United Way Seeks to "Stuff The Bus"
Help the United Way "Stuff The Bus" for children in need throughout Atlantic County with school essentials including backpacks, crayons, notebooks, paper, scissors, pencils, and pens. The summer long campagin will kick off on June 21st as part of National Day of Action, the longest day of the year with more daylight hours. Day of action serves an opportunity to make an impact on education, income and health, the core areas and building blocks for a good life that United Way is committed to improving. Local companies and organizations are encouraged to participate by contacting Meredith Egan at 609-404-4483 Ext. 19 or MEgan@unitedwayac.org. Information can also be found online at www.unitedwayac.org.
Now thru August 9
Jewish Federation Food Drive Donate ONE CAN and make a difference in support of the Jewish Federation of Atlantic & Cape May Counties during their 2nd Annual "It's A Mitzvah" Food Drive benefiting JFS Food Pantry, The Community Food Bank of NJ and Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City. Most needed items, peanut butter, tuna fish, baby food & formula, pasta, rice, canned frutis & vegetables, soup, and applesauce. Non-perishable donations accepted at the following drop off locations - Beth El Synagogue, Congregation Beth Judah, Temple Beth Shalom, Congregation Beth Israel, Temple Emeth Shalom, Body Architects, Jewish Community Center, Somers Point Herbal Nurtition, Cape Bank, Kazuko Hair & Nair Salon, Bon Ton Blinds and Interiors, and Retro Fitness.
Wednesday, August 4th - Saturday, August 7th
Galloway Carnival
Come out for the Carnival at the Galloway Municipal Complex from 6pm to 10pm every night! Enjoy rides, food, carnival games, popcorn, cotton candy, candy apples, fun for the whole family and much muc more! Proceeds benefit Community Cares Program, Absegami Field Hockey, Galloway Twp. Athletic Association and Galloway Community Events! For additional information contact community services at 652-8657.
Friday, August 13
2nd Annual Shake Your Booty for the Cure
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training wants you to join them for Friday night fun that makes a difference? Enjoy a night of dancing to all of the best dance music from the 70’s and 80’s at Boogie Nights in Resorts Casino at 8:30pm, winner of the 2010 Atlantic City Nightlife awards for “Best Dance Club”, “Best DJ”, and “Best Drink Specials”. Ticket holders can enter the club a half hour earlier than the general public to enjoy a dance floor all to themselves!Cost: $15 per person or 2 for $20. All ticket sales benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.To buy tickets for this event, please call Dawn McCourt at 609-892-9521 or send an email to
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America 17th Annual Guts and Glory 5K Run
Help fight Crohn's and Colitis and run! Registration is 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m at the Sport & Civic Center Bldg. 5th and the Boardwalk, Ocean City. Race begins at 8:45 a.m. $20.00 - in advance (includes t-shirt) $25 - on race day (t-shirts as supplies last) For more information or for online registration visit http://online.ccfa.org/gutsandglory!
Friday, August 20
Galloway's Movies in the Park Galloway Municipal Complex~ Patriot Lake. Double Feature: See "UP" (G) and "Race to Witch Mountain" (PG) at 7:15 pm. Don't forget your blankets or chairs!!! Food amd Drinks available for purchase!!! For more information or to sponsor a movie please call Galloway Community Services at 609-652-8657.
Class of 1980 Reunion
Oakcrest High School Class of 1980 holds their reunion at the Mays Landing County Club on Cates Road in Mays Landing from 7PM-11PM. For more information and tickets call (609) 641-4411.
Saturday, August 28
RNS Celebration Run 2010 5k Run/Walk
Join Lite Rock at the RNS Celebration Run 5k Run/Walk in Ocean City at 5th Street and Ocean City High School track.Registration - 6:30am - 7:45am. 5k Run starts at 8am with walk immediately following. Kids 1 mile run starts at 9am. Visitwww.rnscancerandheartfund.org for more information!
Friday, September 10
Galloway's Movies in the Park Galloway Municipal Complex~Patriot Lake. See "The Blind Side" (PG-13) at 7:00 pm. Don't forget to bring your blankets or chairs!!! Food and drinks available for purchase!!! For more information or to sponsor a movie please call Galloway Community Services at 609-652-8657.
Saturday, September 11
Mainland Regional Highschool class of 65& 66
Mainland Regional Highschool class of 65& 66 will hold a combinded class reunion on September 11th at Mays Landing Country Club. Anyone intresed in attending should contact Apha 65@comcast.net or Carolann Castaldi Klingert at 4betterhealth@comcast.net or call 6531100
Saturday October 30, 2010
Galloway's Movies in the Park Galloway Municipal Complex~ Patriot Lake. All Hallow Eve Movie...... Come see "Twilight" (PG-13) at 7:00 pm. Don't forget to bring your blankets or chairs!!! Food and Drinks available for purchase!!!! For more information or to sponsor a movie please call Galloway Community Services at 609-652-8657.
