Courses in Web page design, first aid, dancing

  • Millstone Township Community Education is offering the following classes. All classes will be held at either the Millstone Middle School or Elementary School. Preregistration is required for all courses.
  • “Microsoft Frontpage” will teach participants how to design a basic Web page, to use for business or to communicate with family. The course will be taught by Ed Tranosky on Tuesdays, Nov. 9-30, 7:30-9 p.m. The fee is $52.

    “Basic First Aid” will include instruction on everyday first aid for cuts, sprains, burns, falls, insect bites and broken bones, and how to stabilize an injured person. Instructor Bob Trifiro, an emergency medical technician and American Heart Association-certified instructor, will conduct the one-session class Nov. 8, 7-10 p.m. The fee is $50.

    Lessons in social or swing dancing will be offered on Thursdays, Nov. 11-Dec. 16 — from 7:30-8:30 p.m. for social dances, and/or 8:30-9:30 p.m. for swing. Partners are not required. The fee is $35 per person or $60 per couple.

    “Women, Treat Yourself While You Update Your Look” will be presented by Dr. Marie Miczak, author of “The Secret of Staying Young: Age Reversal for Mind & Body,” Nov. 13 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Participants will receive an exfoliating facial plus a Hollywood-style airbrushed makeup application. Attendees should come with a “fresh face” and bring a towel and bag lunch. The fee is $40, plus a materials fee of $20 payable at class.

    “Start Your Own Business” will include information on how to register a business, and set up bookkeeping, payroll, insurance and finances Bill Nunnally, small business development specialist, will conduct the class Nov. 13, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The fee is $50.

    To register or for more information, call Millstone Community Education, (732) 446-6802, ext. 17, or e-mail [email protected].

    Volunteers needed to

    assist victims of abuse

    Caring, supportive and committed persons are being sought to assist survivors of sexual abuse.

    The Rape Care Program of 180 Turning Lives Around, Hazlet, is in need of volunteers to become rape care advocates and members of the Monmouth County SART (Sexual Assault Response Team). There is a particular need for bilingual and multilingual individuals.

    The 80-hour training will begin with a full-day orientation Jan. 15. Subsequent sessions will be held on weekday evenings and alternate Saturdays. The training includes areas of sexual assault awareness; crisis intervention; hotline counseling; the medical, legal and emotional needs of a sexual assault survivor; and the criminal justice system in relation to sexual assault. Trainees may not miss more than two sessions, which will be made up with video viewing.

    For more information, call (732) 264-4360, ext. 253, or e-mail [email protected] no later than Dec. 15. An application and information packet will be mailed to callers who leave their name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. Acceptance of registration does not ensure admittance to the program.