Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • August 24, 2011 Emmanuel asks... 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 hospitals with complications. Sara, like many of our kids, is getting tutored at the hospital, but is struggling to catch 4-29-09 karen/janine up with her academic work. EmmanuelHelp2x.75(4-29-09) 3 x .75 Since childhood, Sara has been looking forward to turning 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! Ambulance corps donation (continued from page 7) Management and the Ho-Ho-Kus Recreation Department to bring the lightning detection system to the borough. She spearheaded the highly successful private fundraising campaign, which netted sufficient funds for the project in just a few months. The private fundraising goal was originally set at $12,000, but donors quickly exceeded that threshold. Donated funds in excess of the amount needed to fund the system are being kept in a trust fund for future maintenance and repairs. The council approved a resolution that allowed the borough to devote a $14,000 Bergen County Open Space grant toward the cost of the system. That grant was received in 2009. The borough was required to make a dollar for dollar match of the county grant, but the balance of the cost of the detection system was raised privately. 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 runs on solar power, and the installation at the public school is hooked into the building’s power source. The lightning detection system includes an audible alarm that is used during the day and turned off with a timer at an appropriate hour in the evening. The strobe light warning system remains in operation every hour of every day. The system provides warnings as electrical storms approach, including alarms when storms are 15, 10, and five miles away, so anyone who is using the local fields will have ample time to move indoors. J. CRUSCO Waterfront house on Fripp Island, SC (near historic Beaufort and Parris Island). Ranch style with extended large deck overlooking the ocean and own beach access, screened porch, 4 BR, 2½ baths, full kitchen, great room with fireplace. Satellite TV, internet, wash/dryer and gas grill. Sleeps 8-10. 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