November 13, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 13 Family Hair Care donates cut-a-thon proceeds to YMCA Emmy Eliyla, owner of Family Hair Care; Sandra Frisco, Rick Claydon, CEO of Ridgewood YMCA; and Lisa Bergen and Candice Davies from Family Hair Care. Staff from Midland Park’s Family Hair Care recently presented a check for $1,000 to the Ridgewood YMCA to benefit the Y’s Living Strong, Living Well Program. The donation, presented in honor of Living Strong, Living Well participant Sandra Frisco, represents the proceeds from Family Hair Care’s recent cut-a-thon event, in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Living Strong, Living Well is the Ridgewood Y’s 12-week program designed for adult cancer survivors. ays, “The goal of the program is to help patients build muscle mass and muscle strength, increase flexibility and endurance, improve functional ability and reduce the severity of therapy side effects,” explained Carol Livingstone, health and fitness direc- tor at the Ridgewood Y. “A final goal of the program is to assist participants in develop- ing their own physical fitness program so they can continue to practice a healthy life- style as a way of life,” she added. “We wanted to do something for Breast Cancer Awareness Month that would help members of our local community. When our customer, Sandra Frisco, told us how won- derful the Living Strong, Living Well pro- gram was, we knew we had our answer,” said Emmy Eliya, owner of Family Hair Care. Living Strong, Living Well is offered free to participants by the Ridgewood Y and includes a three-month adult Triangle membership. “We are extremely grateful to Family Hair Care for this very generous donation,” said Rick Claydon, CEO of the Ridgewood Y. “Our Living Strong, Living Well program touches the lives of so many each year, and gifts such as this help us to continue to offer the program at no cost to participants.”