December 25, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 5 Ridgewood George Washington School gets funds for TV studio Lending a hand Several Bergen Catholic High School students volunteered at the Ridgewood YMCA’s annual Christmas Tree Sale during multiple weekends preceding the holiday. Proceeds from the tree sales benefit Ridgewood YMCA Good Works Programs, which fund camp scholarships, world service projects, and mentoring programs. Pictured are sophomore Shay Dineen of Harrington Park, sophomore Kyle Garino of Oradell, senior Kieran Smith of Glen Rock, junior Michael Reilly of Ridgewood, sophomore Alec Garino of Oradell, and freshman Edward Pfleging-Howes of New Milford. Ridgewood’s George Washington Middle School has received an in-kind donation valued at $24,541 for the school’s TV studio. This gift from the George Washington Middle School Home & School Association was accepted at last week’s Ridgewood Board of Education meeting. The group also donated $791 for the expenses related to the Heroes and Cool Kids program at George Washington School. The Willard Home & School Associa- tion donated $5,571 to the Willard School for field trip transportation and admis- sion expenses. The Hawes Home & School Associa- tion donated $5,460 to be used for field trip expenses at Hawes School. Ridgewood Biddy Basketball donated $2,300 to be paid directly to Mathusek Flooring for the screening and re-coating of the Benjamin Franklin Middle School auditorium. The Korean Parents Association paid $500 to cover the fees for an anti-bullying presentation in October of 2014. The Somerville School Home & School Association donated $252 to pur- chase library books for the book gifting program. The Ridgewood High School Student Congress donated $43 worth of cookware to the refreshment stand. J. KOSTER