Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • 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 Birth- day Bags, Eastern Christian for the ongo- ing support of our pantry, and all the people who donated Thanksgiving food baskets. They are very much appreciated. 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 necessary 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 tick- ets 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. Eigh- teen of those families receive groceries from our pantry each month. We like to give each family a food basket for the holi- days. 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 pur- chasing their gifts. Meet Michele: Michele is a 12-year-old with leukemia who has been hospitalized 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 reclin- ing chair, sees that her daughter’s spirit is broken. She is on her third round of chemother- apy, 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 impos- sible 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 donat- ing 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 cre- ative ways kids can have fun while learn- ing about philanthropy. (continued on page 17)