Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • December 25, 2013 Area Sports association hosts Pastamania fundraiser The Northern Highlands Regional High School’s Sports Association will host its annual Pastamania fundraiser on Tuesday, Jan. 28. All are invited to the festivities, which will be held at the school at 298 Hillside Avenue in the Borough of Allendale. This year’s event will feature back-to-back basketball games against Ridgewood High School, Tri-Meet JV wrestling matches against Hasbrouck Heights and Ramsey high schools, prizes, and an all-you-can-eat Italian feast in the cafeteria. Proceeds from Pastamania help support the athletes and coaches of all sports programs at Northern Highlands. The sports action will begin at 4 p.m. with boys’ and girls’ junior varsity basketball, followed by varsity girls’ basketball at 5:30 p.m., junior varsity wrestling at 6 p.m., and varsity boys’ basketball at 7 p.m. Dinner will be served between 5 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 each; $5 for senior citizens. The menu includes pasta with meat or marinara sauce, salad, rolls, homemade des- serts, and assorted soft drinks. Tickets may be purchased through the NH Athletic Director’s office at (201) 327- 8700, extension 218. The Northern Highlands Sports Association is a non- profit group of parents from Allendale, Upper Saddle River, Ho-Ho-Kus, and Saddle River. They are dedicated to providing supplemental financial support for the student athletes and coaches of every sports program at Highlands. Since its foundation over 20 years ago, the association has donated well over $1 million to sports at Northern High- lands, including funds for the installation of a turf field, equipment grants to teams, and scholarships to student athletes. Rotary Club welcomes new members The Allendale/Saddle River Rotary Club welcomes new members to its weekly meetings. Sessions are held at 8 a.m. on Wednesdays at Louie’s Place, 29 West Allendale Avenue in Allendale. Over the past two years, the club has given away over $5,000 in scholarship money to high school students and is planning to give another $6,000 in the 2013-2014 school year. The Allendale/Saddle River Rotary sponsored a paralyzed Air Force veteran to be a Diveheart Diver and has sponsored two Gift of Life children. The membership Students lend a hand has also helped in various relief efforts in Haiti and runs monthly food collections for the Center for Food Action. Rotary is the largest volunteer organization in the world with 1.2 million members. There are 32,000 Rotary Clubs in about 150 countries. Rotary members are business, pro- fessional, and community leaders devoted to the concept of “Service above Self” through involvement in community, vocational, and international projects. For more information about the local club, contact Omar Niebles at omarn@theplantchurch.org. Several Bergen Catholic High School students volunteered at the Ridgewood YMCA’s annual Christmas Tree Sale during mul- tiple 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. Above: 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. Right: Senior Jack O’Brien of Bergenfield, senior Marc Acunto of Ho-Ho-Kus, senior Matthew Paull of Bergenfield, junior Neel Wadhwana of Hawthorne, senior James Barnett of Wayne, and freshman Guillermo Martinez of Maywood.