Bring pennies to kickoff
      On Wednesday, April 25, football great Phil Villapiano, the Gala committee and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) will kick off the 12th annual Field of Hope Gala to strike out amytrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. A cocktail reception will be held at Commerce Bank on Shrewsbury Avenue in Shrewsbury from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
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Safe boating course slated for April 25, 26
      Coast Boating School, toms River, will conduct a personal watercraft and safe boating course under New Jersey State law April 25 and 26 from 7-10 p.m. at Little Silver Fire Company No. 1, Prospect Avenue. For fee or to register, call (877) 262-8723.
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Friends of ACS to raffle off 2007 Lotus Elise
      The Friends of the American Cancer Society (ACS) will hold a raffle for a 2007 Lotus Elise at the "Cancer Ball" June 23. A maximum of 1,500 tickets will be sold. Approximately 1,000 of the six-speed Lotuses were released in the United States.
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Bird walks slated for April 14, 15
      The Sandy Hook Bird Observatory will present a bird walk led by New Jersey Audubon Society senior naturalist Scott Barnes April 14 at 8:45 a.m. The walk will begin at lot b, Bayberry lot, Sandy Hook. Attendees will search for hawks and songbirds on the walk. Monmouth County Park System naturalist Andrew Spears will lead a bird walk April 15 at 8:45 a.m.
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