Car wash
fundraiser set
Saturday, Aug. 25 — The Hillsborough High School boys soccer teams will hold a car wash fundraiser from 8 a.m. to noon at Hillsborough Elementary School, Amwell Road at Route 206; cost is $5 per car or $7 per van.
Field hockey offers
breakfast, car washes
Sunday, Aug. 26 — Middle and high school girls field hockey teams will wash cars and serve a pancake breakfast at Applebee’s on Route 206. Car wash is 8-11 a.m. for $5; breakfast is $10.
Job seekers holds
support group session
Wednesday, Sept. 5 — Jewish Family Service is offering a free support group for active job seekers who are unemployed, underemployed or seeking a career change from 7-9 p.m. at 150A W. High St., Somerville; topic is “Money: It’s All in your Mind” by Lorelei Fenton, founder, Evolutions by Lorelei; register by contacting Elise Prezant at 908-725-7799 or [email protected].
School band groups
sponsor car wash
Sunday, Sept. 9 — Hillsborough High School Marching Band and Color Guard students will wash cars as a fundraiser from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Hillsborough Elementary School, Amwell Road at Route 206; cost is $5 per car or $7 per van.
Flapjack fundraiser
benefits Raiders
Sunday, Sept. 9 — Applebee’s Flapjack Fundraiser breakfast: 9-10 a.m., Applebee’s, 315 Route 206, Hillsborough; supports Hillsborough Jr. Raiders Youth Sports Inc.; $10 for adults and $8 for children under 11; contact Dawn Welches at 908-281-6260 or [email protected][email protected] or [email protected].
Gym sponsors fair
before its anniversary
Saturday, Sept. 29 — Powerhouse Gym on Raider Boulevard will host a fall festival as the gym celebrates its third year anniversary in October; rain date is Oct. 6; proceeds from health fair and basket auction will be donated to Somerset Medical Center; exercise classes for adults and children will be held as well as face painting and other activities.
Charity run seeks
walkers, runners
Sunday, Sept. 30 — Steps Together is a united team that will participate in the Steeplechase Distance Run in Hillsborough on Sept. 30; for a $25 donation, participants receive guided training via email and invites to attend local training sessions; eight beneficiaries participating — five families and three nonprofits; participants select who they’d like to participate on behalf of; information at www.steps-together.com.
Continuing events
Crafters wanted — For fourth annual craft show Nov. 3 and 4 at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Three Bridges; call 908-782-1475 or email [email protected].
Alzheimer’s support group — The Alzheimer’s Association has a support group in Hillsborough; family members and caregivers come together to share information and support; meetings are second Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. in the sunroom at Emeritus Senior Living, 60 Auten Road; call 431-1300 if attending.
Divorce support group — A nondenominational support group to help separated and divorced people to a new beginning; meets second and fourth Tuesday of the month 7-8:30 p.m., at Hillsborough Presbyterian Church, Route 206 at Homestead Road; call 908-295-6740.
Alternative worship — “Bagels, Bible and Belief” at 9:30 a.m. summer Sundays at the Hillsborough Presbyterian Church on the corner of Homestead Road and Route 206; come casual, have a bagel and lemonade and explore “The First Seven Days: An Introduction to Celtic Spirituality.”
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