Egg Harbor Township 300th Anniversary
The Egg Harbor Township 300th Anniversary
The Egg Harbor Township 300th Anniversary Committee would like to ask everyone to please try and support the EHT 300TH Anniversary Dollar Campaign. The committee has been placing the envelopes which have all the information on them at various locations, including the library, the community center, township hall, and the Celebrations Shoppe at Shore Mall. Many great events are planned for 2010 and your support of the Dollar Campaign will make our tercentennial year a success.
Please donate $1.00 per family member to help support the many events that are planned to celebrate
Honor the sacrifice and service of our Veterans for the Atlantic County Veterans Service Medal! Click Here for the application to nominate a veteran.
EggHarbor Township’s 300TH Anniversary during 2010.
EHT Documentary Premier Screening – Oral and Pictorial History Time Capsule Ceremony - Opening Capsule from 1964 Independence Day Celebration – July 4, 2010 2010 Closing Ceremony - TBD Additional Events – 1710 Reenactment Dinner, Art & Photography Shows,Ghost Tours, Monthly Treasure Hunt Contest, and more Checks can be made payable to: Egg Harbor Township 300th Anniversary Committee and mailed to:EggHarborTownship 300th Anniversary Committeec/o Cape Bank • 3003 Fire Road • EggHarborTwp, NJ08234. For more information, please call 609-927-9096 or email eht300th@aol.com
On the water at the Wetlands Institute
All trips leave from the Wetlands Institute dock (1075 Stone Harbor Blvd., Stone Harbor) unless otherwise stated. Reservations are required: 609-368-1211.
Wednesday Night Paddle Fests: Try kayaking, play kayak polo, stand up paddle boards. 6 to 7:30 PM, cost $5 and fun for all ages
Back Bay Birding & Wildlife tours: Aboard the Skimmer, view wildlife in the back bays of Stone Harbor. Wednesdays 10 AM, 1:30 & 6 PM, Thursdays 10 AM & 6 PM. $28 adulsts, $15 kids 2 to 12; free for ages 2 and under. New this year: a Wine and Cheese Cruise Wednesday evenings, call 609-884-3100 for reservations.
Ocean City Back-Bay Birding: The Duke o'Fluke Wednesdays 6PM fir a 2-hour sunset cruise. Leaves from the Bayside Center in Ocean City. $22 adlulsts, $15 kids 5 to 12, free for ages 4 and under.
Back-Bay Kayaking: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 AM to 1 PM, Fridays, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Paddling techniques, guided tour of the coastal marsh ecosystem. Single & tandem kayaks. $49 per person.
Sunset Kayaking: Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 PM. $49 for single, $54 for tandem.
Full moon kayaking: July 24 & 25, Aug 24 & 25, 7 to 10 PM. Adults only and no kayaking instruction provided. Cost is $49 per person
ONGOING:
To help get patients feeling better, sooner, ShoreMemorialHospital offers its QuickCareCenter in EggHarborTownship as a resource when primary care providers are not available.The QuickCareCenter is available for treating minor injuries and illnesses, including coughs, colds, sore throats and earaches. The QuickCareCenter is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.The center is located within the ShoreMemorialOutpatientCenter at the corner Ocean Heights Avenue and Zion Road, in the Harbor Village Square shopping center. Co-pays may apply. Visit www.shorememorial.org for more information.
ONGOING NOw Through July 2010 Local Families Needed for Cultural Exchange Students World Heritage Student Exchange Programs is seeking local families to host boys and girls between the ages of 15 to18 from a variety of countries around the world. These personable and academically select exchange students have good English, are bright, curious and anixous to learn abou the USA by living as part of your family, attending high school and sharing their own culture and language with you. The exchange students arrive from their home country shortly before school begins and return at the end of the school year or semester. Each World Heritage student is fully insured, brings his or her own personal spending money and expects to bear his or her share of household responsibilities as well as being included in normal family activities and lifestyles. Families may select the student of their choice from extensive student applications, family photos, and biographical essays. To become a host family or to learn more contact World Heritage Head Office at info@world-hertiage.org or call 1-800-888-9040. http://www.world-heritage.org/
ONGOING:
It's a fact; seat belts save lives and reduce injuries in a crash. A properly positioned seat belt sits low on the hips and pelvis and the shoulder strap firmly across the shoulder and chest. A loose fitting seatbelts offers little to no protection. Even more dangerous is placing the shoulder strap behind your back or under your arm. This reduces the 3 point restraint to a 2 point or lap belt only. Lap belts have been eliminated from production because they were found to cause abdominal and spinal cord injuries in a crash. That is why the 3 point safety system belt has become the most important automotive restraint system worldwide, saving an estimated one million lives so far.
