Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • July 13, 2011 Troop 7 stocked our pantry for their service project. A special shout-out goes to MSO of Glen Rock for their Golf Fundraiser. Thank you to Drew Altman from Glen Rock for bringing us his Wii and some toys. Drew told us he loves to help kids. Thanks to Colleen Manley and the Medco Mail Channel for their Food Drive! Conner is an 18-year-old who has leukemia. He completed chemotherapy, and is now struggling with secondary complications such as pain in his right knee and hip. He is unable to walk. Life has been very difficult for Conner, who deals with pain on a daily basis and is unable to carry out normal daily activities. He recently developed problems with his left arm. Conner’s bone prevents the blood from passing through his arm, and he is unable to lift any heavy items. At this moment, he cannot sleep due to excruciating pain. Conner’s dream is to become a hairdresser, and he would like to go to school for his license. At the moment, he is trying to figure out how to pay for school. We distribute about 140 bags of food to our families each month. You can help us fill our pantry. When you go grocery shopping and something non-perishable is on sale, please buy some extra items and drop them off for our families. 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. Our next big event will be a Wine & Cheese fundraiser in November. 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. We currently need a few window air conditioners. Please let us know if you have one to donate. 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 Conner’s in (continued on page 16) Our hat’s off to: Glen Rock Women in Community Service for their amazing Food Drive! We really appreciate their generosity. We also thank Robert Schablik, Declan Hamilton, Thomas Cleary, Will French, Dan Literati, Liam Shea, Peter Harris, Chris Salamone, Nick Salamone, and Nick Tsiskakis. These teenagers from Ridgewood Boy Scout