This weekend in OC: The Ocean City Boardwalk will host three major events this weekend: the Porsche Boardwalk Reunion on Saturday and the HERO Walk and N.J. Jeep Invasion on Sunday.
About 425 Porsches of all models from 1954 to 2022 will be on display on the Boardwalk between Sixth and 14th streets from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The Music Pier will host free tech sessions on Porsche-related topics. For more information, visit boardwalkreunion.org.
The John R. Elliott HERO Walk and 1-Mile Fun Run will take place Sunday on the Boardwalk. The Fun Run will take place at 10 a.m. HERO ceremonies are at 10:30 a.m. The 5-kilometer HERO Walk along the Boardwalk will commence at 11 a.m. Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the Sports and Civic Center, Sixth Street and Boardwalk. For more information, visit herocampaign.org or call 609-626-3880.
The Jeep Invasion will run from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday. About 400 Jeeps will roll down the Boardwalk and remain on display in lines that stretch from Fifth to 14th streets. The event raises money for local charities, and trophies are awarded to the best Jeeps in various categories at 4:30 p.m. at the Music Pier. Visit njjpinvasion.com for more information.
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Ocean City Councilman Tom Rotondi, Karen Mahar, council President Peter Madden, Commissioner Bobby Barr, Councilman Tony Polcini, Councilman Terry Crowley, Councilwoman Karen Bergman, Councilman Dave Winslow, Mayor Jay Gillian, Pastor Matthew Maher and his daughter Willow, wife Sarah, son Ezekiel, pastors, elders, staff, church family and friends open Landmark Church on Eighth Street.
New Ocean City church: The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 3 welcoming Landmark Church to 300 E. Eighth St. The nondenominational church holds weekly gatherings at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday, small groups throughout the week, children’s and youth ministry, special events, outreach opportunities and mission work around the world.
Clean Ocean Action celebrates a beautiful day for the second annual Cape May Student Summit at the Nature Center of Cape May.
Student scientists for a day: On Thursday, more than 150 middle school students and teachers from six local schools were scientists for a day at Clean Ocean Action’s second annual Cape May Student Summit. Hosted at the Nature Center of Cape May, students participated in six activities and six interactive field excursions. The harbors, beaches and trails served as an outdoor classroom.
Taught by student volunteers from Lower Cape May Regional High School, the middle schoolers learned about horseshoe crabs, studied invertebrates, observed models of nonpoint source pollution, discussed the effects of litter on the marine environment and saw baby terrapins recently rescued from storm drains.
“The student summit provides the perfect forum for what I believe is the highest level of education, where older students reach out and teach their younger peers,” said Clean Ocean Action Board of Trustees Vice President Jeff Martin, who helped organize the event.
In addition to the roundtable segment, students attended a field excursion led by naturalists and other education professionals throughout the park. Some students used nets to collect and identify common marine species of the harbor. Other trips involved collecting marine debris in a beach cleanup, scoping the shore in a seaside scavenger hunt, identifying harborside mollusks and crustaceans, and traversing trails with Nature Center botanists and birders.
The free event was made possible by the Nature Center of Cape May, Lower Cape May Regional High School, volunteer field trip leaders and Clean Ocean Action sponsors.
Home repair program: A coalition of Ocean County nonprofits has come together to launch Project Home Repair, a fundraising and home repair program for senior, veteran and vulnerable populations in Ocean County.
Initiated by Causeway CARes, collaborating organizations include Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity, Southern Ocean Habitat for Humanity, Starve Poverty International and Homes for All. Fundraising is organized in partnership with the Community Foundation of South Jersey.
The first projects supported by Project Home Repair are:
Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity is making roof and gutter repairs, along with subfloor renovations, for a residence in Manchester Township at an investment of $14,943. Northern Habitat also is partnering with Project Home Repair to provide a roof replacement for a home in Lakewood at an investment of $13,047.
Starve Poverty International is taking on a ramp construction project for a property in Ocean Township at an investment of $10,000.
Homes for All is overseeing roof replacement projects for homes in Lacey and Manchester townships with investments of $10,484 and $6,517, respectively. Additionally, it is conducting a roof repair project for a property in Toms River at an investment of $2,960.
“We are committed to making a difference in the lives of vulnerable populations in our community,” said Dave C. Wintrode, president of the Causeway Family of Dealerships and Causeway CARes. “The launch of these first projects is just the beginning of our efforts to address critical home repairs and positively impact the lives of those in need within Ocean County.”
MTHS open house: Middle Township High School will hold an open house for incoming students and their families from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 24. Visitors can speak with teachers, advisers, coaches and peers to learn more about student life at the high school. Discuss academic options such as Advanced Placement classes and Atlantic Cape Community College and Stockton University dual credit courses. Check out the school’s business, computer science, medicine and health, Navy cadet and performing arts academies, as well as the esports and robotics programs, and athletics programs including lacrosse, football and wrestling, and the upcoming bowling and crew programs. The high school is located at 300 E. Atlantic Ave., Cape May Court House. For more information, visit highschool.middletownshippublicschools.org.
Free photography classes: The Somers Point Arts Commission is offering a free, three-session photography course from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 4, 11 and 18 at the Somers Point Senior Center, 22 N. Ambler Road. Anyone 18 and older is welcome, regardless of skill level or equipment. Bring any camera or cellphone. Topics will include lighting, observation and the “why” of a photo. Register by emailing instructor Dan Myers at [email protected]. Include your name, age, email and phone number. Classes will be limited to 20 participants. As a follow-up, there will be a photo exhibit of work done by the class. Classes are free, but donations to the Arts Commission will be accepted.