Tis the season to make a difference

By Greg Kelly and Art Gallagher

Courtesy of Teddy Bears by the Shore

‘Tis the season to be jolly—and generous.

A MMM reader asked Art to publish an article on ways to volunteer during the holidays.  Art asked Greg to make a list and check it twice, with a Monmouth County focus, and to include charities and non-profits that need volunteers and financial support.

The following 100+ charitable/volunteer organizations based in Monmouth County go the extra mile every day to help those less fortunate or for causes that really matter to humanity. You can help them to help others this holiday season.

Feel free to add to the list in the comments.

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this Thanksgiving Weekend, November 26-30, 2014

By Greg Kelly

Wednesday, November 26

• A Marvelous Night: The Music of Van Morrison at Monmouth U (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Camelot at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• John Eddie at The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• River City Extension at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Railroads: All Aboard! at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• WUF-Wearable, Usable, Functional Holiday Boutique (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Des & the Swagmatics at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO

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Thursday, November 27  

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!  FAMILY, FOOD AND FOOTBALL.  Don’t go shopping.

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, November 21-23, 2014

By Greg Kelly

Friday, November 21

• Neil Simon’s Barefoot In the Park at Jersey Shore Arts Center (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• Monty Python’s Spamalot at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Holiday Lights Spectacular at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Camelot at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• One Last Waltz at Monmouth U (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Comedian RC Smith (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Men’s College Basketball: CBE Hall of Fame Classic at Monmouth U (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Trains All Aboard! at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• WUF-Wearable, Usable, Functional Holiday Boutique (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• “Gobble Up Some Books” Sale (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• How to Fill Out an Online job Application (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Much Ado About Nothing (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Holiday Gift Gallery at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Jake Clemons at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Canine Coat Drive (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Friday Night Drift Party at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
• Yes Virginia, The Musical! (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Turkey Derby XLI Weekend at Wall Speedway – MORE INFO
• Kids Night Out (Fair Haven) – MORE INFO
• Yoga for Adults (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Church Christmas Bazaar (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Company by Spotlight Players (Matawan) – MORE INFO
• Gypsy at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
• Brookdale-Wide Food Drive – MORE INFO
• Angels & Ministers of Grace at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Quartet at First Avenue Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Story of Harness Racing by Currier & Ives Exhibit (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
• A Benefit for Jacko at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Asbury Unplugged at The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Blood Pressure Screening at JSU Medical Center (Neptune) – MORE INFO
• “Handmade in the USA” Holiday Shopping (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
• Sabrina Fadial: “Endangered Beauty” Art Show (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, November 7-9, 2014

By Greg Kelly

Friday, November 7

• Our Town by Thornton Wilder at Monmouth U (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Jersey Shore Restaurant Week – MORE INFO
• Angels & Ministers of Grace at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Neil Simon’s Barefoot In the Park at Jersey Shore Arts Center (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• Story of Harness Racing by Currier & Ives Exhibit (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Quartet at First Avenue Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• SCAN Brain Health Fair at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
• Nearly New Rummage Sale (Morganville) – MORE INFO
• Kids Night Out (Fair Haven) – MORE INFO
• Safe Sitter Class at RMC (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Bus Stop at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• “Grass Roots” Art Show (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Yoga for Adults (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Stocking Stuffer Sale at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Brookdale-Wide Food Drive (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Medicare Open Enrollment Discussion (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Val Emmich at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• An Evening with Pete Yorn at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Fall Affair with Secret Sound at The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Toys For Tots Drive (Morganville) – MORE INFO
• Pre-Holidays Bargain Hunting Rummage Sale (Aberdeen) – MORE INFO
• “American Girl Tea” (Middletown) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, October 31-November 2, 2014

By Greg Kelly

Friday, October 31

• Halloween – MORE INFO
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Annie Get Your Gun at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Angels & Ministers of Grace at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Story of Harness Racing by Currier & Ives Exhibit (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
• InfoAge’s Camp Evans Base of Terror! (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
• Quartet at First Avenue Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• “Halloween Speakeasy” at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Frightlands Haunted House Tour – MORE INFO
• Walking Lantern Ghost Tours (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Ghosts & Legends Downtown Tour (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Haunted Hall (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Bonfire on the Beach (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Dante’s Inferno Halloween Bash! (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Dead on Live: Grateful Dead Tribute Concert (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Lights at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Local Legends Halloween Bash at The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
• Kids Night Out (Fair Haven) – MORE INFO
• Monmouth Mall-o-ween Trick or Treating (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Yoga for Adults (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, October 24-26, 2014

By Greg Kelly

Friday, October 24

• Tri-State Theatre Festival: Halloween Edition (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• Annie Get Your Gun at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Haunted Hayrides at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Jersey Devil Hunt (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
• Comedian Amy Schumer at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• World War II Harbor Defense Lantern Tour (Sandy Hook) – MORE INFO
• Story of Harness Racing by Currier & Ives Exhibit (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Little Shop of Horrors at Spring Lake Theatre – MORE INFO
• Creatures of the Night (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Frightland’s Fiendish Circus – MORE INFO
• Ann Reid at MU School of Science Dean’s Seminar (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Brookdale Haunted Theater (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• InfoAge’s Camp Evans Base of Terror! (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
• Bus Stop at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Angels & Ministers of Grace at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Rope at First Avenue Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Captain Louie at Jersey Shore Arts Center (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• T. Thomas Fortune House Fundraiser (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Wine Tasting for Ronald McDonald House (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Ghosts & Legends Downtown Tour (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Haunted Hall (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• “Grass Roots” Art Show (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Silent Film Spooktacular (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Church Fall Flea Market (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Ratchet Fridays at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
• Eddie Testa Band at The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Josh Zukerman Band at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Through the Roots at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Ticket to Effective Test-Taking at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Downtown Freehold Farmer’s Market – MORE INFO
• D-Day Exhibit at NJ National Guard Militia Museum (Sea Girt) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
• Bluegrass Mini Golf at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Kids Night Out (Fair Haven) – MORE INFO
• Yoga for Adults (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Walking Lantern Ghost Tours (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Intro to Hoopla (Middletown) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, October 17-19, 2014

