Fundraisers

Aug. 18

+ Let's Stroll Down Memory Lane - A '50s and '60s Sock Hop and Karaoke Night, sponsored by Elks Lodge No. 2220 Ladies Auxiliary, 7-10 p.m., at the lodge, Old Amboy Road, Old Bridge. Poodle skirts and blue-suede shoes optional. Soda-fountain bar, snacks. Cost is $5 per person. Call Lois at (732) 446-3165.

+ Save on Socks Sale, sponsored by Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge Auxiliary, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Auxiliary Hall B and C, lower level of the Old Bridge Medical Arts Building, adjacent to the medical center, off Ferry Road, between routes 9 and 18. (732) 324-5006.

Aug. 18 & Fridays through Oct. 20

+ Cruise Nights/Car Show, to benefit the Sayreville Brain Injured Children Association, sponsored by the Just Us Cruisers classic car club, 6-9 p.m., at the Paramount Diner, Route 35, South Amboy/Sayreville. Family-oriented events featuring more than 50 antique and classic cars from across the tri-state area. Trophies; games; music from the '50s, '60s, '70s. Businesses invited to donate a trophy and have their names mentioned at the shows. Call Richard Hart at (732) 525-0412 or log on to www.cnjcca.com.

Aug. 19

+ Peach Festival, sponsored by Holy Trinity Altar Rosary Society, 1-7 p.m., at the Holy Trinity Parish Center, 100 Main St., Helmetta. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children age 10 and under.

Aug. 19-Sept. 16

+ Book Sale, during regular hours, at the Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St. Preview sale (admission, $2) set for afternoon of Aug. 18. "All-You-Can-Carry-for-$5 Sale" set for last two days of the event, Sept. 15 and 16. All sales final. Proceeds benefit the library and its programs. (732) 251-1515.

Aug. 22

+ Art Activity, to benefit Special Strides Therapeutic Riding Center for children with special needs, Congress Hill Farm, Monroe, sponsored by Around the Corner Art Center, 4:30-6 p.m., at the art center, 290 Mounts Corner Drive, in back of Walgreens shopping center, Route 537, Freehold (across from Moore's Tavern). Event will help raise money for the Steven Werthan Scholarship Fund. Youngsters create paintings to be auctioned off on Oct. 14 at the seventh annual Special Strides Benefit Barn Dance. More than 50 special-needs children come to receive therapy at Special Strides, a nonprofit center dedicated to improving the lives of children with developmental disabilities and physical handicaps. Hippotherapy, or horse therapy, is used as a tool to elicit change and rehabilitation as part of a physical-therapy and occupational-therapy program for children with autism, cerebral palsy, other sensory and motor conditions. Call Laurie or Susie at (732) 446-0945.