Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • August 8, 2012 left mandible, she again went through treatment. A viral infection has damaged a cranial nerve, and soon she will have surgery on her left eye. Doctors question radiation treatments because they cannot do chemotherapy forever. Surprisingly, Jennifer has lots of energy and is constantly moving around and is very inquisitive. Mom is her primary caretaker and is unable to work in order to take Jennifer to continual hospital visits for chemotherapy, when she’s sick, or for checkups. Dad is the only one who works and tries to get to the hospital when he can. Jennifer loves Thomas the Train and wants Emily the Train toys and books. She also wants an iPad because another kid in the hospital shared his iPad with her, and she enjoyed playing the games on the iPad. 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. 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. This September, we will need a volunteer on Fridays from 1 to 4 p.m. 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! Our hat’s off to our many readers who help us each week and bring in donations. We don’t know what we would do without your generosity. Thanks to Bill Auld and his team from the Joseph Lapinski Foundation for including ECF in their 24 Hours of Kindness event. Summer needs: We need window air conditioning units, new or in good working condition, for our families. Some of our families could also use prepaid phone cards for Cricket Mobile. We are looking for clothing gift cards to TJ Maxx and Marshalls for fall and back to school items. Several of our families would appreciate Ikea gift cards to help with their furniture needs. Gas station gift cards are also needed. We are in need of new sheets for twin and queen size beds and Good Night Pampers Stage 4. We also need new pillows, dish towels, and bath towels. Please help us fill the children’s backpacks with school supplies like filler paper, markers, and glue sticks. Meet Jennifer: Seven-year-old Jennifer was diagnosed with liver cancer when she was two. Emmanuel Cancer Foundation began working with the family soon afterward. Jennifer was student of the month for reading all her books in April 2012. She loves wearing her mother’s high heels, and she loves Strawberry Shortcake toys. Believe it or not, Jennifer has battled cancer four times. Her treatments have consisted of weekly visits to the hospital for chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant where her mother was compatible for the transplant, and an emergency kidney transplant. Jennifer also had the nasal tube for feeding, and additional chemotherapy due to post transplant lymphatic disorder. When her cancer returned in her Glen Rock Roundup Readers to discuss ‘Love and Summer’ Glen Rock Public Library’s Tea at Two Book Club will meet at 2 p.m. on Aug. 14 to discuss William Trevor’s “Love and Summer.” Tea and cookies will be served. Copies of the book may be picked up at the reference desk. No registration is required. The library is located at 315 Rock Road. For more information, call (201) 670-3970. Glen Rock TV has new website Glen Rock Television recently launched its new website: glenrocktv.com. The site features quick links to recent programming. The Fourth of July parade link is available now, and a link for the 2012 Studio Stars video will be available soon. This community resource televises government, education, and current event programs. The not-for-profit entity is run solely by volunteers from the community. Those who wish to become involved with GRTV may express their interest via the website. Volunteers are needed to tape council meetings and to assist with marketing, production, programming, and public relations. Glen Rock Television is aired on Cablevision Channel 77 and FiOS Channel 32. Library offers busy summer for children, teens The Glen Rock Public Library, located at 315 Rock Road in Glen Rock, is offering a wide range of reading programs for teenagers and younger children this summer. Sponsored by the Friends of the Glen Rock Library, the programs will run through Aug. 16. The Dream Big program, for youngsters from preschool through the grade three, will focused in part on the summer-long scavenger hunt. Details are available at the Glen Rock Library Children’s Room. Fourth graders will try “Legos at the Library” on Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. Origami, Japanese-style paper folding, will be offered on Aug. 9 at 4 p.m. Teens can enjoy gaming nights, and watch movies. Registration is required for the teen programs. Contact Jennifer Lemke at jennifer.lemke@bccls.org or call the Glen Rock Library at (201) 670-3970. Group seeks new members The M.O.T.H.E.R.S. group of Saint Catharine’s parish welcomes new members. The group, which is open to working and stay-at-home moms with children of all ages, provides support, knowledge, and friendships while promoting a sense of community. Events for children, families, and couples take place throughout the school year, including programs for moms both with and without their children. Spiritual and social events include playgroups, book club, yoga, recipe groups, and spring socials. M.O.T.H.E.R.S. also is involved with charitable works in the community. For information, contact Brigid at brigidmahon@yahoo.com or (201) 857-2080.