October 12, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 33 Waldwick Watch Democrats host ‘Meet the Candidates’ event The Waldwick Democratic Club will host a Meet the Candidates event on Sunday, Oct. 23 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Village Grille, 71 Crescent Avenue. Mayoral candidate Bruce Mitchell, and council hopefuls Andrew Frey and Richard Drury will be on hand to address the group. The election will be held on Nov. 8. Tickets are $25 per person and include beverage and appetizers. Tickets may be ordered in advance by contacting Patrick Hunter at hunterjaegge@yahoo.com or may be purchased at the door. Lions announce Blood Drive The Waldwick Lions Club will host a Waldwick Community Blood Drive in cooperation with Community Blood Services on Thursday, Oct. 13 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. The drive will be held at Traphagen School, 153 Summit Avenue in Waldwick. To schedule an appointment, call Community Blood Services at (845) 220-2030. All types of blood are needed, especially types O- and O+. Any healthy individual age 17 through 75 and weighing at least 110 pounds can donate blood. Donors should eat a moderate meal before donating and must bring identification showing signature. All donors receive a complimentary cholesterol screening with every blood donation. Reflective safety patches now available Waldwick CERT is selling Flashbrite reflective patches for jackets, Halloween costumes, backpacks, luggage, briefcases, bicycles, helmets, and more. Patches are $3 each and are available at the Waldwick Public Safety Building at 15 East Prospect Street or by calling Jean Paras at (201) 481-3333 or Tom Schuckman at (201) 447-2646. Register for Girl Scouts Waldwick girls are invited to become part of the Girl Scouting experience. Girls must be in kindergarten or grade school to join. In Girl Scouts, girls discover the fun, friendship, and power of girls together through field trips, sports skillbuilding clinics, community service projects, cultural exchanges, and environmental stewardship projects. Opportunities are available for adults interested in working with girls as troop leaders and assistant leaders. For more information, contact Denise Levitzke at (201) 670-8449 or Tara McCarty at (201) 445-4038. Registration is open through Oct. 15. Networking group for job seekers available Neighbors Helping Neighbors, an organization offering free peer volunteer support for people actively seeking employment, announces the formation of a new chapter to meet on Mondays at 7 p.m. at the Waldwick Public Library. The first meeting is set for Oct. 17. Started in River Edge in January of 2011, NhN fosters an environment in which group members assist each other with job-search techniques. Regardless of career discipline or objective, members include workers in transition, recent college graduates, unemployed and underemployed profes- sionals, those re-entering the job market, small business owners, and retirees seeking part-time work. Don Sciolaro, Waldwick councilman and library trustee, will serve as moderator of the Waldwick chapter. Participation in Neighbors Helping Neighbors is free and open to the public; however, space is limited and advance registration is recommended. The library is located at 19 East Prospect Street in Waldwick. For more information, call (201) 652-5104. Dog training seminar offered Dog behaviorist Carl Zive of Halfway Hounds will present a free dog training seminar at the Waldwick Public Library on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. Zive will demonstrate techniques for getting a dog to walk on a leash, cooperate, stop pulling, and follow rather than lead. Other behavior issues to be addressed include nipping, dominance, jumping, lunging, and greeting people who come to the door. Halfway Hounds is a volunteer-based non-profit organization that provides potentially adoptable shelter dogs with temporary kennel housing, grooming, behavior assessment, obedience training, and medical attention until they find a family. The goal of Halfway Hounds is to place every adoptable dog, educate the community about dog behavior, and assist in providing necessary training to dog and family in order to promote a successful adoption leading to a permanent home. The program is free and open to the public; however, space is limited and advance registration is required. Registrants are advised that the dog training seminar is for people only. Dogs will not be admitted. The library is located at 19 East Prospect Street in Waldwick. For more information, call (201) 652-5104. Education foundation holds dinner benefit The Waldwick Education Foundation will host its annual Dinner Auction on Friday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. at Waldwick High School. The evening will include a catered dinner, soda, coffee, and cookies, and prizes and gift baskets donated by students, families, and local merchants. Anyone interested in attending is welcome. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at Plaza Jewelers, 10 East Prospect Street or through the schools. Local businesses, individuals, and community groups are asked to consider donating prizes or gift cards to the basket fundraiser portion of the dinner. Proceeds from the event will be used by the WEF to fund grants requested by teachers to enhance education in the public schools. For details, or to make a donation, call (201) 251-8579 or visit WaldwickWEF@aol.com. Italian Club offers membership opportunity The Italian American Social Club of Waldwick has extended its special free membership opportunity. From now to Oct. 18, those who sign up for the club will have free membership through Dec. 31, 2011. The annual 2012 membership fee is $20 for an individual, $35 for a couple, and $50 for a household. This offer will expire on Oct. 18 at the 7:30 p.m. meeting held at the Waldwick Ambulance Corps Building at 20 Whites Lane. Upcoming activities include walking tours, travel, a wine tasting, lectures, a visit from a genealogist, mozza- rella and pizza making for kids, family bocce, conversational Italian, Saint Joseph’s and Fifth Anniversary Gala celebrations, special discounts, and more. The group meets on the third Tuesday of the month. For details, call Kathy at (201) 444-5816 or visit iascw.com. Book Club to discuss ‘The Namesake’ The Waldwick Library Book Club will host a discussion of “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7:15 p.m. This first novel from Pulitzer-winner Lahiri (“Interpreter of Maladies,” 1999) focuses on the divide between Indian immigrants and their Americanized children. Set in Boston and New York from 1968 through 2000, the novel inspired the creation of the 2006 feature-length film of the same name. Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk. The book club welcomes new members and drop-ins regardless of residency. The library is located at 19 East Prospect Street in Waldwick. For more information, call (201) 652-5104. Library announces children’s events This October, Waldwick Library, located at 19 East Prospect Street in Waldwick, will host two special events for borough children. On Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 3:30 p.m., children’s author Nancy Raines Day, mother of children’s librarian Meghan Day, will share her latest picture book, the spooky (but not too scary) “On a Windy Night.” Following the interactive reading, there will be a question and answer session, and copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. The library will welcome Full Effect Productions on Friday, Oct. 21 at 3:30 p.m. Join Magician Steve Woyce as he turns the library into a magical haunted house. Play a magical game of hide and seek with Gertrude the Witch, help put Bones the Skeleton back together, and help make ghosts appear and disappear. These programs are open to children ages three and older who are residents of Waldwick. Advance registration is required as space is limited. Call (201) 652-5104. Proof of residency is required. WEF hosts annual benefit dinner The Waldwick Education Foundation will host its annual fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Waldwick High School. The event will include a catered dinner, beverages, cookies, prizes, and gift baskets donated by students, families, and local merchants. Tickets may be purchased at Plaza Jewelers, 10 East Prospect Street, or through the schools for $15. Proceeds will be used for teacher requested grants to fund educational programs in Waldwick’s public schools. This year, the foundation has funded a kiln for middle and high school art classes, instruments for the marching band, webcams, a character education program, books for a reading club, second grade book “publishing,” a Revolutionary War assembly, a trip to Ellis Island, and a “Heroes and Cool Kids” program with high school students and fifth graders. For more information, visit WaldwickNJ.org/WEF, email WaldwickWEF@aol.com, or visit the foundation’s Facebook page.