Dance With Jay adult dance classes are now under way at Family Resource Associates (FRA) and TECHConnection, 35 Haddon Ave., Shrewsbury. The 10-week session will be held Tuesdays 8-9 p.m. Classes include freestyle Spanish dancing, line dancing and cardio-dance. The cost is $150 per person or $275 per couple, and $125 per person and $250 per couple for FRA parents. Theremust be aminimumof six participants for the class to run. Call Janine at (732) 747- 5310.
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A Pasta Night fundraiser will be hosted by the ladies auxiliary of Oceanport Hook & Ladder Fire Company on Feb. 2 from4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The cost is $5 for seniors, $3 for children up to age 10, and $6 for all others. Call Barbara at (732) 224-6244.
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The Red Bank Lions Club Welfare Association has announced itwill donate $41,000 to 19 area organizations. Recipients are The Salvation Army, Lunch Break, Vassar Eye Clinic, Westside Christian Academy, Aslan YouthMinistries, Seeing Eye, Girl Scouts of MonmouthCounty,Boy Scouts ofMonmouth County, Parker Family Clinic, Jason’s Dreams forKids,NewJersey Blind Citizens Association (Camp Happiness), Red Bank FirstAid Squad,RedBank FireDepartment, Housing & United Services, Visiting Nurse Association, Lions Eye Bank of N.J., Lions Eye Research Foundation, the Community YMCAand Connect2 Love.
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The Monmouth Regional High School PTSAwill present a basketball game pitting theHarlemWizards vs. The Sensational Superstars (administrators and teachers from MRHS,Eatontown and Tinton Falls schools) on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 2 p.m. at the Monmouth Regional High School gym. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. For tickets andmore information, call (908) 309-4706
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The Red Bank Senior Women’s Club is planning a three-day trip to Boston, June 9- 11. Cost is $332 per person/double roomand includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and day trips. The trip includes a guided tour of Boston, narrated Boston harbor cruise, admission to “The House of Seven Gables,” a visit to Market Faneuil Hall and a stop at Foxwoods Casino. A flier is available at the Red Bank Senior Center, 80 Shrewsbury Ave. The sign-up period is under way. Deposits are required upon sign-up. For more information or to make trip reservations, contact Women’s Club President Amber Rossi at (732) 728-9341 or Treasurer Lucille Allgood at (732) 493-1926.
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Equipment for Kids is a group of volunteers collecting new or gently used sports equipment to be donated to children in the local area. Working in conjunction with the Red Bank Recreation Department, most types of sports equipment, including baseball gloves, bats, balls, sneakers, cleats, soccer balls, shin guards, tennis racquets, basketballs, and lacrosse sticks are being collected. During the month of January, these items can be dropped off in the baskets located at Nativity Church on Ridge Road in Fair Haven or on the porch at 833 River Road in FairHaven. For information, contactMelissa Dominach at (732) 936-1310 or Bailey Taft (732) 345-8060, or visit www.equipmentforkids. org.
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The Tower Hill School Spring Dinner fundraising committee is planning the sixth annual benefit, “One Small Step for Tower Hill,One Giant Leap for Our Children.” The event will include dinner, silent auction, chance auction and 50/50 cash raffle. The dinner will be Leap Day, Friday, Feb. 29, at the Channel Club in Monmouth Beach. For more information, call Tower Hill School, located at the First Presbyterian Church on Harding Road, at (732) 747-1393.
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In honor of their 75th year serving the community, The Woman’s Exchange Gift Shop is undertaking a major renovation at their location in Little Silver.
The nonprofit organization, located at 32 Church St.,will reopen just in time for spring on Feb. 11 with an array of new gifts, many of which are made by the organization’s 250 member crafters. For further information about the reopening, the shop can be reached during the renovation at (732) 741-1164.