NOTES AROUND TOWN Students in the Long Branch Middle School seventh-grade Leadership Academy class were given a prominent figure in African American history to research for a PowerPoint presentation. The presentations were unveiled at a Feb. 15 assembly at the school. The Monmouth Beach PTA, in coordination with the Jersey Shore Running Club, is hosting its 14th annual three-mile run onMay 10 at 9 a.m. The run is inmemory ShanaWasserman, who died in December 2006 at the age of 19 of bacterial meningitis. Registration forms for the race can be picked up at Monmouth Beach Borough Hall or online at mbschool.org. The cost to register is $15 for the run and $10 for kids' races before April 28 and $20 for the race and $15 for kids' races the day of the event. For more information, call Kathlane Pavlick at (732) 859-3371. ***** "A Beautiful Spring Day," a fundraiser forManna House, Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge, will be held April 6 from noon to 4 p.m. at Branches, 123 Monmouth Road, Long Branch. The event will include lunch, a fashion show with clothing by Coldwater Creek, a Chinese auction, raffles, and table and door prizes. Tickets are $40 each, with all proceeds benefiting Manna House, a transitional home for women with children that are homeless. For more information, call (732) 233-9096. ***** Monmouth Beach Fire Company will sponsor its 10th annual Easter flower sale March 21-23 from9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in front of the firehouse at 24 Beach Road. For more information, call (732) 229-2330. ***** Breakfast with the Easter bunny will take placeMarch 22 from 9-11 a.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church, 61 Atlantic Ave., Long Branch. There will also be an indoor egg hunt for children age 8 and younger beginning at 10 a.m., and children should bring their own baskets. Cost for the breakfast is $9, and $3 for children age 8 and younger. For tickets or more information, call (732) 229-5544. ***** The third annual "Great Easter Egg Hunt!" will take placeMarch 22 beginning at noon at Pier Village, Ocean Boulevard and Laird Street, Long Branch. Festivities include a hunt for more than 3,000 prizefilled Easter eggs, music beginning at 11 a.m. and the Easter bunny. ***** Long Branch Historical Association will welcome Gateway National Park historian Tom Hoffman presenting a talk about Fort Hancock March 25.West Long Branch historian Arthur Green will present "The Slocum Murder (1863)" April 20, and author David Carlyon will discuss "Dan Rice (The Most Famous Man You've Never Heard Of" May 28. All talks are at the second floor at Long Branch City Hall, 344 Broadway. The talks are free and refreshments will be served. TheAssociation will also sponsor "Art in the Park"May 30 on Brighton Avenue, cosponsored by Long BranchArts Council. For information, call (732) 222-3900 or visit the Web site at www.lmxac.org/longbranch/programs.php. ***** Arummage sale hosted by the women of Asbury United Methodist Church, 61 Atlantic Ave., Long Branch, and featuring good condition household items and clothing will take place April 2 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and April 3 from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, call (732) 229-5544. ***** "Food for Thought," a food and wine tasting event sponsored by Eatontown Foundation for Excellence in Education will be April 7 at 5:30 p.m. at Sheraton Conference Center, Eatontown. The event will feature foods from 21 area restaurants, 20 varieties of wine, live entertainment and a silent auction of sports memorabilia and art. Tickets are $50, and corporate tables are available. For tickets, call Susan at (732) 935-3323 or Cindy at (732) 935-3304. ***** St. Jerome PTA will hold its 27th annual "Luck of the Irish" luncheon, fashion show and gift auction April 5 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ocean Place Resort, Long Branch. Cost is $45 per person. For reservations, call Ann at (732) 922-4951. ***** The DeLorean Mid-Atlantic Club will host an event April 26 in Long Branch. The club is expecting approximately 30 DeLoreans and 100 attendees. For information, visit www.deloreanmidatlantic.com/events/2 008/Social/social08.htm. *****