Galloway Township In Your Town – Edition of Nov. 12, 2009
Nov, 11-2009 10:41 am
Cedar Creek High School sessions
James Reina, principal of the Cedar Creek High School scheduled to open in September 2010 in Egg Harbor City, has scheduled informational sessions about the new high school. One will be held for Galloway Township residents 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 in the Galloway Township Middle School cafetorium.
Stockton Black Awards dinner and dance
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey’s Council of Black Faculty and Staff will hold its 28th annual Scholarship Awards Dinner and Dance 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 at the Carriage House in Galloway Township. College President Emerita Vera King Farris will be the honorary chairwoman. Proceeds support scholarships. For information, tickets or program book advertising call Yubi Pena at (609) 652-4382 or Trish Collins at (609) 652-4523.
Fall Family Bingo at GTMS
The Galloway Township Middle School Family School Association has scheduled Fall Family Bingo at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13. Family Bingo includes a dauber, paper and a grand prize ticket for the $6 entry fee. Prizes are awarded for games. Food will be available for purchase. Contact Holly Hackney at (609) 568-5143 or gtmsfsa@gmail.com.
Baseball beef and beer
The A.C. Hammerheads traveling baseball organization will host a beef and beer from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Nov. 14 at Fred and Ethel’s Lantern Light Inn at Historic Smithville. Tickets are $20. The event will feature a 50-50, Chinese auction and live music. Call Steve Ferriero at (732) 713-8891 or (609) 404-0055.
Oceanville ham or oyster dinner
Oceanville Volunteer Fire Company 1 will hold its twice-a-year ham or oyster dinner from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 at the fire house on Route 9 in Galloway Township. Prices are $12 for adults and $6 for children. Call (609) 652-7617 or email oceanvillevfc@comcast.net.
Cody Sanchez Fund benefit
A benefit for the Cody Sanchez Fund is scheduled from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 at Barista’s Coffee House. Sanchez was struck and killed by a motor vehicle as he rode his bicycle out of the woods. Admission is $10. There will be a Chinese auction featuring casino room and meal comps and restaurant gift certificates, and a 50-50. The Cody Sanchez Fund will provide scholarships for graduating Absegami High School music students. See www.codysanchez.com.
‘Scenes of Galloway Township’ at library
The Galloway Cultural Arts Center’s current exhibit, “Scenes of Galloway Township,” is at the township branch of the Atlantic County Library through Saturday, Nov. 14. It may be viewed during library hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Call (609) 652-2418.
Operation Medicine Cabinet
The Port Republic General Store will be a collection site for Operation Medicine Cabinet New Jersey Saturday, Nov. 14, part of the first statewide medicine disposal day in the nation. Atlantic County Sheriff’s officers will be stationed at the store, 205 Clarks Landing Road, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring out-of-date, leftover or unwanted medicines. Call Undersheriff Ted Kammer at (609) 909-7216 or email kammer_ted@aclink.org.
Assumption School Christmas Craft Fair
Assumption Regional Catholic School will hold its 20th Annual Christmas Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 at the school, 146 South Pitney Road, Galloway Township. Call (609) 652-7134.
Self-defense clinic for women, teens
Tilton Fitness in Galloway Township will host a self-defense clinic for women and teens 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. Free and open to non-members as well as members, it will be conducted by Tilton Fitness trainer and self defense expert Alan Wright. Women will learn how to better protect themselves going to and from parking lots, garages and darkened areas. The Galloway Township Police Department will also do a safety presentation. Everyone will receive a free “day of fitness” and $25 off coupon from Distinctive CarToyz. See www.tiltonfitness.com/selfdefense or call (609) 652-7744.
Mainland Auxiliary events
The AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Mainland Auxiliary will hold a uniform sale 7 a.m–4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16 in the cafeteria and a bake sale 7 a.m.–noon Tuesday, Nov. 24 in the lobby. Proceeds benefit patient services. Call (609) 652-3499.
Scout conducting food drive
Absegami High School sophomore Will Flournoy is conducting a canned food drive from Monday, Nov. 16, to Wednesday, Nov. 25 at Absegami and Oakcrest high schools. A Boy Scout in Galloway Township Troop 76, Flournoy is making this his Eagle Scout project, concluding the food collecting Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 26 at the Oakcrest-Absegami football game. The game at Absegami starts at 10 a.m. The bins will be set up by the main office in each school. At the game, he will have a tent set up. The food will go to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, Southern Branch. Most needed items include peanut butter, tuna fish, baby foods and formula, meals in cans, powdered milk, drink mixes, spaghetti sauce, and canned fruit. Call (609) 804-0423 or email willgolf52494@hotmail.com.
