Datebook

+ "Cover the Uninsured Week" will be marked May 4 at Veterans Memorial Elementary School, 103 Hendrickson Ave., Brick, from 3 to 5 p.m. At the event, sponsored by Meridian Health, attendees will receive information about health plans such as Medicaid and N.J. Family Care. For details call (732) 776-4325.

+ Ocean County Coin Club meetings will be held May 4 and June 1 (education nights); and June 15 (coin auction night) at the Point Pleasant Beach Firehouse on Arnold Avenue in Point Pleasant Beach. Meetings are free and open to the public. A free auction program takes place for juniors at 6:45 p.m. at each meeting. Call (732) 255-6911, or e-mail: major@ameri-com.com for details.

+ Yoga classes sponsored by the Ocean County Parks and Recreation Department will be held on Thursdays from May 4 to June 8 for ages 16 and older. The fee is $32 per person. Call (877) OCPARKS or visit www.oceancountyparks.org for details and registration.

+ Billiard lessons and play, for beginner to advanced players, will be conducted by the Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation at Q-Ball Billiards, Route 37, Toms River, on Thursdays from May 4 to June 8. Fee: $35. Call (877) OCPARKS or visit www.oceancountyparks.org for details and registration.

+ A fishing contest hosted by Ocean County Parks and Recreation Department will be held May 6 (rain or shine) from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration will be held at Lake Shenandoah County Park Boat House, Route 88, Lakewood. Participants may fish in any of Ocean County's freshwater lakes and rivers. Prizes will be awarded to children under age 16 and to adults Details: (609) 971-3085 or www.oceancountyparks.org.

+ Ocean County Master Gardeners will hold a plant sale May 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Agricultural Center, in the rear parking lot, 1623 Whitesville Road (Route 527) and Sunset Avenue, Toms River. Details: (732) 349-1246.

+ AARP Chapter 2920, Point Pleasant, will have its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. May 8 at the Old Guard Building on Duchess Lane in Brick. New members are welcome. Details: (732) 892-7321.

+ Health insurance seminars for military families and retirees will be held May 8, 12 and 16 at the Howard Johnson Hotel, 955 Hooper Ave., Toms River, at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.; and May 9, 11 and 15 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the Sheraton Gardens, 50 Gibson Place, Freehold Township. Hosted by U.S. Family Health Plan, the seminars are open to the public. Details and reservations: (212) 356-4943 or usfhp@svcmcny.org.

+ A pre-Mother's Day art show to benefit the Ocean County Camera Club's junior volunteers scholarship fund will be held May 10, 11 and 12 in the caf at Ocean Medical Center, 425 Jack Martin Blvd., from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Open to the public. Details: (732) 495-3137 or (732) 364-3640.

+ Jersey Shore Mothers & More, a nonprofit mothers' group, will meet May 10 at 7:45 p.m. at the Manasquan Hook & Ladder No. 1, Abe Voorhees Drive, Manasquan. Guest speaker Rosemary Conte, intuitive counselor and life coach, will give tips on how to eliminate stress. Admission: $2. Details: (732) 899-6642 or e-mail jsmminfo@comcast.net.

+ Cruisin' Downtown in Toms River will kick off May 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. along Washington Street. The free event will include vintage cars, food, music and live entertainment. This event will take place the second Wednesday of every month from May through September. Details: (732) 341-8738 or (732) 946-2711, or www.DowntownTomsRiver.com.

+ Ocean County Retired Educators Association (OCREA) will host a workshop in the Ocean County Library on Washington Street in Toms River May 11 from 10 a.m. to noon for OCREA members as well as non-members. Details and reservations: (609) 207-0038 or e-mail langbi@att.net.

+ "Cabaret" will be performed at Brick Township High School, 346 Chambers Bridge Road, May 11, 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students. Details: (732) 614-3795.

+ A spring gift auction will be held at the Pioneer Hose Fire Company No. 1, 312 Drum Point Road, Brick, May 13, hosted by the fire company's Ladies Auxiliary. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the auction will begin at 8 p.m. The kitchen will be open. No one under 18 will be admitted. Admission: $5. Details: (732) 920-6544 or (732) 477-3335.

