Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • February 6, 2013 important to us. The proceeds help support our families in northern New Jersey. Tickets are $75 per person or $700 for a table of 10. Please join us for an evening of cocktails and buffet dinner, dancing, and auctions. Leslie, one of our teenage clients, will be our guest speaker. Call (201) 612-8118 to help or if you would like to receive an invitation. We rely on the 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. We do not charge anything for our services. We rely on you! You can help us 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! We are also available to speak about our programs at your next event. 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) 612-8118 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 the members of Abundant Life Reformed Church in Wyckoff for their ongoing support. Several of our families were affected by Hurricane Sandy. They will still have many needs long after the repairs are finished. Please call us to see how you can help. We are looking for new or gently-used clothing for boys ages 10 and up, and new twin and queen-size sheets. Do you have a few hours to spare? We need office volunteers on weekdays from 1 to 4 p.m. who can help fill in when one of our regular volunteers is unable to make it. Please call Laura at (201) 612-8118. Meet Austin: Austin is a very smart boy who loves to read and learn. When he was just three, he was diagnosed with leukemia. His treatment lasted for about three years. To celebrate the end of this process, his family decided to throw him a party at a bowling alley. With the help of ECF, Austin enjoyed a fabulous party with 120 friends and family, food, and a cake. “He was so amazed by all the love, and he is now so happy about getting his strength back and not having to take medication every night,” his mother said. Austin will continue to get MRIs and lab work each month, and in a few years he will be able to get checked annually for the next 10 years. Right now, he is enjoying being healthy and was so thankful to those who donated for his party and for the holiday wishes. Despite the great news, Austin and his family continue to struggle with the anxiety of a recurrence. ECF continues to send a caseworker to meet with this family on a regular basis, and will provide emotional support for as long as necessary. Your contributions directly help us keep our services available for Austin and all of the other children and families who need ECF. Please consider supporting us with a contribution today! Our annual fundraiser will be held at The Brick House on Friday, March 1. Please call us if you would like to be involved. We could use help in marketing, selling tickets, finding sponsors, etc. This annual fundraiser is very Ho-Ho-Kus Jottings Seventh graders exhibit artwork Paintings by seventh graders from the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School will be displayed at the Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library during the month of February. The library is located at 91 Warren Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus. Chamber plans meeting The Ho-Ho-Kus Chamber of Commerce will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The group will gather at 6:15 p.m. at Plasker Family Chiropractic at 25 Sheridan Avenue. Refreshments will be served. The Ho-Ho-Kus Chamber of Commerce meets the second Tuesday of each month. Foundation announces fundraiser The Ho-Ho-Kus Education Foundation will hold its annual Dinner Dance and Auction on Saturday, April 20 at the Ridgewood Country Club. The event celebrates the 20th year of the organization, which has awarded over $1 million in grants to enhance the educational experience of children at the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School. The foundation is currently seeking donations of auction items. For more information, or to donate an auction item, contact Nan Norbitz Kelly at cnkelly@aol.com. Nursery school hosts Open House The Ho-Ho-Kus/Waldwick Cooperative Nursery School will host Open Houses on Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Feb. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. Parents and their preschoolers are invited to stop in to see the classrooms and meet with the teachers and current co-op members. Classes for two-, three- and four-year-old children and Mommy & Me, open to children 18 to 24 months old, are available for the 2013-14 school year. The nursery school offers various educational enrichment programs, including music and foreign languages. Extended day options are also available. The school provides a unique co-op opportunity for parents who wish to assist in their child’s classroom. Parents may also choose non-participating co-op status. Located at 400 Warren Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus, the school is a state-approved, non-profit, and nonsectarian school. For more information, e-mail info@hohokuswaldwickcoop.com. Deadline is Wednesday at noon.