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Fundraisers May 9
• A Night at the Races Gift Auction, to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and 3-year-oldAnthony Silvestri of Old Bridge and others who are battling cystic fibrosis, a progressive and lifethreatening lung and gastrointestinal disease, doors open at 7 p.m., post time is 7:30 p.m., at Sayreville Veterans of ForeignWars, JerneeMill Road. Races, pasta dinner, coffee, dessert, music, cash bar, 50/50, more. Prizes include four one-day Hopper Passes to Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla.; a luxury home gym. Tickets cost $25 per person, advance sale only. Call Kerryann at (732) 583-8742.
• National Wrestling Superstars Show, to benefit Boy Scout Troop No. 96, Sayreville, and the Cheryl Poore Memorial Scholarship Fund, 7:45 p.m., at Knights of Columbus Council No. 2061 Hall, 775Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. Featuring the former Extreme Championship Wrestling Zombie; former tag-team champion Danny Morrison (Dastardly Danny Doring); Nick Dinsmore, formerly the World Wrestling Entertainment's Eugene. Tickets cost $19 for adults, $16 for youngsters and seniors, and are available at Villaggio's Pizza, 67 Main St., South River; TJ's Pizza, Bordentown Avenue and Cheesequake Road, and Knights of Columbus Hall, 775Washington Road, both Parlin section of Sayreville; and Minit Mart, Main Street, Sayreville; or by calling (732) 888-1704. Group discounts available.
• Crystal Ball Gala, sponsored by the Mid-Jersey Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 7 p.m., at The Westin, Route 1, Princeton. Black tie. (732) 296-7171.
May 10
• Doo-Wop Show, featuring the group Sidewalk Serenade, sponsored by theMilltown Lions Club, to raise funds for the visually impaired, 6:30-10 p.m., at American Legion Post No. 25, JFK Boulevard, Milltown. Donation is $20; includes show, snacks, dancing. Cash bar. For tickets, visit Milltown Ice Cream Depot, Washington Avenue; see any member of the Milltown Lions; call (732) 239-7600.
• Spring Festival and Rummage Sale, sponsored by the Unitarian Society, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the church, 176 Tices Lane, off Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Household items, small furniture, glassware, plants, books, clothing, toys, baked goods, hot dogs, veggie dogs. Call (732) 246-3113, log on to www.unitariansociety. org.
• Car Wash, sponsored by the Sayreville War Memorial High School Lady Bombers softball team, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the high school parking lot, Washington Road. Donation is $5 per car.
• Spaghetti Dinner, sponsored by the First Reformed Church of South River, 5-7 p.m., at the church, 40 Thomas St. Spaghetti with meatballs and sausage, tossed salad, Italian bread, dessert, beverage. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children under age 10. Call Ellen at (732) 390- 4290.
• Car Wash, sponsored by Boy Scout Troop No. 61, East Brunswick, 9 a.m., in the parking lot at Nativity Lutheran Church, Ryders Lane and Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick.
May 10 & Saturdays ongoing
• Organic Fertilizer and Home- Cleaning Product Sale, featuring chemical free products, sponsored by the Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership, 10 a.m. to noon, 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).
May 14
• Proceeds Night, sponsored by St. Stanislaus Kostka School, Sayreville, at TGI Friday's, Route 9 north, Old Bridge. Participants should tell their server they are there to support St. Stan's. The restaurant will donate 20 percent of each supporter's bill (eat in or takeout) to the school.
• Dining-To-Donate, sponsored by Brothers Helping Brothers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families of New Jersey firefighters killed or disabled in the line of duty, 4 p.m. to closing, at Applebee's, Ryders Crossing Shopping Center, Milltown Road and Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Diners should present a Dining-to-Donate flier at the restaurant. Applebee's will donate 10 percent of supporters' bills to Brothers Helping Brothers. Flier must be presented for the donation to count. Call Michelle McDonnell at (732) 355- 0707, e-mail mmcdonnell@kvent.com, log on to www.brothershelpingbrothers. net.
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