Sept. 13
• Proceeds Night, sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes School, Milltown, 5-p.m., at T.G.I. Friday’s, Route 1 south, North Brunswick. Restaurant will donate 20 percent of each school supporter’s check (eat-in or takeout) to the school. Diners must present event flier for donation to count. For fliers, call (732) 828- 1951.
Sept. 14
• Golf Outing, sponsored by the East Brunswick/Spotswood, Golden Bear Chargers, at Cream Ridge Golf Club, 181 Route 539. Cost is $110 per individual golfer, $425 per foursome, $100 per hole sponsor. Buffet dinner, raffles, trophies, prizes. Log on to www.gbcfootball.com, click on the events link; call (732) 744- 4484; e-mail golden_bearchargers@gbcfootball. com.
Sept. 14 & Fridays through Oct. 12
• Cruise Nights/Car Shows, sponsored by Just Us Cruisers Classic Car Club, 6-9 p.m., in the parking lot at 1980 Route 35 North, next to F-1 Motoring, South Amboy/Sayreville. Family-oriented events feature more than 50 antique and classic cars from across the tristate area. Trophies, games, music from the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s. All proceeds benefit the Sayreville Brain Injured Children Association. Businesses invited to donate a trophy and have their names mentioned at the shows. Call Richard Hart at (732) 525-0412 or log on to www.cnjcca.com.
Sept. 15
• Giant Yard Sale, sponsored by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of East Brunswick, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., in the parking lot at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 460 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. The society helps the needy in East Brunswick, Jamesburg, Spotswood, Monroe, Helmetta. Contributions may also be mailed to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul East Brunswick Conference, St. Bartholomew’s Church, 460 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, NJ 08816. (732) 257-7722, ext. 8.
• Flea Market, sponsored by Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, 8 a.m. to noon, on the church picnic grounds, corner of Kamm and Whitehead avenues, South River. (732) 254-4979.
• Truck Raffle, sponsored by Jamesburg Elks Lodge No. 2180, 1-5 p.m., at the lodge, 74 W. Railroad Ave. First prize is a 2007 Chevy Colorado pickup truck; second prize, Dell laptop computer; third prize, Samsung camcorder; fourth prize, Phillips DVD-VCR player. Raffle-ticket purchase includes food, beverages at event. Members may call Tom Sparacio to purchase tickets; nonmembers should see Bill Orpin at Corinthian Capital, 30 W. Railroad Ave., Jamesburg.
Sept. 16
• Car Wash, sponsored by South River High School Cheerleaders, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Elks Lodge No. 2033, Main Street, South River. Cost is $5 for cars, $7 for vans and trucks. Proceeds will help support the squad.
Sept. 17
• Dining-to-Donate, to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn., 5-8 p.m., at Old Country Buffet, Gateway Shopping Center, Route 9 and Ernston Road, Old Bridge. Cost is $9 for dinner. Participants should present an event flier to the cashier. Restaurant will donate a portion of the proceeds from each dinner check to St. Jude’s. Raffles. Co-organizer Sheryl Betti seeking donations of gift baskets. Vendors who sell jewelry, Tupperware, etc., and who are willing to donate a portion of their sales to charity also are sought. For a flier, e-mail [email protected] or call (732) 727-7087.