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Dinner choices are: Filet Mignon, Chicken Francaise, or Salmon. DJ Tony D will provide the music. Dancing and activities, from 8to 10p.m. If interested in attending, contact Jim Carrigan at: mcissl@optonline.net or call (732) 861-5650. It’s not too late to register. service. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 2-3p.m.; Tuesday and Thurday, from 9-10a.m. and 6-7p.m. and Saturday, from 9-10 a.m. Also, monetary donations can be sent to St. Marys Church Community Food Pantry, 45 Crosswicks St. Bordentown NJ 08505. Mercer County Italian-American Festival Association: The Mercer County Italian-American Association holds a dinner fundraiser the last Thursday of each month, from 5to 8p.m., at the Italian-American Heritage Center, 2421Liberty St., Hamilton. All You Can Eat. Menu consists of pasta, meatballs, salad and choice of coffee, tea and soda. BYOB. Donation $9.99. Desserts available for $1additional. For more information, call (609) 631-7544. Veterans Food Drive: Mercer County Veteran Services is conducting its annual donation drive to help veterans and their families enjoy the comforts of a hot meal on each holiday. Rather than collecting donations of food, Mercer County’s Division of Veteran Services accepts monetary donations throughout the year that go toward the purchase of ShopRite gift cards veterans can use to purchase holiday meals year-round. Veterans will receive those gift cards in time for holiday meal preparations. Mercer County Veteran Services uses every dollar collected during the drive to purchase and distribute the ShopRite gift cards for food products. If you wish to donate, make your check payable to Mercer County Trust Fund. Mail donations to Mercer County Division of Veteran Services, 2280Hamilton Ave., Hamilton, NJ 08619. For additional information on making a donation, please call (609) 989-6120. made to order and somemenu items include pancakes, French toasts, eggs, omelets, bacon, sausage, pork roll, ham, coffee, milk and juice. All proceeds go to the Special Children’s Committee. Order off the priceditemmenu. For more information, call TomPitcherello at (609) 4623758. Knights ofColumbus6213: The Knights of Columbus 6213 are having theirmonthly breakfast buffet on Sunday, May 1, 2016, from8to 11:30a.m., at the hall on 1451Klockner Road in Hamilton. Comeand enjoy a breakfast of eggs, pancakes, sausage, bacon, tater tots and oatmeal. Coffee, tea, and juice will be served. Cost is $7adults, $6for seniors, $5for children. ages 6-12, children under 6are free. Bring canned goods for donation to the food bank for a dollar off the admission price. Slavic Dinner: St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church will sponsor the Slavic Dinner onWednesday, April 13, from4to 7p.m. The dinner will be held in St. Mary’s Parish Center, 1900Brooks Boulevard, Hillsborough, NJ. Cost is $14for adults (ages 9and up) and $5for children (8and under) and includes all you can eat Pirohi, stuffed cabbage, kielbasa and sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, salad, dessert and beverage. During Lent the special entrée will be fish specially selected and prepared by St. Mary’s chef John Pagano. Dinners are held on the secondWednesday of every month throughout the year. Orders to go are available. Formore information contact: St. Mary’s at (908) 725-0615. TheHamilton Elks LodgeNo. 2262: The Hamilton Elks hold an All You Can Eat Full Breakfast Fund-Raiser the first Saturday of the month through May, from8 to 11a.m., at Hamilton Elks Lodge No. 2262, located at 1580Kuser Road, Hamilton. Cost is $9adults; $7for seniors, first responders and military; $7for children, age 10and older; children, under age 10, are free. Proceeds benefit Hamilton Elks Lodge No. 2262. range from50cents to $1. Young adult and children hardcovers are 2/$1and paperbacks are 3/$1. Also DVDs, CDs, videotapes, audio books will be available for purchase. All proceeds are used to provide special programs for adults and children, including the Summer Reading Program, and to purchase new materials for the library. The library is located at 138Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. PrincetonTheologicalCenter: Princeton Theological Seminary community book sale will take place Thursday, April 14through Saturday, April 16in the Seminary’s Whiteley Gymnasium, 36Hibben Road (corner of Hibben and Stockton Street/ Route 206) in Princeton. Times are: Thursday, April 14and Friday, April 15, from9a.m. to 5p.m., Entrance fee of $7; and $10Box Day: Saturday, April 16, from9a.m. to 6p.m. buy a box and put all of the books you can fit into it) Proceeds from the sale support seminary libraries in developing nations and provide Princeton Seminary students with scholarship funds for travel courses. Friends ofHamilton Library: The Friends of the Hamilton Township Public Library present the annual huge book sale on Saturday, May 14, from10a.m. to 4p.m. and on Monday, May 16, from9a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Hamilton Township Free Public Library, 1Justice Samuel Alito Jr. Way. Free admission. Open to the public. Hardcover and paperback books, range from10cents and higher. CDs, DVDs and plenty of children’s books. A mini book sales (most days) is held in themain level of the library, from10a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call (609) 581-4060. Allies Inc.: Allies, Inc. offers volunteers, both