Community Bulletin Board

East Brunswick AARP
schedules meeting, trips

East Brunswick AARP Chapter No. 4855 will hold a meeting at 1 p.m. on March 11 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center.

Guest speaker Teri Manes, a health educator from the Middlesex County Health Department, will offer a program titled "Dining Out Healthy." Guests are welcome to attend.

The group plans a March 12 trip to the Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, N.Y., to see a St. Joseph’s/St. Patrick’s special presentation. Lunch will be at the Swan Club. Cost is $56 per person. The bus will depart at 9 a.m. from the back parking lot at Kmart, Route 18, East Brunswick.

A trip to see a special Mother’s Day show at Rudy’s Beau Rivage, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., is planned for May 7. Participants will have lunch overlooking the Hudson. Cost is $51 per person and includes lunch, show and transportation. The bus will depart at 9 a.m. from the back parking lot at Sears, Route 1, New Brunswick. Reservation deadline is March 26.

For more information and to reserve, call (732) 238-5678.

Woman’s Club slates

March 18 fashion show

The East Brunswick Woman’s Club will sponsor an Irish Spring Fashion Show on March 18 at the Holiday Inn, Jamesburg. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is set for 7 p.m.

Donation is $36. Proceeds will benefit the club’s special services budget. For more information and to reserve, call (732) 257-2983 or (732) 257-1746.

Christian drama group

to perform at church

The Drama Ministries Ensemble of Northwestern College, Orange City, Iowa, will perform a new play titled September Bears at 7 p.m. on March 9 at First Reformed Church, 9 Bayard St., New Brunswick.

The play concerns events surrounding the tragedy of 9/11. Drawn from interviews with members of the Manhasset Community Reformed Church, Manhasset, N.Y., the 50-minute drama tells the story of New York City schoolteacher Sue Lucarelli, who became known as "The Bear Lady."

After Sept. 11, one child in Lucarelli’s classroom needed a hug. She hugged him and gave him a bear to hold. The child’s need and the teacher’s gesture were the beginning of a national endeavor. With her fellow church members and members of other churches across the United States, Lucarelli helped deliver more than 55,000 teddy bears to children in New York City in the months following 9/11.

The March 9 performance is free of charge and open to the public. For more information, call (732) 545-1005.