Fund-raisers

Jan. 25

+ Proceeds Night, sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes School, Milltown, 5-9 p.m., at T.G.I. Friday's, Route 1 south, North Brunswick. The restaurant will donate 20 percent of each school supporter's check (eat-in or takeout) to the school. Diners must present an event flier. Call (732) 828-1951 or log on to www.ololschoolnj.org.

+ Bingo Game, sponsored by the Rotary Club of New Brunswick, 7 p.m., at St. Peter's High School, 175 Somerset St., New Brunswick. Approximately $1,000 in prizes. Proceeds will go to refurbish the living quarters at the three firehouses in New Brunswick. (732) 309-3699 or (732) 732 322-1252.

Jan. 25-31

+ Wounded Warrior Project Drive, sponsored by the Spotswood High School History Club and Octagon Community Service Club. The project provides returning amputee and wheelchair veterans (who have served in the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations around the world) with a backpack filled with personal and other needed items upon their arrival at a military hospital in the United States. Contents of each backpack cost $99. The pack will display a luggage tag noting name and address of sponsor. Donations may be given to club officers or left in Mary Dempsey's or Frank Yusko's mailbox at the school, Summerhill Road. For more information, visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

Jan. 26, ongoing

+ Art Sale, to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, sponsored by River Mill Art Gallery in conjunction with the Spotswood High School History Club and club adviser Frank Yusko, at the gallery, 34 Main St., South River. Items such as jewelry, prints, posters (framed and unframed) will be reduced by 50-80 percent for the sale. All proceeds go to the Wounded Warrior effort. For more information call (732) 432-7000 or visit www.rivermillart.com.

Jan. 26

+ Casino Night, sponsored by the Old Bridge Education Foundation (OBEF), 7:30-11:30 p.m., at Sunny Palace, Route 18, East Brunswick. OBEF is an independent, nonprofit organization that awards grants for original and creative ideas submitted by students and teachers for projects to enhance education in Old Bridge. Tickets cost $30 each, $50 a pair. Call Art Freihon at (732) 360-4556.

Jan. 28

+ Afternoon at the Casino, sponsored by Cardinal McCarrick High School, doors open at 3 p.m., event runs from 4-7 p.m., in the school cafeteria, Stevens Avenue, South Amboy. Cost is $25 per person in advance, $30 at the door; includes hors d'oeuvres, coffee, dessert. (732) 721-0748, ext. 5.

+ The Allure of Chocolate, sponsored by the Historic Village of Old Bridge Community Group (HVOBCG), the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture and Birnn Chocolates of Highland Park, 1-4 p.m., at the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture, 103 College Farm Road, North Brunswick. There will be a presentation on the history and processing of chocolate, demonstrations, tasting samples, packaged chocolates for purchase. Tickets: $25, at the door; includes demonstrations, tastings, refreshments, door prizes. Proceeds will be shared by the HVOBCG and the Museum of Agriculture to offset programming expenses. (732) 257-6424.

Feb. 1

+ Dining to Donate, sponsored by the East Brunswick High School Basketball Booster Club Association, noon to closing, at Applebee's of Milltown, Milltown Road and Ryders Lane. Diners who eat in or take out must present a Dining to Donate flier at the restaurant. Applebee's will donate 10 percent of supporters' bills to the booster club. Call Arlene McLaughlin at (732) 238-6148 or e-mail MackOne11@aol.com.