+ Kids' Stuff Flea Market at Ocean County Park, Route 88, Lakewood, May 13, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (rain or shine). The event has more than 100 vendors registered, and spaces are sold out. Buy new and recycled kids' and baby-related items. Admission is free. Details: www.oceancountyparks.org or (877) OCPARKS.

+ A yard sale will be held by the Brick Township Historical Society at the Havens Homestead Museum, 521 Herbertsville Road, Brick, May 14 (rain date: May 15) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visitors may also visit the gift shop and museum at that time. Details: (732) 785-2500.

+ The American Association of University Women (AAUW), Northern Ocean County Branch, will hold its monthly meeting 7:30 p.m. May 16 at the Veterans Memorial Middle School Library, 105 Hendrickson Ave., Brick. The featured program for the evening will be presented by Lynne Tomlinson on a form of homeopathy called "Young Living Essential Oils". Details: (732) 370-6565.

+ National Human Resources Association, New Jersey (NHRA-NJ) will meet at The Old Orchard Manor, 54 Monmouth Road, Eatontown, May 16 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Andrew Longman, a partner and vice president of Kepner-Tregoe Inc., Skillman, will discuss the greater role human resources must play as organizations become more project-based. Meetings are open to HR professionals and executives. Details: (732) 938-2421.

+ A blood drive will be held May 17 at Brick Presbyterian Church, 111 Drum Point Road, Brick. Representatives from Central Jersey Blood Center will be on hand to collect donations from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Donors must present identification with signature and should eat before donating. Details: (732) 842-5750.

+ A Yard Sale fundraiser will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 20 at The First Baptist Church of Laurelton, 1836 Route 88 east, Brick. Details: (732) 840-9657.

+ Indoor Flea Market will be held at the Community First Aid Squad building, 406 Mantoloking Road, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 20. Food and beverages will be available. Details: (732) 920-1554 (after 3 p.m.).

+ "Long Live the Wreath," a workshop at Calgo Gardens, 84 Cross St., Lakewood, will be held May 20 at 11 a.m. Patti Dixon, a Rutgers University horticulturist, and Denise Newell, a floral designer, will teach participants how to create a colorful, fragrant living wreath made of annuals, herbs and succulents. The cost of materials is $59. Call (732) 905-6606 to register.

+ The Sierra Club, Ocean County Group, will host an open meeting, May 22 at 7 p.m. at the Skywalk Cafeteria in the Ocean County Administration Building, 129 Hooper Ave., Toms River. Speaker Rich Bizub, of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance, will discuss "Water: Our Precious Resource." All are welcome. Details: (732) 451-9220 or (609) 242-9304.

+ Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey will offer training classes for prospective volunteers on May 23, 1:30-3:30 p.m. and May 25, 6-8 p.m. The classes are held at 395 Route 70 west, Lakewood, in the Bank of America building, Suite 210. (Next door to Charlie Brown's Restaurant). Details: (732) 730-0700.

+ 'Manga & Anime Mania" will be presented by the Brick Township Memorial High School Graphic Novel Society and Media Specialists at the Brick Public Library, 301 Chambers Bridge Road, May 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Teens can bring their own art to display. The program will also include a drawing table for teens to create their own characters at the library, Manga items for sale, Dance Revolution music, and COSPLAY (costumes and role playing).

+ A blood drive will be held May 30 at Ocean Medical Center, 425 Jack Martin Blvd. Central Jersey Blood Center's Bloodmobile will be at the front entrance from 5 to 8 p.m. Donors must present identification with signature and should eat before donating. Details: (732) 842-5750.

+ The Old Guard of Brick and Greater Point Pleasant Area is seeking new members The guard is a retired men's club, nonpolitical, nonmilitary, nonprofit organization located at 170 Duchess Lane, Brick. Meetings are every Thursday morning at 10 a.m.. Those interested in joining may come at 9 a.m. for coffee and buns, and to listen to the Old Guard Orchestra. Details: (732) 528-8134 or (732) 477- 4058.

+ Ocean County Weight Loss Surgical Support Group, a free support group for adults who want information about a surgical weight loss program as well as those seeking post-operative support, meets at Kimball Medical Center's Center for Healthy Living, 198 Prospect St., Lakewood, from 7 to 9 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month. No registration is necessary. Details: (732) 278-1940 or www.obesityhelp.com.

