Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • January 20, 2010 Ridgewood Art historian to address club Art historian Dr. Thomas Spike will be the guest speaker for the College Club meeting and program at 1 p.m. on Feb. 2 at the Ridgewood Library. Dr. Spike is a noted art historian, author, and lecturer, specializing in Italian Renaissance and Baroque art. He is also an important critic of contemporary art. His PowerPoint presentation entitled “Michelangelo and the Price of Fame” is a fascinating and amusing history of Michelangelo’s climb to fame and Dr. Thomas Spike fortune. Dr. Spike’s biography, The Young Michelangelo: The Path to the Sistine, will be published by Vendome Press in 2010. He has lectured at every major art museum in the world and is a trustee of many colleges and universities including Yale, Princeton, and the University of Malta. Non member guest fee: $10..For details, visit www. collegeclubofridgewood.org. Two area residents from the Ridgewood A.M. Rotary Club are held up in Haiti but unharmed from the earthquake that devastated the country last week, and they report that the Rotary-sponsored orphanages and other projects in that country suffered no damage. “No one was hurt, and they said they have food for a couple of weeks,” said Rotarian Doug Dittrick, the Bergen County spokesman for Pwoje Espwa (Project Hope), a multi-faceted program aiding 3,000 children in Haiti, the Western hemisphere’s poorest country. Architect Jeff Wells and Contractor Andrew Topp, who chairs the club’s Gift of Life program, had gone to Haiti to build a shelter for Consolation House, an all-girls orphanage at Vilaj Espwa (Hope Village), about 70 miles west of Port au Prince. Club members have donated clothing, food supplies and living quarters for the 15 girls of this new orphanage. Dittrick himself was planning to join them next week bringing down donated supplies but has postponed his trip due to the earthquake. “They said the roads have disintegrated, Rotarians now out of harm’s way in Haiti and there is no way to get to Port au Prince from Les Cayes (where the orphanage is located). The people are trying to get there to bring back their relatives, but there is no room, no medical care and no medicines in Les Cayes,” Dittrick said. He added that Father Marc Boisvert, who founded Pwoje Espwa in 1998 and runs the program, is keeping him abreast of the situation. Vilaj Espwa is an orphanage for over 650 abused, abandoned and neglected boys which includes a farm, school and vocational training facilities. A windmill donated and constructed by Ridgewood A.M. Rotarians pumps clean water to much of the village. The program runs four schools which cater to more than 2,000 students. Dittrick said that Pwoje Espwa would be doing outreach to help those affected by the devastation. Contributions may be sent to Theo’s Work, Inc. 2303 W. Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27403. For more information, visit online at theoswork.org or call Doug Dittrick at (201) 4441700. Contributions are tax deductible. ������������������������������ Boilers Repaired or Replaced in One Day • Oil Tank Abatement • Chimney Liners • Water Heaters • Sewers & Drains • Cast Iron Gas Fired Boilers ����������������������������������������� ������������������ ����� ������� ������� ����� ��� ��������������� ����������� 4 Out of 5 Ain’t Bad! One of my SAT Verbal-Writing tutorial students got into four out of five colleges he applied to…including his target school. College counseling too… �������� ��� ������������ �������� ������������ �� ������� ���������� ��� �������� ������� ��� ����������� Senior Discounts • N.J. State Lic# 6980 ������������ ��� ������� ������� ������� ������������ ������������� 201-445-1343 • $60 per hour. ��������������������� �������������������� Keeping Families Warm Since 1929. pat/janine 1-20-10 KellyGuthrieCahill2x2(1-20-10)alt 2 x 2” KEANE FIT & WELLNESS ��������������������� MAT Specialist Sheila Keane • EDUCATED - MA in exercise science • CERTIFIED - ACSM, NASM, Post Rehab Specialist, Serving All Your Home Heating Needs Prompt, Reliable Service You Can Depend On, Plus The Personal Attention You Deserve. • Oil Heat Systems Serviced & Installed • Automatic Fuel Oil Deliveries • Tank Insurance Available • EXPERIENCED - 15 years one-to-one personal training Cash ts Discougn il n O On Heati s Deliverie 24 Hour 201-891-1000 Emergency Service ����������������������� �������������������������������� ���������������������������������� Fitness, Weight Loss, Bariatrics, Geriatrics & Parkinson’s Programs JANUARY SPECIAL 201-341-0183 IT’S A NEW YEAR - CALL NOW