Sept. 24

• Proceeds Night, sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School, Milltown, 5-9 p.m., at TGI Friday's, Route 1 south, North Brunswick. Restaurant will donate 20 percent of each school supporter's check (eat-in or takeout) to the school. Diners must present event flier for donation to count. For fliers, call the school office at 732-828-1951 or log on to www.ololschoolnj.org.

Sept. 25

• Tricky Tray, sponsored by the Monroe Wolverines Football and Cheerleading Organization, doors open at 6 p.m., event begins at 8 p.m., at the Monroe Township Community Center, Monmouth Road. More than 400 prizes including "a special day," 50/50, lottery trees, money trees, gift cards, Santa's Workshop of Toys valued at more than $650. Tickets cost $20 at the door; includes one sheet of yellow tickets, coffee, tea, dessert. Call 732-251-8827, email VeeDeeDay@yahoo.com.

• Wine Tasting, sponsored by the St. Bartholomew Columbiettes, 7-10 p.m., in St. Bartholomew's School Hall, 460 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Cost is $10 per person; includes tasting, snacks, desserts. Wine tasting presented by Marketplace Wine and Spirits, East Brunswick. To reserve, call Pat at 908-705-0411.

Sept. 26

• Used Book/DVD/Video Game Sale, sponsored by Trinity Presbyterian Church, to benefit Project Child and Casa de Luz, an orphanage in the Dominican Republic, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., in the church hall, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Items cost 25 cents- $2. Call Marcy at 732-254-2699 or the church at 732-257-6636.

• Yard Sale/Bake Sale, sponsored by the St. John's Baptist Church Missionary Board, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at the church, 24 Lake St., Jamesburg. Rain date is Oct. 3. Vendor tables available for $15 donation. Call Libbie Mitchell at 732-521-0516 or Jerline Alston at 732-247-4160.

• Family Picnic and Pig Roast, sponsored by Spotswood Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4589 and its Ladies Auxiliary, 1-6 p.m., at the post home, 33 Daniel Road. Music, food, refreshments. Donation is $18 for adults, $10 for ages 6-12; under age 5 admitted free. 732-251-9862 or 732-251-7263.

• Yard Sale, sponsored by the East Brunswick Youth Council, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., rain or shine, in the Crystal Springs Family Aquatic Center parking lot, 388 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. Bargains, treasures, collector's items. Household items, games, linens, stuffed animals, pet supplies, sports equipment, furniture, luggage, more. All proceeds benefit the East Brunswick Youth Council. Call Sylvia at 732-390-6797.

• Weekend Warrior Camp for a Cause, to benefit the South River Food Bank, sponsored by Total Core Fitness Boot Camp, 8:30-9:30 a.m., at 190 William St., South River. Workouts raise funds and donations for the food bank. Group fitness instruction led by health and fitness expert Ryan Toth. Admission is $10 or 10 food-bank donations (food or toiletries) per workout. To register, call Ryan Toth at 732-675-2190 or email info@totalcorefitcamp.com.

• Friends and Neighbors in Action

(FNA) 5K Race and Fun Walk, organized by FNA and sponsored by the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME), registration at 9 a.m., in Thompson Park, Monroe. Proceeds go to the Daniel Patrick Ryan Foundation, the Embrace Kids Foundation and FNA's Family Assistance Program, all to aid children and families dealing with childhood cancers. Online and printable registration forms and additional race information, including a course map, available at www.FNA5K.com.

Sept. 26 & 27

• Support Our Troops Drive, conducted by Drive David Kaiserman and Eleanor "Debbie" Walker, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Sayreville Emergency Squad, Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville, noon- 3 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Cheesequake Fire Department, Route 34, Old Bridge. Items sought for U.S. troops overseas include food; snacks; drinks; blankets; travel mugs; toiletries, bug spray; eye drops; vitamins; entertainment and sports items; batteries; disposable cameras; cards and letters; firstaid supplies; hand sanitizer; linens; flashlights; T-shirts; small alarm clocks; socks; prepaid phone cards; acetaminophen, aspirin. No glass bottles, glass jars, expired food or aerosol cans and sprays, homebaked goods, lighters, hotel samples, canned food. www.giveit2thetroops.org/items.htm.

Sept. 28

• Cut-A-Thon, to benefit the Jimmy D Foundation sponsored by Indigo Salon, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., at the salon, 354 George St., second floor, New Brunswick. Salon staff will offer $19 haircuts, $6 eyebrow waxings, $4 lip waxings for walk-ins only. Monetary prizes, gift certificates. Call Robyn Vitelli at 732-873-6910. www.Jimmydfoundation.org.