Community Bulletin Board

• Single Friends, for ages 45-65, will meet for friendly discussion at 7:45 p.m. Aug. 23 and 30 at the Days Inn Steakloft, Route 9, Freehold Township. There is a $2 cover charge. Details: (732) 536-3524.

• The Mourning After, a professionally led support group for those who have lost a loved one, will explore the theme "Grief Doesn’t Take a Vacation" when the group meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 24 and 31 at Freehold Community Counseling Service, 30 Jackson Mills Road, Freehold Township. No fees. Details: Bernice or Bob, (732) 577-1076.

• Card players will meet from 1-4 p.m. Aug. 24 and 31 at Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan.

• Gamblers Anonymous will meet from 8-9:30 p.m. Aug. 24 and 31 at Grace Lutheran Church, Park Avenue at West Main Street, Freehold. No fees.

• Chess players will meet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 25 at Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan.

• St. Peter’s Preschool, Freehold, will hold an open house with tours and refreshments from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 25 at the center, 41 Throckmorton St. Details: (732) 431-3707.

• The Scrabble Club will meet from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Aug. 25 at Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan. New members are welcome. Players are asked to bring their own Scrabble sets. Details: Florence, (732) 625-0622.

• Bridge players will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 27 at Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan.

• Homegrown Improv, an improvisational comedy troupe, will perform at 7 p.m. Aug. 27 at Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan.

• Single-Minded will meet for discussions and fun at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan. Details: (732) 617-1287.

• A Day of Recollection will be sponsored by The Marian Center from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 24 at St. Mary’s Church, Route 9 and West Second Street, Howell. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Gerald Ruane of Sacred Heart Institute. Lunch will be served. Registration is requested, call (732) 363-0022.

• Howell Emergency Food Pantry will distribute food from 3-7 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Human Services Building, 450 Adelphia Farmingdale Road. Proof of Howell residency is required. Volunteers are needed. Details: (732) 938-2368.

• Phase II, a singles club for people age 50 and over, will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 27 at Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan. New members are welcome to attend. Details: (732) 772-0572 or (732) 370-0532.

• Freehold Township Republican Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at Freehold Gardens Hotel, Gibson Place, Freehold Township. Details: (732) 780-0009; or www.freeholdrepublicans.com.

• Children’s Grief, a nondenominational bereavement support group for children ages 6-13 who have lost a loved one, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at the First Presbyterian Church, 50 Main St., Englishtown. To register a child call Rose Olson, (732) 845-9475.