Nov. 20
• Proceeds Night, sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes School, Milltown, 5-9 p.m., at TGI Friday’s, Route 1 south, North Brunswick. Restaurant will donate 20 percent of each school supporter’s check (eatin or takeout) to the school. Diners must present an event flier for the donation to count. For fliers, call 732-828-1951 or log on to www.ololschoolnj.org.
Nov. 20, ongoing
• Adopt-A-Family, sponsored by the South River Elementary/Primary School PTA, to make the holiday season more enjoyable for disadvantaged children in South River. Seeking monetary donations, new clothing, new toys, food. Call Debbie Zemann at 732-390-0678 or Donna Geesey at 732-390-8202. Drop-off box at the South River Public Library, Appleby Avenue. Donations accepted throughout the year.
Nov. 20-22
• Holiday Silent Auction, sponsored by the Friends of the Milltown Public Library, 8-9 p.m. Nov. 20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 21, 10 a.m.-noon Nov. 22, at the library, 20 W. Church St. Variety of holiday-shopping items, housewares to toys. All items are new. Many bids start at $1.
Nov. 20-Dec. 19
• Coat Drive, sponsored by Dr. Debra DeMarco of Monroe Chiropractic Care, Jamesburg. Clean, new or gently used coats will go to Jersey Cares, a nonprofit group that aids needy families in New Jersey. Drop-off locations: Monroe Chiropractic Care, 15 E. Railroad Ave., Jamesburg; the Jamesburg Municipal Building, Perrineville Road; New Jersey Food Bank, Hillside. Volunteers needed. 908-507-6464.
Nov. 21
• Tricky Tray, sponsored by the Sayreville Main Street Theatre Company, doors open at 6 p.m., at the Sayreville Senior Center, Main Street. Gifts and prizes. Admission is $5; includes one sheet of drawing tickets. Call 732-553-1153; log on to www.smstc.org.
Nov. 22
• Sweetness of Giving Gala, to honor Dr. Michael Nissenblatt and Marlene Nissenblatt, sponsored by Temple B’nai Shalom, East Brunswick, at Excelsior Caterers, Manalapan. Silent auction, dining, dancing. Proceeds support temple programs and the Aubrey Fund for Pediatric Cancer Research. Silent-auction donations sought. For tickets or to contribute to the auction, call 732-251-4300, ext. 0; e-mail [email protected]; log on to www.bnailshalom.com.
• Fall Craft and Vendor Show, sponsored by the Irwin Elementary School PTA, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., in the school cafeteria, Racetrack Road, East Brunswick. Call Lisa Mazzeo at 732-390-2171.
• “The Bobby Byrne Show,” to benefit the Interfaith Network of Care, 8-11 p.m., at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, Metuchen. Broadway tunes, Irish ballads, Italian arias, novelty numbers, rock music, old-time sing-alongs. Tickets: one for $25; two or more, $20 each. Send check to Interfaith Network Care, 62 S. Main St., Milltown, NJ 08850. www.interfaithnetworkof care.org.
• Holiday Mart/Bazaar, sponsored by the Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., in the church’s Friendship Hall, 100 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Curios and Collectibles Table; Christmas houses, trees, snowmen, angels; other Christmas decorations; handmade baby blankets, sweaters, scarves, hats, dolls; other crafts. Luncheon café and baked goods. Proceeds go to mission work including Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen, the Chia School in Ghana and other programs. Call Ida White at 609-395-8416 or Doris Jones at 908-707-1006.
Nov. 22 & 23
• Scandinavian Christmas Bazaar, sponsored by the Sons of Norway Noreg Lodge, Marlboro, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Nov. 22, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on Nov. 23, at the Old Bridge Township Municipal Center, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Imported gift items, food, baked goods. Dinner, including lapskaus and pea soup, available. Admission and parking free of charge.
Nov. 23
• Spaghetti Dinner, sponsored by Jamesburg Elks Lodge No. 2180, 4 p.m., at the lodge, 74 W. Railroad Ave., to benefit member Joe Morrissey who has been hospitalized since October and is without health insurance. Cost is $15 per person. All are invited. Call Dave Jensen at 732-521- 2180. To make a donation, call Kathy Martin at 732-718-7931 or send the contribution to the lodge.
• Turn Your Unwanted Gold Into Cash, sponsored by the Little House Association, 2-4 p.m., at the Little House, 12 West George St., South River. Guests, who are invited to bring their broken bracelets or necklaces, single earrings, mismatched pieces or other gold pieces they never wear, will be offered cash, based on current market value. The gold company will make a donation to the Little House Association based on the amount of money paid out at the fundraiser. E-mail [email protected].
Nov. 24
• Dining-to-Donate, sponsored by the East Brunswick High School Drama Club, at Applebee’s, Ryders Crossing Shopping Center, Milltown Road and Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Diners should present a Dining-to-Donate flier at the restaurant. Applebee’s will donate 10 percent of supporters’ bills to the drama club. Flier must be presented for donation to count. For fliers, log on to www.ebnet.org, e-mail Betty Fertik at [email protected].