Fundraisers
May 16

• Tricky Tray, sponsored by St. Paul's Church, doors open at 6 p.m., event begins at 7:30 p.m., at the church, South Main Street and West Lakewood Avenue, Milltown. For tickets, call (732) 828-0020; limited tickets may be available at the door. Proceeds benefit an upcoming mission trip.

• Tricky Tray, sponsored by the Little House Association of South River, doors open at 6:15 p.m., event begins at 8 p.m., at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1451, 31 Reid St., South River. Little House provides a meeting place and event site for more than 200 Girl Scouts in South River and Milltown. Admission: $6; tickets not available in advance. Call Linda at (732) 257-3274.

• Comedy Night, to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, doors open at 6 p.m., show begins at 8 p.m., at the Stress Factory, 375 George St., New Brunswick. Comedian Sugar Sammy will perform. Tickets cost $40; includes buffet and show. (609) 273-0704 or (908) 930-4439.

May 16, 17 & 18

• Greek Festival, 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on May 16, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. on May 17, noon to 8 p.m. on May 18, at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1101 River Road, Piscataway. Greek food; live music by the Golden Greeks Orchestra; traditional folk dancing by the church's four dance groups; gift shop; church tours and cultural information. Taverna Night, May 17, included with regular festival admission - DJ, outdoor bar, souvlaki and gyro stands open until 1 a.m. Donation: $2 per person, free of charge until 4 p.m. on May 16; free of charge for children under age 12. Free parking and shuttle service at the church and at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway. Proceeds assist the church in its cultural and community programming. E-mail advance orders for takeout food to Festival2008@patmedia.net.; include name, telephone number; food may be picked up 10 minutes after order is placed. (732) 463-1642.

May 17

• Yard Sale, sponsored by the Level Club of South River, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the grove area of the Masonic Temple, 120 Old Bridge Turnpike, Sayreville. Rain date is May 18. Call Robert Szegeti at (732) 390-5732.

• Giant Yard Sale, sponsored by the Monroe Township High School PTO, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the parking lot at the high school, Perrineville Road. Rental fees help support the PTO Scholarship Fund. Past yard sales have featured more than 50 vendors of old and new merchandise. Call Louise at (732) 723- 1247.

• Jamesburg Spring Townwide Yard Sale, sponsored by the borough of Jamesburg and the Jamesburg Historical Association (JHA), 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. Jamesburg residents sell in their own yards or rent table space in the parking lot at Jamesburg Presbyterian Church, East Church Street and Gatzmer Avenue. Nonresidents may rent space at the church; cost is $10 per space. Registered home addresses listed on a yard-sale flier/map. Residents may register by e-mailing jhayardsale@ aol.com or by calling (732) 521- 2040 and leaving their name, telephone number. Residents and nonresidents who wish to rent table space (no tables and chairs provided) may download the form at www.jamesburg.net or call (732) 521-2040. A check made payable to the JHA must accompany the returned rental forms. Payment must be received by May 16. Payment and rental requests will not be accepted on sale day. Rental fees benefit programs at Jamesburg Presbyterian Church.

• Flea Market, sponsored by East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, at the lodge, Oakmont Avenue and Hardenburg Lane. Bagels and coffee available in the morning; hot dogs, hamburgers, fries offered at lunchtime. Soda and bottled water also available for purchase. Call Joan at (732) 252-6973, e-mail at joanie927@hotmail. com; call Alan at (732) 422-7796, email Alan.Carmy@dhs.state.nj.us.

• Yard Sale, sponsored by South River High School Project Graduation, at the Philo Masonic Lodge, Old Bridge Turnpike, South River. All proceeds benefit graduation-night activities for the class of 2008. For exact time, call Diane at (732) 238-7053 or Sharon at (732) 254- 5713.

• Giant Spring Flea Market, sponsored by St. Lawrence Church, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., inside the parish hall and outside in the church parking lot, 109 Laurence Parkway, Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge. Parish kitchen open. Call Terry at (732) 290-9231.

May 17 & Saturdays ongoing

• Organic Fertilizer and Home- Cleaning Product Sale, featuring chemical-free products, sponsored by the Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership, 10 a.m. to noon, at the group's headquarters building, 85 Washington Ave., Milltown. The nonprofit partnership, dedicated to the protection of the Lawrence Brook Watershed, encourages area residents to avoid the use of toxic lawn and garden products and cleaning liquids. Order forms available at local libraries, at the partnership's Milltown headquarters, at www.lbwp.org, or by calling (732) 249-5297 (LBWP).

May 17 & 18

• Yard Sale, sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes School, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 17, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 18, on the school grounds, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown. Vendors, food court, scholastic book fair. Call Geri Figueroa at (732) 940-4402.

May 17 & 23

• Used-Clothing Collection, sponsored by The Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg, 2-4 p.m., at the church, 175 Gatzmer Ave., comer of West Church and Gatzmer. Participants should use the new Gatzmer Avenue entrance. Items sought include wearable and usable men's, women's and children's clothing; shoes, belts and handbags; linens; stuffed animals; hard toys. Church will receive a donation for the total poundage collected. Clothing should be put in welltied plastic bags. (732) 521-1711.

May 18

• Cut-a-thon for Christopher, to support the 3-year-old Spotswood resident's fight against cancer, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Dramatically Different Salon, 491 Manalapan Road, Pelican Plaza, Spotswood. Women's haircuts cost $20, men and children (girls under 12), $10. All proceeds go to Christopher's treatment.

• Car Wash, sponsored by East Brunswick Boy Scout Shawn O'Grady, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Christ Memorial Lutheran Church, 114 Old Stage Road, East Brunswick. Event will raise funds for Shawn's Eagle Scout project at the church. Cost is $5 for cars, $6 for vans and trucks.

May 19

• Dining-To-Donate, sponsored by the East Brunswick High School Drama Club, noon to closing, at Applebee's, Ryders Crossing Shopping Center, Milltown Road and Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Diners should present a Dining to-Donate flier. Applebee's will donate 10 percent of supporters' bills to the drama club. Flier must be presented for donation to count. Call Linda Jay at (732) 238-3134 or log on to www.ebnet.org.