March 21, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 29 Waldwick Watch Operation Reassurance available The Waldwick Police Department’s Operation Reassurance program is one of the most successful in the area. This program is open to all Waldwick residents who are age 55 and older. The program requires the participant to call police headquarters by a prearranged time each day. If the individual fails to call, a communications officer will try to make contact with that person. If there is no answer, a police officer will be dispatched to check on the welfare of that person. The program is free. Anyone who wishes to participate may call police headquarters at (201) 652-5700 or stop in and speak to Sergeant Frank Paccione. Volunteers sought for Activity Nights The Waldwick Municipal Alliance is seeking parent chaperones and bakers for the upcoming Fifth Grade Activity Nights. Events will be held March 23 and May 4 in the all-purpose room at Crescent School at 165 Crescent Avenue. The June 15 event will be held in the all-purpose room at the middle school at 155 Wyckoff Avenue. Programs will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. For more information, call (201) 652-5300, extension 229. These events cannot be run without volunteers. Register for football and cheerleading Registration for fall 2012 Waldwick Warrior Football and Cheerleading will be held March 20 in the Waldwick High School cafeteria from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The school is located at 155 Wyckoff Avenue in Waldwick. Flag football and mini cheerleading will be offered to students who will be entering first and second grades in September. Cheerleading and tackle football are available to those who will be entering grades three through eight. Registration may be entered online at www.waldwickjrfootball.org, but payment and two photos will still need to be delivered on March 20. Registering online allows the association to begin planning for the season. Auxiliary schedules Fish and Chips Dinner The Waldwick Fire Department Auxiliary will host its annual Fish and Chips Dinner on Friday, March 30 at the firehouse at 15 East Prospect Street. Fish and Chips and Chicken and Chips dinners will be available. Meals include fries, coleslaw, and dessert. This is a takeout dinner only. Pick up will be available between 5:30 and 7 p.m. Dinners may be ordered by March 29. To order, call Mary Ellen O’Connell at (201) 788-1169 or Jean Paras at (201) 481-3333. Building Blocks to hold Beefsteak Fundraiser Building Blocks Child Center of Waldwick will host its Second Annual Beefsteak Fundraiser on Saturday, April 21 at 6 p.m. The event will be held in the school gym at 136 Wyckoff Avenue in Waldwick. Tickets are $40 per person and include entry, a beefsteak dinner with salad, french fries, beverage, ice cream, coffee, and a “starter kit” with prize tickets. Donations of prizes and gift certificates from individuals and businesses are welcome. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Building Blocks Child Center, a ministry of Christ Community Church. For more information, call Adele Badalmenti 201-447-3065 extension 22. WEF sets Zumba Night, Garage Sale The Waldwick Education Foundation will sponsor a Zumba Night on April 20 at 7 p.m. in the middle school gym at 155 Wyckoff Avenue. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $10. This mother/daughter event will feature six zumba instructors. On April 28 and 29, the foundation will hold a Town Wide Garage Sale. For a $25 fee ($20 if received by April 21), participants will have their address included on the sale’s map and receive a lawn marker. There will also be a special contest to win a gas grill. For more information about these events, visit wald- wickpd.org/wef, or e-mail WaldwickWEF@aol.com. Proceeds will benefit educational programs in the Waldwick School System. Easter Egg Hunt set The Allendale/Waldwick PBA Local #217 will hold its 18th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31 at the Waldwick High School Turf Football Field. Rain date: April 7. The event will begin at 10 a.m. and run until all the eggs are found. Admission is free. Children from Allendale and Waldwick will be grouped by age into the following categories: toddler through kindergarten, students in grades one through three, and students in grades four and five. Participants will hunt for candy, and have the opportunity to win prizes. The Easter Bunny will be on hand to pose for photos with the children. Parents are reminded to bring cameras and baskets. For details, contact the Allendale Police Department at (201) 825-1900 or the Waldwick Police Department at (201) 652-5700. Local jeweler celebrates 60th Anniversary Plaza Jewelers, located at 10 East Prospect Street in Waldwick, is currently celebrating its 60th Anniversary in the community. Founded in 1952 by George Zumbano, this family establishment has been operated by George’s son Jim Zumbano since 1986. In honor of the shop’s milestone anniversary, Plaza Jewelers is hosting a contest offering a special anniversary celebration prize. Visit Plaza Jewelers or http://www.plazajewelry.com for details. ‘Friends of the Y’ event (continued from page 4) Brunswick. He is chair and founder of “Casa de Esperanza,” an immigrant support ministry, and was executive director and chairman of the board of We Will Rebuild, a community recovery organization that raised over $9 million for the victims of Tropical Storm Floyd. He has earned the prestigious Equal Justice Medal from the New Jersey Bar Association, the Outstanding Citizen Award from the Central Jersey Chamber of Commerce, the Preaching Prize from Palmer Theological Seminary, and the Philip Harris Award for Leadership from Rotary International. His fiancée, Laura Peterson, is a literary agent at Curtis Browne, Ltd. in New York City. Torack was born and raised in Clifton. She graduated from Ladycliff College in Highland Falls, New York, where she earned a BA degree. After graduating, she attended William Paterson University and Rutgers for graduate studies. She taught second grade in the Clifton Public Schools for two years, then married Edward Torack and had three daughters. While her children were young, she volunteered at Saint Elizabeth’s Church in Wyckoff, where she taught CCD for 10 years. She has been a county committee member for over 30 years and chaired Senator Henry McNamara’s annual breakfast for over 20 years. She taught kindergarten and first grade in Franklin Lakes for 23 years, and was named Teacher of the Year twice. She is actively involved at the Wyckoff Family YMCA as a member, volunteer, and supporter. Van Der Horn was born and raised in Wyckoff and is a graduate of Ramapo High School. From 1980 to 1995, she lived in New York’s Hudson Valley and was responsible for the visual merchandising for the East Coast region of a large retail chain. She returned to floral design after her daughter was born. In 1995, she moved back to Wyckoff, and managed Wyckoff Florist from 1995 to 2004. She has owned the business since 2004. She is a board member of the Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Wyckoff Day Committee. She is a member of Saint Elizabeth’s Church, where she has taught CCD, and is a member of Cornerstone team and Liturgy Committee. She has hosted four exchange students (from France, Spain, Denmark, and Thailand) through Ramapo High School and Rotary Club programs and is a member of the Joseph Lapinski Foundation. She provides floral demonstrations for local Scout troops, pre-school programs, women’s clubs, and senior groups. She is a consistent supporter of local schools and educational programs. Wild attended Cornell University and Columbia Law School. He is currently a litigator with Lowenstein Sandler PC and is co-chair of the firm’s capital markets litigation group and fiduciary counseling and litigation group. He has more than 25 years of experience in complex financial litigation and arbitration and is the “go to” litigator for numerous major companies and other clients. He has litigated extensively for various causes, including the rights of the homeless, anti-discrimination cases, death penalty appeals, and child advocacy. He has worked with 40 homeless residents of Lakewood, many of whom have lost jobs and homes during the recession and now survive in a tent city in Ocean County. He is working in close coordination with local non-profits and religious organizations to provide assistance to the needy. They were also successful in encouraging the township to cease eviction proceedings and address the problem of homelessness by cooperating in a three-step plan. He and his wife, Susan, reside in Wyckoff. He is vice president of Barnert Temple in Franklin Lakes. Tickets for the dinner are $70 per person. Call (201) 8912081.