April 4, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 19 Allendale Notebook AFEE accepts grant proposals The Allendale Foundation for Educational Excellence, Inc. invites parents, teachers, local business people, students, staff, and all other members of the community to submit proposals for projects or programs to enhance and broaden the educational experience of students attending Hillside and Brookside schools. Anyone interested in submitting a grant proposal may download an AFEE Grant Application form at www.afeenj.org. For more information, contact Grace Eng Young at geyoungsta@yahoo.com Proposals will be accepted through April 30. Blood Drive announced The Allendale Community for Mature Living, located at 85 Harreton Road in Allendale, will host a Blood Drive on April 18. This effort, which is being sponsored in conjunction with Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Donors will receive a free AMC movie ticket. To schedule an appointment, call (201) 818-7979. Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center is located in Suffern, New York. The center’s goal for 2012 is to maintain a selfsustaining blood supply for its patients. gram on Saturday, April 14. Janet Walsh will present a three-day workshop set for May 7 through 9. For details, visit www. CAAfinearts.org or call Rose Scaglione at (845)323-4234 or (845) 641-4720. Lent and Holy Week services set Highlands Presbyterian Church has planned Holy Week events. On Maundy Thursday, April 5, the church will hold a seder at 6 p.m., The Good Friday service on April 6 will be held at 8 p.m., and Easter Sunday services on April 8 at 9 and 11 a.m. Highlands Presbyterian Church is located at 270 Franklin Turnpike in Allendale. Weekly worship services are held Sunday mornings at 10 a.m., with child care and Sunday school provided for younger and older children, respectively. For more information, visit www.highlandschurch.net or call (201) 327-4466. breakfast, an Easter Egg Hunt will be held for children. At 10 a.m., a festive service of Holy Communion will be offered with special music by both the senior and youth choirs. Attendees are encouraged to bring a long-stemmed flower of any variety to decorate the Easter Cross of Renewal and Life. Reservations for the breakfast may be made by contacting the church office at (201) 3274786 or calvarylutheran@verizon.net. Calvary is located at 165 West Crescent Avenue. The facilities are completely accessible to those with special physical needs. For more information, visit http://www.calvaryluth.org. Chamber of Commerce seeks scholarship applicants The Allendale Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for its annual DECA Scholarship. The scholarship is open to Northern Highlands Regional High School seniors who have demonstrated exceptional talent in DECA and other marketing groups or organizations and intend to study of business or marketing at an institution of higher education. Applications, which are due by May 8, must be submitted as complete packets marked “Attention Scholarship Program” and mailed to: Allendale Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 144, Allendale, NJ 07401. The winner will receive an award of $1,000 that will be presented at the June membership meeting. The winner must be present. For more information, visit www.allendalechamber.com or call Nickie Lisella at (201) 825-0500, extension 11. Volunteers sought The volunteer nursing home outreach program, Growing Relationships and Making Memories, is seeking volunteers to form relationships with socially isolated nursing home residents. Many nursing home residents have no one to visit them. Similar to a Big Brother/ Big Sister philosophy, GRAMM builds individual relationships through activities such as sharing stories, playing games, reading, watching sports/television, sitting outside, writing letters, or just offering companionship. GRAMM is seeking volunteers who can visit one hour a week for eight weeks. The program is held at the Allendale Nursing Home in Allendale. Call Maryann Greco at (201) 934-6174 or e-mail gramm07@verizon.net. Calvary plans Holy Week, Easter services Calvary Lutheran Church invites the community to its worship services during Holy Week and Easter. On Maundy Thursday, April 5, a solemn service of Holy Communion will be held at 7:30 p.m. At this service, the altar clothes will be removed and the sanctuary will be left bare of any adornments as a further preparation for Holy Week. In addition to participating in the Allendale Community “Way of Christ’s Passion” Devotional Walk at noon on April 6, Calvary will hold a 7:30 p.m. Service of TeneWatercolor workshops offered brae (Shadows). The Tenebrae service will This spring, the Community Arts Asso- include a dramatic reading of Jesus’ sufferciation will present two workshops for ing and death on the cross. On Easter Sunday, April 8, the Hi League watercolor painters. Both programs will be held at the Archer United Methodist Church, Youth Group will hold its annual “SonRise Service” at 7:30 a.m. An Easter Breakfast 37 East Allendale Avenue in Allendale. Theresa Troise Heidel will present a pro- will follow from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. During the