Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • December 5, 2012 Park Windmill Lions announce contest The Lions District 16A Charitable Foundation is sponsoring a special fundraiser. Just 300 tickets will be sold at $100 each. The first place award will be 35 percent of the proceeds, the second place award will be 10 percent, and the third place award will be five percent. The winners will be announced on March 23. To purchase tickets, call (201) 444-8601. ‘Toys for Tots’ requested The Midland Park Volunteer Fire Department is collecting donations of new, unwrapped toys for the United States Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program. Toys may be dropped off at the firehouse on Witte Drive on Wednesdays between 7 and 9 p.m. now through Dec. 7. Several Midland Park businesses have also offered to serve as collection sites. They include Rock Your Hair Salon, 633 Godwin Avenue; Parisi Sports Club, 156 Greenwood Avenue; and the Parkwood Deli, 342 Erie Avenue. On Dec. 8, local firefighters will deliver the toys to the train carrying Santa Claus and several United States Marines at the Wortendyke Train Station at 11 a.m. Register for baseball The Midland Park Baseball Association is now accepting applications for the 2013 season for both its recreation and travel baseball leagues. Travel league applications are due Dec. 15, and recreation league applications are due Jan. 15. Applications for both programs may be found at www. leaguelineup.com/mpba. An in-person registration will be held at the DePhillips Recreation Center on Jan. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, e-mail mprec@optonline.net. Church hosts Hurricane Relief concert The Midland Park United Methodist Church will host a benefit concert for CUMAC and the victims of Hurricane Sandy on Saturday, Dec. 15. The concert will be held at 7 p.m. at the church located at 269 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park. Musicians Robert and Paulina Hill will open the show with songs by The Beatles, Adele, and their own blues and roots originals driven by Robert’s award-winning slide guitar. They will be followed by Blue Plate Special, a New Jersey-based bluegrass and roots music band, playing traditional favorites, original songs, and familiar contemporary tunes with a twist. Vocal harmonies will be accompanied by banjo, mandolin, guitar, fiddle, and bass. There is a suggested donation of $10 at the door. Attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item or blanket to help those in need in the aftermath of the hurricane. In addition to food items, CUMAC is also in need of clothing and blankets. Bank hosts Wish Tree Atlantic Stewardship Bank is collecting new, unwrapped gifts for children at all of its branches through its annual Wish Tree. Each of the bank’s 13 branches displays a small Christmas tree decorated with ornaments and gifts tags for the collection. Bank customers and associates are encouraged to take a tag and an ornament from the tree and return with a new, unwrapped gift suitable for a child from newborn to age 16. The gift collection will continue through Thursday, Dec. 14. The gifts are presented to local charitable organizations such as New City Kids, Westwood Cares, CUMAC, Harvest Outreach Ministries, and New Hope Ministries and will be distributed to needy and inner city children. Atlantic Stewardship Bank, a subsidiary of Stewardship Financial Corporation, maintains branches in Hawthorne, Midland Park, Montville, North Haledon, Pequannock, Ridgewood, Waldwick, Wayne, Westwood and Wyckoff. Auxiliary hosts Holiday Luncheon The Midland Park Valley Hospital Auxiliary will host its Holiday Luncheon on Dec. 5 at Café 37 in Ridgewood. The auxiliary’s participation in the “Adopt-a-Family” collection will be discussed at the luncheon. The program, chaired in Midland Park by member Carol Ferrara, raises funds to provide holiday gifts and needed items to assist a local family in need. To contribute, contact Ferrara at caf71@optonline.net. The auxiliary meets monthly the Faith Reformed Church located at 95 Prospect Street in Midland Park. Youth House welcomes students The Midland Park Christian Reformed Church at 183 Godwin Avenue opens its Youth House on Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. High school students are invited to attend, regardless of their religious affiliation. The program will include games, discussions, and dessert. For more information, e-mail mpyouthhouse@gmail.com. Leaf collection schedule unchanged The December leaf collection schedule will remain as noted in the 2012 Annual Almanac. No branches will be collected during the December leaf collection. Residents with branches to dispose of may bring them to the recycling center on Greenwood Avenue. No branches over five inches in diameter will be accepted at the recycling center. Winter concert rescheduled The Midland Park Elementary Schools’ Winter Concert for children in grades three through six has been rescheduled to Wednesday, Dec. 19. The event will be held in the gym at Highland School, 31 Highland Avenue, at 7 p.m. Press releases for this column may be e-mailed to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednesday at noon.