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COLTS NECK
The Ashley Lauren Foundation will host an Apple and Pumpkin Festival 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Bucks Mill Park.
A Scottish-American Highland Games Competition will begin at 10 a.m. with competitors from the tri-state area participating.
Children can enjoy old fashioned hay rides, face painting, making scarecrows, pumpkin painting, walking on stilts and pony rides.
Blacksmith, wooden barrel, quilt making and rug looming demonstrations and children's games from the 1800s will be provided by Longstreet Farm and Allaire Village.
Live entertainment will include The Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh Pipe & Drum Band, The Isadora Duncan Dance Company from New York City, singer Kayla Calabrese, the premiere of Monmouth County Kidz-4-Kidz Performing Arts Group, story telling by Virginia Amend, Gaelic folk singer Mike Maxwell, and the Amazing Arni and Ingrid Magic Show.
Take part in the "country cooking" atmosphere and enter the festival's apple and pumpkin pie contest. Blue ribbons will be awarded to the winners.
All proceeds from this event will benefit The Ashley Lauren Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children with cancer and their families.
For more information, call Monica, (732) 414-1625.
Join the Colts Neck Community Church, 25 Merchants Way, on Saturday, Nov. 14, 8 - 11 a.m. for a pancake breakfast to honor the volunteers of the Colts Neck First Aid Squad and Fire Department. There will be equipment demonstrations and scene photos, along with a homestyle pancake breakfast.
There is no charge for the Breakfast, but donations are welcome and all proceeds will go to the Fire and First Aid organizations. For details visit their Web site at or call (732) 462-2779.
EATONTOWN
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) will host "True Colors: Understanding Individual Strengths and Values," with Nancy Butler, at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2 at the Eatontown Community Center, 58 Broad St., Eatontown.
This free interactive workshop will help participants discover their personality preferences are and how they impact relationships, both in and out of the workplace.
Butler is an educational equity consultant working on No Child Left Behind implementation for the NJ Department of Education.
LINCROFT
A blood drive in memory of Ava Pellicone will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Brookdale Community College. Donors will be welcomed between 12 and 9 p.m. in the lower level of the Warner Student Life Center, Twin Lights I & II rooms. Parking is most convenient in lot 7.
The Central Jersey Blood Center will be at the College to coordinate donations. Appointments are preferred and may be made in advance by calling (908)-601-6580.
Donors must be 17 years of age or older, weigh at least 120 pounds and be healthy. Donors must also present a signature ID.
WEST LONG BRANCH
The Shore Regional Marching Band made school history on October 25 after competing in the United State Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) New Jersey State Championship 1A at Sayreville High School. With a field of 20 high school marching bands from all over the state, Shore took home fifth place overall, a feat never achieved at the high school.
The marching band consists of 41 student musicians and color guard members under the direction of Kevin Pryor, who has been the band director for 23 years.
Brian Hetsko is director of Percussion and Patricia May is the instructor of the color guard. Pryor said, "Everything just came together at this competition. The kids' performance was amazing. It was the result of many hours of work and great support from the band parents."
Last year at the same competition, the Shore band took home 17th place in a field of 21 bands. In its two-month season, the band keeps a busy performance schedule including 10 football games, two parades, three competitions, one band festival, and the NJ State competition.
