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August 25, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 17 Wyckoff Wanderings Evening Bible Study to resume The North Jersey Evening Community Bible Study class will resume its meetings on Sept. 14. Sessions are held on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Cornerstone Christian Church, 495 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff. The group will be studying Genesis, the book of beginnings, during this 30week course. An “Introductory Coffee” will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the church. There is a $25 registration fee, and a $2 weekly donation is requested for materials. Scholarships are available for those with financial need. Contact Lilli at (201) 327-0173 or lilert@hotmail.com for more information. Beth Rishon offers mini-school Registration is underway for the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School, a project of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Study Jewish history, laws, beliefs, practices, and ideas in a warm, non-judgmental atmosphere. Classes, which meet for two hours once a week for 28 weeks, will be held at Temple Beth Rishon, 585 Russell Avenue, Wyckoff on Mondays beginning Oct. 12. A free “Taste of Melton” session is scheduled for Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. To register for the free session, call (201) 891-4466. To register online for the full course, visit www. ujannj.org/meltonschool. Call (201) 820-3913 or e-mail friedah@ujannj.org for additional information. Republicans to meet The Wyckoff Republican League will meet Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Larkin House at 380 Godwin Avenue. Anyone interested is invited to attend. The group meets the fourth Wednesday of the month. The league’s mission is to foster Republican ideals and present to the community those candidates from the Republican Party running for elected office in Wyckoff, Bergen County, and the State of New Jersey. Visit www.wyckoffrepublicans.com or e-mail wyckoffrepleague@aol.com. Golfers and tennis players wanted The Wyckoff Family YMCA will host its 18th Annual Fall Golf and Tennis Tournament on Monday, Sept. 20 at the Hackensack Golf Club in Oradell. The outing is held in conjunction with the Wyckoff Education Foundation in memory of Wyckoff’s past superintendant of schools, Roger E. Clarke. All proceeds will benefit the Y’s endowment fund and WEF’s programs to enhance educational excellence in Wyckoff. The registration fee for golf is $295 for Y members; $325 for non-members. The fee includes a lunch buffet, 18 holes of golf, contests, hole-in-one car prizes, and a buffet dinner. Golfers may also choose to play nine holes of golf and attend the lunch for $160 (Y members) and $175 (non- members). Tennis event admission is $75 and includes breakfast, tournament, lunch, and prizes from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. New afternoon tennis sessions have been added this year. Call the Y for details. Corporate sponsorship opportunities for all events are still available. Donations of prizes are still being gratefully accepted. Call Nancy Addis at (201) 891-2081 for registration and details. Barrier-free access available at church Abundant Life Reformed Church, 475 Lafayette Avenue, in Wyckoff, has announced it is now fully handicapped accessible. A new addition dedicated earlier this summer, includes a full-size elevator and barrier-free bathroom. All members of the church now have access to the lower level of the building for fellowship gatherings. Sunday services at Abundant Life Reformed Church are at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call the church at (201) 444-8038. Artists sought for upcoming show The Wyckoff Family YMCA will host its Fifth Annual Adult Art Show Oct. 9 through Nov. 4. Thirty artists (age 19 and up) who submit completed applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Two pieces of two-dimensional artwork will be displayed per artist. Artwork will be judged in two categories: fine art and photog- raphy. Ribbon awards will be given to first, second, and third place winners in each category. An awards reception will be held Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. Details and submission forms for the adult art show are available on the website www.wyckoffymca.org or at the front desk of the Wyckoff Family YMCA, 691 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff. Business Card Exchange set Members of the Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce are invited to attend the Business Card Exchange sponsored by the Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 5. The event will be held at the new Prestige BMW, Route 17 in Mahwah. The cost is $15 for members and $30 for non members. Anyone interested in attending may e-mail dk07417@verizon.net. Musician sought for Sunday services The Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff is seeking volunteers to play the piano for Sunday worship services at CHCC. Interested candidates can be high school students or older and should have a medium level of accomplishment. Experience playing hymns is a plus. Hour-long services are held at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. One can volunteer for any of these times on a regular or occasional basis. Contact Diane Cioffi in the pastoral care department at (201) 848-5839. Milano receives NABA recognition (continued from page 11) 294 doctorally qualified African-American, HispanicAmerican, or Native American minority business professors in all U.S. business schools. Today there are 1,043 minority business professors, an increase of more than 250 percent. Minority enrollment in doctoral business programs continues to climb, with close to 400 students currently enrolled. “The impact that The PhD Project has had on increasing the number of qualified doctoral minority professors since its establishment is phenomenal,” said Frank K. Ross, visiting professor of accounting, Howard University School of Business, founder and first president, NABA. “Bernie and the KPMG Foundation deserve all the credit for making this possible.” In addition to his role on the KPMG Foundation and PhD Project, Milano also serves as president of the KPMG Disaster Relief Fund. He serves on the boards of directors of Points of Light Institute, Students in Free Enterprise, Beta Gamma Sigma honor society, BCLC (affiliate of U.S. Chamber of Commerce), and several other not-for-profit organizations. He has received numerous awards for his efforts in diversity and education. Some of America’s top companies and academic organizations support The PhD Project. They are: KPMG Foundation, Graduate Management Admission Council, AACSB International, Citi Foundation, 217 Participating Universities, AICPA Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, The Goldman Sachs Group, Diversity, Inc., The Merck Company Foundation, Dow Chemical Company, Dixon Hughes PLLC, John Deere Foundation, Rockwell Collins, California State University System, ACT-1 Group, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, CIGNA, American Marketing Association, The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Western Union Foundation, and American Express. For more information, visit http://www.phdproject.org. The National Association of Black Accountants, Inc., which represents the interests of more than 100,000 AfricanAmericans and minorities in furthering their educational and professional aspirations in the related business fields of accounting, consulting, finance, information technology, and tax, is one of the premier professional organizations in the nation. 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