Sat., July 28
The Bordentown Township Environmental Commission will be hosting a Green Team/Sustainable Jersey open house in the Warming Room at Northern Community Park from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Refreshments will be available.
The session is for those interested in the environment and becoming a Green Team member to help the township attain its Sustainable Jersey certification.
Learn what the Green Team and Sustainable Jersey certification is all about.
Groups and clubs are welcome.
Consolidated Fire Association is holding a car wash from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the firehouse, 20 Crosswicks St., Bordentown.
The cost is $5 per car wash.
Sat., Sept. 15
Community Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Senior Community Center Grounds in Bordentown Township.
Sat., Sept. 22
Bordentown Elks, in conjunction with the Southwest District Special Children’s Committee, will be hosting a 5K Run/Walk at Cooper River Park on Sept. 29, beginning at 7:30 a.m.
The park is at North Park Drive and McClellan Avenue in Pennsauken, New Jersey. The cost to register is $25 per person prior to Sept. 22, then $30 per person up until the day of the race.
Applications will be made available by calling a local Elks lodge or Jen McHose at 609-923-9863 or emailing [email protected].
Proceeds from this race will be used to support children with special needs within the Southwest District, which includes Elks lodges in Hightstown and Bordentown.
Wed., Oct. 17
The Friends of St. Mary’s School, in order to raise money for the school, is planning a bus trip to Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, to see “King Henry & The Showmen: King Henry’s Anniversary Comedy Special.”
Each of the members sings and plays many different instruments as well as having comedy routines.
A sit-down family style hot meal is included. There also will be a stop at the world’s largest general store.
The price is $85 per person. For more information and to make reservations, call Dolores at 609-291-1193 or Joe at 609-298-4396.
Sat., Oct. 20
The Old City Hall Restoration Project Committee of Bordentown City will hold the Painted Classroom Desk Auction at 7 p.m. with an auction preview beginning at 6 p.m. at The Old City Hall, 11 Crosswicks St.
Tues., Oct. 23
Bordentown Township Seniors Club is sponsoring an overnight trip to Dover Downs Casino, Dover, Delaware, on Tuesday, Oct. 23, and Wednesday, Oct. 24.
The cost is $175 per person twin and $245 per person single. The trip includes one buffet breakfast, one buffet dinner, $30 in slot play, pool and exercise facilities, transportation and driver gratuity.
For reservations and information, call Dot Sherman via 609-298-4737.
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The Bordentown Township Senior’s sponsors a trip to Bally’s Casino every third Tuesday of the month.
The cost is $25; the return is $20. Be at the senior center by 8:30 a.m. The return home is 6 p.m.
For information and reservations, call Chuck Klosinski at 298-2688 or Carol Panella at 298-4235.
The club meets the first and third Monday of each month at 1 p.m. at the Senior Community Center on Municipal Drive. Call 609-298-4396 for information. All township seniors age 55 and older are welcome.
Bordentown Elks Lodge 2085 has bingo every Tuesday night at 7:15 p.m.
Doors open at 5 p.m. There is a progressive jackpot, and food is available for purchase.
The lodge has sandwich night every Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. The price is $6 per person.
Lodge 2085 hosts a breakfast the third Sunday of every month from 8 to 11 a.m. All proceeds benefit the Special Children’s Committee.
St. Mary’s Senior Citizens Club meets the second Monday of the month at 1:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Parish Center, 45 Crosswicks St., Bordentown City.
Community members who have children who will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 1, 2012, are asked to visit www.bordentown.k12.nj.us to download registration information or contact either Clara Barton Elementary School or Peter Muschal Elementary School to obtain a packet.
Reach Clara Barton Elementary School at 609-298-0676, ext. 3102, or Peter Muschal Elementary School at 609-298-2600, ext. 4100, for information or by visiting www.bordentown.k12.nj.us.
Parents who suspect their child is slow in developing language, social, motor or cognitive skills may be eligible for the Bordentown Regional School District’s preschool disabilities program.
Contact the Child Study Team at 609-298-0025, ext. 1135, between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Bordentown Regional School District is offering a full-day, tuition-based early education program for children aged 4 or older.
Burlington County Community Action Program is being accepted. Contact Louise Sullivan at 609-298-0025, ext. 1129, between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. for information.
The Dorothea Dix Unitarian Universalist congregation of Bordentown City offers classes for children every Sunday at 10 a.m. at 39 Park St. Teachers explore the ethical and spiritual tenets of Unitarian Universalist beliefs. Visit www.ddixuu.com.
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