MX Kids Racing to aid children with cancer

MX Kids Racing for Hope Motocross Races will be held on June 9 at Raceway Park, Old Bridge. The event will kick off at 7 a.m. with rider sign-up, followed by practice at 9 a.m. Racing will begin at 10:30 a.m. The event, which will benefit Embrace Kids Foundation/The Institute for Children with Cancer and Blood Disorders, New Brunswick, will feature 15 motocross races in various age categories.

The idea for the fundraiser came from Rocky Cagno, a 9-year-old student at Frost Elementary School, East Brunswick. Rocky saw a lemonade stand fundraiser to benefit kids with cancer and was inspired to combine his love of motocross with his passion for helping others.

With 43 riders, the 2006 event raised $25,000 for Embrace Kids Foundation. To date, more than 65 riders have signed up for the 2007 event.

The fundraiser will feature an appearance by Jeff Emig, a motocross racer in the 1990s. Racers who collect a minimum of $250 in donations will be eligible for a drawing for a Yamaha KLX 110 or a Honda CRF 50; participants who collect $500 in donations will receive two chances to win the prizes.

The day also will feature hole-shot awards and a raffle for racing gear and supplies.

For more information or to sign up to participate, log on to the Embrace Kids Foundation/Institute for Children Web site at www.theinstituteforchildren.org, e-mail the Cagno family at rmcagno@comcast.net, or call Rocky's father, Rocco Cagno, at (732) 266-0306.

Residents invited to

shred documents safely

Middlesex County will sponsor a mobile paper-shredding event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 2 at the Sayreville Senior Center, 43 Main St.

County residents are invited to recycle their old documents and confidential files safely and securely at the free event.

Interested individuals may bring old files, receipts, bills, financial statements and any documents they have not recycled due to confidentiality concerns. There is no need to remove paper clips, staples or paperboard binder covers. Books, magazines and newspapers will not be accepted for shredding.

For more information, call Pam Lubeski, recycling coordinator, at (732) 390-7008, e-mail recycling@sayreville.com, or call the Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management at (732) 745-4170.

Tricky Tray planned

at S.R. Moose lodge

South River Loyal Order of the Moose No. 165 will hold its annual Tricky Tray beginning at 2 p.m. on June 3 at the Moose lodge, 49 Reid St., South River. Doors will open at noon.

Admission is $5 and includes one sheet of tickets. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, call Lou at (732) 257-6449 or the lodge at (732) 254-5522.