February 16, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 11 Allendale Notebook Newcomers Club plans events The Allendale Newcomers’ Club provides a great way for new and not so new Allendale residents to meet people and get to know the borough. On Feb. 16, Helping Hands will cook up another batch of dinners at “Chicken Soup Club” night. Helping Hands helps Newcomers and their families through transition periods. Contact HelpingHandsANC@yahoo. com to arrange for help for a family going through a rough time. Everyone is welcome to join the group in the kitchen on Feb. 16. It’s Oscar season, and the club will roll out the red carpet for the annual Oscar party on Sunday, Feb. 27. Contact PresANC@yahoo.com for more details. Love to read? Join the Bookmarks Committee on Feb. 28 when the group will discuss “Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress” by Dai Sijie and translated by Ina Rilke. This discussion group meets the third Monday of the month. E-mail Christina Montanye at BookmarksANC@yahoo. com for more information and to join the book club’s mailing list. Members are encouraged to check the blog at AllendaleNEwcomersClub.blogspot. com for upcoming events, including Collegiate Basketball Finals at the AB&G, the popular Progressive Dinner, and the monthly book club and movie club events. For more information, contact President Anne Kay at PresANC@yahoo.com today. Studio tour offered to children The Allendale Woman’s Club invites local children to enjoy a guided tour of MediaMix Studios on Thursday, Feb. 24. This free tour of the production facilities is being offered to children in grades four through eight. Two tours, one at 10 and another at 11:30 a.m., will be available. Parents are welcome to participate. MediaMix is located at 4 Pearl Court in Allendale. For reservations, contact Emmett Zettler at (201)214-9371. Rotary seeks donations for Trivia Night The Allendale Saddle River Rotary Club is seeking prize donations for its April 2 Trivia Night Fundraiser. Donations may include gifts or gift certificates. All merchant donors will be mentioned in the program that will be distributed to attendees. The deadline for donations is March 26. Trivia Night tickets are now on sale for $35, and include dinner and trivia contests. This event will be held at the Mahwah Elks Lodge, 1 Foxwood Lane in Mahwah. A cash bar will be available. The deadline to purchase tickets is March 26. All proceeds will go to the Allendale Saddle River Rotary’s charitable work. Contact Joseph Chinnici at (201) 394-8216 or at Joseph.Chinnici@yesbank.com. Fashion show organizers seek sponsors The Allendale Woman’s Club’s upcoming show, “Making Fashion History,” will be held on April 6. The fashion show will benefit the restoration of The John Fell House in Allendale. The evening will be held at Seasons in Washington Township, and will feature a cocktail reception, gourmet dinner, gift basket prizes, and the fashion show. As the primary beneficiary of the fundraiser, The Fell House will receive 50 percent of the proceeds, with the remaining funds to be designated to assist other local charities and organizations. For information, visit www.allendalewomansclub.org. Community members are urged to help support this cause by becoming corporate or individual sponsors, placing messages of support in the fashion show program, or by donating goods and services to the basket contest. For more information on supporting the cause, or to make a donation, call Lisa Russo at (201) 988-4586 or visit www. allendalewomansclub.org. Rotary Club changes meeting venue The Allendale/Saddle River Rotary The Allendale Woman’s Club recently made a donation to Table to Table, northeast New Jersey’s first and only food rescue program. Table to Table delivered enough prepared and perishable food last year to serve over 6 million meals. Pictured are Table to Table Executive Director Ilene Isaacs (left) receiving the donation from Kristen Tsarnas, Allendale Woman’s Club member. For information on how to support the Allendale Woman’s Club’s community initiatives, visit allendalewomansclub.org. AWC helps out Table to Table Club will hold its weekly meeting at Darla’s Porch, located in the A&P shopping Center at 29 West Allendale Avenue in Allendale. The group meets every Wednesday at 8 a.m. For more information, call (201) 5663013 or e-mail bobtraitz@versizon.net. Just a Click Away! SHOP LOCAL www.villadom.com Thousands r of Readers Ove se and Above Tho r Ou Who Receive Paper in the Mail! Visit Our Website: Support Your Allendale Merchants Allendale Chamber of Commerce Visit us at Direct Links to Advertisers’ Websites! www.AllendaleChamber.com Spotlights on new and existing members on a rotating basis. Find out about upcoming events and goings on in Allendale Read Our Other Editions Too! Current & Past!