Category: Examiner Calendar

  • Reading ‘buddies’ needed to read to youngsters

    RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) of Monmouth County is asking caring adults to consider joining the Reading Buddies program. Adult "buddies" visit local schools throughout the county once a week to share reading adventures with enthusiastic children. For more information on joining the volunteer staff, call Mary at (732) 531-5511.

  • Scholarship source guide now available

    Scholarship source guide now available The National Academic Funding Advi­sory (NAFA) has announced its annual National Academic Scholarship Source Guide is now available for students and families. The guide is published to help college-bound high school seniors and col­lege and graduate students find scholar­ship money for tuition, room and board, textbooks, lab fees, and other…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    Community Bulletin Board Holiday concert, lantern walk in Freehold The Freehold Center Partnership will help bring the holiday spirit to the borough with the following special events: The borough’s annual Comcast Holiday Concert will be held Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. at Freehold Borough High School, Broadway. The free performance of holiday favorites by the…

  • U.F. judging of decorated homes begins Dec. 16

    U.F. judging of decorated homes begins Dec. 16 Upper Freehold Township will sponsor a holiday home decorating contest. The categories are: whimsical, patriotic, business, traditional, and continued contribution to the holiday spirit. Judging will take place Dec. 16-24, and awards will be presented at the reorganization meeting Jan. 7.

  • Volunteers needed for ‘Breakfast Buddies’

    Volunteers needed for ‘Breakfast Buddies’ The Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ), Red Bank, is seeking mature adults for its "Breakfast Buddies" for children in pre-Kindergarten and grades K-3 in Monmouth and Middlesex counties. The program is part of the VNACJ intergenerational school breakfast program, which offers seniors, working adults and high school and…

  • Auditions

    Auditions Spotlight Players will hold auditions for the comedy "Don’t Tell Mother" by Monk Ferris Dec. 13 from 1-3 p.m. and Dec. 15 from 7-9 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church of Matawan, Route 34 and Franklin Street. Needed are three men and five women, ages 20-60. Script readings will be provided. Performances will be…

  • Preschool to host open house, cookie decorating

    The Allentown Christian Co-Op Preschool will hold an open house and cookie decorating Dec. 16 from 7-8 p.m. at the Allentown Methodist Church, 23 Church St., Allentown. Icings and candies will be provided for visitors to decorate cookies, which they are welcome to take home. For more information, call (609) 259-0885.

  • Community Bulletin Board ‘Operation Sleighbells’ now under way

    Community Bulletin Board ‘Operation Sleighbells’ now under way Community Bulletin Board ‘Operation Sleighbells’ now under way Family & Children’s Service (FCS), Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, has announced its holiday giving program, "Operation Sleighbells," is now under way. FCS is seeking donations of new clothing, toys, books, CDs, gift certificates, and food for Monmouth and…

  • Mensa sponsoring essay contest for scholarships

    Mensa sponsoring essay contest for scholarships Central New Jersey Mensa, the "High IQ Society," is sponsoring its 2003-04 scholarship essay contest for its Education and Research Foundation scholarships. U.S. citizens or U.S. residents who will be enrolled in an accredited U.S. institution of post-secondary education for fall term 2004 are eligible to apply for awards…