#b#For High School Students#/b#
New Jersey State League of Municipalities invite juniors and seniors from West Windsor Township to apply for $1,000 scholarships through the Louis Bay Future Municipal Leaders Scholarship competition. The statewide scholarship competition centers on the theme “What My Municipal Government Does Best” and seeks to advance the virtues of elected and volunteer members of municipal government. Complete the application and essay and return to West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh.
#b#Audition#/b#
Lawrence Library seeks actors for its seventh annual One-Act Play Festival on Saturday April 18. Actors must fill a variety of roles in the staged readings from the selected works of local playwrights. The audition consists of a cold reading from selected scripts and will be held at the library at 2751 Route 1 South, Lawrenceville, on Saturday, February 21, 10 a.m. to noon. Call James Damron at 609-989-6915 or E-mail jdamron@mcl.org.
#b#Tennis, Anyone?#/b#
The Mercer County Park Commission is accepting applications for tennis classes for all ages.
Program opportunities also include the Mercer County Tennis Championship Tournaments comprising Century Doubles; Men’s & Women’s “A” and “B” Singles; Doubles; Mixed Doubles; 35, 45, 55 & over; Adult Singles; Junior 12, 14, 16 Boys & Girls Singles; the Mercer County Shootout Tiebreak Tournament; and the Stone Age Open Retro Tournament. Registrations are also being accepted for the Mercer County Summer Tennis League, which is a flex league that runs from April 27 to July 5 with playoffs from July 11 to 24. The league deadline is April 6. Visit www.mercercountyparks.org or call 609-448-8007.
#b#Recognition for Nurses#/b#
CURE, published by CURE Media Group based in Plainsboro, is accepting essay nominations for the 2015 Extraordinary Healers Award for Oncology Nursing, a program recognizing nurses whose compassion, expertise, and helpfulness have made an incredible impact for someone affected by cancer.
CURE invites cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and oncology nurses from across the country to submit a 400 to 1,000 word nominating essay describing what makes a particular nurse an extraordinary healer. Essays will be accepted through mail or online through Friday, February 20.
“Many cancer patients and families feel a significant bond with an oncology nurse who gets to know them, helping them along the roller-coaster-ride that is cancer,” said Mike Hennessy Jr., president of CURE Media Group. “One could imagine that these are special people, but each year the stories from our readers really drive that point home with examples of oncology nurses who are going above and beyond.”
Oncology nursing is a challenging field that blends specialized medical knowledge with a desire to support patients and families impacted by cancer. The complexities of evolving cancer treatments call upon oncology nurses to remain well-educated, independent thinkers while also providing comfort, education and advocacy for patients undergoing complicated, sometimes long-term treatments for the disease. Visit www.curetoday.com/healeraward.
#b#Radon Test Kits#/b#
West Windsor Township Health Department and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection present a radon awareness program to promote testing of radon in residential homes and offer free test kits for homeowners. Call 609-936-8400 or 800-648-0294 to check availability, reserve a kit, or request educational materials.
#b#Media Skills#/b#
Princeton TV offers the Community Partners Project to teach documentary video and/or new media skills to non-profit organizations throughout the Greater Princeton area, by partnering them with area professional filmmakers. CCP is free to successful applicants and Princeton TV will provide all the instruction, technical assistance, equipment, and other expenses that go into the production.
“Video is a very powerful means to deliver messages about an organization,” says George McCollough, executive director of Princeton TV. “Many organization do not have the means or the training to produce a high quality video. This program serves to empower organizations to create and craft their own messages.”
The participants will be able to market their organizations with the final project or use the project to educate their constituents about the organization or a program of the organization. It may be used on a website, in training sessions, or to educate possible funders as well the general public. Application deadline is Monday, March 16. Visit www.princetontv.org.
#b#Life on the Farm#/b#
Howell Living History Farm is accepting applications for the spring session of the Hatchery, a parent/child program that begins in March. The program introduces children to life on the farm, while parents volunteer time helping the farm staff with visiting school groups and seasonal chores. One parent must volunteer at the farm in exchange for one child’s participation in the program.
The Hatchery is for children 3 to 5 years old and features activities such as feeding farm animals, collecting eggs, storytelling, and taking a hayride. The program runs one morning per week for 12 weeks, on either Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, starting March 18, 19, and 20, from 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. To enroll, parents must attend an organizational meeting in the farm Visitor Center on Tuesday, February 24, at 1 p.m. Meetings are 30 minutes long and are for parents only. Applications will not be accepted by mail or phone.
Howell Farm is located in Hopewell on Valley Road, just off Route 29, two miles south of Lambertville. Visit www.howellfarm.org or call 609-737-3299.
#b#Poetry Contest#/b#
NAMI New Jersey is accepting poetry for the Dara Axelrod Expressive Arts Mental Health Poetry Contest. The theme, “your note from a healing journey,” in any form of poetry, 40 lines or less. Mail your typed entry to NAMI NJ Poetry Contest, 1562 Route 130, North Brunswick 08902; or E-mail with a signed media release to poetry@naminj.org. The deadline is Wednesday, April 15.
#b#Volunteer Please#/b#
Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children of Mercer County presents a volunteer information session at 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing. Hundreds of children in Mercer County are removed from their homes and placed in foster care due to abuse and neglect each year. CASA volunteers look out for their best interests and help find safe, permanent families. Call 609-434-0050 or visit www.casamercer.org.
Mercer County Wildlife Center, which accepted and treated 2,200 birds, mammals and reptiles in 2014, is seeking individuals who would like to volunteer their time to care for animals brought to the Hopewell Township facility. Wildlife Center volunteers must be at least 18 years of age and have a current tetanus vaccine, and are required to attend one orientation session. The center requires that volunteers make a commitment to a regular, once-a-week, four-hour shift from May through September. This commitment is necessary because of the feeding schedule requirements and housing demands of the animals.
The center’s staff and volunteers care for native wildlife that are injured, ill, or displaced, and provide medical treatment and a temporary refuge to prepare the animals for release into an appropriate wild habitat. The center is open 365 days a year.
A volunteer orientation will be held Sunday, March 22, from 10 a.m. to noon; and Saturday, March 28, from 10 a.m. to noon. E-mail Jane Rakos-Yates at jrakosyates@mercercounty.org or call 609-303-0552, ext. 103, by Sunday, March 15.
#b#Musical Notes#/b#
Greater Princeton Steinway Society has announced that it will host its second annual Jazz Piano Scholarship Competition for high school students this spring. The competition is open to jazz piano students through grade 12 residing in New Jersey or Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Applicants are invited to submit an application form with a $60 application fee to The Greater Princeton Steinway Society, 2540 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville 08648. Checks should be made payable to the Steinway Society. Visit www.steinwaysocietyprinceton.org for an application. The deadline is Monday, March 9.
#b#Summer is Coming#/b#
Mercer County Park Commission will begin accepting reservations for the West and East Picnic areas in Mercer County Park, Rosedale Picnic Area in Mercer Meadows, Princeton Country Club Picnic Area in West Windsor, and Valley Road Picnic Area in Hopewell Township, on Tuesday, February 24, at noon.
Visit www.mercercountyparks.org/about/picnics. Reservations must be secured with a credit card. Users will have the opportunity to view available dates and picnic areas for rent. Call 609-448-1854.
