December 23, 2009 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 31 Wyckoff Wanderings Community Blood Drive planned A Wyckoff Community Blood Drive sponsored by Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church will be held Dec. 29 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the church, 422 Cedar Hill Avenue, Wyckoff. To schedule an appointment, call (201) 251-3703. All donors will receive a Skeeter the Holiday Bear. All types of blood are needed, especially types O- and O+. Any healthy individual age 17 through 75 and weighing at least 110 pounds can donate blood. Donors should eat a moderate meal before donating and must bring identification showing signature. All donors receive a complimentary cholesterol screening with every blood donation. Preschool adds Mom and Tot class The Andrew Friedland Preschool at Temple Beth Rishon is offering a new Mom and Tot class for children 18 months to two years of age. The class will meet on Fridays from 9:15 to 10:45 a.m. beginning Jan. 8. The preschool is located at 585 Russell Avenue, Wyckoff. For further information, contact the preschool office at (201) 8916074 or preschool@bethrishon.org. Register for Storytime Registration for the winter Storytimes at the Wyckoff Public Library will begin Tuesday, Jan. 5 in the Children’s Room. Rhyme Time for children ages 12 to 30 months and their caregivers will be held on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 11, 18, and 25, and Feb. 1, 8, and 15. Toddler Tales for children 30 months to three years old and their caregivers will be held on Fridays at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 15, 22, and 29, and Feb. 5, 12, and 19. Storytime Fun for 4’s & 5’s is for children to attend independently. This program will be held on Thursdays at either 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 14, 21, and 28, and Feb. 4, 11, and 18. For details, call (201) 891-4866. Webcast to be presented The January Series of Calvin College will be video-streamed live at Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, Jan. 6 through 26. The church will be one of 28 remote webcast locations continent-wide to broadcast one of the nation’s leading lecture and cultural arts series. The 23rd Annual January Series includes an impressive lineup of speakers who will cover a wide range of today’s hottest topics, such as health care, green economics, social justice, and foreign policy. The award-winning presenters include the founder of Wikipedia, a member of Egyptian parliament, a CBS foreign news correspondent who was seriously wounded in a Baghdad car bombing, and a woman who narrowly escaped the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Visit www. calvin.edu/january for details. The lectures are free and open to the public. For more information, call the church office at (201) 652-4277. Traveling baseball registration to begin Registration for the select traveling baseball teams of the Wyckoff Recreation and Parks Department has been set. All boys ages seven through 14 as of May 1, 2010, who wish to try out for one of the traveling teams must register at the recreation office Dec. 28 through Jan. 15. Tryouts for the 9U, 10-U, 11-U, and 12-U teams are being held in late January. As always, the recreation department will look to carry two baseball teams at the 8-U and 12-U levels. This means that approximately 24-30 boys at each age level will be given the opportunity to play travel baseball this summer instead of the typical 12 to15. The travel baseball season runs from mid- to late March through the end of July or early August. Practices are held on weeknights and weekends in the late afternoon or early evening. Games can be held on weeknights and weekends. Attendance at all practices and games is mandatory. Registration is open to Wyckoff residents only. A copy of the registrant’s birth certificate is required when registering. For more information, call the recreation office Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at (201) 891-3350. Delman novel to be discussed The Reader’s Circle Book Club at Temple Beth Rishon in Wyckoff will discuss “Burnt Bread and Chutney” by Carmit Delman on Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m. For additional information, call (201) 891-4466 or visit bethrishon.org. Winter Children’s Series announced The Wyckoff Family YMCA has announced several programs that will be held in early 2010. General admission tickets to all these shows are $12 each. “Rebecca Frezza & Big Truck” will be presented on Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. This band plays music for the entire family. Audiences are invited to see “Are You My Mother?” on Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. This musical adventure from ArtsPower is based on P.D. Eastman’s whimsical picture book. See “Harry the Dirty Dog” on March 28 at 2 p.m. The Wyckoff YMCA is located at 691 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff. For tickets, call (201) 891-2081. ‘From Palette to Palate’ Wyckoff YMCA and Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce will present “From Palette to Palate: An Evening of Great Taste” on Friday, Jan. 22 from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Wyckoff Family YMCA, 691 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff. Spend the evening tasting offerings from the restaurants, caterers, and markets of Wyckoff. Sip wines from around the country and bid on incredible works of art by many talented local artists. The cost is $20 per person. Proceeds benefit the Wyckoff Family YMCA and the Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce College Scholarship Fund. Call the Y at (201) 8912081 for information and tickets. Three hundred people turned out for the ‘Chocolate’ Chanukah celebration at Wyckoff Town Hall. The event featured a nine foot tall chocolate coin menorah, personal chocolate pictures, chocolate molding, the Willy Wonka character, hot chocolate fudge, and other goodies. The crowd was addressed by Rabbi Chanoch Kaplan of the Chabad Center, which sponsored the program, and Wyckoff Township Committeeman Rudy Boonstra. Cantor Ilan Mamber of Temple Beth Rishon sang Chanukah songs and entertained on his guitar. Community sinks teeth into celebration ���������� ����������� In The Villadom TIMES, you’ll get the exposure you need in 56,300 homes right in your market area. And, as always, your Villadom TIMES advertising message is conveniently delivered each week by US mail to every residence in the 12 Bergen County towns listed below. Publication: WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY Sugar and spice Clients at Christian Health Care Adult Day Services of Wyckoff recently enjoyed making gingerbread houses for a holiday activity. Pictured with her sweet creations is Helen Trochsler of Mahwah. �������������������������������������� ����������������������������� Donation (continued from page 9) raise $200,000 by Jan. 15, 2008, matching that amount dollar for dollar. The $200,000 he donated was used to pay off money owed on the Fair Lawn Campus so that the center could begin working toward the expansion (CTC Upper School) with a clean slate. “Thanks to this challenge, we not only paid off Fair Lawn, but we had money left over to put toward the expansion,” Hoffman explained. In 2008, Bolger again challenged the center to raise $200,000 by Jan. 15, which he matched 50 cents on the dollar. The center completed the challenge and was awarded $100,000 toward the expansion project. The 50-year-old school (previously known as the Cerebral Palsy Center on the Valley Hospital grounds in Ridgewood) is a state-certified not for profit private institution for children with multiple disabilities. 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