Animal League presents Tricky Tray on Dec. 5
The Hudson County Animal League will present a Holiday Gift Extravaganza Tricky Tray on Friday, Dec. 5 at St. Michael’s Community Center, 21 East 23 St., Bayonne, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Beat the holiday shopping crowds win some Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers. Admission is $12 plus a can or more of cat food for homeless cats. Also if you can, donate an item or more for the Bayonne Food Bank so that all might celebrate and enjoy a bountiful holiday season. Admission includes a sheet of raffle tickets, desserts, coffee, tea, soft drinks and goodies on the table, and door prizes. Call Cheryl at (201) 332-7612, Chris at (201)-437-8732, Lorma at (201)-437-7263, or email mcgallagher728@optimum.net.
Third-Tuesday-of-the Month Nature Walk upcoming
Take a free two-hour walk of Mill Creek Marsh in Secaucus featuring raptors, waterfowl and fall migrants. Meet at the marsh entrance at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18. The walk is sponsored by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society. Check meadowblog.net for last-minute weather updates. Participants will have to sign a standard liability release that is good for events throughout the year. To RSVP, call (201) 230-4983.
All about Turkeys
Visit the Meadowlands Environmental Center on Saturday, Nov. 22 and learn about the star of Thursday’s dinner. Turkey facts and history will be on the menu from 1 to 2 p.m. at this all ages event, along with a scavenger hunt for kids (with prizes) and a great cranberry sauce demonstration and take home recipe. The cost is $5 per person; $4 for MEC members. Registration is recommended and appreciated. To register, go to http://mec.rst2.edu/environment. The NJMC Science Center is at 3 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst. (201) 460-8300.
Hudson County CASA needs volunteers
Are you interested in helping children in the foster care system? If so, Hudson County CASA is currently recruiting volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children. CASA works through trained community volunteers to insure that needed services and assistance are made available to children while helping to move them toward safe and permanent homes.
CASA (court appointed special advocate) and its volunteers speak for children in court, serve as fact finders for the judges and safeguard the interests of the children while they are in the foster care system.
Please attend an information session to learn more about the program and the role of its volunteers. A session will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 18 from 6 to 7 p.m. in Room 901 of the Hudson County Administration Building at 595 Newark Ave., Jersey City.
Hudson County has nearly 700 children in foster care; most have been removed from their homes for abuse or neglect. For further information, please call (201) 795-9855, e-mail mgarcia@hudsoncountycasa.org or visit their website at www.hudsoncountycasa.org.