May 15, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 17 Park Windmill Date change for Flower Sale The Midland Park 2013 Cooperstown Baseball Team has changed the date of its Flower Sale to Saturday, May 18. The sale will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the chapel parking lot at the Church of the Nativity at 315 Prospect Street. Proceeds from the event will help fund this summer’s trip to Cooperstown. Shred Day scheduled The Borough of Midland Park will hold a Shred Day on Saturday, May 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the municipal parking lot at 280 Godwin Avenue. Residents are invited to bring their personal documents. Personal documents with or without paperclips, staples, and paperboard covers will be shredded on site. The following items cannot be accepted: hardcover books, magazines, newspapers, photographs, plastic binder covers, and Xrays. Summer programs available Registration for the Midland Park Continuing Education Pre-Summer Semester is in progress. The program includes day trips, overnight tours, courses for adults and youths, and summer camps for children of all ages from surrounding communities. Day outings include All Around Central Park on May 18, a Slice of the Big Apple on June 1, Mount Airy Lodge on June 23, A Summer Day in Southampton on July 17, Hudson River Idyll on July 28, and Food Lovers Fantasy on Sept. 8. Multi-day trips will include Washington, D.C. and Baltimore Inner Harbor from Sept. 20 through 23, and Newport and Block Island from Sept. 30 through Oct. 3. Summer camps for children will include Young Artists Camp, the Art of Mosaics, Fashion Sewing Camp, golf, soccer, girls’ volleyball, Robotics Blast, chemistry, and more. For more information, call (201) 4442030 or visit www.midlandparkschools. k12.nj.us. Register online https://register. communitypass.net/midlandpark. Ambulance corps holds Seadoo contest The Midland Park Volunteer Ambulance Corps will hold its Seadoo GTI 130 and trailer contest on June 22. This fundraiser will be held at the Midland Park Ambulance Corps Headquarters located at 42 Pierce Avenue. The winner will be announced between 3 and 5 p.m. Tickets are $20 and only 1,000 will be sold. The winner need not be present on June 22. To purchase tickets, call the corps at (201) 444-3838. Proceeds from the fundraiser will be used to ensure first-class medical care will continue to be provided to Midland Park residents. Lions offer scholarship The Midland Park Lions Club is offering a $1,000 scholarship. High school seniors who reside in Midland Park and plan to attend an institution of higher learning are encouraged to apply. The scholarship will be awarded based on the applications submitted at the sole discretion of the Midland Park Lions Club. Students may contact Scholarship Committee Chairman John Meeks at MPLCScholarship@yahoo.com for an application. Completed applications are due May 15. Concert series continues The CrossRoads Concert Series sponsored by the Midland Park Church of God will continue May 24 with Tribu12. The event will be held at 8 p.m. at the church located at 400 Godwin Avenue. For more information, call (201) 445-3814. Club to host Beefsteak Dinner The Midland Park United Republican Club will sponsor its third annual all-youcan-eat Beefsteak Dinner on Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m. in the Midland Park Firehouse on Witte Drive. The event will be catered by Nightingale. Attendees may bring their own beverages. All members of the community are welcome. Tickets are $40 per person. To purchase tickets, contact Club President John Meeks at mp.republicanleadership@hotmail.com. Parade committee seeks participants The Midland Park Memorial Day Parade Committee invites community groups to participate in this year’s parade and observances set for Saturday, May 25. The day’s events will include a 9 a.m. flag raising, the parade at 10 a.m., and the memorial service at 11 a.m. at Veterans Plaza. Following the service, the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary will serve refreshments. Community groups interested in participating are invited to contact Lorraine at (201) 4455967 or lawrein@aol.com. Yard Sale set The Midland Park Church of God will hold a Yard Sale on May 17 and 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 400 Godwin Avenue. To donate gently-used items, or for more information, call (201) 445-3814. Pillowcase dress workshop set Midland Park Christian Reformed Church, located at 183 Godwin Avenue, will host a pillowcase dress-making workshop on Wednesday, May 22. The program will be held in Fellowship Hall from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The community is invited to learn how to make dresses from pillowcases for African girls. For more information, call the church office at (201) 445-4260. Public safety complex (continued from page 3) used to cover purchases such as fire apparatus and ambulances; infrastructure related to public safety facilities including, but not limited to, installation of sanitary sewers; and the installation of hydrants and water lines for fire suppression purposes in areas of the borough that do not have that infrastructure. “Additional needs will surface in the years to come,” Bivona said, “and the public safety trust fund will continue to focus on the short- and long-term public safety capital needs of the borough. The borough is fortunate to have many volunteers who provide many of these essential services which save taxpayers millions of dollars. But providing our volunteers and public safety personnel with the proper infrastructure and equipment is critical to maintaining and expanding the borough’s volunteer base and providing an outstanding police force. “Public safety is the borough’s most important role, and this fund is committed to ensure that we will be able to continue to meet the needs of our community going forward. “We are fortunate to live in a borough with so many great residents who give their time and talents dedicated to many areas of our community, including public safety. We are also fortunate to have such a vast, dedicated and experienced public safety team which we call upon daily to make our lives safer. Donations to the public safety trust fund will further our efforts and ensure excellence in our public safety services. Without fundraising, our visions cannot be met while maintaining the second lowest municipal property tax rate in Bergen County.” The borough will host fundraising events, including an annual event as part of the borough’s Oktoberfest. This year, the Oktoberfest event, Franklin Lakes Night Fundraiser for Public Safety, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19. Borough Administrator Gregory Hart urged residents to contact him at (201) 8910048 or by e-mail at GHart@franklinlakes. org for more information about how to donate to the public safety trust fund.