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A Community Bulletin

Yes We CAN! Food Drives will be at the Pennington Quality Food Market this Saturday, April 30, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to collect food for the Crisis Ministry food pantries. Food drive volunteers will also be participating that same day at Communiversity, where patrons of their booth are invited to create their own buttons. For more information, go to www.yeswecanfooddrives.org.

Princeton Regional Health Department and Animal Control’s free spring rabies clinic is scheduled for Saturday, May 7, from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Community Park Pool Complex on Witherspoon. All dogs and cats are welcome. Dogs must be on leashes and under control and cats in cat carriers or pillowcases. Call (609) 924-2728 for more information.

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad will sponsor a Spring Flea Market at the squad house, 237 North Harrison Street, on Saturday, May 14, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Set up will be from 7:30 to 9 a.m., rain or shine. Over 20 vendors will be selling books, household goods, kitchenware, furniture, clothes, art, toys, electronics, and more. Eight-foot tables are available for rent at $15 each. For more information call (609) 921-8972 or (609) 921-6320.

CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) of Princeton-Mercer County will be hosting an Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder lecture and discussion on Wednesday, May 4, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Riverside School gym. Speaker Alicia Stevenson, a certified Think: Kids mentor, will talk about “Challenging Child? Challenging No More: The Collaborative Problem Solving Solution.” The event is free and open to the public. For more information call (609) 683-8787 or email adhdcoachjane@gmail.com.

Art Pride New Jersey will host Arts Day on May 5 to offer updates on federal and state funding for the arts, and present its annual meeting with keynote speaker, Ben Cameron, Arts Program Director for the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. in the first floor gallery of 225 West State Street. Activities begin at 2 p.m. The day ends with a “Meet the Speaker” reception/refreshments at the NJ Restaurant Association at 126 West State Street at 3:45 p.m. and the Governor’s Awards in Arts Education at the 4:30 at the NJ State Museum Auditorium in the State Capitol Complex. Arts Day is free with pre-registration at www.jerseyarts.com/artsday. The “Meet the Speaker” reception requires a $25 fee.

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