Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • May 22, 2013 adding stress to an already challenging situation. Gracie could use baby products, such as stage 4 diapers, wipes, pacifiers, baby lotion, shampoo, and the like. Mom and Dad would appreciate gas cards as it is costly to transport Gracie to her treatments and check-ups in New York City. This lovely family would appreciate your support. Our families, some of whom were impacted by Hurricane Sandy, need the following items: • New or gently-used clothing for boys ages 10 and up • New twin and queen size sheets • Stage 3 diapers and baby wipes • Cake mix and icing for birthday bags • A computer hard drive • DVD players • Microwaves and toaster ovens • Test strips for one of our diabetic children • New or gently-used air conditioners We rely on our local community to help support our families. Many of them do not have the financial or emotional support to help them get through a major illness like cancer. Please remember, we do not charge anything for our services. We rely on you! The community can help in a variety of ways. Turn your event into a fundraiser, and collect checks or gift cards for our families. Your efforts help us to help families in many ways, including sending a case worker to visit the families at their home or in the hospital. This support for the kids, their siblings, and parents is crucial. Get your kids involved, too. Some have held sales or events and donated the proceeds to ECF. Is your Cub Scout or Girl Scout Troop looking to earn badges? Call us for some ideas to get creative and have fun while learning about philanthropy! Emmanuel Cancer Foundation is now celebrating 30 years of providing exceptional free services to families all over New Jersey. We welcome members of the community to make a contribution to honor this milestone. Just imagine how much good we could do with $30 from every reader! ECF is seeking volunteers to help with a 2013 holiday party for our families. If you can provide food, gifts, activities, or crafts for our kids and their families, please call. 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 pantry, and see what ECF is all about. Call (201) 6128118 before you stop by. Please do not leave items at the center without checking with us first. Our storage space is limited. The Northern Regional Center is located at 174 Paterson Avenue in Midland Park. Visit us on the web at www.emmanuelcancer.org. As always, thank you for helping the children and their families! Our hat’s off to: Ridge Ranch School in Paramus for doing a huge Birthday Bag Drive. Meet Gracie: Gracie is an adorable, happy, friendly 16-month-old girl with bilateral retinoblastoma. She has endured several laser and chemotherapy treatments in an attempt to eradicate the tumors behind her eyes. These treatments leave Gracie exhausted. Gracie’s dad was recently able to join her and her mom after having been compelled to move 300 miles away to find a job that could support the family. While Dad was away, Mom watched Gracie and worked overnight shifts when he returned on the weekends. The couple has had no time together for months on end, and finances are tight, Hotel rumors (continued from page 5) A number of bicyclists who spoke at the May 8 meeting and at a previous work session a few weeks before said careless drivers also put bicyclists at risk. On May 8, the cyclists convinced the council meeting to defeat a proposed ordinance that would have given the police additional powers to remove locked bicycles that block pedestrians, and instead to convoke a gathering of cyclists and officials to discuss better options. Councilwoman Bernadette Walsh urged Bordman and other interested residents to attend the meetings about traffic safety with the Traffic Safety Committee, which is actively involved in trying to rectify what is widely seen as a problem with interaction among cars, bicycles, and pedestrians. Latin students (continued from page 4) Mandy Rosengren, Julian Bennett, Zach Forstot, Sarah Grandinetti, Aaron Halpert-Rodis, Ryan Haggerty and Liam Geduldig; for Prose III by Donald Zheng (perfect score), Stephanie Sorota and Matthew Wang; and for Poetry IV by Gabrielle Ranieri. Silver maxima cum laude was earned for Latin II by Kieran Rooney, Erik Domlija, and Lauren Boos; for Latin III by David Merkle, John Piermatteo, Dara Kushnir, and Kevin Besser; and for Prose III by Kyra Gilbreath, Alice Zhu, Diana Bernechea, and Caitlin Callahan. Magna cum laude was earned for Latin II by Samantha Arehart, Joseph Cho, Christina Howie Matthew Issac, Kaitlin Stansel, and Benedetta Fontana; for Latin III by Jeremy Winter, David Mendelsohn, and David Panger; for Prose III by Madeline Basirico and Danielle Leibu; and for Poetry IV by Gabrielle Fioravanti. Students who achieved cum laude include Madeleine Doubet and Jessica Giardino for Latin II; Blythe Owen, Rachel Schneider, Sarah D’Alessio, Dan Frissora, Patrick Dowling and Ann Burke for Prose III; Emily Brennan and Maxwell Kushnir for Poetry IV and Miles Richardson for Latin V-VI.