Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • August 24, 2011 Emmanuel asks... Emmanuel asks... Can You Help? Can You Help? Our hat’s off to: Abundant Life Reformed Church in Wyckoff, whose Vacation Bible School held a great Food Drive for us. Special thanks to First Presbyterian Church in Maywood and MSO in Glen Rock for their continued support in stocking our pantry. Thanks to the Wyckoff Seniors for their food donation. Thanks to Susan, one of our loyal readers from Ho-Ho-Kus, for purchasing Dorney Park tickets for one of our families. Thanks to Miss Patti’s School of Dance in Midland Park for including us on their annual trip to New York City. They kindly treated one of our families to dinner and to a presentation of “Spider-Man.” Sara is a 15-year old who is struggling with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. She has been in and out of 4-29-09 karen/janine hospitals with complications. Sara, like many of our kids, is getting tutored at the hospital, but is struggling to catch EmmanuelHelp3x.75(4-29-09) up with her academic work. 3 x .75 childhood, Sara has been looking forward to turnSince ing 16. But in addition to dealing with the range of emotions of a healthy child, she is also striving to be like her peers. Unfortunately, undergoing cancer treatments makes this an even more challenging task. Like any teenager, Sara wants to be like her friends and have the same clothes and keep up with the latest trends, but it is very hard. She is currently wearing a wig that was made from her brother’s hair. Sara’s caseworker, Evelyn, visits Sara at home and in the hospital on a regular basis. They are able to explore Sara’s emotions. Sara also calls Evelyn and e-mails her with concerns. Your contributions will ensure that Evelyn can continue to provide this extra level of support to Sara as long as needed. Please consider sending us a gift to support these efforts. ECF uses monetary contributions to cover the costs associated with providing free services to any New Jersey child who has cancer. Approximately 70 cents from every dollar goes towards direct care for our families. If your company has a charitable giving program, please let us know. ECF distributes about 140 bags of food to our families each month. Please help us fill our pantry by picking up some non-perishable food items for the ECF families while you are shopping for your own family. We are excited about joining our new friends at the Ridgewood Art Institute for our next big event: a November wine and cheese reception. We are also planning our Second Annual Bash, which will be held in early February. Call us if you would like to get involved. We are looking for volunteers to help us plan. It doesn’t matter if you work full-time or if you are a stay-at-home mom or dad. We just need a few hours of your time. Do you like to plan parties? Do you have experience in marketing or event planning? If you are interested, please call us. ECF is seeking bilingual caseworkers all over the state. Do you know someone who might be able to help? This is a paid contractual position. You can help in a variety of other ways. Consider turning your next event into a fundraiser for ECF, and ask guests to bring checks or gift cards to be used by our families. Your efforts help us to help families like Sara’s in many ways, including sending a caseworker to visit the families at home or in the hospital. This support for the kids, their siblings, and parents is crucial. Kids are welcome to help, too. Many have held sales or lemonade stands and contributed the proceeds to ECF. If your Boy Scout or Girl Scout Troop needs to earn badges, visit us in Midland Park. Scouts can get creative and have fun helping our families as they learn about philanthropy. Emmanuel Cancer Foundation was named for a boy named Emmanuel who lost his life to cancer almost 28 years ago. ECF relies on the local community to help support our families. Many of them do not have the financial or emotional support to help them get through a major illness like cancer. Please remember: We do not charge anything for our services. We rely on you! ECF representatives are available to discuss our programs at your next fundraiser or event. Just give us a call for more information. If you have a few hours a week to spare, consider becoming a volunteer, or just stop by and meet with us, take a look at our pantry, and see what ECF is all about. Call (201) 6128118 before you stop by. Please do not leave items at the center without checking with us first. Our storage space is limited. The Northern Regional Center is located at 174 Paterson Avenue, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Visit us on the web at www.emmanuelcancer.org. As always, thank you for helping the children and their families! 4-29-09 karen/janine EmmanuelHelp2x.75(4-29-09) 3 x .75 The Wyckoff Township Committee has approved a $164,955 contract with AJIM Contractors of Clifton for improvements to Main Street. The cost of the project will be defrayed by a $150,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The area of road widening and repaving will span the distance between Wyckoff Avenue and Madison Avenue. AJIM Contractors, of Clifton was the low bidder with a base bid of $164,954. The company also offered an alternative, which was not selected, that would have increased the price of the project by $61,251. Since the Wyckoff Township Committee did not require the alternate, the work will be carried out with only $14,955 in local funding. The construction will begin in late September and the stores along the Main Street right-of-way between Ever- Wyckoff plans to improve Main Street ett Avenue and Madison Avenue will remain open during the project. The area between the on-street parking spaces which are perpendicular to the adjacent railroad siding will be enhanced with shade trees and landscaping. Customer access to the PTO Economy Shop will also be maintained during the construction. In prior years, Wyckoff has received grants for the repaving of a number of municipal roads including Mountain Avenue, West Main Street, Grandview Avenue, Lawlins Road, Crescent Avenue, Monroe Avenue, and Park Avenue. The competitive awards process for state grant money requires that municipal roads be heavily trafficked or connect another municipality or two county roads. J. KOSTER