Community Bulletin Board
‘Go Red’ pajama party kits now available

The American Heart Association (AHA), North Brunswick, is urging the public to “Go Red for a Day” on Feb. 3, the third annual National Wear Red Day for Women. The day is designed to bring attention to cardiovascular disease, the No. 1 killer of women.

The community is encouraged to wear an article of red clothing, a tie, hat, or other item to focus attention on cardiovascular disease. The AHA also encourages women to hold sleepovers Feb. 3, and the first 100 people to call the AHA state office requesting a pajama party kit will receive a free “Go Red for Women” tote bag filled with ideas for a pajama party.

The kit includes invitations, “Go Red for Women” information booklets, and red dress pins, pajama party ideas, and heart healthy recipes.

For the kit or more information on Wear Red Day, call the AHA at (732) 821-2610.

Testing for Youth ChalleNGe begins Jan. 26

The New Jersey National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Academy is seeking applicants for its class No. 24 scheduled to begin March 5 at Fort Dix.

The academy provides residents age 16-18 who have not completed high school a second chance to earn a high school diploma. Testing for potential cadets will be Jan. 26 and Feb. 10 in Newark, Jan. 27 in Atlantic City and Jan. 25 in Cherry Hill.

Activities include physical training, community service, and how to develop life-coping skills. Cadets completing the requirements and passing the GED exam are eligible to receive a state of New Jersey high school diploma.

To register, call 1-800-997-5587.

Hallelu band to play at Shabbat service

The sounds of singing and dancing will fill the sanctuary of Monmouth Reform Temple, Tinton Falls, on Jan. 27 when the temple hosts a Shabbat Hallelu band.

The service starts at 7:45 p.m. and includes Cantor Gabriel Clissold and a band of guitar, keyboards, drums, clarinet and flute.

According to the Talmud and Bible, the Shabbat Hallelu draws inspiration from Jewish practices in ancient times when spontaneous instrumental music, accompanied by singing and dancing, was an integral part of Jewish worship.

After the destruction of the second Temple of Jerusalem by the Romans, the cantor said, music was silenced as an act of mourning.

Reform Jews were the first major religious movement to allow instrumental music back into synagogue worship, Clissold said.

Little Silver Woman’s Club dinner meeting Feb. 2

The Little Silver Woman’s Club will hold a dinner meeting Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Fort Monmouth Officer’s Club, Eatontown. Following the meeting, members will wrap cookies and candies for a local senior center for Valentine’s Day. The club’s home life chairman, Dorothy Lentini, wishes to thank all who donated costume jewelry for the Human Services Division of the New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Center. For more information on the dinner meeting, call (732) 747-2213 or (732) 747-5434.

Rebecca’s Reel Quilters to meet Feb. 5

Rebecca’s Reel Quilters of Poricy Park, Oak Hill Road, Middletown, will hold its next guild meeting Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. at the park’s annex building. The programs will be “Finishing Touches,” and will teach how to prepare a quilt for a show, and “Part II — Squaring Up, Borders & Troubleshooting.” Attendees should bring problem quilts. Fee is $3, and free for members. For more information, e-mail May at rrqpublicitygal@excite.com.