The Daughters of Penelope, fifth District Education Foundation, is hosting its annual fundraiser at Monmouth Park Race Track in Oceanport on Sept. 23 at 11:30 a.m. Tickets for entrance to the Turf Room Parterre Level I Room and buffet are $45 and must be purchased in advanced. For more information or to purchase tickets, call Hope Demitry at (609) 695-4033 or e-mail to [email protected].
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The Church of the Holy Communion on the corner of River Road and Church Street in Fair Haven will host its fall turkey dinner on Sept. 30 with sittings at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12 years old. For more information or to make reservations, call (732)-842-0988.
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Hope Presbyterian Church’s annual PumpkinFest will be held on the grounds of the church at 1189 Hope Road, Tinton Falls, on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Festivities will include crafts, pumpkins and mums for sale, a bake sale, food and fun for all.
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United Teletech Financial Federal Credit Union is hosting a community blood drive in partnership with the Penn-Jersey Region of the American Red Cross on Thursday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Tinton Falls branch, 205 Hance Ave. Appointments are available with the blood mobile every 15 minutes throughout the day. To make an appointment, call 1-800-448-3543, or visit www.utfinancial.org.
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Thousands of Jersey Shore residents touched by the devastating effects of autism will join together at the inaugural New Jersey Shore Walk for Autism Research Saturday, Sept. 30, at Manasquan Beach. Check-in time is 10 a.m. and the walk begins at 11:30 a.m. For more information, visit the Web site at www.autismwalk.org/njs or call 1-888-777-6227 extension 15.
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The American Red Cross, Jersey Coast Chapter, serving Monmouth and Ocean Counties, will hold its annual meeting Thursday, Sept. 21, at noon at chapter headquarters at 1540 W. Park Ave., Tinton Falls. The meeting will provide an annual report of Red Cross services over the past year and there will be an election of board members and officers. There is a $20 charge for attending, which includes lunch. Reservations can be made by calling (732) 493-9100.
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A benefit garage sale will be held on Saturday, Sept. 30, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church, 103 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst. The event, sponsored by the United Methodist Women, will direct all proceeds to missions, both home and abroad. For more information, call (732) 531-1150 or 493-3730.
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Clean Ocean Action (COA), Sandy Hook, and The New York Mercantile Exchange Charitable Foundation will host the fifth annual Ocean Golf Classic on Monday, Sept. 25, at Deal Golf & Country Club.
Dr. Fred Jacobs (l-r), commissioner of the state Department of Health and Senior Services, presents the 2006 New Jersey Governor’s Nursing Merit Award in Community Health to Janet Schaller, R.N., home care intake coordinator for the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey, Red Bank.
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The Monmouth County Library is celebrating September as Library Card Sign-Up Month, a time when the library system, libraries across the country, and the American Library Association remind people of all ages that a library card is the smartest card in anyone’s wallet and the very best back to school supply a student can get. Patrons who live in branch and member municipalities are invited to get a card, pick out a good book to read, sign up for the library’s monthly events calendar, and take advantage of all the library has to offer. For more information, contact a county library branch near you.