June 15, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 19 Ramsey Review (201) 819-4921 or at lisa@heartsandcraftsc ounseling.org. Used bike collection under way Saint John’s Memorial Episcopal Church in Ramsey and Pedals for Progress (www. p4p.org) will sponsor a used bike collection from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 26. This event will be held rain or shine at the Saint John’s parking lot on East Main Street at corner of Franklin Turnpike in Ramsey. Anyone with an adult or child’s bicycle in repairable condition is urged to donate it to this worthy cause. Please note: Pedals for Progress cannot accept “bikes for parts” or disassembled bikes. Working, portable sewing machines will also be accepted. P4P collects 5,000 to 7,000 bicycles annually and transfers them to those in need. To date, more than 129,500 have been shipped to developing countries in Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Europe. In these areas of the world, the bikes are reconditioned by partner agencies and distributed at low cost to poor working adults. These bikes provide reliable transportation for commuting to work, transporting produce to market, or accessing health care and other services. Steady employment for these adults is vital to the development and success of these economies. It costs $40 to collect, process, ship, rebuild, and distribute each bicycle. A donation toward shipping costs is requested; the suggested minimum is $10 per bike. All cash and material donations are fully tax deductible. Receipts will be available at the collection site. For information, call (201) 3270703 or e-mail Saint John’s at ellen. joyce@stjohnsramsey.org. The church website is www.stjohnsramsey.org. Blood Drive set Blood donors who participate in the Ramsey Community Blood Drive in cooperation with Community Blood Services will help to ensure that the transfusion needs of area patients are met. The drive, which will be held June 19 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., is being sponsored by Saint Paul Church, 187 Wyckoff Avenue in Ramsey. To schedule an appointment, call Community Blood Services at (201) 251-3703. 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. Colorful learning tool Farmers Market marks Father’s Day The Ramsey Farmers’ Market will celebrate Father’s Day, June 19, with the music of John and Mike from the MountainEars. Laurilee’s Kitchen: Food to Go will prepare samples using the market’s vendors’ produce and products, and the Edge of Knife will be on hand to sharpen kitchen knives. The market is open every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Main Street train station, rain or shine. Visitors are encouraged to join the Pay it Forward program by dropping off non-perishable food items at a designated market table. Along with donated produce and products from the vendors, all donations will go to the Center for Food Action. Organic Gardening magazine has chosen Ramsey’s market for its Farmers Market Tour on June 26. Featured will be live cooking demonstrations, tips for eating seasonally and locally, a gardening workshop, a model green demonstration kitchen, green living information, and more. For over 70 years, Organic Gardening has celebrated the natural goodness of food that goes straight from farm to table. A schedule of special events, children’s activities, and musician performances is available at www.ramseyfarmersmarket. org, where visitors may also sign up for a weekly e-mail about market specials. The market is sponsored by the Ramsey Historical Association. In celebration of the 21st Century Learning Initiative, teacher Patty Zachmann and art teacher Maria Camina reproduced a drawing by Peter H. Reynolds. This mural represents the characteristics and learning styles of the 21st century student and will be used as a learning tool by the teachers of Ramsey’s Tisdale School. Pictured: Patty Zachmann, Ryan, Riley, Harry, and Maria Camina. Wine & cheese and gallery talk set Fieldstone Fine Art will host an adult wine and cheese evening at the gallery located at 174 East Main Street, Ramsey. Sculptor Steve Zaluski, whose kinetic sculptures grace the gallery garden, will give a talk on “The Art &The Artist, 30 Years of Creating” on Wednesday, June 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Zaluski’s sculptures are featured in major corporate collections around the world and in numerous nationwide private collections. The gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 1 to 6 p.m. For details, call (201) 962-3636. Butterfly release set Hearts & Crafts Grief Counseling of Ramsey invites the community to a Butterfly Release on Thursday, June 23 from 5 to 8 p.m. to honor the memory of a loved one who has died. The names of those being honored will be read as live butterflies are released throughout Barnstable Court in Saddle River. Light refreshments will be served. Butterflies may be purchased for $10 at www. heartsandcraftscounseling.org or by mailing a check to 60 East Main Street, Ramsey, NJ 07446 along with the name of the loved one being honored. All proceeds go towards local bereaved children and their families. For more information, call Lisa Fairman at