The design team of The Store From River Road, Shrewsbury, at work on the VNA showhouse. The Woman's Club of Little Silver will hold a dinner meeting April 12 at 6 p.m. at the Fort Monmouth Officers Club in Eatontown. Reservations must be in by April 6. Call (732) 747-5434 for further information.

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The 15th annual Rumson-Fair Haven Run will be held May 6 beginning at the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Borden Stadium. The event includes a 5-mile run, a 3K and kiddie dashes. Trophies, prizes and a few surprises are guaranteed. Registration is available online at www.active.com. Additional information is available at the official Rumson-Fair Haven Run Web site at www.rumson-fairhavenrun.org.

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The Center for Vocational Rehabilitation will host a free job fair for the public on Wednesday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its headquarters at 15 Meridian Road in Eatontown. Participating employers include Commerce Bank, ShopRite, Amboy National Bank, Foodtown and others. The job fair is co-sponsored by the Monmouth County Workforce Investment Board, Ladacin Network and The United Way of Monmouth County. For more information or directions, call (732) 544-1800 or visit www.mcvr.org.

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The Shrewsbury Environmental Commission has organized a computer and electronic recycling drive for Shrewsbury residents only in celebration of Earth Day on April 21 between 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Shrewsbury Borough Hall on Sycamore Avenue. They will accept anything with a plug that can be carried, i.e., computer components, televisions, cell phones, microwaves, air-conditioning units, VCRs, etc.

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Local interior designers are in the process of transforming Rumson's Scothigh Farm into the Stately Homes By-the-Sea Designer Showhouse, a fundraiser for the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey, Red Bank.

The 11,000-square-foot colonial revival house at 142 Bingham Ave. will be open to the public Tuesday through Sunday, May 1-31, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The David Burke Fromagerie Showhouse Café will be open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A boutique will also be open on the grounds.

Showhouse tickets are $35 at the door, $25 in advance and $20 for seniors. Tickets may be purchased online at www.statelyhomesbythesea.com or by calling the VNACJ special events office at (732) 224-6791.

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The public is invited to the eighth annual Shanti Peace Lecture, sponsored by the Monmouth Center for World Religion and Ethical Thought, Sunday, April 29, at 4 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, 1475 W. Front St., Lincroft.

This year's speakers are Dr. Dan Bar-on and Dr. Sami Adwan, whose topic will be "In Search of Peace: Palestinian and Israeli Learning Each Other's Historical Narratives." Drs. Bar-on and Adwan are co-directors of the Peace Research Institute in the Middle East and currently Fulbright Scholars at Monmouth University, West Long Branch.

Dr. Bar-on is a professor of psychology at Ben-Gurion University in Israel. Dr. Adwan serves on the Faculty of Education at Bethlehem University, Israel.

There is no charge for the presentation and all are invited to a reception immediately following the program. For more information, contact: Ellen Chaddha (732) 671-0301 or Esmat Mahmoud (732) 842-3638

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Fair Haven Cub Scout Pack No. 127 is sponsoring the fourth annual Pancake Breakfast fundraiser for breast cancer Sunday, April 22, 8 a.m. to noon at the Fair Haven Firehouse on River Road. The cost is $7 per adult and $5 per child. For more information, call (732) 576-1798.

Last year, the breakfast raised over $14,000 for breast cancer research. This year, once again, all proceeds will go to the Walsh Family Charitable Foundation for Breast Cancer Research, an organization that supports a variety of breast cancer causes.

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