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 The Jacobstown Volunteer Fire Company Auxiliary, 86 Chesterfield-Jacobstown Road, Jacobstown, will sponsor a basket and bag bingo fundraiser at 7 p.m. Jan. 31. Proceeds will benefit the Jacobstown Volunteer Fire Company. Tickets are $30, cash only. Participants must be age 18 or older. Details: Cathy at 609-298-1169, or send an email to [email protected].

 The Allentown Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Allentown Methodist Church, 23 Church St., Allentown. Randy Kobetich, witch hazel expert, will speak about this winter- blooming plant known as “the prince of winter.” Details: Visit allentowngardenclub.net.

 In honor of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, 310 Mount’s Corner Drive, Freehold Township, will present a two-part program at 2 p.m. March 8. The event will begin with a retelling of the story of the Four Chaplains, followed by a U.S.O.-style musical revue. Admission is $15 for museum members and $18 for nonmembers; students and all veterans are free. Details: 732-252-6990.