CHRISTMAS IS FOR CHILDREN, INC.
Nonprofit non-denominational organization dedicated to providing
happy holidays for underprivileged children. Seeking volunteers to
help with administrative work. Looking for Wish List Sponsors, Food
Basket Donors for holidays. For more information visit www.NJChrist-
masIsForChildren.org or contact us at: christmas4kids@ gmail.com or
call (908) 766-6661.
THE FRIENDS OF JACOBUS VANDERVEER HOUSE
P.O. Box 723, Bedminster, NJ
07921-0723, 908-212-7000
ext. 611,
www.jvanderveerhouse.com.
10
th Annual Colonial Christ-
mas
.
Schedule of Events:
Open House Tours,
Friday-Sunday,
Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 7-9, 10am-4pm
daily. Admission: $10.00/ adult,
(
children 12 and under, free).
Group Show House Tours,
Thurs-
day, Nov. 29, 10am-4pm. Special
group rates available for parties
of 5 or more. Reservations required. Call Robin Ray at (908) 581-6239
or email r.ray@verizon.net.
Champagne Tour of The Jacobus Vanderveer House,
Friday, Nov. 30,
6
pm-7pm.
“
Savor the Season” Gala Dinner, Trump National Golf Club,
900
Lam-
ington Road, Bedminster, 7pm. Tickets (includes admission to show
house). For tickets and information, call Bedminster Township Office at:
(908) 212-7000
ext. 611 or visit www.jvanderveerhouse.com.
For tickets and information about Colonial Christmas events, phone
Bedminster Township Office at: (908) 212-7000 ext. 611 or visit
www.jvanderveerhouse.com. Proceeds from “A Colonial Christmas”
will help fund interactive exhibits and period furnishings for the
Jacobus Vanderveer House, which is being restored and developed as
an educational community resource and museum.
HISTORIC CHESTER
Upcoming Events:
Sculpted Ice Works Carving Out
Festive Works of Art,
Saturday, Dec. 8, 12-4pm. Rain,
Snow or Shine.
Dickens’ Carolers,
Saturday, Nov. 24,
12:30
pm-4:30pm.
Merry Monster Truck Rides,
Satur-
day, Dec. 15, 1pm-4:30pm. Rides are FREE with
downloadable coupon from ilovechester.com website.
Holiday Acapel-
la Caroling,
Sundays, Dec. 2, 9, 16, 1pm-4pm.
Horse and Carriage
Rides,
Sundays, Dec. 2, 9, 1pm-4:30pm, outside 92 Main Street. FREE
with downloadable coupon from ilovechester.com website. All activities
are FREE and run continuously each weekend through Dec. 18. For a
detailed schedule of events, contact Kathy Barbieri at 908-879-2900 or
visit www.ilovechester.com.
THE CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (CCA)
2020
Burnt Mills Road, Bedminster, NJ 07921, 908-234-2345. Gallery
hours Monday-Wednesday 9am-5pm, Thursday 9am-8pm, Friday-Sat-
urday 9am-3pm. Closed Sundays and major holidays. For further infor-
mation, contact Elie Porter Trubert, Executive Director at (908) 234-
2345,
ext. 100 or etrubert@ccabedminster.org.call or visit The Center
for Contemporary Art at http://ccabedminster.org/.
Upcoming Event:
Juried Exhibition
,
Edward Ramoran, Juror, through Dec. 16.
STUDIO 7 FINE ART GALLERY
A fine art gallery at 5 Morristown Rd.,
Bernardsville, 908-630-9770. Gallery hours
Tuesday through Saturday 10am-4pm and by
appointment.
Upcoming Event:
Holiday Art
Show,
by the Artists of Studio 7.
BernARTsville
Art Walk,
reception December 7, 6-9pm. Con-
tact owner, Kathleen Palmer for more infor-
mation at 908-963-0365, pskjpalmer@ veri-
zon.net, www.studio7artgallery.com
A.A.R.P. SOMERSET HILLS CHAPTER #5275
The American Association of Retired Persons (A.A.R.P.) holds meetings
the second Friday of the month, First Presbyterian Church of
Bernardsville, 321 Mine Hill Road (Route 202), Bernardsville, 9:30am.
New members and guests welcome.
Upcoming Event:
Holiday Pro-
gram,
Friday, Dec. 14.
Note:
No meeting January 2013. Contact Flo
Cox at 908-696-8651 for further information.
BASKING RIDGE BRIDGE CLUB
Basking Ridge Duplicate Bridge Club meets every Tuesday evening
7:00
pm at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Finley Ave. in Basking
Ridge. The playing fee is $2 per person to pay for the coffee, cookies
and donations to the church. If interested, please contact Gordon
Hoare at 802-793-7060 or Marsha Wilkie at 908-696-1755 to get the
details and to sign up to play.
BERNARDSVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Meetings are held at 9am on the third Tuesday of each month at the
Bernardsville Public Library, 1 Anderson Hill Road. Contact Nancy
McLure at nancymclurebcc@ gmail.com or visit our website at
www.bvillechamber.com.
Upcoming Event:
Holly Days,
Dec. 1,
4:30
pm, Olcott Square.
BERNARDSVILLE KIWANIS CLUB
A non-profit organization working towards building a better communi-
ty, providing scholarships and enhancing goodwill. Meets every Tues-
day at 6:30pm, Bernards Café & Grille, 8 Mine Brook Rd., Bernardsville.
New members always welcome. For more information, contact
Spencer Wissinger at 908-766-4456.
BERNARDSVILLE ROTARY
Meets every Tuesday at 7:47am for breakfast at The Olde Mill Inn. 225
US Hwy 202, Basking Ridge, 07920. Contact Lavinia Jenkins at 908-
766-4790
for more information.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES, DIOCESE OF METUCHEN
Worried about keeping your home warm for the winter? Catholic Char-
ities, Diocese of Metuchen is accepting applications for the Low
Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) now through April
30, 2013.
Call 908-333-2271 or visit us at 92 East Main St. Suite 406,
Somerville, Monday-Friday 9am-4pm to see if you qualify.
HOLISTIC MOMS NETWORK (HMN)
OF SOMERSET COUNTY
A national non-profit organization connecting parents and individuals
interested in holistic health & green living. Meets monthly at Bridge-
water Library, 7pm. All are welcome, not just Moms! For a list of
upcoming meeting topics, please visit our chapter's web site:
http://home.homewebs.com/hmnsomersetctynj/. For more informa-
tion about HMN call Parvathi at 908-203-1422, email
pmalangi@yahoo.com or visit www.holisticmoms.org.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SOMERSET,
HUNTERDON AND WARREN COUNTIES
A non profit, non sectarian social service agency serving the tri-county
area. 150-A West High Street, Somerville, N.J. Contact JFS at 908-725-
7799
or Admin@JewishFamilySvc.org for more information or to regis-
ter for upcoming events below.
Family and Senior Mentor Volunteers Needed:
Volunteers interested
in being matched with families seeking support and information from a
caring home visitor or with seniors who are eager for cognitive stimu-
lation from a friendly home visitor will receive orientation and training
through a 9-hour program over 3 evenings. To learn more about vol-
unteer opportunities at JFS Call 908-725-7799 or Email: Admin@
JewishFamilySvc.org.
JFS is Recruiting for Summer AmeriCorps Positions:
A commitment
to national service that will challenge you to put your skills and ideas to
work while helping others. Stipends and educational grants are provid-
ed. For more information please contact Career Services Coordinator,
Elise Prezant, 908 725-7799 or eprezant@JewishFamilySvc.org.
Café Europa:
A social group for Holocaust Survivors -
Dec. 12, Jan. 16,
Feb. 20. Contact JFS at 908-725-7799 or eprezant@JewishFamilySvc.org
for more information.
Job Seekers Support Group:
A group for active job seekers
.
Free of
charge, open to the community. Wednesdays, Dec. 5, Feb. 6, March 6. Con-
tact JFS at 908-725-7799 or eprezant@JewishFamilySvc.org to register.
Social Learning Group:
10
week program, meeting on Sundays,
focuses on social, relationship and communication skills for teens on
the Autism spectrum. For more information please contact 908-725-
7799
or Admin@JewishFamilySvc.org.
Social Club
for Young Adults with Asperger Syndrome or Developmen-
tal Challenges:
Group meets monthly. For more information contact
908-725-7799
or Admin@JewishFamilySvc.org.
Sibling Support Group:
Peer Support for brothers and sisters of chil-
dren with special needs.
Contact JFS at 908-725-7799 or Admin@
JewishFamilySvc.org.
Parent Support Group:
Peer Support for parents with a special needs
child. Group will meet for 6 sessions. Contact JFS at 908-725-7799 or
Admin@Jewish FamilySvc.org.
JUNIOR WOMEN’S CLUB OF SOMERSET HILLS
Meetings held the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30pm
usually
at the
Ridge Oak Senior Center Clubhouse, 150 Manchester Drive, Basking
Ridge.
Please check website for changes in meeting locations.
For
more information log on to www.gfwc.homestead.com or email the
club at jwcofsh@yahoo.com.
Upcoming Event:
Selling gingerbread
house kits to benefit Valerie Fund.