individuals and groups (community groups, etc.), an opportunity to help in various programs. For more information, call Kelly Beach at (609) 235-7281or KBeach@alliesnj.org. Kidsbridge ToleranceMuseum: The Kidsbridge ToleranceMuseum is the only youth-focused tolerance museumin the nation. Children and youth have funwhile learning strategies relating toempathy, diversity appreciation and bullying prevention. Kidsbridge is looking for adult volunteers to interact with kids. No experience necessary. All volunteers will be trained. Sessions take place between 9:30a.m. and 1:30p.m. Volunteersmay work partial sessions and participate as often or as little as they prefer. The Kidsbridge ToleranceMuseumis located in Ewing, in the Ewing Senior & Community Center. Easy access from I-95and plenty of free parking. For more information, contact Rebecca at rebeccakidsbridge@verizon.net. Churchville NatureCenter: Churchville Nature Center is looking for adult visitor aides for Sunday afternoons, from1to 5p.m. twice a month. Training available. Visitor aides help to answer phones, assist visitors with information, register people for programs and trips coming up and help customers with shop purchases. Computer skills are helpful. Formore information, call Diane V. Sears at (215) 357-4005, ext. 5038or visitwww.churchvillenaturecenter.org Italian American Festival Association: The monthly meeting of the Mercer County Italian American Festival Association will be held on Monday, May 2, 2016, at the Heritage Building, 2421Liberty St., Hamilton, NJ 08629at 7p.m. The meeting is opened to the general public. We are looking for volunteers for our 2016Festival to be held Sept. 23 to 252016. Anyone interested contact the office at (609) 6317544. The Rotary Club of Hamilton Township: The club meets at The Stone Terrace at John Henry’s, 2275Kuser Road, Hamilton, NJ 08610, every Wednesday, from 12:15to 1:30p.m. Luncheon price: $25. Meetings open to those interested in learning more about the good works of the Hamilton Rotary Club and the rewarding business networking benefits the club offers. Hamilton Philatelic Society: The Hamilton Township Philatelic Society (HTPS) promotes stamp collecting and related fields. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at the Hamilton Township Library at 1Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Way, Hamilton (off Whitehorse -Mercerville Road behind the police station). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for trading, selling and socializing. The meeting starts at 7:15p.m. followed by a monthly activity at 9p.m. Next meeting is April 19. For more information, visit www.hamiltonphilatelic.org Camp Olden Civil War Round Table: The Camp Olden Civil War Round Table meets on the first Thursday of every month except August at the Hamilton Public Library located at 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Drive in Hamilton, NJ. The meetings are at 7p.m. (except March and September, meet at 6p.m.). For more information visit www. campolden.org. Overeaters Anonymous: “OA” meeting on Friday evenings at 8p.m. (Newcomer meeting starts at 7:45p.m.). at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 246Hulmeville Ave., in Penndel, PA, 19047. For more information, call Steve or Michelle, at (215) 638-1822or visit www.oa.org/. Soroptimist International of Trenton: Soroptimist International of Trenton’s monthly dinner meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at 6p.m. at Villa Romanza, Route 156, Yardville. New members and guests are welcome to attend by calling Jane Pompei at (609) 581-2226. Soroptimist International of Trenton is an area based service organization of volunteer business and professional women with an emphasis on contributing to and working with the women and girls in our community. Debtors Anonymous: Having serious trouble with money, overspending, underearning or debt? Come to Debtors Anonymous meeting every Thursday, from 7:45to 8:45p.m., at Slackwood Presbyterian Church, 2020Brunswick Ave., Lawrenceville. Call 800-421-2383 or visit www.debtorsanonymous.org for more information. No charge. Korean War Veterans: The Central Jersey Chapter No. 148 of Korean War Veterans Association extend an invitation to any veterans regardless of the branch of service, who served during the war, June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, any location including Europe or who have served in Korea from July 27, 1953to current date. The group meets at 10a.m. the second Wednesday of every month (except for January at the Monroe Township Municipal Building. No meetings in January, February, March and April. Membership dues are $25to the Korean War Veterans Association and $10chapter fee per year. The chapter is involved in various functions during the year including parades with a Color Guard, flag raisings, Korean War Memorial at Atlantic City and funerals . For more information, call Charles Koppelman, membership chairperson at (609) 655-3111 or email KWVANJ@ yahoo.com Bucks County Genealogical Society: Bucks County Genealogical Society Meeting & Program is set for Saturday, April 2, 2016, from 10a.m. to noon, at at the David Library of the American Revolution, 1201River Road, Washington Crossing, PA. Topic is ‘Jump Start Your Online Research: Some Sites You Haven’t Yet Explored” by Joyce Homan. Open to the public: $5 members/$10non-members. Genealogy store opens at 9:30 a.m. For more information, please visit www.bucksgen.org