• Myasthenia Gravis Support Group meets the third Sunday of every month at Ocean Medical Center, Jack Martin Boulevard., Brick, at 1 p.m. Details: (732) 262-1526.
• The Old Guard, Chapter 11, of Brick and Greater Point Pleasant area, a nonmilitary and nonpolitical nonprofit organization of retired and semi-retired men, conducts meetings every Thursday morning at 10 a.m. at the Old Guard Building, 170 Duchess Lane, Brick. Members and guests are welcome. At 9 a.m., coffee, buns and live music will precede the meeting. Details: (732) 892-3197.
• The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Association of American will conduct monthly meetings through May on the third Saturday of each month. Meetings are held from 1 to 3 p.m. in the all-purpose room of Epiphany Church, 615 Thiele Road, Brick. All people with MS and people who care for people with MS are welcome. Details: (732) 920-3641 or (732) 477-1479.
• Jersey Shore Bird Club meets at the East Dover Baptist Church, Bay Avenue, Toms River at 1:30 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of the month. Breeders and exhibitors can join. Details: (732) 363-3070.
• Free nature walks and nature programs are offered on Saturdays and Sundays at Cattus Island County Park, 1170 Cattus Island Blvd., Toms River. Call (732) 270-6960 for complete schedules.
• A Parents Anonymous support group, hosted by Community Medical Center’s Center for Kids and Family, meets every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the Cory Building, 599 Route 37 west, Toms River. Parents help each other develop methods of coping with stress and learn alternative methods of discipline. Details and registration: (732) 505-KIDS.
• A support group for children ages 7-12 who have experienced separation or divorce in their family takes place the second and fourth Thursday of every month at 5 p.m. at The Center for Kids and Family, 599 Route 37 west, Toms River. Call (732) 505-KIDS to register.
• Free blood pressure readings every Tuesday 9-11 a.m. at Kimball Medical Center’s Center for Healthy Living, 198 Prospect St., Lakewood. Details: (732) 730-1236.
• National MS Society’s newly formed group will meet on the last Monday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Ocean Medical Center, Jack Martin Boulevard, Brick. Details: (732) 270-3459.
• Free blood pressure screenings are given to senior citizens, age 60 and over, at the Brick Cultural Arts Center, 515 Herbertsville Road, on the third Wednesday of each month. Sponsored by Brandywine Assisted Living and Brick Senior Outreach Services. Details: (732) 920-8686.
• Free Kids Bereavement Support Group at The Center for Kids & Family at Community Medical Center’s Cory Building, 599 Route 37 west, Toms River. For children ages 7-14 who have lost someone close to them. The group meets the first and third Thursday of every month from 5-6 p.m. Details: (732) 505-KIDS.
• Free Theater Workshops are held at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays at the Brick Township Cultural Arts Center, 515 Herbertsville Road. Details: (732) 262-1006.
• Free Poet’s Circle meets at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Brick Township Cultural Arts Center, 515 Herbertsville Road. Details: (732) 262-1006.
• Free Writer’s Block program meets the first and third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Brick Township Cultural Arts Center, 515 Herbertsville Road. Details: (732) 262-1006.
• Senior Support Group meets at 10 a.m. every Thursday at Temple Beth Or, 200 Van Zile Road, Brick. Transportation is available to the temple for those who need it. Contact Carol at (732) 363-8010.