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In Town
West Windsor Township has announced plans for its annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 25. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. from High School South, and proceed along Clarksville Road to the municipal building. A ceremony and refreshments follow. Community groups are invited to participate. For information visit www.westwindsornj.org or call Gay Huber at 609-799-2400, ext. 213.##M:[more]##
CookAppeal seeks basic cookbooks, old and new, to share with pre-teens at the Isle Youth School in Trenton. Chef E (Elizabeth Stelling of Plainsboro) is teaching a basic culinary course to inner city kids who have no financial way to afford books on nutrition or cooking. Stelling is also looking for volunteers to help with bake sales to raise funds to purchase used culinary course books. Contact her by E-mail at elizabeth@cookappeal.com.
Harmony School at Forrestal Village, 139 Village Boulevard, Plainsboro, offers a summer program for ages 3 to 9. www.harmonyschools.com or call 609-799-4411.
HomeFront, the Mercer County non-profit organization that battles family homelessness and provides support programs for those living in poverty in Central New Jersey, is promoting a week of Hope. Events begin on Saturday, May 9, with Run for Hope on Washington Road, West Windsor; and continue with an evening celebration picnic, a Hope on 2 Wheels Motorcycle Run, community food drives, volunteer opportunities, and educational programs. Visit www.homefrontnj.org or call 609-897-9417, ext. 133.
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Mercer County is part of a campaign to recover names and identities of Holocaust victims. Yad Vashem launched a database of names at www.yadvashem.org where users are able to search for names, photographs, and brief histories of more than 3 million victims. Millions of names are still unidentified. Submit via the website or call Laura Perlman at 609-987-8100. Yom HaShoah memorial services will be held on Monday, April 20, at Congregation Beth Chaim, West Windsor, at 7 p.m.; and at Temple Har Sinai in Pennington at 7:30 p.m.
Kelsey Theater has auditions for “The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told” on Saturday, April 18, 9 a.m. to noon. To schedule an appointment contact Tracy Antozzeski at 609-744-2441 or E-mail jtmf@verizon.net. Prepare a comic monologue and be ready to cold read with another. Nine actors are needed for 30 roles. Must be over 18.
Auditions
First Church of Christ Scientist is holding auditions for a soloist to lead three hymns on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. $120 per service. Call 609-924-2660.
Films Needed
Trenton Film Society seeks student made short films (five to twenty minutes) for “The Not Quite Legal Film Festival.” The festival is open to any student from New Jersey or attending school in New Jersey who is between 15 to 21 years of age. Students may submit up to two films for consideration. Deadline is Friday, May 15. There will be a public screening of the chosen films over a weekend-long festival to be held on Saturday and Sunday, June 13 and 14, at the Mill Hill Playhouse, 205 East Front Street, Trenton. Applications available at www.trentonfilmsociety.com or www.myspace.com/trentonfilmsociety.
Free Classes
Princeton Center for Yoga and Health offers free classes for new visitors from Monday, May 4, to Sunday, May 10. Visit www.princetonyoga.com or call 609-924-7294.
Faith
Christian Science Reading Room has an open house on Friday, April 17, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, April 19, noon to 6 p.m. to celebrate the new weekly edition of “The Christian Science Monitor.” Call 609-924-0919 for information or visit 178 Nassau Street, Princeton.
Volunteers Needed
American Cancer Society seeks volunteers for Relay for Life, an overnight community celebration where individuals and teams camp out, barbecue, dance, and take turns walking or running around a track to raise funds to fight cancer. Volunteers are needed on committees for entertainment, games, food, and prizes, and for registration, participation, and team recruitment. Call 800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.
Summer programs
Berlitz offers language classes for ages 5 to 12 in Spanish, English, and French. Sessions begin on Mondays, July 6, July 13, and July 27. Visit www.berlitz.us/ princetonlc or call 609-497-6571.
Grants Available
Prevent Child Abuse offers mini grants to increase parent involvement in schools and communities. The New Jersey State Parent Information and Resource Center provides training, technical and financial assistant to partner schools. Visit www.njpirc.org or call 732-246-8060. Deadline Friday, May 8, at 4 p.m.
March of Dimes offers grant funding for 501C3 nonprofit organizations to support programs to improve the health of women of childbearing age, pregnant women, and infants. Visit www.marchofdimes.com/newjersey for guidelines.
For Seniors
Princeton Senior Resource Center offers “Engaged Retirement,” a four-session workshop for older workers and seniors to position themselves for upcoming major life changes. Mondays, from 6 to 8 p.m., beginning April 20, at the Suzanne Patterson building. Register. $85. 609-924-7108.
