Donate Please
Gently used clothing, shoes, accessories, linens, bedding and stuffed toys can be donated to the Spring Clothing Drive at High School North on Saturday, April 9, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Items should be placed in tied plastic bags and dropped off, rain or shine, at the loading dock behind the school at 90 Grovers Mill Road, Plainsboro. All proceeds benefit Post Prom. Call Jackie Zohn at 609-915-0458 for information.
Plainsboro Rescue Squad now has a clothing drop box on the squad property at 621 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro. The squad will have a garage sale on Saturday, June 4. Donations of resalable furniture and appliances will benefit the squad. Call 609-799-2180.
Auditions
M&M Stage Productions has auditions for “Anything Goes” at Mercer College Wednesdays, Friday, April 8, 7 to 10 p.m.; and Saturday, April 9, noon to 5 p.m. The audition will consist of singing a song from the show, reading, and dance. Bring both jazz and tap shoes. Bring the audition form, an updated picture, and resume. Readings will be from the script. E-mail auditions@mandmstage.com.
Scholarships Available
Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County offers two college scholarship opportunities available to Jewish students in the Princeton Mercer Bucks community. The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer is offering book awards to college bound Jewish students. The scholarships are awarded based on financial need and students must be accepted and enrolled in a college or university for the fall semester. The Esther Wollin Memorial Scholarship Fund grants funds to a full-time student who will be, or is already, attending Rutgers University. Eligibility is limited to Jewish female students raised by their Jewish mother in a single-parent household in the Princeton Mercer Bucks Community. Eligibility is based on financial need. Contact Lara Wellerstein at 609-987-8100, ext. 104; or LaraW@jfcsonline.org. Application deadlines are Wednesday, June 1.
Call for Films
Nassau Film Festival is accepting submissions for the 2016 festival to be held at Princeton’s Garden Theater on Sunday, May 15, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Organizers are seeking short films from 30 seconds to 20 minutes in length. The festival is open to all genres and styles as well as student filmmakers. The deadline to submit is Saturday, April 30. $35. Visit nassaufilmfestival.org.
Calls for Volunteers
New Jersey Blood Services is in need of volunteers at blood drives. The blood service volunteer is an integral member of the collection team whose task it is assist donors with registration, escorting and canteen duties, and to watch for post donation reactions. Volunteers should have the ability to relate to the public, be able to perform different jobs as needed and have the willingness to follow the rules. Contact R. Jan Zepka at 732-616-8741 or rzepka@nybloodcenter.org.
Mercer County Park Commission seeks volunteers for its annual grassland bird survey. A volunteer training and information session will be held on Sunday, April 10, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Historic Hunt House. Call 609-888-3218 or E-mail natureprograms@mercercounty.org.
Good Causes
Parkinson Alliance requests participation in its seventh annual Princeton Dines Out for Parkinson’s Research. Restaurants in Princeton will donate funds based on diners from Friday to Thursday, April 22 to 28. Visit www.parkinsonalliance.org or call 800-579-8440.
For the Young
Fulper Farms has camp scholarships. Each camp participant picks out their very own calf to take care of for the week. They are in charge of naming their calf and learning how to wash, clip, and properly handle them. Families are invited to the farm on the last day to watch each camper present their calf in the show. The weekly day camps run July and August in Lambertville. E-mail camp@fulperfarms.com or visit www.fulperfarms.com.
