Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • June 20, 2012 Our hat’s off to Carolyn Edwards from Ramsey, one of our volunteers who hosted a jewelry party and collected food for our pantry. Thank you! Meet Aaron: Aaron was diagnosed with eye cancer when he was just a year old. He lost his right eye shortly after that. Now Aaron is 10 and he cannot see very well out of his left eye because of a cataract. He lives with his mom, who, over the years, has constantly struggled trying to find jobs that pay enough money provide care for her son. They have moved about six times since they have been known to ECF. Mom and Aaron just took a room in someone else’s apartment because that is all they can afford. Aaron needs new glasses to help him salvage the little eyesight he has left. This family is also in need of furniture for their home. Neither of them has a bed or a dresser for their clothing. When you ask Aaron’s mom if she has any regrets having to live this way, she says, “I will do anything to make sure Aaron is being taken care of.” Specific needs are gift cards to Target or Walmart for furniture, and Burlington Coat Factory for clothing. The family could really benefit from a gift card to Optical World for Aaron’s glasses. Summer needs: We need window air conditioning units, new or in good working condition, for our families. We also need boys’ summer clothing in size 7/8 and XL, and shoes in size 7. Some of our families could use prepaid phone cards for Cricket Mobile. We are looking for gift cards to TJ Maxx and Marshalls. We will give these to our families so they can buy summer clothing. In addition, we can use gas gift cards. We are still looking for a replacement CPU for Martha’s family. (They have a monitor and keyboard.) ECF uses monetary contributions to cover the costs associated with providing free services to any New Jersey child who has cancer. Approximately 70 cents from every dollar goes toward direct care for our families. If your company has a charitable giving program, please let us know. Each month, we distribute about 140 bags of food to our families. You can help us fill our pantry. When you go grocery shopping and something non-perishable is on sale, please grab some extra items and drop them off at our outreach center. Staples such as sugar, flour, salt, cooking oil, detergent, pancake mix/syrup, and rice are always needed. You can help in a variety of ways. Consider turning your next event into a fundraiser for ECF, and ask guests to bring checks or gift cards to be used by our families. Your efforts help us to help our families in many ways, including sending a case worker to visit the families at home or in the hospital. Kids can help, too. Many have held sales or other events and contributed the proceeds to ECF. If your Boy Scout or Girl Scout Troop needs to earn badges, visit us in Midland Park. Scouts can get creative and have fun helping our families as they learn about philanthropy. ECF representatives are available to discuss our programs at your next fundraiser or event. Give us a call for more information. If you have a few hours a week to spare, consider becoming a volunteer, or just stop by and meet with us, take a look at our pantry, and see what ECF is all about. Call (201) 612-8118 before you stop by. Please do not leave items at the center without checking with us first. Our storage space is limited. The Northern Regional Center is located at 174 Paterson Avenue, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Visit us at www.emmanuelcancer.org. As always, thank you for helping the children and their families! Rambaut (continued from page 4) a whole should cover the refurbishment. Members of the township committee have already said they would not go that route, and Ritcie disclaimed any role in determining who should pay for the refurbishment. The engineer merely asserted that it would be cheaper and more effective for someone in Wyckoff to take advantage of the state funds available at two percent over 20 years, and get the job done before the state had to move in and demolish the dam -- an event he said he did not see happening any time in the immediate future. He said the state funds would be open for requests until Aug. 17, but there seemed to be no rush on either side to pursue the option. The letter to the editor from Nick Ciampo and Wyckoff Township Clerk Joyce Santimauro that ran on June 13 should have included the writers’ expression of thanks to the Wyckoff Fire Department for its assistance in setting up and cleaning up, and for the use of the department’s facilities during the Memorial Day Parade. Correction