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Villadom Happenings
Spring Fit Event returns to Valley The Image Recovery Center of The Valley Hospital will present its annual Spring Fit Event, featuring bras, breast prostheses, and other garments for breast cancer survivors. The event will take place Wednesday, June 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Valley Hospital’s Robert and Audrey Luckow Pavilion, Second Floor, One Valley Health Plaza, Paramus. On hand will be professionals from the Image Recovery Center and a representative from Amoena, Inc., who will provide custom fittings and answer questions. Amoena is widely considered the industry leader in breast care products for women who have undergone surgery. As part of the event, all bathing suits will be 30 percent off. Complimentary chair massages will be available for all who attend. For more information, call (201) 634-5325. Valley’s Image Recovery Center is part of the Daniel and Gloria Blumenthal Cancer Center located at the Robert and Audrey Luckow Pavilion in Paramus. Fell House supporters celebrate designation Allendale’s Fell House, the stately white mansion down the street from the Celery Farm parking lot on Franklin Turnpike, has recently been named one of the state’s 10 Most Endangered Historic Sites. To celebrate this new honor, and help raise awareness and funds to save this treasure, the Concerned Citizens of Allendale will hold a fundraiser at Allendale Bar and Grill on Monday, June 29 from 5 p.m. to closing. Buy a designated beverage, and part of the proceeds will go to the Concerned Citizens of Allendale, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving this landmark. Learn why the house has historical and environmental value. Fundraising will continue throughout the summer on July 27 and Aug. 31. Choral Society presents concert New Jersey Choral Society presents “Legacy and Legend” a tribute to Haydn’s bicentennial and a world premiere by prominent conductor and composer Ed Lojeski. Under the direction of conductor Eric Dale Knapp, with Lojeski serving as guest conductor for his own composition, the concert will be presented on Saturday, June 13 at 8 p.m. in the West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street in Ridgewood. One of Haydn’s most compelling masses, “Heiligmesse: Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida” will be the primary highlight of the program. NJCS will be joined by the Connecticut Choral Society to perform this magnificent composition by one of the great masters of classical music. The world premiere of Lojeski’s “Psalms of the Passover” will also be featured. This major work was composed in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Israel becoming a state, using the texts of Psalms 113-318 as its foundation. NJCS will be accompanied by pianist Linda SweetmanWaters of Ridgewood. Violin, cello, and clarinet accompanists will also perform. Other works featured in the program include “Antiphon” by Ralph Vaughan Williams and “Heillig” by Mendelssohn. The Inside Line, a complimentary pre-concert lecture, will be presented by Lojeski at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission; $17 for students, seniors, and patrons with disabilities. Tickets purchased at the door will cost an additional $3 each. The West Side Presbyterian Church is wheelchair accessible and large print and Braille programs are available with two weeks notice. For reservations or more information, call the New Jersey Choral Society at (201) 379-7719 or visit the website at njcs.org. Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs. RBARI hosts gift shop, kitten fundraiser The Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc. will have a gift shop in the Copper Tree Mall, 350 Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202) in Oakland, on Friday June 12 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, June 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Find a wide range of beautiful gifts, some of which are animal related and many not. All proceeds benefit the ani-
Atlantic Stewardship Bank is a proud sponsor of the ‘How to Do Your Banking Program.’ Associates of the bank visit local high schools to teach the basics of banking. Writing checks, making deposits, checking and savings accounts, credit cards and identity theft are just some of the topics covered in the presentation. Customer Sales Representative Karin Vanderbeck and Human Resources Administrator Megan Berninger have visited several schools in the past few months, including Ramapo High School, Pequannock High School, Ridgewood High School, Wayne Hills High School, and a Pioneer Girls’ Group in Pequannock. Presenters Vanderbeck and Berninger are pictured above flanked by Elizabeth Mongno and Susan Shuttlesworth. For information about this program, call the bank’s Midland Park headquarters at (201) 444-7100. Atlantic Stewardship Bank is known for its unique tithing policy, through which the bank donates 10 percents of its profits to local charities and non-profit organizations. The bank has 13 locations in 10 towns: Midland Park, Wyckoff, Ridgewood, Hawthorne, Wayne, North Haledon, Waldwick, Montville, Westwood, and Pequannock.
Bank provides program for students
mals at RBARI. On Tuesday, June 16 from 6 to 8 p.m., RBARI will hold a kitten shower and fostering information session at the shelter. Celebrate “Adopt a Shelter Cat” month with a shower for the newest arrivals and to learn about the cat/ kitten foster program. Gifts needed to support the program are KMR weaning formula, baby food, Nutro and Pro Plan canned kitten food, Purina Kitten Chow, litter, toys, heating pads. Light refreshments will be served. Father’s Day brunch planned The Northwest Bergen Regional Senior Center located in Midland Park is hosting a Father’s Day Brunch on Friday, June 19 at 11:30 a.m. Juice, western omelet, sausage links, cinnamon apple muffin, and fresh fruit will be served. Helewa will belly dance as lunch is served. All Bergen County seniors are welcome to attend. The cost is a $1.25 donation per person. Reserve by noon on Thursday, June 18. Reservations can be taken in person or by mail at the Northwest Bergen Regional Senior Center, 46-50 Center Street, Midland Park, NJ 07432. For more information call (201) 445-5690. The Northwest Bergen Regional Senior Center is located at 46-50 Center Street in Midland Park, and is open to all area senior citizens age 60 and up. A wide variety of activities, services, and a hot lunch program is offered Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (201) 445-5690. IAUC to discuss Mother Jones The next meeting of Chapter Fifth and Ninth CD of the Irish American Unity Conference will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Christ Church, 3 Cottage Place in Ridgewood. The guest speaker will be Dr. Francis Holt, who will discuss Mary Harris (Mother) Jones. Jones emigrated from Cork to the United States when she was a child. She was active in the labor movement most of her life, including the rail strike of 1877 in Pittsburgh and the coal fields of Pennsylvania. Her work as a union organizer and orator and her writings greatly influenced U.S. history. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call (201) 447-5197. Dancers welcome newcomers The North Jersey English Country Dancers welcome newcomers to the Sunday afternoon dance set for Sunday, June 14 at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood. All dances are taught and called and the music is live. Come with or without a partner. Beginners’ instruction is at 1:30 p.m. and the main dance is from 2 to 5 p.m. For more information go to maxellute.net/njecd. html or call Nancy at (201) 345-4120. This is the last dance of the season. Vinton to perform at Bergen PAC Bobby Vinton will perform at the Bergen PAC Theater on Saturday, June 20 at 8 p.m. Over the course of his career, Vinton produced more #1 records then any other
male soloist including his first single “Roses Are Red” in 1962 released under Epic Records. Tickets are $89, $69, $49, $39, and $29. Bergen PAC is located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood. Visit bergenpac.org. Donations sought The Longview Assisted Living Residence at Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff is in need of donations of new or slightly used bingo prizes for resident activity sessions. Items requested include costume jewelry, necklaces, clip-on earrings, pins, bracelets, toiletries of cologne, perfume, after shave, tissues, shower caps, pens, picture frames, puzzles, seasonal decorations, silk scarves, note pads, and 2009 wall calendars. Anyone who wishes to donate any of these items, drop them off at the reception desk at The Longview Assisted Living Residence. The CHCC is located at 301 Sicomac Avenue in Wyckoff.
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