ONGOING:
CONTACT Cape-Atlantic is looking for volunteers to staff the reassurance program that provides daily telephone calls to the elderly and disabled. These calls serve as a friendly hello, in addition to checking their well-being. Those interested call: Ann P. Magee at 609-823-1850 or 609-463-4564.
Finally there is help for economically disadvantaged senior citizens over the age of 55 in AtlanticCounty. The NJ Department of Labor currently has a Workforce 55-plus job training program. To enroll and get more information, call Howard Berger at 609-813-3919 or 609-813-3900.
ONGOING
Life isn’t easy when you live with HIV/ AIDS. However, you can get help through Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART). They offer a 24 hour, free and confidential hotline. Help is just a phone call away at 1-800-624-2377.
ONGOING If you or a loved one have a problem with drinking, Alcoholics Anonymous can help. There's probably a meeting going on right now in a town near you. Just call 609-641-8855.
ONGOING: Believe it or not, there are many adults in Atlantic and Cape May Counties that have great difficulty reading and understanding english, but you can help. Become a volunteer tutor for the Literacy Volunteers Association. They offer free training, so if you can donate even just an hour of your time, call 609-383-3377.
ONGOING:
Cape May County Animal Shelter has an abundance of cats that are up for adoption and in desperate need of a good home. They are coming to a point to which they are running out of room for them all. If you would like to adopt please call Ed Brunell at 609-465-8923.
ONGOING: Special Olympics New Jersey is looking looking for volunteers to help with all their year round special free programs. If you're interested, log on to SONJ.ORG.
ONGOING Donate your old eyeglasses, unused jewelry, and hearing aids to New Eyes for the Needy, a non-profit organization that provides eyeglasses to poor children and adults in the U.S. and around the world. Send your donation to New Eyes for the Needy, 549 Millburn Avenue, Short Hills, NJ 07078. Open All Year! Lucy the Elephant, 9200 Atlantic Ave, Margate, NJ
Gift Shop, Guided Tours, Major credit cards accepted, Free Parking. Open Monday - Friday 11am to 4pm & Saturday - Sunday 10am to 5pm in the Fall. For more information call (609) 823-6473 or visit www.lucytheelephant.org
ONGOING:
Cape Atlantic is seeking volunteers for their "reassurance program" that provided daily phone calls to the elderly and disabled. The calls are a quick, friendly "hello" to make sure all emergency needs are met. If interested, please call 609-823-1850 in Atlantic County, or 609-463-4564 in Cape May County.
ONGOING: Abused and neglected children in New Jersey need adults willing to keep them safe, and help them find permanent homes. CASA(Kah-sah) is an organization that can train you to speak as an independent voice in court for the best interests of abused and neglected children. If interested, log on to CASAofNJ.org.
ONGOING:
The Atlantic City Free Public Library is conducting its "Books for Babies" program, offering free books to babies born at AtlanticCare Regional Medical Center and Shore Memorial Hospital this year (2010). Every woman who has a baby at those hospitals will receive a Books For Babies brochure, that contains a coupon for the free book, "Peek-A-Boo!" All the parents have to do is bring the coupon(filled out) to the Youth Services Department on the 2nd floor of the main library(1 North Tennesee Ave) and show a copy of the child's birth certificate. One book per child(english and spanish versions provided!). For more info, call 609-345-2269 X3112.
ONGOING:
Attention all high school students! Go Global! With Youth for Understanding! Have you ever wanted to travel to another country? Immerse yourself in a different culture? Youth for Understanding offers summer, semester, and year-long cultural exchange programs to destinations in Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, and Europe that will give you a chance to "Go Global!" and explore the world! Please call 1-800-TEENAGE or visit our website at www.yfu-usa.org to learn more about Youth for Understanding.
ONGOING:
The Humane Society of Atlantic County offers low cost spay/neuter clinics twice a week, year round. Call for an appointment at 609-347-2487. Spay/Neuter pets and adopt from shelters! There aren't enough homes for all the adorable adoptables waiting for good homes!
ONGOING: Creative Crafts for Children. 6:30 pm every second and fourth Wednesday at Atlantic County Library, 451 Egg Harbor Road in Hammonton. For more information call 609-561-2264.
