Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • July 28, 2010 Emmanuel asks... Can You Help? Our hat’s off to Jen and Dave McNulty from Ridgewood for their donation of a box of new American Eagle clothing to a lucky ECF kid, and to Sue Ellinghaus and Jen Valerio, also of Ridgewood, who donated bags of new toys for our families. This family needs help: Alicia is six years old and will soon start first grade. She was diagnosed with leukemia when she was two, and for the next few years she went through treatment. Although she has been cancer-free since, Alicia is now having problems with attention and with certain learning skills. Her teacher recommended a computer to help her. Alicia needs Internet access so she can do additional work at home via websites recommended by her teacher. Felicityis a single mom and, although she works, she is unable to afford a computer for her daughter. 4-29-09 karen/janine In addition, the air conditioner in Alicia’s bedroom has EmmanuelHelp2x.75(4-29-09)new unit to this child, a broken motor. If you can provide a please contact us and we will make sure they receive it as 3 x .75 soon as possible. Another big need: We are in need of a new good quality copy machine for the Northern Regional Center. Save our van: A few years back, we were able to acquire a van due to the generosity of a local church. Since then, we have made countless deliveries of groceries and other items to families. Now we need your help to keep the van in operation (maintenance, licensing, gas, and oil). If you want to help by contributing or by organizing a fundraiser, please let us know. You can help ECF in a variety of ways. Turn your Labor Day barbecue into a fundraiser where you collect checks or gift cards, or donate the services of your business or restaurant for a few hours to host a fundraiser of your choice. Your efforts help us to help families like Alicia’s in many ways, including enabling ECF to send caseworkers to visit the kids at home or in the hospital. This support for the kids, their siblings, and parents is crucial. Your donations also help to support ECF’s food pantry, where volunteers deliver food and other goods to many homes in the region. Get your kids involved, too. Do they want the new Wii Super Mario Galaxy 2? Well, we have some to give out to kids who go above and beyond. Some have manned bake sales, yard sales, and lemonade stands. Is your Cub Scout or Girl Scout Troop looking to earn badges? Get creative and have fun while learning about philanthropy. We rely on our local community to help support our families. Many of them do not have the financial or emotional support to help them get through a major illness like cancer. Please remember that we do not charge anything for our services. We rely on you! We are also prepared to speak about our programs at your next fundraiser or event. If you have a few hours a week to spare, consider becoming a volunteer or just stop by and meet with us, take a look at our pantry, and see what ECF is all about. Volunteers are welcome to assist on Monday from 10 to 1, Wednesday from 1 to 5, and all day on Friday. Call us at (201) 612-8118 before you stop by. Please do not leave items at the center without checking with us first. Our storage space is limited. The Northern Regional Center is located at 174 Paterson Avenue, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Please visit us on the Web at: www.emmanuelcancer.org. As always, thank you for helping the children and their families! Area The new Veterans of Foreign Wars District Two (Bergen County) Commander John F. Kelly (Mahwah Post 7124) and his staff of officers were elected and installed recently at the District’s Annual Convention in Garfield VFW Post 2867. Out-going District Commander W. Steve Vreeland (Franklin Lakes Post 5702), acted as installation officer. The newly elected members of Kelly’s staff are: Thomas Marshall (Little Ferry Post 809), senior vice commander; Joe Brooks (Paramus Post 6699), junior vice commander; Elmer Winterfeld (Hasbrouck Heights Post 4591), quartermaster; William Thomson (Washington Township Post 6192), judge advocate; Frank Zabransky (Little Ferry Post 809), chaplain; Donald Graham (Midland Park-Wyckoff Post 7086), surgeon; George Lewis (North Arlington Post 4697), one-year trustee; Joe Flynn (North Arlington Post VFW District Two installs new officers 4697), two-year trustee; and Charles Tanner (Glen Rock Post 850), three-year trustee. In Kelly’s remarks to the members in attendance at the installation, he said that failure IS an option, because if we do not open ourselves to failure, we won’t get anything done. Every one of us needs to help other vets, active duty members, and their families, he said, because we are “Veterans Serving Together.” His letter to the 41 Post Commanders in District Two will state more about how he expects this to be done and what he sees as the direction of the district for at least the next year. Kelly concluded his remarks by saying that at the end of June 2011, he wants to be able to say, “We had fun and that together we got something accomplished”. The Veterans of Foreign Wars District Two, with its 41 (continued on page 23) 304 S. Van Dien Avenue Ridgewood, NJ 07450 MIDLAND PARK 201-445-8200 R e h a b i l i tat i o n C e n t e r f o r H o s p i ta l A f t e r C a r e SALE DAYS New Date SIDEWALK COMING The Van Dyk name is as good as our word. 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