+ Senior Social Club of Brick meets from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the first and fourth Wednesday of every month at Brick Civic Plaza, 270 Chambers Bridge Road. All seniors are welcome to enjoy parties, trips, coffee and cake. Details: (732) 785-9392.

+ Women for Sobriety "New Life" self-help program for women alcoholics is offered by Kimball's Center for Healthy Living, 198 Prospect St., Lakewood, every Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. No charge and no registration is required. Details: (732) 370-5586.

+ A suicide support group for family members and loved ones who have suffered a loss through suicide meets the third Tuesday of each month at Kimball's Center for Healthy Living, 198 Prospect St., Lakewood. Participation is free. The group is anonymous and participants do not need to give their last name to sign up. Details: 732) 886-4475.

+ Stroke of Luck stroke survivors support group meets the last Wednesday of every month at 3 p.m. in the second-floor gym at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Toms River, 14 Hospital Drive. The group is open to all stroke survivors, their families and caregivers. Refreshments will be served. Details: (732) 505-5022.

+ The Mothers Center of the Jersey Shore (MCJS) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization that offers many free and low-cost activities for children and their mothers in southern Monmouth and northern Ocean counties. Call (732) 449-3936 or visit www.mcjs.org for details and a free newsletter filled with activities.

+ The Ocean County Senior Coordinating Council (OCSCC) meets the first Tuesday of each month at 12:30 p.m. in the freeholders' meeting room in the Administration Building, 101 Hooper Ave., Toms River. The OCSCC serves as a liaison between the senior citizens of Ocean County and the Ocean County Freeholders. Group membership fee is $15 per year; the individual membership fee is $5.

+ Suicide Survivors Support Group, for those who have lost a loved one to suicide, is being formed. The group meets the second Wednesday of each month at St. Dominic's Church, 250 Old Squan Road, Brick. There is no fee for the nondenominational meeting. Details: (732) 899-8483.

+ Toughlove, a support group for parents of children whose behavior is unacceptable, meets at 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Church of the Master, 110 Salem Hill Road, Howell. Details: (732) 536-9324 or (732) 431-1740.

+ Helping Hands of Ocean and Monmouth counties is seeking mature volunteers to assist children with special needs and their families by providing social and emotional support through weekly visits. Volunteers who are willing to commit two hours per week are being sought to give respite time to families. Volunteers will receive $10 per visit. Training is provided. Details: (732) 262-8020.

+ Civil Air Patrol builds strong citizens for the future by providing leadership and technical training, power-glider flight orientation, scholarships and career education to young persons ages 12-21. Located at Lakewood Airport. Contact Capt. Wiley at (732) 780-2590 or www.cap.gov.

+ Myasthenia gravis support group meets the third Sunday of every month at Ocean Medical Center, Jack Martin Blvd., Brick. Details: (732) 262-1526.

+ Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Association of America will conduct monthly meetings through May on the third Saturday of each month. Meetings are held 1-3 p.m. in the all-purpose room of Epiphany Church, 615 Thiele Road, Brick. All people with MS and people who care for people with MS are welcome. Details: (732) 920-3641 or (732) 477-1479.

+ Jersey Shore Bird Club meets at the East Dover Baptist Church, Bay Avenue, Toms River, at 1:30 p.m. on the last Sunday of the month. Breeders and exhibitors can join. Details: (732) 363-3070.

+ PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), Jersey Shore Chapter, meets the second Wednesday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. at United Church of Christ of Toms River, 1681 Ridgeway Road (Route 571), Manchester. Details: (732) 408-1745 or visit www.jerseyshorepflag.org.

+ Free nature walks and nature programs are offered on Saturdays and Sundays at Cattus Island County Park, 1170 Cattus Island Blvd., Toms River. Call (732) 270-6960 for complete schedules.

+ Omega Christian Outreach Ministries hosts a free nondenominational community Bible study every Wednesday evening at 7:15 p.m. at Renewing Spirit Community Centers in Leisure Square Mall, 1000 Route 70 East, Lakewood. Refreshments will be provided. Residents of Brick and the surrounding communities are welcome to attend. Details: (732) 364-4788 or visit BrickBibleStudy.com.

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