December 19, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 11 Area On April 5, 2013, West Bergen Mental Healthcare will celebrate a milestone: 50 years of service to our communities. In order to mark this special birthday, the agency will host an Anniversary Gala at The Grove in Cedar Grove. Recently, members of the Anniversary Committee met to plan the upcoming event which will include dinner, dancing, a “mystery bag” event, a special auction, and the special presentation of nine honorees: JT and Bevin Bolger, West Milford; Cathy and Warren Cooke, Ridgewood; Brenda and Frank Gallagher, Ho-Ho-Kus; Barbara and Bob Stillwell, Wyckoff; and West Bergen’s Guardian Angel, David F. Bolger, Ridgewood. Since 1963, West Bergen has been providing quality counseling and therapy to individuals and families in need. For additional information on the Anniversary Gala, West Bergen plans 2013 Anniversary Gala Crane project helps ‘critters’ Grace, age 8, from Midland Park has been making and selling origami cranes for 25 cents each to raise money for Hurricane Sandy victims. Her project is called ‘Cranes for Critters.’ The victims are the numerous pets that were lost, injured, or abandoned during and after the storm. Grace adopted Zelda from the Last Resort Rescue years ago and knows this organization has been working tirelessly to temporarily shelter and care for displaced animals. They are doing everything in their power to feed, care for, and reunite pets with their owners, but funds are often prohibitive. News of Grace’s project has reached as far as North Carolina and orders are still coming in. Friends and family have begun to help her keep up. To date, they have made over 400 cranes. Anniversary Committee Members pictured above include: Judy Bruinooge, Allendale; Carol Cohen, West Bergen’s director of development; Delight Dodyk, Ridgewood; Judy Green, North Haledon; Pat Hanratty, Montvale; Rosa Hovey, Wyckoff; Bob Johnston, Emerson; Lorraine Kallman, Ridgewood; Robin Kazmierczak, Oakland; Diane O’Brien, Franklin Lakes; Joan Orseck, Glen Rock; Stella Phillips, Mahwah; Jane Rymer, Ridgewood; Lee Schaeffer, chief operating officer, West Bergen; Olivia Taylor, North Bergen; Michael Tozzoli, West Bergen CEO; Eileen Wagner, Ridgewood (not pictured) and Lisa Williamson, Ridgewood. visit www.westbergengala.org or call Carol Cohen at (201) 444-3550. West Bergen is a non-profit organization providing a wide range of psychiatric and counseling services for all age groups with various levels of need. West Bergen is com- mitted to meeting the psychological needs of each of its clients with sensitivity and responsive, innovative services of the highest quality. For further information about West Bergen and the services it provides, call (201) 444-3550.