Outlaw’s in-law to speak
Storyteller Eddy O’Malley, a distant in-law of outlaw Grace O’Malley of Irish folklore and 16th century history, will address the Irish American Cultural Society 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17 at the American Legion Hall at Mill Road and New Jersey Avenue. The meeting is free and open to the public. Visit http://home.comcast.net/~iacssj.
AtlantiCare Tree of Lights Remembrance
AtlantiCare Hospice will hold its sixth annual Tree of Lights Remembrance Celebration 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 at AtlantiCare’s Mainland Campus on Jimmie Leeds Road in Galloway Township. People can honor living and deceased loved ones by naming bulbs on the Tree of Lights in their honor. Suggested donation is $15. The celebration includes holiday music, the tree lighting and a recital of the names of all those honored. Refreshments will be served. The event will also highlight Hospice Celebration of Life Walk, a brick-laden path designed to give the community a chance to purchase bricks to honor, remember and celebrate the lives of loved ones. For information or to sign up for a light on the tree call (888) 569-1000 or visit www.atlanticare.org.
Emanon Players present ‘Fahrenheit 451’
Absegami High School’s Emanon Players will present Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21 in the Performing Arts Center. Tickets will be sold at the door and are $6 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens. Call Chip Garrison at (609) 404-2061.
Unitarian Eco Service and Fair
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Jersey Shore will hold an Eco Service and Fair 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. The multigenerational service includes music, message and meditation followed by an informational fair with hands-on exhibits and demonstrations to help families and individuals commit to slowing global climate change. The congregation meets at the corner of Pomona Road and Liebig Street. See www.uucsjs.org.
Culinary Institute reception
The Culinary Institute of America of Hyde Park, N.Y., will hold an admissions reception 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30 at the Carriage House on Pitney Road in Galloway Township. Attendees who apply to the school at the event will have their college application fee waived. The institute is enrolling students for 2010 for its bachelor’s and associate’s degree programs in culinary arts, baking and pastry arts. Call (800) 285-4627 or see www.ciachef.edu.
AtlantiCare Holly Day Luncheon
The AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Mainland Auxiliary will hold its annual Holly Day Luncheon 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2 at the Carriage House on Pitney Road in Galloway Township. Featuring Gabe Coia performing songs of the season, the proceeds benefit patient services. Tickets are $45. Reservations accepted through Nov. 20. Call (609) 652-3499.
Santa's arrival in Galloway Township
Santa will arrive in Galloway Township by fire truck at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11 at the Colonial Inn in Village Greene at Historic Smithville. There will be plenty of opportunities for pictures after his arrival and free pictures with Santa. Call Community Services at (609) 652-8657.
Breakfast with Santa
A character breakfast with Santa will be served Saturday, Dec. 12 at Smithville Inn. Price is $12 for children and $13 for adults. Tickets are required. For reservations or information call Community Services at (609) 652-8657.
Regular meetings
Rotary Club of Absecon-Galloway
The Rotary Club of Absecon-Galloway meets 7:30 a.m. the second and fourth Thursdays at the Galloway Diner, 245 W. White Horse Pike. See www.abseconrotary.org.
Basic beading classes
Free basic beading classes are offered from 6 to 9 p.m. every Thursday at Bumble Beeds in Village Greene at Historic Smithville. You can bring your own beads or buy them there. Learn to make bracelets, necklaces and earrings. Call (609) 652-3158.
AtlantiCare Heart Heroes meeting
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center’s Heart Institute Heart Heroes meet the second Tuesday of each month at AtlantiCare’s Mainland Campus. Heart Heroes is a volunteer group that raises funds through the AtlantiCare Foundation for the purchase of automated external defibrillators for schools and other community locations. Call (888) 569-1000.
Galloway networking group
Business Networking International meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at Gourmet Italian Cuisine at the corner of Pitney and Jimmie Leeds roads in Galloway Township. Only one member per profession is allowed in a chapter and the Galloway Township chapter is just forming. Call (609) 927-7722 ext. 6002, or (609) 748-1387.
Spinal Cord Network events
The Spinal Cord Network holds events on the first Thursday of every month. Some meetings take place at Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation and some are at other venues. The meeting will run from 3 to 5 p.m. or 4 to 6 p.m. depending upon the location. Call Becky Magill at (609) 748-5410.
Reformers Unanimous Addictions Program
The Reformers Unanimous Addictions Program meets 7 p.m. Fridays at Mainland Baptist Church, 512 S. Pitney Road, Galloway Township. Call (609) 652-7507.
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