October 16, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 17 Ridgewood Notes Table to Table benefit set The Village of Ridgewood’s Engineering Department is accepting donations in support of Table to Table’s Bag a Lunch, Help a Bunch Program. Interested individuals are invited to visit the depart- ment’s office located on the third floor of the public works department and pick up a Table to Table brown paper lunch bag and a donation card. Cash, credit card payments, and checks are welcome. Donors are asked to staple or tape the brown paper lunch bag closed and return them to Yendi Anderson in the engineering office no later than Oct. 18 at 4:30 p.m. All donations are tax deductible. Those who support Table to Table help feed the hungry within the community. RCNG plans Fall Mixer The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce will host a Fall Mixer on Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This event will be held at The Office Beer Bar & Grill at 32 Chestnut Street in Ridgewood and will include appetizers and a cash bar. Admission is $10 in advance; $15 the day of the event. Checks may be dropped off at Connect One Bank, 171 East Ridgewood Avenue. RSVP by Oct. 18 to info@RidgewoodChamber.com. The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce, is based at 27 Chestnut Street, Suite 1B in Ridgewood. Call (201) 445- 2600 for additional information. OLMC MOMs The Our Lady of Mount Carmel MOMs will meet Nov. 13 at 9:15 a.m. in the Parish Center. Melissa Henson, direc- tor of communications and public education for the Parents Television Council will present “TV and the Socializa- tion of Children.” Henson has developed groundbreak- ing reports on entertainment trends and has appeared on a variety of television and radio shows across the country communicating the mission and message of the PTC to the American public. Refreshments and child care will be pro- vided. For more information, visit www.olmcmoms.org. E-mail childcare@olmcmoms.org for more information about child care. All are welcome. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is located at 1 Pas- saic Street in Ridgewood. Dress for Success Clothing Drive slated Christ Episcopal Church is hosting a Dress for Suc- cess Clothing Drive. DFS seeks to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support, and the career development tools to help them thrive in work and in life. Donated professional apparel could furnish another woman with the confidence to enter or return to the workplace, make a great first impression, and land a job. Dress for Success accepts new or nearly-new (within the last two to three years), clean articles of clothing, including skirt and pant suits, blouses, blazers and jackets, professional shoes, scarves and jewelry, practical and professional handbags and briefcases, and coats for all seasons. DFS particularly needs larger-size suits and apparel. Please leave donations at the church, 105 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, by Saturday, Oct. 19. Call (201) 652-2350 for more information. Halloween Family Fun Day set Enjoy a day of Halloween Fun at the Ridgewood YMCA on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will include pumpkin painting, crafts, games, music, and more. Children are welcome to come in costume. This event is BYOP (bring your own pumpkin). The Y will supply the rest. Halloween Family Fun Day is free and open to all community members. For further information, contact Megan Heller at (201) 444-5600, extension 375 or e-mail mheller@ridgewoodymca.org. The Y is located at 112 Oak Street in Ridgewood. Auxiliary hosts Valley Ball 2013 The Valley Hospital Auxiliary Ridgewood Branch will host its Valley Ball 2013 on Friday, Nov. 15. The event will be held at The Rockleigh Country Club in Rockleigh. The evening will begin with cocktails at 7 p.m. and con- tinue with dinner at 8:30 p.m. Proceeds from the black tie optional event will benefit the hospital’s Luckow Pavilion and Valley Home Care’s Pediatric Butterflies program. Contact Marie Bicks at (646) 286-8588 or Frances Ekblom at (201) 602-4683 for details. The deadline to respond is Oct. 21. Conservancy seeks volunteer gardeners The Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands is seek- ing volunteers to help plant some 6,000 daffodil bulbs throughout the village. This beautification effort will be held Sunday, Oct. 20. To volunteer, contact Maribeth Lane at njlanes1@verizon.net, Cynthia Halaby at cynthia@halaby. net, or Diane Walker at walker447@yahoo.com. The volunteers’ efforts will be celebrated at a Daffodil Festival slated for Sunday, April 27, 2014. Band plans salute to veterans The Ridgewood Concert Band will begin its 31 st season with “Salute to Our Nation’s Veterans” on Friday, Oct. 25. The performance will be held at 8 p.m. at West Side Presby- terian Church in Ridgewood. A prelude by the New Jersey City University Wind Symphony will begin at 7:30 p.m. Current and retired United States servicemen and women are invited to attend the concert free of charge. Program highlights will include Holsinger’s “To Tame the Perilous Skies,” “1812 Overture” by Tchaikovsky, and Sou- sa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Joining the RCB will be guest soloist Donald Batchelder, principal trumpet player for the New York City Opera. Colonel Bryan Shelburne, retired director of the U.S. Army Band, Pershing’s Own, will be guest conductor for Morton Gould’s “West Point Symphony.” Guest soloists will also include soprano Mary Kay Messenger and euphonium player John Palatucci. Admission for non-military individuals is $20 for adults, and $15 for seniors. Student tickets are $7. Tickets may be purchased at the door or at www.ridgewoodband.org. Press releases for this column may be sent to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednesday at noon.