Great Clips Salons offer free hair cuts for cancer survivors on Tuesday, December 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 6 to 8 p.m., at salons in Nassau Park, East Windsor, and Hamilton Marketplace. The salons, owned by Denise Schiera of West Windsor, offers the service to support Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day. Schiera recently raised $3,000 for Children’s Miracle Network and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Can Do Fitness is collecting food items including canned meats, fish, chili, fruit, vegetables; peanut butter; and boxed meals to benefit the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. 121 Main Street, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro. Through Monday, November 30.
Mercer County skating center at Mercer County Park, West Windsor, is open seven days a week through March. Lessons and skate rentals available. Visit www.mercercounty.org or call 609-371-1766.
Planet Apothecary offers a 200-hour certification course in reflexology, January to June, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro. $2,100 includes seminars, textbooks, tutorial lessons, and sample supplies. Contact Wendy Young at reflexmusic@aol.com or visit www.planetapothecary.com.
Call for
Submissions
Lawrence Library seeks original works of a staged reading, 10 minutes in length, for up to five characters. Six plays will be chosen for the second annual One-Act Play Festival, on Saturday, April 24. Deadline is Sunday, December 20. E-mail to Ann Kerr at akerr@mcl.org.
World Languages
Mercer County Library System offers Mango Languages online language-learning system to patrons with a valid library card. Courses are offered in French, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, ESL for Polish speakers, and ESL for Spanish speakers. Visit www.mcl.org, click on electronic resources, home office languages, and enter the barcode on the back of your library card. Call 609-989-6923 for information.
Scholarships
Eden Institute offers $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors who are planning college majors and future careers in special education or related disciplines. Visit www.edenautismservices.org for application. Deadline is Friday, April 9.
New Jersey Equine Advisory Board offers a $1,000 scholarship to help 4-H or FFA members pursue their equine activities. Submit an essay on “How horses have affected my life and how horses figure into my future.” Deadline is Friday, January 1. Submit by E-mail to debra.moscatiello@ag.state.nj.us or call 609-984-4389.
Good Causes
Alexia’s Belly Dance and Beyond is hosting Zumba for a Cure to benefit the Rally Foundation’s childhood cancer research. Sign up for any five zumba classes and the registration goes to Rally Foundation. Classes, an energetic dance workshop based on Latin and other world dance styles, are at the Drum & Dance Learning Center, at Avalon Road and Quakerbridge Road, Lawrence. Visit www.drumdancecenter.com or call 609-324-7383.
PEAC Health & Fitness is collecting new, unwrapped toys for underprivileged children. Bring a toy for ages newborn to 16, from Saturdays, November 21 to December 12. Visit www.peachealthfitness.com or call 609-883-2000. 1440 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing.
Har Sinai Temple is collecting clean and gently used coats, hats, gloves, sweaters, and scarves through Sunday, December 6. The collection will run concurrently with a drive to donate gift cards and cash donations to the Jewish Family & Children’s Services Hanukkah Lights program. 2421 Pennington Road, Hopewell. Call 609-730-8100 for information.
Monroe Library is collecting new hardcover and paperback books suitable for children from preschool to adolescence for distribution to disadvantaged children throughout Middlesex County during the holiday season. The program, Books to Keep, is a project of the libraries in the county. 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe. Funds are also needed to purchase additional books for distribution.
J.C. Penney Company and Salvation Army present an online Angel Giving Tree program. Visit www.jcp.com/angel to adopt a child or senior citizen, buy a gift, and ship or bring to a drop-off location.
Mercer County offers assistance for energy costs for those who quality. Call 609-989-6858 for information. The program runs through Friday, April 30.
Call for Artisans
Robbinsville High School seeks crafters and artisans for Cutting Edge Arts and Crafts Fair on Saturday, March 20, at 155 Robbinsville Edinburg Road, Robbinsville. Applications accepted through Monday, February 1. Call 609-448-5466 for information.
Audition
Singers Club has auditions for singers, performing artists, and musicians interested in being part of a professional or pre-professional group. Call 609-588-6868 to schedule an appointment. Visit www.singersclub.us for information.
Call for Art
Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art is accepting submissions from landscape and still life painters with at least five years experience painting in oil, pastel, and watercolor. Contact Howard Cooperman at buckscountygallery@gmail.com and submit three paintings for consideration. A personal interview will be arranged if your work matches the level of standards established by the gallery. Do not call or walk in. Visit www.buckscountygallery.com for information.
Film
Acme Screening Room is accepting film submission from high school and college students ages 14 to 24 from Hunterdon and Bucks counties for Princeton Student Film & Video Festival, July 21 and 22. Deadline is Monday, June 21, 2010. Visit www.princetonlibrary.org for entry form and guidelines.
Hometown Princeton is accepting 90 second videos demonstrating why you shop in Princeton’s locally-owned stores. One grand prize and two others receive shopping certificates. Visit www.hometownprinceton.shycast.com for details and entry.
