November 2, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 25 Franklin Lakes Scribe Republican Club to meet The Franklin Lakes Republican Club will meet on Monday, Nov. 7 at 7:45 p.m. at the Bender Court Ambulance Corps Building. Topics for discussion will include club nominations and support for county and borough candidates for the Nov. 8 election. The Franklin Lakes Republican Club is a non-profit organization established to represent the Republican Party in Franklin Lakes. It is devoted to the cause of community improvement and good government through the medium of an organized Republican Party and the support of candidates for public office who will best represent the interests of the residents and taxpayers of Franklin Lakes. All meetings are open to club members and registered Republicans. For more information, or to join the club, call Ann Swist at (201) 337-5140. Board of education to meet The Franklin Lakes Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. The meeting will be held in the music room at Franklin Lakes Middle School, 755 Franklin Avenue. Library offers programs for teens The Advisory Council for the Community by Teens and for Teens will meet in the Franklin Lakes Library’s local history room on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Franklin Lakes students in grades six through 12 who want to promote teen services in the library and organize community service programs locally or globally are invited. No registration required. Refreshments are served. Note: The group will not meet on Nov. 16. ACCT Teens have organized a community drive to collect items for Operation Smile, a not-for-profit medical services organization which provides free surgeries to repair cleft lip and cleft palates for children around the world. The Franklin Lakes Public Library is serving as a collection point for donations. The following donations are requested: 0.85 to 1.4 oz. shampoo (screw-on top only), small comb (no rat tails), new wash cloth, child size toothbrush (single Profitable partnership pack), eight-pack box of crayons, thin 8 1/2 x 11” coloring books, small stuffed animals, 3x3 mirrors, small size toothpaste, and hotel bar size soap. For more information about the drive, contact Donna Kurdock at (201) 891-2224 extension 105 with questions or donations. Kathy Moser, award-winning songwriter and musician, will offer a songwriting workshop for students in grades six through 12 on Thursday, Nov. 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. Participants will have an opportunity create, rehearse, and record an original song. Registration is required. The teen book group will discuss “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins on Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. At the meeting, the group will have a presentation of Glogster, an interactive digital poster. Learn how to Glogster, then compete in the library’s Glogster Book Cover Contest beginning in January. On Nov. 16, Chef Vicky from Bravo TV will offer a cooking workshop from 4 to 5 p.m. Participants will learn basic cooking skills while making and eating their creations. Registration is under way. Non-residents may reg- The Wyckoff Family YMCA and the Franklin Lakes Recreation Department shared the proceeds from their partnership in the Second Annual Youth Biathlon held at the Indian Trail Club. All proceeds are reinvested in the Franklin Lakes community by both the YMCA and the recreation department. Pictured: Libby Ciampo, Indian Trail Club; Bevinn Romaine, Indian Trail Club; Frank Bivona, mayor of Franklin Lakes; John Ciurcui, Franklin Lakes Recreation Department; Peter Sacco, Franklin Lakes Recreation Department; Nancy Addis, Wyckoff Family YMCA; Paulette Ramsey, Franklin Lakes Recreation Committee; and Sarah Kelly, Franklin Lakes Recreation Committee. ister on Nov. 7. ACCT Teens will make handmade holiday cards for children who will be hospitalized over the holidays on Wednesday, Nov. 30 from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. All materials will be supplied. No registration is required. Registration for programs may be completed in-person, by phone at (201) 891-2224 or online at www.franklinlakeslibrary.org. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. Learn about pain management Dr. Jan Kasprowicz of New Jersey Spinal Care and Physical Therapy Center of Wayne will present a program on pain management at the Franklin Lakes Public Library on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. “Stop the Pain and Inflammation” will cover nutritional and therapeutic remedies for pain and inflammation. This free lecture includes a question and answer session. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. Call (201) 891-2224 for more information. Library board (continued from page 6) “The library director and trustees hope to work with the mayor to find a reasonable solution to the question of what excess funds may be returned to the municipality,” the statement concluded. “However, there is a process and law in place and we intend to follow that law. We have no intention of scrambling around to ferret out projects for the purpose of spending funds needlessly. However, we will continue to run the library in an efficient manner that is fiscally prudent and also meets the needs of the residents of Franklin Lakes. And we intend to continue to provide the high level of service that has become a trademark of our library.” Kick-a-Thon (continued from page 11) providing the most effective science-based intervention for individuals with autism so they may become independent, productive, and contributing members of their families and communities. Mayer’s Karate and Fitness offers one of the area’s largest exercise/martial arts programs for special needs children, including many children with autism. Children are experiencing benefits in the areas of overall strength, coordination, concentration, and positive interaction with other children. Mayer’s Karate has been instructing children in the martial arts since 1984, and incorporated its highly specialized program for children with special needs in 2006. Currently, Mayer’s Karate is instructing over 40 children with varying levels of disabilities. Contact Reed Academy at (201) 644-0760 or Mayer’s Karate and Fitness at (973) 238-8600 to support the continued effort of helping children with autism and special needs.