An Applebee’s flapjack breakfast to support Madeline Weber Ebinger, a longtime Manalapan resident who is battling cancer, will take place from 8-10 a.m. Oct. 3 at Applebee’s, 4721 Route 9 north, Howell. The cost is $10. Details: 908-839-8004 or mrodrig784@aol.com.
The Republican Club of Jackson will hold a barbeque at noon on Sept. 26 at the Jackson VFW, 54 Magnolia Drive, Jackson. Tickets for the event are $10. The event is open to all Jackson residents. The Jackson Republican Club meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month and membership is open to any registered Republican in town. Details: 732-614-6682 or send an email to toddporter62@gmail.com.
Saint Monica’s Knights of Columbus Council 11529, Jackson, will hold its ninth annual rubber duck race at 11 a.m. Oct. 17 at Pine Park, Lakewood. Adopt a rubber duck for $10 and have a chance to win prizes while supporting local charities. The event will also include food, face painting and games. Corporate and individual sponsorships are available. Details: 609-458- 8810.
Representatives of the New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services will be at the Jackson Library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson, once a month from September through December to offer free services such as career counseling, vocational training, assistive technology and job coaching to individuals with a disability (physical, emotional, learning, drug dependency) that interferes with the ability to find and/or maintain employment. This program will be held on four dates: Sept. 11 from noon to 2 p.m.; Oct. 2 from noon to 2 p.m.; Nov. 6 from 1-3 p.m.; and Dec. 4 from 1-3 p.m. Registration is requested. Space is limited. Details: 732-928-4400 or www.theoceancountylibrary.org.
St. Aloysius Church, 935 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson, will hold an indoor flea market from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 12. All are welcome to attend. Details: 732- 928-0935 or 732-928-3145.
The Jackson Library will host Lawrence Hogan of Union County College, and Jim Robinson, a veteran of the Negro Leagues, in a presentation of “Blackball,” which explores the black part of the national pastime during America’s era of segregation. The program will take place at 7 p.m. Sept. 16. Details: 732-928-4400.
The New Jersey Wild Outdoor Expo will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 12-13 at Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area, 299 E. Colliers Mill Road, New Egypt. This is a free event. Details: Visit www.wildoutdoorexpo.com
Bartley Healthcare, Jackson, is seeking participants to join its team in the 2015 Alzheimer Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sept. 26. Details: 732-730- 1700, ext. 1429.
The men’s club of the Westlake active adult community will hold a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Westlake Golf and Country Club, 1 Pine Lake Circle, Jackson. Details: 888-712-5663 or 732-833-5006.