Fundraisers
Oct. 2

• Spa for the Cure, a Pink Carpet event to benefit breast-cancer research and Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 7 p.m.-midnight, at Elan MediSpa and Dermatology Center, 3663 Route 9 north, Old Bridge. Guests will walk the Pink Carpet. Hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, fashion show, silent auction, specially priced items, Pink Carpet photography session. Tickets cost $25 per person. 732-591- 1700.

Oct. 2-4

• Our Lady of Lourdes School Fall Festival, 5-10 p.m. Oct. 2, noon-11 p.m. Oct. 3, noon-6 p.m. Oct. 4, rain or shine, outdoors on the school grounds, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown. Food, homebaked goods, boardwalk games, children's crafts, money wheel, beer garden, music, vendors, 50/50, children's entertainer Mr. Ray performs Oct. 2 at a time to be announced, doo-wop group Sidewalk Serenade performs Oct. 3 at a time to be announced, Barbecue Cook-Off Oct. 4. Email ololfallfest@aol.com, call 732-828- 0011, log on to www.ololschoolnj.org.

Oct. 3

• Pink Heals Tour and Breakfast for Breast Cancer, to raise awareness breast cancer, beginning with the arrival of pink fire trucks at approximately 9 a.m., in Friendly's and A&P parking lot, Route 9 and Ferry Road, Old Bridge. Breast-cancer survivors invited to sign the pink fire trucks. Breakfast set for 8 a.m.-noon at Friendly's. Restaurant will donate 15 percent of the money from its breakfast sales to the Breast Cancer Resource Center. www.pinkribbontour. com.

• Old-and-New Treasures Yard Sale, sponsored by the Monroe Township High School PTO, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., in the parking lot at the high school, Perrineville Road. Rain date is Oct. 10. Proceeds help support the PTO Scholarship Fund. Log on to www.monroe.k12.nj.us, click on Monroe Township High School, click on PTO; email HSPTO@monroe.k12.nj.us; call Louise at 732-723-1247.

• Giant Yard Sale, sponsored by the Level Club of South River, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., on the grounds at the Masonic Temple, 120 Old Bridge Turnpike, Sayreville. Rain date is Oct. 4. Call Robert Szegeti at 732-390-5732.

• Casino Night, sponsored by Corpus Christi Church, doors open at 6:30 p.m., event set for 7-11 p.m., in the church hall, Morningside and Kamm avenues, South River. Grand prizes include a 50-inch flat-screen television, 26-inch flat screen, Wii system, GuitarHero, GPS navigation system, more. Door prizes awarded every hour. Admission is $30 in advance, $35 at the door; includes coffee, cake, $100 in play money. Food, beverages available. 732-254-1800, ext. 10.

• Car Wash, sponsored by the Immaculate Conception School Bulldogs, the junior high sports program, 8 a.m.-noon, in Immaculate Conception Church parking lot, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. Cost is $8 for cars, $10 for trucks/vans/SUVs. Bulldog air fresheners available for $3.50 each, three for $9.

Oct. 4

• Spaghetti Festival, sponsored by American Legion Post No. 214, 2-6 p.m., at the post home, 264 Whitehead Ave., South River. Spaghetti, homemade meatballs, sausage, salad, bread, coffee, tea, soda, cake. Donation is $10 for adults, $5 for children under age 10. Call Don Peterson at 732-257- 9302 or the post home at 732-254-9712.

• Communion Breakfast, sponsored by the Rosary-Altar Society of St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, MacArthur Avenue, Sayreville, to honor Yvonne Burdynski as Rosarian of the Year, in St. Stan's School cafeteria after the 9 a.m. Mass at St. Stan's Church. Donation is $7 per person. Advance purchase required; tickets not available at the door. Call Meg Zadlock at 732-257-8888, Kathy Corman at 732-698-1911, the church office at 732-254-0212.

Oct. 7

• Benefit Dinner, to aid Mitchell Brown, a young East Brunswick father suffering from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, 6-9:30 p.m., at the Pines Manor, Edison. Hors d'oeuvres, three-course sit-down dinner, entertainment, silent auction. Cost is $50 per person. All proceeds go to the Brown family to help defray medical and personal expenses. Checks should be made payable to Mitchell Brown, with Oct. 7 indicated on the memo line, and sent to P.O. Box 6355, East Brunswick, NJ 08816. A compatible stemcell donor also must be found. Potential donors may call Lab Corp (1-800-533- 1037), ask to be tested as a possible donor for Mitchell Brown. Individuals who have already been tested through a national registry may ask to have their HLA typing (match probability) faxed to Carolanne Carini, transplant coordinator, Hackensack University Medical Center, at 201-996- 5691. Log on to www.helpmitchell.com or call 908-896-3166.