Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • 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 Birthday Bags, Eastern Christian for the ongoing 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 tickets 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. Eighteen of those families receive groceries from our pantry each month. We like to give each family a food basket for the holidays. 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 suggestions: Feel free to be creative and make you own basket. Throw in a paper tablecloth, some festive napkins, or a $10 gift card. We are also accept- ing turkeys. (We have a freezer to store them.) This holiday season, consider “adopting” some of our children and help by purchasing 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 reclining chair, sees that her daughter’s spirit is broken. She is on her third round of chemotherapy, 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 diabe- tes. She also has boils on various body parts that make it impossible 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 donating gift cards to Shop-Rite, Target, or TJMaxx. Please send cards to Laura or call the center for more informa- tion. ECF is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a variety of specialized 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 provide direct in-home care to our families. Our primary focus is providing families with counsel- ing by a professional caseworker, material goods (such as household items, toys, and monthly grocery deliveries), 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 Tyler Troast (continued from page 4) concrete contractors, supervising daily construction activ- ities, and finding solutions to on-site field conditions. As construction on 4 WTC draws to a close, Troast has begun transitioning over to fill a similar role in the construction of 3 WTC. Growing up 20 miles outside of New York City in Wyckoff, Troast’s current assignment has a direct con- nection to what prompted him to choose a career in civil engineering. “After 9/11, I became acutely aware of the importance of designing and constructing structures that are not only remarkable, but also safe,” said Troast. “The new World Trade Center complex will restore that balance of beauty and security to the downtown skyline that was taken away can help. • We need volunteers who can deliver groceries to fami- lies in Bergen and Essex counties. Spanish-speaking driv- ers are in particularly high demand. • Is your office looking for a community 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 creative ways kids can have fun while learning about philanthropy. • Emmanuel Cancer Foundation is celebrating 30 years of providing services. If you would care to make a contri- bution to honor this milestone, imagine how much good we could do with $30 from every reader! If you have a few hours a week to spare, consider becom- ing a volunteer or just stop by and see what ECF is all about. The Northern Regional Center is located at 174 Paterson Avenue in Midland Park. Please call (201) 612-8118 before you stop by. Please do not leave items at the center with- out checking with us first. Our storage space is limited. For more information, visit www.emmanuelcancer.org or “like” us on Facebook: EmmanuelCancerFoundation. As always, thank you for helping the children and their families! from us in 2001.” In addition to his professional accomplishments, Troast encourages high school students to pursue careers in archi- tecture, construction, and engineering as a mentor in the ACE Mentor Program. He has also participated in Habitat for Humanity builds. ASCE names New Faces of Civil Engineering each year, some of whom will be submitted to the national New Faces of Engineering program run by DiscoverE, formerly the National Engineers Week Foundation. This program includes representatives from civil, mechanical, chemical, industrial, and manufacturing engineering professions. Selected New Faces profiles will be featured in February 2014 in a USA TODAY ad during Engineers Week and profiled on the DiscoverE website. Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engi- neers represents more than 145,000 civil engineers world- wide and is America’s oldest national engineering society. For more information, visit www.asce.org.