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Fund-raisers
Aug. 9
• "Community Savings" Book Sale, sponsored by Sayreville War Memorial High School Bombers Basketball. Discount price: $10 per book, two for $15. Proceeds benefit Bombers basketball programs. Coupons, valid through December, feature discounts at area businesses including Ria Mar Restaurant, Modell's Sporting Goods, Marty's Shoes, Karl's Appliances, Feet First, McDonald's, Burger King, Auntie Anne's Pretzels, more. Call Jill at (732) 771-7040.
Aug. 10 & Fridays through Oct. 12
• Cruise Nights/Car Shows, sponsored by Just Us Cruisers Classic Car Club, 6-9 p.m., in the parking lot at 1980 Route 35 North, next to F-1 Motoring, South Amboy/Sayreville. Family-oriented events feature more than 50 antique and classic cars from across the tristate area. Trophies, games, music from the '50s, '60s, '70s. All proceeds benefit the Sayreville Brain Injured Children Association. Businesses invited to donate a trophy and have their names mentioned at the shows. Call Richard Hart at (732) 525-0412 or log on to www.cnjcca.com.
Aug. 11
• Tiki Night, sponsored by South Amboy Elks Lodge No. 784, 5 p.m., at the lodge, 601 Washington Ave. Admission is $25 per person at the door; includes food, beer, wine, soda. Call Jack at (848) 207-6243.
Aug. 11 & Saturdays ongoing
• Organic Fertilizer and Cleaning-Material Sale, featuring chemical-free products, sponsored by the Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership, 9 a.m. to noon, Saturdays ongoing, at the group's headquarters building, 85 Washington Ave., Milltown. The nonprofit partnership, dedicated to the protection of the Lawrence Brook Watershed, encourages area residents to avoid the use of toxic lawn and garden products and cleaning liquids. Order forms available at local libraries, at the partnership's Milltown headquarters, at www.lbwp.org, or by calling (732) 249-5297 (LBWP).
Aug. 13
• Inspire Change Cut-a-Thon, sponsored by Hair Together, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., at the salon, 3107 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. Inspire Change is the partnership between Redken Fifth Avenue and Couture for Cancer, a nonprofit organization that donates custom-made, nonsurgical, human-hair-replacement systems, free of charge to cancer patients worldwide. Cost is $20 for a wet cut, $15 for men, $12 for children, $10 for a manicure. Raffles, giveaways, face-painting, refreshments, food. Appointments, walk-ins welcome. All tips will be donated. Cash or checks should be made out to Couture for Cancer. Credit cards not accepted. All proceeds go to fund the production of a minimum of 1,000 hair systems, a retail cost of $3,500, for approved recipients. To make an appointment, call (732) 727-1011. For more information on Couture for Cancer, log on to www.courtureforcancer.org or www.redken.com.
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