Community Bulletin Board

Community Bulletin Board

Jersey Shore Animal Center Battle of Bands

A Battle of the Bands to benefit the Jersey Shore Animal Center will be held Oct. 26 from 4-11 p.m. at Used to Be's Bar and Restaurant on Route 35 in Brick. Local bands or solo performers interested in performing, or businesses interested in sponsoring door prizes should call (732) 920-1600, ext. 208 or (732) 552-8948. Details: www.jerseyshoreanimalcenter.org.

Barry and the Penetrators, Rich Meyer, and The Vegetables are some of the performers scheduled to compete in this event, which is sponsored by the Twin Fin Café at Used to Be's.

Proceeds from the event will benefit homeless animals at the Jersey Shore Animal Center, 185 Brick Boulevard, Brick. Tickets are available for $20 each at the Jersey Shore Animal Center, Twin Fin Café at Used to Be's and at the door. Fifteen dollars per ticket will go directly to sponsor the homeless animals at the Jersey Shore Animal Center. Ticket price includes a free barbecue and soft drinks, entertainment by D.J. Dante, door prizes, special guests and more.

Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair to benefit Kids Alley

St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 714 Herbertsville Road, Brick, will host a Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair Dec. 2 to benefit Kids Alley, a nonprofit, faith-based organization, which provides inner-city children with school supplies and after-school programs, educational and academic support, nutritional provisions, leadership development and living arts.

Artists and crafters are still needed for the show, which will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Spaces are $50 for a 10-by-10-foot space. Only original works will be accepted, no flea market items, imported items, or manufactured items of any kind. Admission is $3 for adults and free of charge for children under age 10.

Details: (732) 708-1895 or (215) 654-1679.

McGreevey to speak at O.C. Library

Former New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey will discuss his life, his decisions and his controversial new book, "The Confession," when he makes an appearance at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library, 101 Washington St.

Books will be available for purchase, and the former governor will be available for a book-signing session after his presentation.

Admission to the presentation is free. Details: www.oceancountylibrary.org or (732) 349-

The Jersey Shore Audubon Society will visit the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia, Nov. 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. This is a working museum on archaeology and anthropology. The trip will included a guided tour of the Canaan and Israel exhibit covering items dating from 3000 to 500 B.C. which was excavated from Jordan, Lebanon and Israel . After that visitors will be allowed to explore the museum on their own. Lunch will be on your own in the museum's cafeteria-style restaurant. The bus will depart from parking area "F" at the Brick Target store on Route 70 west. The cost of the trip is $40 per person. Details and reservations: (732) 349-6647

Public talk on electronic voting machines Oct. 25

Do you sometimes wonder if your vote really counts? Or is counted at all?

The League of Women Voters of Ocean County wants your vote to count and you to understand and demand voting security. Security measures include the type of electronic voting machine selected, its capability for security, and a verifiable paper trail of votes registered.

Local congressional representatives, Board of Elections officials, and voting rights activists have been invited to join a community discussion on electronic voting security sponsored by the League at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library, 101 Washington St.

For more information or to register for this free program, call the library at (732) 349-6200.

The League of Women Voters was founded in 1917 to secure the vote for women. A nonpartisan, grassroots citizen organization, that serves men and women "working to influence public policy through education and advocacy," according to the league.

Registering voters, defending voting rights and open government, the league takes positions on issues such as violence and the environment in addition to voting, and membership is open to any citizen over the age of 18.

Visit their Web site at www.lwvnj.org to learn more.

Great Pumpkin Festival for special ed. families

The Brick Township Special Education PTA will hold its Great Pumpkin Festival at Lake Riviera Middle School, 171 Beaverson Blvd., Brick, at 11:45 a.m. Oct. 14.

The film, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," will be presented at noon followed by lunch and activities until 2:30 p.m.

The event is open to Brick Township Special Education students and their families.

Those interested in attending must reply by e-mail at bricksepta@aol.com or call (732) 477-8886. Details: www.bricksepta.org.

Making Strides in Pt. Beach Oct. 15

The American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk-a-thon will begin at 10 a.m. on Oct. 15 in Point Pleasant Beach. Brick Township is once again forming a team to walk and raise funds.

Mayor Joseph C. Scarpelli's team welcomes the addition of television reality show star Stephenie LaGrossa, from CBS's "Survivor," to their team this year. She will help open up the morning program with words of courage to the crowd of striders, and then begin the walk before leaving for another engagement. Also walking with the mayor's team is Councilwoman Ruthanne Scaturro, a breast cancer survivor.

"Most of us are familiar with a person who has battled breast cancer. One of the best ways for us to show our support for our loved ones and friends who have battled, or are currently battling, breast cancer is to participate in the Walk-a-Thon," said Mayor Scarpelli.

Brick Township Memorial High School and Brick Township High School students are also raising funds. For the fourth consecutive year, the two high schools' cheerleading teams are engaging in a friendly competition to see who can raise more funds for breast cancer research and education.

Mayor Scarpelli will present a Mayor's Cup Trophy to the cheer team that raises the most funds for the walk. The trophy will remain at the winning school until next year's competition. In the event the competition is too close to call the day of the walk, the winning school will be announced the following week after the final donation amounts are tallied.

The Brick Township team continues to grow, thanks in large part due to the increasing involvement of the township's high school students. The boys and girls soccer teams, cheerleading squads, track teams, and many other teams, students and teachers from both schools participate in the walk each year.

For the fourth year in a row, Robert Truesdale, general manager of the Crystal Point Yacht Club, has generously sponsored this year's township team providing team cap visors for all the walkers while supplies last. For more information about the American Cancer Society's breast cancer awareness walk, education and services please call their local office at (732) 914-1000.