• The Colts Neck Reformed Church, 139 Route 537, Colts Neck, will host a blood drive for the Central Jersey Blood Center from 3-8 p.m. Jan. 25 in the church’s Fellowship Hall, upstairs in the brick community center. Call the church, 732-462-4555, during the week to select a time to donate blood.
• The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education will meet on the following dates: Jan. 3, annual reorganization, 7:30 p.m., district administration building, 54 Main St., Englishtown; Jan. 17, regular action meeting, 7:30 p.m., Milford Brook School, 20 Globar Terrace, Manalapan. Meetings are open to the public.
• Embroiderers’ Guild of America-Monmouth Chapter is dedicated to teaching and sharing the joys of needlework. Stitchers of all levels are welcome. There are sit and stitch tables at each meeting, as well as special projects. Evening stitchers will meet from 7-9 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Colts Neck Library, 1 Winthrop Drive. Day stitchers will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Colts Neck Community Church, 25 Merchants Way. Details: 732-462-5540 or www.mcega.org
• The winter sessions of Dancing by the Peddie Lake with Candace Woodward-Clough, offering instruction in swing, foxtrot, waltz and Latin dancing, will be held at 112 Etra Road, Hightstown. Classes will begin Jan. 5 and Jan. 6 for four weeks. Classes start at 7:30 p.m. Class size is limited; pre-registration is required by calling 732-995-4284 or email candaceclough1987@yahoo.com. The cost is $60 per person for the four-week session.
• A Hanukkah menorah lighting will be held at the Monmouth County Hall of Records Plaza, East Main Street, Freehold, on Dec. 24. Call 732-333-0094 for time. All are welcome to attend. Presented by Downtown Freehold.
• The Marlboro Jewish Center will sponsor an Israel Adventure for Women from June 25 through July 6, 2017. The tour will visit traditional and off-the-beaten-path sites, and include Shabbat in Jerusalem and a stop in Tel Aviv. The itinerary includes talks with Israeli women who will bring their experiences and passions to life. Details: bethbankscohn@gmail.com
• A new cancer support group will meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Monmouth Worship Center, 37 Vanderburg Road, Marlboro. A prayer group will meet at 8:30 p.m. Details: 732-332-9600.
• Abraham Lincoln High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., Class of 1967 will reunite at 6 p.m. April 23, 2017 at Gargiulo’s Restaurant, Coney Island. Details: dlouie@davidjlouiec.com or 917-363-2500 or David Coleman at 732-547-2340.
• A Hanukkah carnival will be held at the Center for Jewish Life, Route 79, Marlboro, from noon to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 25. Families welcome. Arts and crafts, game booths, Moon Bounce, menorah lighting and more. Admission: $18 per child (ages 2-12) includes all games and pizza lunch. Complimentary to partner families. RSVP to 732-316-7600.
• The Essential Tremor Support Group meets from 7-9 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month (Jan. 5) at the Jack Aaronson Conference Center at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Details: 732-462-8304, after 10 a.m.
• The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance will meet in the spiritual center of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 1 Phalanx Road, Colts Neck, from 7:30-9 p.m. every Thursday. Details: 732-536-5826 or 732-320-0029.
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