January 9, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 23 Allendale Notebook AFEE plans annual fundraiser The Allendale Foundation for Educational Excellence, Inc. will host its 18th Annual Auction on Friday, March 15 at the Sheraton Mahwah Hotel. This year’s event will feature mystery board prizes, prize baskets, a cash prize contest, and an auction. All proceeds directly benefit enrichment programs and innovative technology for Allendale’s public schools. Tickets are $75 per person and include dinner, wine, beer, and dancing. Contact Lisa Monard at (201) 236-9844. Fashion Show donations, sponsorships sought Sponsorships, ads, and basket donations are now being accepted for the Allendale Woman’s Club annual Spring Fashion Show. This year’s show, “Spring Promise,” will benefit Family Promise of Bergen County and other charities. Family Promise is the only organization in Bergen County helping working families to overcome the crisis of temporary homelessness and return to self-sufficiency. Becoming a sponsor, placing a message of support in the program, or donating goods or services for the basket giveaway will aid families in the area and catch the attention of over 450 show attendees. The deadline for donations and ad placement is Jan. 30. Contact Emmett at (201) 214-9371 or at awcfashionshow@gmail.com for details. AFEE Super Fundraiser tickets on sale The Allendale Foundation for Educational Excellence, Inc. is selling tickets for its annual Super Fundraiser. Participants could win up to $25,000 in cash prizes. Only 500 tickets will be sold. First prize is 80 percent of winning share, second prize is 16 percent, and third prize is four percent. Winners will be named at AFEE’s auction on March 15 and do not need to be present. Tickets are $100 each and may be purchased by mailing a check payable to AFEE to: AFEE, P.O. Box 243, Allendale, NJ 07401 or by contacting Kate Simmel at (201) 962-2043. 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 Savini’s Restaurant, 168 West Crescent Avenue, Allendale. For details on the club contact Joseph Chinnici at joseph.chinnici@td.com or (856) 266-7647. Woman’s Club offers memorial scholarship The Allendale Woman’s Club will offer a memorial scholarship in honor of Linda Fleischauer, a dynamic woman who touched the lives of the club’s members through her love of visual arts and her compassionate, selfless nature. Applicants must be Allendale residents in their senior year of high school who are planning to attend an accredited college, university, or trade/technical school with an interest in the visual arts. Those who apply must also demonstrate their contributions to their community, work, or family. Students may obtain an application for the scholarship in their high school guidance office or at the club’s website: www.allendalewomansclub.org. Applications must be received by Jan. 31. Book Sale back in business The newly-renovated lobby at the Lee Memorial Library is complete and the ongoing Book Sale hosted by the Friends of the Library is back in business. The new shelves allow many more sale books to be displayed for easy browsing. Also featured is a special section for children’s books. Current best-sellers, fiction, nonfiction, paperbacks, children’s books, tapes, and videos are priced from 25 cents to $1. Proceeds from the sale go directly to the library for the purchase of new materials. Visit the library at 500 West Crescent Avenue in Allendale. Volunteers sought The volunteer nursing home outreach program, Growing Relationships and Making Memories, is seeking volunteers to form relationships with socially isolated nursing home residents. Many nursing home residents have no one to visit them. Similar to a Big Brother/Big Sister philosophy, GRAMM builds individual relationships through activities such as sharing stories, playing games, reading, watching sports/ television, sitting outside, writing letters, or just offering companionship. GRAMM is seeking volunteers who can visit one hour a week for eight weeks. The program is held at the Allendale Nursing Home in Allendale. Call Maryann Greco at (201) 934-6174 or e-mail gramm07@verizon.net. XYZ Club meets The XYZ Senior Citizens Club of Allendale meets on the first and third Friday of the month at the Calvary Lutheran Church, 165 West Crescent Avenue at 11 a.m. Allendale residents who would like to participate in club activities are welcome. Free health consultations offered The Bergen County Department of Health Services offers a free health consultation program in the Allendale for adult residents. Staffed by a public health nurse, guidance and referral services are provided for health maintenance. Monitoring of health history, and height, weight, and blood pressure checks are offered at each visit. Residents are assured of complete confidentiality of health information. In addition, residents are made aware of county and state programs that are available. Contact Jean Manus at (201) 818-4400, extension 211 for specific dates and times. Library offers notification service The Lee Memorial Library is now keeping track of new books published by a list of authors and will notify interested patrons when new books are published and put books on hold for patrons who have subscribed to the new service. Choose from a list of 12 popular fiction and mystery authors. Stop by the library and select favorite authors any time the library is open. The Lee Memorial Library is located at 500 West Crescent Avenue in Allendale. Press releases for this column may be e-mailed to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednesday at noon. DePippo Farm development (continued from page 3) “I think this new proposal is good for the municipality,” said Kratz. “Having the site in limbo is a detriment to the neighbors. Finishing the project will provide finality, site improvements will be done, and 30 housing units with new residents will be in place.” The new construction will be on the still undeveloped 3-acre westerly end of the old farm site near Pineview Drive and Durante Road. Hovnanian’s revised plans propose to reduce the pitch of the roof so that each building’s elevation is 30 ft. above grade instead of the 32 ft. originally proposed. Borough ordinances limit the building height to 35 ft. above grade. Hovnanian’s rejected proposal, which drew heavy opposition from neighbors, included three-story buildings with no basements, and provided each unit with a deck on the second floor and a two-car garage and a wider driveway. Litchult is Citizen of the Year (continued from page 3) following a 15-year stint on the Waldwick Board of Education and seven terms on the town council, was born, educated, employed and lived all his life in town. He became a patrolman in 1956 and worked his way up the ranks to detective, establishing the first detective bureau. He has been a member of the Waldwick Fire Department for over 50 years; is a member of the American Legion and VFW, where he was a past post commander; and is a member of the Golden Club and St Luke’s Church, where he is an altar server and a member of numerous organizations in the church. He also belongs to the ROMEO Social Club (Retired Old Men Eating Out, which meets twice a week at Matthews). “If there is a club or organization where people assemble, Buddy will be there. He enjoys people and enjoys being a part of every aspect of Waldwick,” Giordano said.