Angeles Sparks enter their 16th Women's National Basketball Association season in 2012 and are one of three original teams from the league's inaugural campaign in 1997.

The concert is included in the price of the basketball game tickets, which start at $10.

Tickets are available at LASparks.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, all Ticketmaster outlets and the Staples Center box office.


Overcoming grief
CATHEDRAL CITY — Umbrella Ministries will present its 14th annual “Journey of the Heart” conference for moms who have suffered the loss of a child of any age. The conference will be held May 18 to 20 at the Doral Desert Princess Resort.

The conference, designed to uplift mothers physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually, will include speakers who will share insights on grief and the tools with which to cope.

The event is described as a time of sharing, caring, bonding and making lasting friendships. The weekend includes a special time of celebrating and remembering the lost children through a candlelight program that includes a dove release.

For more information, visit www.umbrellaministries.org.