Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 27, 2013 We thank the members of Christian Reformed Church in Midland Park for their food donation and contribution. It was a pleasure speaking with the “Senior Crusaders.” We also thank Hillsdale Girl Scout Troop 4321 for the donation of Birthday Bags, Eastern Christian for the ongoing support of our pantry, and all the people who donated Thanksgiving food baskets. They are very much appreci- ated. ECF’s Blue Moon Café Community Night will be held Monday, Dec. 16. Please e-mail or call us for a flyer. In addition, we are having a Five Below Fundraiser Dec. 13 through 15; please call or e-mail us for that flyer, too. Both flyers are nec- essary for us to receive credit. We are planning our Fourth Annual Bash, which will be held on March 7, 2014. Please contact us if you would like to be involved. We need help getting corporate sponsorships and donations of sports tickets and memorabilia. We also need help getting ads for our journal. You can help our families during the holidays. ECF’s northern region, which includes five counties in northern New Jersey, currently serves 70 families. Eighteen of those families receive gro- ceries from our pantry each month. We like to give each family a food basket for the holidays. Making a basket is a perfect way for your family to get together to help a family in need. We would need baskets by Dec. 16, to allow our drivers time to coordinate their deliveries. Each basket contains cranberry or another type of juice, stuffing mix, gravy, bread or muffin mix, Parmalat milk, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, cake mix, nuts or mints, and soup. These are just sugges- tions: Feel free to be creative and make you own basket. Throw in a paper table- cloth, some festive napkins, or a $10 gift card. We are also accepting turkeys. (We have a freezer to store them.) This holiday season, consider “adopt- ing” some of our children and help by purchasing their gifts. Meet Michele: Michele is a 12-year- old with leukemia who has been hospital- ized for the past month. She spent three of the four weeks in the ICU. Mom, who has been with her daughter 24/7 sleeping in a reclining chair, sees that her daughter’s spirit is broken. She is on her third round of chemo- therapy, and the buildup now seems to be taking its toll. The pain, managed by a morphine drip, is excruciating for Michele, and she often cries out. She lost her hair and has developed diabetes. She also has boils on various body parts that make it impossible to do anything but lie flat in bed to alleviate the pressure. She is scheduled to undergo a bone marrow biopsy. Mom left her job months ago to be with her daughter, and her benefits are about to expire. You can help this family by donating gift cards to Shop-Rite, Target, or TJMaxx. Please send cards to Laura or call the center for more information. ECF is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a variety of special- ized 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 pro- vide direct in-home care to our families. Our primary focus is providing families with counseling by a professional case- worker, material goods (such as household items, toys, and monthly grocery deliver- ies), and emergency financial assistance. ECF does not receive government funding. We rely on donations from the community. 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. • Is your office looking for a commu- nity service project? Holding a drive for our food pantry would be a tremendous help. • Does your company have a charitable giving program? If so, let us know! • Kids can help too! Is your Scout troop looking to earn badges? Ask us for creative ways kids can have fun while learning about philanthropy. • Emmanuel Cancer Foundation is cel- ebrating 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 you have a few hours a week to spare, consider becoming a volunteer or just stop by and see what ECF is all about. The Northern Regional Center is located at 174 Paterson Avenue in Midland Park. Please call (201) 612-8118 before you stop by. Please do not leave items at the center without checking with us first. Our stor- age space is limited. For more information, visit www.emmanuelcancer.org or “like” us on Facebook: EmmanuelCancerFoun- dation. As always, thank you for helping the children and their families!