Category: Hopewell Calendar
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University Outing Club plans trips for the spring
The University Outing Club will hold trips to Wheaton Village, Millville Army Air Museum, Glasstown Brewery, the Air Victory Museum, Batsto Village and Smithville, plus a birding trip, in April. In May, the club members will visit the Camden Aquarium, the Empire State Building, Sandy Hook and Perth Amboy’s historic sites. Destinations in June will be…
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NAMI Walk for mental illness to be held May 19
More than 50,000 people in more than 80 communities across the nation will join the National Alliance on Mental Illness to raise awareness of mental illness and funds for local, regional and state NAMI organizations on May 19. The NAMI NJ Walk will be held at the Boardwalk at Seaside Heights. Check in is from…
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South River High School Class of 1968 reunion on Oct. 6
South River High School Class of 1968 will hold its 50th reunion from 6-10 p.m. on Oct. 6 at Pierre’s of South Brunswick, 582 Georges Road, Monmouth Junction. Tickets are $120 and include cocktail hour, dinner, open bar and deejay. RSVP by May 1. Contact Barbara Mazer Certo at 702-358-3184 or [email protected], or Mary Ellen Pirint Beres…
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American Heart Association accepting nominations for ‘Woman of Distinction’ Award
The American Heart Association is accepting nominations for the Twelfth Annual American Heart Association Go Red For Women “Woman of Distinction” Award. This award recognizes and celebrates New Jersey women promoting a healthy lifestyle for or among women, making sustained, unique or extraordinary efforts to improve the community as well as those who support and…
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NAMI course on mental illness helps families
“Family-to-Family,” a free, 12-session family education course provided by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), will be offered from 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning on March 13, at NAMI NJ, 1562 Route 130 north, North Brunswick. The course is provided to support families, partners and friends of individuals with mental illness. Course participants gain up-to-date information…
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Poetry contest focuses on mental health awareness
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI NJ) Dara Axelrod Expressive Arts Mental Health Poetry Contest 2018 will be held in honor of National Poetry Month in April and Mental Health Awareness Month in May. Poems should keep within the theme, “What is your song?” They must be typewritten, no longer than 40 lines, and…
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Teen Media Contest focuses on family trees
The New Jersey Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Division of Family Development will accept entries for the 23rd Annual New Jersey Teen Media Contest through April 2. This year’s challenge to New Jersey middle and high school-aged students is to illustrate – through art or the written word – What Does Your Family Tree Look…
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Fly fishing expo to be held Jan. 26-28 in Edison
The annual Fly Fishing Show will be held Jan. 26-28 at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison. There will be 250 exhibitors in addition to hourly seminars, casting demonstrations, fly-tying, destination films, a Women’s Fly Fishing Showcase,and the newest tackle on display. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday,…
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Mental Health Association to hold job fair for peer support providers on Feb. 8
The Mental Health Association in New Jersey will hold a statewide peer career/job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 8 at the Middlesex County Fire Academy, 1001 Fire Academy Dr., Sayreville. Peer support providers are people with a personal experience of recovery from mental health, substance use or trauma conditions who receive…
