April 20, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 23 Wyckoff Wanderings Butterfly program, Plant Sale planned The Wyckoff Area Garden Club will host Rick Mikula, “The Butterfly Guy,” on Saturday, April 30 at 2 p.m. This free program will be held at the Wyckoff Reformed Church, 580 Wyckoff Avenue. Mikula is known for his talent for educating children of all ages. All are invited. The club will also hold its Plant Sale beginning at 10 a.m. on April 30. The sale will feature “butterfly gardens in a bag,” which contain native plants; potted perennials that attract butterflies; and crafts suitable for Mother’s Day gifts, including china teacup and saucer feeders, and hand painted terra cotta feeders. For more information, call (201) 891-1462. Alliance/DARE fundraiser announced On April 26, the Blue Moon Mexican Café in Boulder Run Shopping Center in Wyckoff will sponsor a Community Night fundraiser to benefit the Wyckoff Municipal Alliance/DARE programs. The restaurant will donate 20 percent of all lunch, dinner, take out, delivery, or gift card purchases. To participate, present a Blue Moon Community Night flyer from the website BlueMoonMexicanCafe.com. Click on the community tab, then click Community Nights, and scroll down to Wyckoff Municipal Alliance/DARE. Program on depression and its signs set Local resident Ann Ganley will present “A Mother’s Story: Reflections on Losing Jimmy to Undiagnosed Depression” on Thursday, May 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the community room at the Wyckoff Family YMCA, 691 Wyckoff Avenue. The Crusade for Awareness program focuses on educating people about the signs of depression in youth. This program is being sponsored by The Wyckoff Municipal Alliance, Wyckoff Board of Health, and the Wyckoff Family YMCA. Parents, students, and educators are encouraged to attend. Seating is limited. For reservations, contact Kathy Scarpelli, (201) 891-1820. Pancake Breakfast, Easter Egg Hunt set On April 23, Abundant Life Reformed Church at 475 Lafayette Avenue in Wyckoff will host a Pancake Breakfast from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. An Easter Egg Hunt for children ages two through 11 will follow at 10:30 a.m. There is no charge to join in the hunt, which will be outdoors, weather permitting. Each attendee is asked to bring a basket to collect the eggs. The cost to attend the breakfast is a donation, which will support the youth ministry of Abundant Life. For more information, call (201) 444-8038 or e-mail office@abunda ntlifewyckoff.org. Seniors invited to Pasta Diner The students of Eisenhower Middle School in Wyckoff will host the Eleventh Annual Pasta Dinner for the Senior Citizens of Wyckoff on Tuesday, April 26. This complimentary event will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the school located at 344 Calvin Court. Students will serve dinner and provide entertainment. Seniors may RSVP by sending a card with the attendee’s name and phone number to: Eisenhower Middle School, 344 Calvin Court, Wyckoff, NJ 07481, or by e-mailing a response to epastadinner@gmail.com. RSVPs are due by April 21. Learn about arthritis management The Wyckoff Branch of The Valley Hospital Auxiliary will meet on Tuesday, April 26 at Advent Lutheran Church, 777 Wyckoff Avenue. Registered Nurse Annette Tolomeo will present “Exploring Options in Arthritis Management.” New members are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Breakfast & Egg Hunt planned Grace United Methodist Church at 555 Russell Avenue in Wyckoff will hold an Easter Breakfast and Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 23 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. The event will include a continental breakfast of boxed cereals, bagels, muffins, coffee cake, fruit, orange juice, milk, coffee and tea, a kid friendly Easter bingo game, and the egg hunt. Seating will be offered on a first come, first served basis. As part of the church’s continuing mission project to the CUMAC Food Pantry, attendees are asked to bring food items for the pantry. Donations may be handed to the Easter Bunny, who will be ready to be photographed with the children. RSVP to the main office. A monetary donation to cover expenses would be appreciated. For more information, contact Mrs. Cauda at (201) 891-4595 or childrensministries@gumc.org. DeNicola to address Chamber Bergen County Freeholder Maura DeNicola will address the Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, April 21 at 8 a.m. at the Larkin House on 380 Godwin Avenue. DeNicola will outline the plans and goals of the Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Chamber meets on the third Thursday of the month. For more information, visit Wyckoffchamber.com. Chamber offers scholarships The Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce is will award four scholarships to high school seniors who are planning to further their education. Three of these scholarships ($500 each) will be offered to students who are Wyckoff residents. The fourth scholarship ($1,000) will be awarded to a child of a Wyckoff Chamber member, or a child of an employee of a Wyckoff Chamber member, regardless of their town of residence. There is no eligibility restriction based upon a student’s chosen high school. Applications are now available at local high school guidance offices or may be downloaded from www.wyckoffchamber.com. All applications must be returned to Jay Vidockler, President, Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 2, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 by April 21. For further information call (201) 891-3616. Correction The dates for the Wyckoff Seniors’ trip to Indian Head Resort in New Hampshire were reported incorrectly last week. The trip, which will run Sept. 12 through 16, includes bus transportation, accommodations for four nights, four dinners and full breakfasts, entertainment, side trips, and more. The cost is $619 for double occupancy. Non-members are welcome. Call (201) 891-0934. Coloring contest Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff recently held a Centennial Coloring Contest. The picture to be colored was published in The Villadom TIMES and Hawthorne Press. The entries were judged by residents of CHCC’s Evergreen Court supportive-senior housing complex and artist Jan De See, an employee of CHCC. Prizes were awarded in two categories: ages 6 to 8 and ages 9 to 11. The following winners were in the ages 9 to 11 category. Pictured, front row, from left are second-place winner Alexa Carnevale of Waldwick; first-place winner Brandon Miller of Wyckoff; third-place winner Graham Harris of Wyckoff; and Sarah Valente, who received an honorable mention and a resident of Wayne. Pictured, second row, from left are judges Mabel Vander Hook, Martha Moore, and Terry Moffett. Judges not pictured are Phyllis Sweetman and Jan De See. Letters to the Editor (continued from page 22) see that the weather report is for temperatures ranging from the 30 to 80 degrees. These unpredictable conditions sum up what Mother Nature has given us this past year. The record snowfall this winter forced us to cancel meal deliveries on six occasions, a decision we arrived at with a heavy heart because it meant our clients would not get a hot (and/or cold) meal that day, but they would also not have the benefit of seeing our dedicated and cheerful volunteers, who are often are only people they may have contact with. The CMI Board of Directors was concerned about the number of unprecedented cancellations this winter and decided to impede Mother Nature by providing Blizzard Bags (non-perishable groceries) to all our clients to use on “snow days,” because our clients’ nutrition is a primary concern. Regardless of ice, snow, wind, or floods, our dedicated volunteers still braved the elements to deliver meals -- and for this we cannot thank them enough. Their care and compassion never ceases to amaze us. This year, we celebrate our 40th anniversary and we cannot begin to thank our volunteers enough for a “job well done.” Our organization would not be able to continue the very special service of home meal delivery to our communities: Allendale, Glen Rock, Ho-Ho-Kus, Midland Park, Ridgewood, and Waldwick. “Thank you” seems an inadequate gesture, but please know you are truly appreciated, not only by CMI but by “your” clients and their families. Stacey Gilmartin, Executive Director Margaret Hughes, Associate Director Community Meals Inc. 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