October 9, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 31 Park Windmill Hearing Open House announced Total Hearing Care, located at 600 Godwin Avenue, Suite 7 in Midland Park, invites the community to a spe- cial Hearing Open House on Oct. 17 and 18. Participants will receive a free hearing checkup. In addition, a national hearing aid consultant will provide a demonstration of the new Xino hearing aid by Starkey. The public is invited. To make a reservation, call the Midland Park office at (973) 939-0028. Robert Albertson speaks at ASB MPUMC sets Pet Blessing Service The Midland Park United Methodist Church, will cel- ebrate its 12 th Annual Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 4 p.m. The community is invited to bring their pets to this special service. For additional information, call (201) 445-3787. The church is located at 269 Godwin Avenue. Class of 2014 Parent Meeting set The parents of the Class of 2014 will meet on Wednes- day, Oct. 16 to discuss plans for Project Graduation. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the high school at 250 Prospect Street. Parents who are unable to attend, but wish to participate in the plans, may contact kdlawton@msn. com or Laura Thomas at mailto:lifeisgood4us@optonline. net. Fall Team Trivia Night slated The Midland Park Public Education Foundation will host a Fall Team Trivia Night on Nov. 14 at the Midland Park Firehouse. The evening will feature prizes, contests, a cash prize, and a battle of wits against friends and neighbors. Proceeds will benefit the MPPEF. Teams of six members or less may register; all members must be 21 years of age or older. Tickets are $20 per person. Snacks and soft drinks will be provided. Participants may also bring their own beverages. The doors will open at 7 p.m. and the trivia contest will begin at 7:30 p.m. Contact Tiffany Gallagher at tlgallagher@optonline.net to reserve space. Since its inception, the MPPEF has raised more than $200,000 to provide teacher-generated classroom and dis- trict-wide grants and scholarship grants to Midland Park’s college-bound students. The Midland Park Public Education Foundation is an all- volunteer, not-for-profit, 501(c)3 Foundation that enhances and supports new curriculum initiatives and enrichment opportunities within Midland Park’s public schools. For more information, visit www.mppef.org. ‘Music in the Park’ slated The Midland Park High School Performing Arts Par- ents announce that the annual “Music in the Park XVI” will be held on Sunday, Oct. 13 at the Ramapo Regional High School football field on Franklin Lake Road in Franklin Lakes. In case of rain, the event will be held indoors at the Midland Park High School located at 250 Prospect Street in Midland Park. Visit the MPHS Performing Arts Parents website for show location and parking/shuttle bus service at www.mphsarts.org. The MPHS Marching Band will present its 2013 show “Revitalized: The Music of Break of Reality.” In addi- tion, high school marching bands from Elmwood Park, John Scoccola, chairman of the Bergen Business Development Board; Mary Forshay, chairwoman of the Passaic Busi- ness Development Board; Robert Albertson; Brian W. Hanse, Esq., CPA, chairman of the Morris Business Development Board; William C. Hanse, Esq., chairman of the Atlantic Stewardship Bank Board of Directors; and Paul Van Ostenbridge, president & CEO of Atlantic Stewardship Bank. Robert Albertson, principal and chief strategist of Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P., recently gave a presen- tation to the Atlantic Stewardship Bank Business Devel- opment Boards, the board of directors, bank officers, and invited guests. The presentation covered the economy and projections for future changes. Albertson also answered questions from the audience. Albertson has been a frequent commentator on CNN, CNBC, Fox Business, and Nightly Business Report. His comments have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Hawthorne, Hackensack, Indian Hills, Lakeland Regional, Paramus, Ramapo, Waldwick, and Wayne Hills will be participating. The Rutgers University Marching Band, the Scarlet Knights, will be performing at this event as will Latin Express. The gates will open at 12:30 p.m. with the Midland Park Highland School Band performing the national anthem at 1 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, and $5 for Midland Park residents, senior citizens, & students. Local parishes host Clothing Drive The Saint Francis Closet, a ministry partnership between the Church of the Nativity in Midland Park and Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River, is sponsoring a Clothing Drive on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at both parishes. Gently-used fall and winter clothing will be collected and distributed to local community programs that serve men, women, and children in need. Donations may be dropped off at Church of the Nativity’s Kennedy Hall at 315 Prospect Street in Midland Park and at Church of the Presentation’s Community Room at 271 West Saddle River Road in Upper Saddle River. The ministry requests that all clothing donations be laundered and in wearable condition when delivered, oth- erwise they will not be accepted for distribution. New York Times, The Economist, American Banker, and other business news media. He is a member of the Bret- ton Woods Committee, a member and former President of the Bank & Financial Analysts Association, and is a regular speaker before banking industry and supervisory organizations, including many of the largest U.S. banks, the New York Federal Reserve Bank, and the Bank for International Settlements. Albertson holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS from Carnegie-Mellon University. Organizations benefitting from this event include: Suits for Success, Oasis, Jericho Road Shelter, Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, Nurturing Place/York Street Shelter, Star of Hope Mission, Shelter Our Sisters, Eva’s Village & Shelter, and Mother Teresa’s Harlem Shelter. For more information, visit www.churchofthenativitynj. com or www.churchofpresentation.org. Anyone interested in volunteering for the ministry may e-mail Tia Patterson at tiapatterson@me.com or Margie Rightmyer at mrightmyer@churchofpresentation.org. Brogan to discuss Medicare Part D On Oct. 16, Sheila Brogan, eldercare coordinator for Children’s Aid and Family Services, will discuss the Medi- care Part D prescription plans for 2014. Her program will be presented at 2 p.m. at the Northwest Senior Center, 50 Center Street in Midland Park. The deadline for seniors new to Medicare to choose a plan and for those on a Part D plan to re-evaluate their plans is drawing near. Seniors have an opportunity to enroll in a new plan during the open enrollment period that runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, 2013. Seniors will learn about the 2014 plan costs and how to evaluate their prescription plan options using the Medicare. gov website. To reserve a seat at the workshop, call (201) 445-5690.