April 21, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 23 Allendale Notebook Musicians perform at Lincoln Center The Northern Highlands Regional High School Wind Ensemble and Concert Choir will perform on the Avery Fisher Hall Stage at Lincoln Center on Tuesday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m. The students will be taking part in a program sponsored by Perform America called America’s Youth in Concert. Tickets are $30 per person and are available by contacting Northern Highlands Director of Bands, T. Sotiropoulos at sotiro pout@northernhighlands.org Coffee House planned The Brookside Hillside Music and Art Association is sponsoring a Coffee House at Archer Hall in Allendale on Saturday April 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. Brookside School’s sixth, seventh, and eighth grades students will showcase their talents. Skits, music, improvisation, poetry, and magic acts will be included. Visit www.BHMAA.org. Archer holds annual AB&G Sale Archer United Methodist Church will host its 40th Annual AB&G Sale (Attic, Basement, and Garage Sale) on Saturday, May 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will be held throughout the church, which is located at the corner of Franklin Turnpike and East Allendale Avenue, Allendale. New for this year is “Cash for Gold.” Bring gold and sterling silver items to the sale and turn it into cash. Food, snacks, and drinks will be available for purchase. The church will accept salable donations of gently used furniture, linens, small appliances, kitchen accessories, holiday items, sporting goods, toys, bikes, lawn equipment, baby items, books, and other household goods, which may be dropped off April 26 through 30. Limited pickup service of large furniture items will be available that week. Call the church office (201) 327-0020 to schedule a pickup. Patrons honored at reception The Friends of the Allendale Library will host a reception to honor the library’s patrons for their generous contributions toward the recently-installed circulation desk. The reception has been scheduled for May 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lee Memorial Library, 500 West Crescent Avenue. Local author Adam Keeble, will be present to sign copies of his new book, “Don’t Put Baby in the Corner.” Refreshments will be served. The new circulation desk was designed, constructed, and assembled entirely from community donations, and proceeds from the ongoing and the semi-annual book sales. For details about the reception, call (201) 327-4338. Freeholder Hermansen to address Republican Club Freeholder Rob Hermansen will be the guest speaker at the April 27 meeting of the Allendale Republican Club. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers on the second floor of the municipal building, 500 West Crescent Avenue. Contact Todd Fliegel at (201) 788-8506. AFEE accepts grant proposals The Allendale Foundation for Educational Excellence, Inc. will be accepting grant proposals through April 26. Parents, teachers, local business people, students, staff, and all other members of the community are encouraged to participate in making proposals for projects or programs that are in keeping with the foundation’s mission, which is to enhance and broaden the educational experience of all students attending Allendale’s Hillside and Brook- side schools. Anyone interested in submitting a grant proposal is invited to contact Grace Eng Young at geyoungsta@yahoo. com for an application. Emmanuel asks... Can You Help? by contributing or by organizing a fundraiser, please let us know. Help us to help others! Please attend our Wine & Art Night in Franklin Lakes at the Endless Vine on Wednesday, May 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. The suggested donation is $25, and this event will sell out quickly. Call us for details and to reserve tickets. May is Mother’s Day Month. Consider hosting an informal tea fundraiser in your home. Call us for the details. We now need office volunteers at the following times: Wednesday and Friday from 1 to 5 p.m., Thursday from 2:30 to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. To help: 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. Our current hours are Monday from 10 to 1; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 to 5; and Thursday from 10 to 2. 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! (continued from page 8) what was in front of her, and with her overwhelming fear. Our volunteers began a monthly food delivery, Marjorie got connected to community resources, bills got paid, and insurance company problems were resolved. Marjorie tells us, “I am not out of the woods yet. We have many medical issues to deal with, but we’re able to meet the challenges and I do not feel all alone in this. Thank you so much for all of your help!” If you karen/janine 4-29-09 want to help us continue to meet the many challenges our families face, EmmanuelHelp3x.75(4-29-09) please contribute to the Family Financial 3 x .75 Fund. Another big need: One of our families needs a new fence (6’ x 128’) for their yard. The old fence is beyond repair and is falling down. If you have a solution, please contact us. 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 Primary election (continued from page 3) Association-New Jersey Chapter. He and his wife, Marion, have two children and are parishioners of St. Luke’s Church. Sciolaro is completing his second threeyear term. An 18-year resident, he holds degrees from Seton Hall and Fairleigh Dickinson universities and is the CEO for the National Kitchen and Bath Association. He serves as president of the Highlands Community Association, and previously served as vice president and park commissioner. Prior to joining the council, he served for 10 years on the Waldwick Library Board. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and has coached soccer and softball. He and his wife, Karen, have two children and are parishioners of St. Luke’s Church. Join us for Wine, Pasta and Fun! 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