By Greg Kelly

Friday, October 17

• MCHA Tavernfest ‘14 (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Haunted Hayrides at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Tri-State Theatre Festival (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• The Lightning Thief at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Hairspray at Paramount Theatre (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• A Taste of Pier Village (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Brookdale Haunted Theater (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Arts & Crafts Show at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• InfoAge’s Camp Evans Base of Terror! (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
• Bus Stop at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Rope at First Avenue Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Colts Neck Community Church Fall Fest – MORE INFO
• Captain Louie at Jersey Shore Arts Center (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• “Lizzie Borden Took An Axe” at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
• “Hitchcock in the Twilight Zone” at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Downtown Freehold Farmer’s Market – MORE INFO
• D-Day Exhibit at NJ National Guard Militia Museum (Sea Girt) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
• Little Shop of Horrors at Spring Lake Theatre – MORE INFO
• Run for Your Wife by Monmouth Players (Navesink) – MORE INFO
• Bluegrass Mini Golf at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Kids Night Out (Fair Haven) – MORE INFO
• Ghosts & Legends Downtown Tour (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Film Supermensch: Legend of Shep Gordon at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Matty B in Concert (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Get Batty with Your Daddy (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
• Yoga for Adults (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Walking Lantern Ghost Tours (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Bonfire on the Beach (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Haunted Hall (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Introduction to Yoga (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
• Matching Smiles Gala (Ocean Twp) – MORE INFO
• Meet Author Raymond Perrier (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• ARC of Monmouth 65th Anniversary Celebration (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Hazlet FA & RS Gift Auction – MORE INFO
• Dramaticat at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Bo Ningen at The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, October 10-12, 2014

By Greg Kelly

Friday, October 10

• “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Frankie Avalon/ Fabian/ Bobby Rydell at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• InfoAge’s Camp Evans Base of Terror! (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
• Bus Stop at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Jersey Devil Hunt (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
• Little Shop of Horrors at Spring Lake Theatre – MORE INFO
• Dinner with the Boys at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Macbeth by the Stone Church Players (Navesink) – MORE INFO
• Rope at First Avenue Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Walking Lantern Ghost Tours (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• The American Flag Poetry (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Tai Chi with Kit Lau (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Bonfire on the Beach (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Haunted Hall (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Creatures of the Night (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Fall Harvest Tricky Tray (Hazlet) – MORE INFO
• Sondheim on Sondheim (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• Ghosts & Legends Downtown Tour (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Liberty Science Center Bus Trip (Lincroft departure) – MORE INFO
• Rival at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• The Strumbellas at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Big Rooney Oktoberfest Unplugged at The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Neuroscience Symposium (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Downtown Freehold Farmer’s Market – MORE INFO
• D-Day Exhibit at NJ National Guard Militia Museum (Sea Girt) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
• Bluegrass Mini Golf at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Kids Night Out (Fair Haven) – MORE INFO
• Yoga for Adults (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, September 26-28, 2014

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, September 26

• Englishtown Swap Meet & Auto Show – MORE INFO
• Dinner with the Boys at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• The School for Wives at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• I Ought To Be In Pictures at First Ave Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Open House Square Dance (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Juke Joint Jonny & Friends (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Highlands Mayor’s Ball – MORE INFO
• Casino Night (Ocean Twp) – MORE INFO
• New 2 You Kids Consignment Sale (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Cardboard Box City & Fundraiser (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
• 25 Years of Brookdale’s Architecture Program (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Lone Shark at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Pop-Break.com Anniversary at The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Teen Suicide Prevention Forum (Rumson) – MORE INFO
• Energy Assistance Day (Keansburg) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
• D-Day Exhibit at NJ National Guard Militia Museum (Sea Girt) – MORE INFO
• Walking Lantern Ghost Tours (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Souper Groove 3 Music & Camping Festival (West Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Asbury Park Ghosts & Legends Walking Tour – MORE INFO
• Bluegrass Mini Golf at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Downtown Freehold Farmer’s Market – MORE INFO
• Kids Night Out (Fair Haven) – MORE INFO
• Yoga for Adults (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• NJ Run for the Fallen (Holmdel) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, September 19-21, 2014

By Greg Kelly

Friday, September 19

• Monmouth County Job Fair (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Count Basie 365: Chuck Lambert (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Natural Horsemanship Demonstration (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Comedy Night & Mini-Gift Auction (Ocean Twp) – MORE INFO
• Dinner with the Boys at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• The Sound of Music at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• The School for Wives at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Gary Puckett, Tommy James & The Shondells at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Work: A Series of One Act Plays at The Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
• End of Summer Night Hike (Freehold Twp) – MORE INFO
• Lantern-Lit Seining at Sandy Hook Bay – MORE INFO
• I Ought To Be In Pictures at First Ave Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

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