Area June 23, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 21 Long-time Hackensack University Medical Center supporter and patron Joseph M. Sanzari of Ho-Ho-Kus has been named chairman of the board of the institution, which bears his name on its children’s hospital. The appointment was announced at the medical center’s annual meeting. “Joe’s dedication to supporting our world-class leadership in healthcare has been demonstrated for many years now, and it is with great assurance that I say he will continue to guide HUMC,” said Robert C. Garrett, president and chief executive officer. “He has devoted countless hours to enhancing HUMC to make it the best that it can be.” Sanzari added, “Under my helm, HUMC will continue to recruit exceptional medical and dental staff to complement the existing renowned healthcare team, especially in consideration of the anticipated openings of the John Theurer Cancer Center and the Heart and Vascular Hospital.” Sanzari has served on the medical center’s board of governors, and is a member of the HUMC Foundation Board of Trustees. He has served in several official roles prior to his appointment as chairman. Sanzari has been an active member of many committees, including Officers, Budget, Children’s Hospital Governance, Insurance, Joint Conference, Executive, Nominating, Finance, Building, Realty, and Strategic Planning. He also served as a member of the Sanzari named medical center’s chairman of the board Joseph M. Sanzari HUMC Foundation’s Nominating Committee. Sanzari is president of Joseph M. Sanzari, Inc. and the Sanzari Companies. His wife, Donna, is the founding benefactor of the Women’s Health Services Education, Research, and Resource Center at the medical center, and the Donna A. Sanzari Women’s Hospital. The new chairman is on the board of trustees of Felician College. He has served as a councilman in Ho-Ho-Kus, a member of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, and chairman of the Garden States Arts Foundation. He is vice chairman of the Bergen County Economic Development Corporation. Sanzari is known for his philanthropy, his dedication to family, and the many communities and organizations he serves. His efforts have been recognized by the Colleen Giblin Foundation, the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation, New Concepts for Living, the United Businessmen’s Charitable Foundation, and the Garden State Arts Foundation. He has also received recognition from the American Society of Highway Engineers, Associated General Contractors, the Paramus Chamber of Commerce, and the Meadowlands Greater Chamber of Commerce. For more information about HUMC, visit www.humc. com. Farmers’ The new Midland Park Farmers’ Market is off to a successful start, according to organizer Oggi Echavarria. The Midland Park Lions Club is the market’s non-profit sponsor. “We’re doing great. I was worried at first, but our marketing worked out very well,” said Echavarria. “The farmers are happy; I’m happy. Everything was practically sold out,” he added. Echavarria said the he plans to have more vendors in the weeks ahead, including a tea and vinegar vendor and another who sells gourmet nuts and sundried fruit. And live entertainment is provided every other Saturday. Vendors at the market sell locally grown fruits and vegetables, baked goods, plants and flowers. Echavarria also has his own line of gourmet foods, which he said are a big hit with shoppers. The market is held in the park-and-ride lot behind Rosario’s Trattoria off Central Avenue in the Wortendyke section of town. It runs every Saturday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. market popular