April 3, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 11 for our kids and their families? Please let us know. 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 Ho-Ho-Kus Cub Scout Pack 54 Bear Den 2 for the beautiful Easter baskets. Special thanks to Rod and Linda Bolten for supplying hams to our families receiving food each month. We also thank Stephanie and Pete Belasco for purchasing food gift cards to help our families enjoy a nice Easter meal. Several of our families were affected by Hurricane Sandy. They still have many needs. Please consider calling us to see how you can help. The following items are needed to help these and some of our other local families: new or gently-used clothing for boys ages 10 and up, new twin and queen-size sheets, stage 3 diapers and baby wipes, cake mix and icing for birthday bags, a computer hard drive, a twin bed and dresser, DVD players, microwaves and toaster ovens, test strips for one of our diabetic children, a silverware set. Meet Nicky: This ECF patient has been battling cancer for many years. His hospital stays are becoming more frequent, and he is housebound, unable to walk any distance as his respiratory system is greatly compromised. He is on oxygen 24/7 and had a tracheotomy to help him breathe. He requires constant monitoring, suction to help him breathe, and has a nurse every evening and several times a week. He was so ill after his last flare up that he lost 44 pounds, making all his clothes too large. He would greatly appreciate some new comfortable clothes, specifically some sweats with an elastic waist and P.J. elastic waist pants/bottoms with sports teams/logos. He now wears a men’s size large. He also needs some white low-cut sweat socks in men’s size 10-13. He could also use a small table to hold his oxygen machine. Emmanuel Cancer Foundation is now celebrating 30 years of providing exceptional free services to families all over New Jersey. If you would care to make a contribution to honor this milestone, imagine how much good we could do with $30 from every reader! ECF is seeking volunteers to help with a party for our families. Can you provide food, gifts, activities, or crafts Community Meals, Inc. recently hosted its annual Mayors for Meals Day as a part of its March for Meals campaign. Mayors Paul S. Aronsohn of Ridgewood, Vince Barra of Allendale, John van Keuren of Glen Rock, and Councilman Jack Considine of Midland Park participated in the event to show their support for our community’s homebound and hungry seniors. Because of a scheduling conflict, Mayor Thomas A. Giordano of Waldwick helped out the following day. Community Meals, Inc. invited elected officials to observe the meal packing process in the Christ Church kitchen. Hot and cold meals are prepared by Valley Dining at The Valley Hospital, and a Valley Hospital kitchen technician delivers the hot meals in bulk containers. The CMI CMI hosts ‘Mayors for Meals Day’ volunteers then pack the food into individual, labeled aluminum tins. Sixty to 75 clients receive meals every weekday. After the meals were packed, the local government officials accompanied dedicated volunteers on routes through their respective towns to embrace the volunteer experience and connect with CMI’s clients – their constituents. “Once again, we are excited about having the mayors and elected officials participate in our Mayors for Meals Day event. The exposure helps people realize that this service is available!” said CMI Executive Director Stacey Gilmartin. March for Meals is a national campaign during March, (continued on page 13)