The Villadom Times Weekly Newspaper Online-Sept 29, 2010 Issue

Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • September 29, 2010 Emmanuel asks... Can You Help? Our hat’s off to: Araya Rebirth in Ridgewood, which has chosen Emmanuel Cancer Foundation as their charity for the month of October. We are so excited. Five percent of their gift certificate sales will be donated to ECF. For information about this fundraiser, visit araya-rebirth.com. Thanks also to Lisa from Lisa’s Turkish Kitchen for donating a gift card for our big upcoming fundraiser in January. Come celebrate with us! This will be our biggest fundraiser ever. On Jan. 8, the Northern Regional Center will host A Hollywood Bash in Ridgewood that will include a live band, food, an auction, and other surprises. Come get treated like a star. We can also use your help: Can your company, store, or restaurant donate something towards our event? How about dinner for two, a manicure/pedi4-29-09 karen/janine cure, or tickets to a sporting event? Can you help us put a EmmanuelHelp2x.75(4-29-09) on the community brochure together? As always we rely for .75 3 xhelp. Tickets will be available in the coming months. Proceeds will benefit our families in the Northern Region. We are a non-profit agency. To volunteering your time or donate an item for A Hollywood Bash, call Laura Savage at (201) 612.8118 or email:laura@emmanuelcancer.org. This family needs your help: Emily was diagnosed with a brain tumor as an infant. She is now five. She has had numerous surgeries and several rounds of treatment, but the tumor remains due to its location. She has had several strokes and developed a form of Parkinson’s disease as a result of the brain tumor and treatments. Her father has fought hard for his daughter to receive the best treatments possible, often traveling great distances to speak with specialists about the risks of surgery and longterm prognosis. Emily has a great deal of medical appointments, and speech and language therapy on a weekly basis. Recently, her father was in an accident in which someone ran a red light and hit him. The other driver did not have insurance, and the family’s car was totaled. Dad borrowed money from friends and sold his wedding ring, and was able to buy a used car. However, a week later, the engine blew. The family does not know what the next move is, but they desperately need a car in order to keep up all of Emily’s appointments. Financially, the family is struggling. Dad works construction as many days of the week he can, while juggling Emily’s doctor appointments, meeting with specialists to discuss Emily’s health, and shuttling his other daughter, who is 16, to and from school activities. The family could really use any help available to help purchase another used car, or the donation of a used car. Another big need: The Northern Regional Center needs a couple of adjustable, swivel office chairs. Gently used chairs would be fine. You can help in a variety of ways. Turn your event into a fundraiser by collecting checks or gift cards, or donate your restaurant or business for a few hours to host a fundraiser of your choice. Your efforts will help us to help our families in many ways, including sending a caseworker to visit the families at their home or in the hospital. Your donations also help support ECF’s food pantry. Get your kids involved, too. We rely on the community to help support our families. Many of them do not have the financial or emotional (continued on page 11) Ho-Ho-Kus Council approves grant agreement by Jennifer Crusco The Ho-Ho-Kus Council has approved a resolution that will allow the borough to devote a $14,000 Bergen County Open Space grant toward the cost of the newly-installed lightning detection system. The grant, which was received in 2009, came from the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund. The borough must make a dollar for dollar match of the county grant, but the balance of the cost of the detection system has been raised through a private fundraising campaign. As of last week, the lightning detection system had been installed in the borough, with locations at the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School and at the North Field. The heart of the system is being housed at Ho-Ho-Kus Police Headquarters. “The system has been installed, but it has not been activated,” Ho-Ho-Kus Police Chief Gregory Kallenberg told Villadom TIMES last week. “We are waiting for the signage and for the software update.” Kallenberg said the police dispatchers, including two part-time and three full-time employees, have all received training in relation to the system. “If the shoe ﬁts, REPAIR IT!” Best Shoe Repair by (201) Magazine 25 Years in Shoe Repair It’s time to protect & weatherproof your fall favorites! �� The detection system includes an audible alarm that will be used during the day and turned off with a timer at an appropriate hour in the evening. The strobe warning system will be in operation every hour of every day. The system is designed to provide warnings as electrical storms approach, including alarms when these storms are 15, 10, and five miles away, so anyone who is using the local fields will have ample time to move indoors. Lightning can be present at any time of year, and over three million lightning flashes are recorded throughout the world each day. Carol Tyler, president of the Ho-Ho-Kus Ambulance Corps, has been working with the Ho-Ho-Kus Office of Emergency Management and the Ho-Ho-Kus Recreation Department to bring the lightning detection system to the borough’s fields. Tyler spearheaded the highly successful private fundraising campaign, which raised sufficient funds for the project in just a few months. The system was made by a Wisconsin manufacturer and installed by the manufacturer’s local affiliate. The portion of the system located at North Field will reportedly run on solar power, while the installation at the public school will be hooked into the building’s power source. �� Hours: Tues-Fri �� Closed Mon �� 8:30-5:30, Sat 8:30-4:oo, �� Advertise in the YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER �� 201-652-0744