Kits cost $20. Houses will be avail-
able until Christmas. Please email the club at jwcofsh@yahoo.com if
you are interested in buying a house or would like more information
about the Junior Women's Club of Somerset Hills.
NEWCOMERS & NEIGHBORS
OF SOMERSET HILLS
A social organization. All residents welome to attend. To learn more call
Sharel, 908-234-9393 or Carol, 908-470-1015 or visit us at www.somerset
hillsnewcomersclub.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/
newcomers and neighbors of somerset hills nj.
PEAPACK GLADSTONE HAPPY ROCKERS
Meetings held 4th Monday of the month 1pm excluding July, August,
December when no meetings are held. New Members welcome.
Upcoming events:
Christmas Party at Fair Winds Fine Catering Coun-
try Club,
December 3, Basking Ridge. For more information call Lina
Calabrese 908-234-2377.
ROTARY CLUB OF THE MENDHAMS
Meets every Wednesday evening, 6:30pm, Black Horse Tavern, Mend-
ham. For further information please visit our website at www.mend-
hamrotaryclub.org.
SOMERSET COUNTY SENIOR WELLNESS CENTER
202
Mount Airy Rd., Basking Ridge, NJ 07920. Open Monday-Friday
9:30
am-3:30pm.
All
seniors welcome to participate in all of our activi-
ties. Lunch served daily - reservations required 24 hrs in advance, by
10:00
am. Volunteers always wanted for
Meals on Wheels
Program. For
more information about the Center and its programs call Kristen Grieco
at 908-204-3435. Transportation available to center from this area.
Note:
Center closed December 19, 24, 25.
On going programs:
Computer Lab:
Daily, 9am - 3pm (call for availability).
Pool Sharks:
Pool Table Available Daily, 9am - 3pm.
Stretch & Flex Class:
(
Upper & Lower Body Exercise), Mondays &
Thursdays, 10:45am.
Tai Chi:
Mondays, 1pm – runs through Dec. 10. Registration required.
Zumba Gold:
10
am – runs through Dec. 12. Registration required.
Knitting Club:
Wednesdays, 10:45am – New members welcome!
Donations of crocheting & knitting needles now being accepted.
Upcoming Events:
Programs begin at 10:30am unless otherwise
noted.
Fall Birds:
Nov. 30, Learn about New Jersey birds.
What is the Best Holiday Gift You Ever Gave?:
Dec. 4.
Free Blood Pressure Screenings:
Dec. 4. No appointment neces-
sary.
Healthy Eating During the Holidays:
Dec. 6.
Annual Holiday Party:
Dec. 7. Reservations must be received by
Tuesday, Dec. 4.
Attitude is Everything:
Dec. 11.
Self Defense Awareness for Seniors:
Dec. 12.
Art of the Masters - Vincent Van Gogh:
Dec. 14. Lecture and work-
shop on recreating one of Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings. Space is
limited, reservations required.
Special Holiday Edition Bingo:
Dec. 18.
Pettet Sisters Performance of Winter Wonderland:
Dec. 21.
Birthday Celebration:
Dec. 26, 12:15pm. Celebrate all December
birthdays today.
Healthy Food Tasting - Pomegranate Salsa & Mind Your Mind -
Metacognition:
Dec. 27.
New Year’s Party:
Dec. 31. Bring your hat & noisemakers and join us
in a toast at noon.
Free Skin Cancer Screenings:
Jan. 8, 10:00am.
Floral Arranging Workshop:
Jan. 9.
How to Construct Intricate 3-D Snowflakes:
Jan. 11.
How to Green Your Home:
Jan. 15.
SWIM INC.
Provides free water exercise for adults with muscular impairment.
Three locations in Somerset County: Somerset Hills YMCA, Fellowship
Village, Basking Ridge and Somerset Valley YMCA, Bridgewater.
Somerset Hills YMCA,
104
Mt.
Airy Rd., Basking Ridge – Mon-
days, noon
Fellowship Village,
800
Fellow-
ship Rd, Basking Ridge –
Wednesdays, 11am
Somerset Valley YMCA,
601
Garretson Rd., Bridgewater –
Wednesdays, 10am and 1pm.
All three chapters accepting
new participants and seeking
volunteers to assist. Please
contact:Somerset Hills YMCA, Paul or Benita Kiell 908-781-1703,
908-230-3581
or paulkiell@comcast.net. Fellowship Village, Rosemary
Goodman 908-647-0435, 201-294-9415 or rojerryg99@ yahoo.com.
Somerset Valley YMCA, Joy Tsuzuki, 908-722-8164, Mariana Antos,
908-393-6992,
Margery Borysewicz, 732-271-5129. For additional infor-
mation on SWIM, Inc. visit their website at www.swim-inc.org.
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