– Breakfast event benefits food bank
Knights of Columbus Council No. 11378 from Our Lady of Peace Church in North Brunswick will hold a fundraising breakfast 8-10 a.m. June 6 at Applebee’s, 324 Ryders Lane, Milltown. Tickets cost $10 each. For more information, call 732-322-0765 or email aricoarno@hotmail.com. All proceeds will benefit the North Brunswick Food Bank.
– Passport applications unavailable on June 9
Passport applications will not be processed on June 9 at the North Brunswick Municipal Building. For emergency applications, visit the East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive, East Brunswick. Walk-in services are available. Call 732-390-6761 for more information.
– Dinner will aid fallen soldier’s family
East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 will host its fundraising Roast Beef Dinner 1-6 p.m. June 7 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road. Proceeds will support the Flynns, the family of a fallen Marine. Cost is $10 and includes dinner, coffee and cake. For information, call 732-254-9674.
– Tim Howard to kick off Tourette campaign
International soccer superstar Tim Howard will kick off a yearlong Tourette syndrome awareness campaign on June 4 at Rutgers University’s soccer stadium on Busch campus. Howard, who originates from North Brunswick, will speak about soccer, the World Cup and life with Tourette syndrome. Children under age 17 can register for a soccer clinic with the Rutgers University men’s soccer team at 3 p.m. Howard will speak around 4:15 p.m. Attendees should arrive at the stadium by 2:30 p.m. with their preprinted registration tickets. A donation of $10 per person is required to attend. Proceeds benefit the Tim Howard Leadership Academy, a part of the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders. Visit www.njcts.org to register.
– Park to reopen butterfly house
The grand opening for the butterfly house inside Davidson’s Mill Pond Park will be 10 a.m. to noon on June 6. The house will be open to the public 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday and Sunday in June, July and August thereafter. The “hoop house” is filled with plants that feed and shelter butterflies and larvae native to New Jersey. The butterfly house and other gardens are located at the EARTH Center inside the park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. For more information, call 732-398-5220.
– Meditation workshops to be offered at library
The North Brunswick Library will offer workshops on mindfulness meditation for adults 7-8 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 13 at the library, 880 Hermann Road, North Brunswick. Mindfulness meditation, drawn from a 2,500-year-old Buddhist tradition, is a secular practice designed to cultivate awareness of experiences. Dr. Siobhan Gibbons, a psychologist with six years of experience teaching stress management and mindfulness-based stress-reduction workshops, will lead the sessions. No special clothing or equipment is needed. No registration is needed. Attendees can join one or all sessions. For more information, contact Dr. Gibbons at siobhangibbons76@yahoo.com.
– Sub shop to hold June 7 fundraiser
Mr. Subs II, 1048 Livingston Ave., North Brunswick, will hold a fundraiser 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 7 to support the North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department.
– Second graders to read about their favorite seniors
The South Brunswick Senior Center will hold the “Senior That I Love” essay contest awards recognition ceremony at 12:30 p.m. June 8. Second grade students will be honored at the Senior Center, 540 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction, for their heartwarming stories about an older adult who has left a lasting impression on them. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges from the Senior Center and receive awards at this ceremony. The event is open to South Brunswick residents age 55 and older. For more information, call 732-329-4000, ext. 7670.
– Volunteers needed to clear trailway
The Kingston Greenways Association will celebrate Trails Day on June 6 by opening up a trail in the Cook Natural Area. This will be an alternate trail on a drier path to replace the trail that was formerly the site of the boardwalk. Volunteers should meet at 2 p.m. at the Cook parking lot at the intersection of Ridge and Heathcote Roads in Kingston. Wear boots. Gloves and tools will be supplied. For more information, visit kingstongreenways.org or call 609-924-3399.
– Open-bounce event to support mission trip
The Jumping Jungle, 10 Alvin Court, Suite 100, East Brunswick, will host an open-bounce fundraiser 6:30-8:30 p.m. June 12. Proceeds will benefit Danielle Hauer, a Jumping Jungle employee who has been chosen as a Presbyterian Mission Agency YAV (Young Adult Volunteer) and will be leaving for Little Rock, Ark., in August for a yearlong mission trip to help with the ecosystem and/or disaster relief. Cost for children ages 2-18 is $10 for two hours of bouncing or $13 for one hour, 15 minutes, of bouncing and two slices of pizza. Cost for adults is $5 for up to four slices of pizza. All pizza options will come with unlimited beverages. Individuals under age 2 and above age 18 will bounce for free. Socks must be worn. For more information, log on to www.jumpingjungle.com or www.presbyterianmission.org.
– Workshop to focus on raising chickens
The Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will hold the workshop, “Raising Chickens in Your Backyard,” 6-9 p.m. June 10 at the EARTH Center in Davidsons Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. The free workshop will be hosted by Dr. Joseph Heckman, who has been raising chickens on a pasture since 2005. He will discuss baby chicks, coops, feeder systems, sourcing feed, protection from predators, and the collection and care of eggs. On display will be a small flock of chickens in a movable coop. Preregistration is required in advance by calling 732-398-5262 by June 5. Not all municipalities allow chicken rearing on residential lots. Residents should check with their municipality before attending the workshop. For more information, contact the EARTH Center at 732-398-5262.
– Caregivers group to meet in June
Any township resident age 55 and older who is caring for a spouse, partner or parent is invited to join the Caregivers Support Group, which will be held at 1:30 p.m. June 4 and 18 at the South Brunswick Office on Aging, 540 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction. To register, call Caryl at 732-329-4000, ext. 7212.