Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 13, 2013 We thank Waldwick Girl Scout Troop 4286 for the food donation and the members of Girl Scout Troop 1202 who made beautiful Thanksgiving baskets for our families. Thanks to Vincent for the gift card for Vanessa’s family. They were so happy! We are planning our Fourth Annual Bash, which will be held March 7, 2014. Contact us if you would like to be involved. We need help getting corporate sponsorships and donations of tickets and memorabilia. We also need help selling ads for our event journal. Please help our families during the holidays. Our north- ern region provides assistance to five counties in northern New Jersey. We are currently working with 70 families. We deliver food to 16 of these families every month. We like to give each family food baskets for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Making a basket is a perfect way for your family to get together to help a family in need. We need Thanksgiving baskets by Nov. 18 and Christmas baskets by Dec. 16 so our drivers have time to coordinate their deliveries. We would appreciate the following donations: cran- berry and other fruit juices, stuffing mix, gravy, bread or muffin mix, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, cake mix, nuts, mints, and soups. Please be creative and include items like a paper tablecloth, some festive napkins, or a $10 gift card. We are also accepting turkeys and we have a freezer to store them. You can also adopt some of our children for the holi- days, and purchase their holiday gifts. John is a bright, seven-year-old boy in the second grade. He was diagnosed with cancer at age four. He had one of his kidneys removed early in his life. After his initial treatments, John went into remission. Almost a year later, he had a relapse. This time, the cancer affected part of his lung. After another challenging round of chemotherapy, John is again in remission. John’s family could really benefit from gift cards to Toys R Us or to a department store where they can pur- chase children’s clothing. ECF is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a variety of specialized services, at no charge, to any New Jersey family facing the challenges of caring for a child with cancer. We do not raise money for cancer research. We provide direct in-home care to our families. Many families do not have the financial or emotional sup- port to help them get through a major illness like cancer, so our primary focus is providing professional counseling, emergency financial assistance, and material goods such as household items, toys, and monthly grocery deliveries. These individually tailored services are critical in helping families get through the crisis of pediatric cancer. ECF does not receive any government funding. We rely on donations from the community: financial support, in- kind donations, and volunteer time. Call (201) 612-8118 or e-mail Laura at laura@emmanuelcancer.org to see how you can help. • We need volunteers who can deliver groceries to families in Bergen and Essex counties. Spanish-speaking drivers are in particularly high demand! • Turn your event into a fundraiser and collect checks or gift cards for our families. • Get your kids involved. Kids have great ideas and many have already held successful fundraisers for us. • Hold a drive for our food pantry. • Is your Scout Troop looking to earn badges? This is a great way to get creative and have fun while learning about philanthropy. Did you know that the Emmanuel Cancer Founda- tion is celebrating 30 years of providing services? If you would care to make a contribution to honor this milestone, imagine how much good we could do with $30 from every reader! If your company has a matching gift program, please let us know. 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 food pantry, and see what ECF is all about. The Northern Regional Center is located at 174 Pat- erson Avenue in Midland Park. Please call us at (201) 612- 8118 before you stop by. Storage space is limited, so please do not leave items at the center without checking with us first. For more information, visit www.emmanuelcancer. org or “like” us on Facebook: EmmanuelCancerFounda- tion. As always, thank you for helping the children and their families! Character Tot Shabbat set Chabad Jewish Center of NW Bergen County will host several favorite cartoon characters at the Nov. 15 Character Tot Shabbat. The program will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Chabad Center, 375 Pulis Avenue in Franklin Lakes. The Shabbat program is held on a monthly basis and features Shabbat songs employing props, antics, and kid-favorite TV characters. Chil- dren also enjoy dinner and a ‘Torah’ craft using playful food products. Future Character Tot Shabbats will be held on Dec. 13, Jan. 10, Feb. 7, and March 7. This free program is open to children up to age six along with their parents. RSVP to Chabad at (201) 848-0449 or visit www.chabadplace.org for more information.