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      Bulletin Board April 2, 2009  RSS feed
      B-MAC to recognize pure acts of kindness
            The Brick Township Municipal Alliance Committee on Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Youth Services (B-MAC) will be rewarding high school seniors who have done good deeds with its Spc. Christopher M. Duffy Pure Act of Kindness award. Up to four qualified high school seniors may each receive an award of $500.
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      CONTACT to host luncheon and show
            CONTACT of Ocean and Monmouth counties will hold its 24th annual spring luncheon, gift auction and fashion show April 25 at the Ramada Inn, 2373 Route 9, Toms River. The event will offer a multi-course lunch, a fashion show, door prizes, a 50/50 raffle and a premium gift auction. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. and no one under 18 years of age will be admitted.
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      Parking permits, beach badges on sale
            The Brick Township Recreation Department has announced that season beach badges and season parking permits for summer 2009 are now on sale in the Brick Recreation Department. The price for season badges is $25 if purchased prior to June 15. After that date, the price increases to $30 for season badges.
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      Easter Bunny breakfast to be held
            A Palm Sunday pancake breakfast with the Easter Bunny, hosted by the Community First Aid Women's Auxiliary, will be held 9 a.m. to noon April 5 at 406 Mantoloking Road, Brick. The menu will include pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, an orange juice fountain, bagels, mini muffins, coffee and tea. The donation is $10 per person and $5 for children under 10.
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      Brick High School to present 'Miss Saigon'
            Brick Township High School Musical Theatre will present the long-running Broadway classic "Miss Saigon" at the high school, 346 Chambers Bridge Road. The musical chronicles a tragic love story set against the American evacuation of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War. Parental guidance is suggested.
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      Spring bazaar to be held at Greenbriar II
            Greenbriar II will hold its annual spring bazaar 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 4 at the clubhouse at 1 Greenbriar Blvd., Brick. Items for sale will include jewelry, electronics, baked goods, holiday and home decorations, toys, gift basket raffles, a 50/50 and more. Light lunch and refreshments will be available at the café. Details: 732- 458-3400.
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      St. Paul's to present an Easter cantata
            St. Paul's Church Choir will present "The Wonder of the Cross" April 4-5, Palm Sunday weekend, at 7:30 p.m. The show will take place at the church located at 714 Herbertsville Road in Brick. Details: 732- 458-7641.
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      Library to close for Good Friday, Easter
            All branches of the Ocean County Library will close April 10 in observance of Good Friday and will resume normal branch hours on April 11. In observance of the Easter holiday, all branches will close April 12 and will resume normal branch hours on April 13. For further information, contact the Ocean County Library at www.theoceancountylibrary. org or 732- 49-6200.
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      Tin Can Sailors to meet April 14
            The Tin Can Sailors of New Jersey will meet at 12:30 p.m. April 14 at Denny's Restaurant, Brick. All U.S. Navy veterans are welcome, especially former destroyer sailors. Details: 732-279-0436.
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      Brick Garden Club to meet April 13
            The Brick Township Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. April 13 in the Cultural Arts Center, Herbertsville Road, Brick. Lee Crisci, president, will conduct a short business meeting to discuss upcoming events and trips for the club. The committees for the annual garden tour will also give reports.
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      Library to host second annual Flowerfest
            Ocean County Library will present its second annual FlowerFest: "How Does Your Garden Grow" April 18 at the Toms River Library, 101 Washington St. It is the only gardening festival in Ocean County.
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      Apply now for Brick lifeguard jobs
            The Brick Township Recreation Department is accepting applications for summer employment for lifeguards for Brick Township's three ocean beaches. Lifeguards must be 16 or older and certified in CPR (cardio pulmonary resuscitation), first aid, AED (automated external defibrillator) and oxygen.
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      Straight talk for today's job market
            Mark Boelte of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development will host a series of free presentations on resume writing and interviewing techniques at the Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library, 101 Washington St., Toms River.
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      OCC to offer job search workshops
            The Department of Continuing and Professional Education at Ocean County College is offering the following • "Job Search Workshop with Résumé Writing," offered 9-11 a.m., May 5-26 or 6-8:30 p.m., June 3-24 at the OCC Main Campus, College Drive, Toms River. The cost is $52. This program reveals the secret of an effective resume.
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      Register for summer classes at OCC
            Registration is being held for the summer session at Ocean County College (OCC), Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday until 4 p.m. in the Admissions and Records Office, Administration Building, Main Campus, College Drive, Toms River.
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      Free job seekers club offered at OCC
            If you are out of work or want to change jobs, Ocean County College Career, Employment and Counseling Services sponsors a weekly job seekers support club. Meetings are held on Monday mornings from 9-10 a.m. in Room 104 at OCCs Center for Business Education and Training, 150 Brick Blvd., Brick. Admission to club meetings is free and open to the public.
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      Ocean County College to offer Praxis Review
            Ocean County College will offer Praxis II Review sessions in April at the college's main campus on College Drive in Toms River. Reviews in general science, elementary education, social studies, middle school math and English language, literature and composition will be offered at a cost of $199 per course. For dates and information, call School Relations at 732-255-0477.
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      Birthday celebration for Pinelands Alliance
            The Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA), the environmental nonprofit, is celebrating its 20th birthday all year long and the public is invited to attend. PPA will take time this year to look back and build on its accomplishments over the last 20 years.
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      Brick Garden Club to meet April 13
            The Brick Township Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. April 13 in the Cultural Arts Center, Herbertsville Road, Brick. Lee Crisci, president, will conduct a short business meeting to discuss upcoming events and trips for the club. The committees for the annual garden tour will also give reports.
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      Knights to visit St. Jude's Shrine
            The Brick Knights of Columbus Local No. 836 is sponsoring a trip to St. Jude's Shrine in Baltimore, Md., May 16. Participants will attend the noon Healing and Anointing Mass, tour the shrine, enjoy coffee and doughnuts and visit the gift shop.
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      Boating safety course dates scheduled
            U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 16- 05 of Brick will be presenting "About Boating Safety" on April 4, May 9, June 6 and Oct. 3. Classes will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and all will be held at the Brick Civic Plaza. 270 Chambers Bridge Road, Brick.
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      Eye Openers seeks volunteer drivers
            The Eye Openers of Point Pleasant/Brick, a support group for the blind and visually impaired, is seeking volunteers to drive members to and from semimonthly meetings in Point Pleasant Beach. To volunteer, call George Brown at 732-892-5117 or Anne Moran at 732-785-5527.
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      Day trips offered by Ocean County College
            Ocean County College, Toms River, is offering the following day trips. All ages are welcome. • Brooklyn Tour II and lunch at Junior's, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 7. The fee is $139. • A United Nations tour and lunch at the delegates dining room, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 16. A dress code is strictly enforced and does not permit jeans, shorts or sneakers.
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      Learn about organ donation April 6
            The Toms River Library, 101 Washington St., Toms River, will host a program on organ donation at 7 p.m. April 6. The program will explain how organ transplants save thousands of lives each year and that there are still thousands of people in New Jersey and across the nation who are in need of transplants.
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