July 16, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 17 Wyckoff Registry seeks bone marrow match for Tim Renyi Be the Match Bone Marrow Regis- try will hold a live registry drive at the Wyckoff Public Library on Monday, July 21 from 4 to 8 p.m. This particular drive is in support of 37-year-old Wyckoff native Tim Renyi, who is battling myelofibrosis and is in need of a bone marrow trans- plant. Myelofibrosis is a blood disorder that prevents Renyi’s marrow from produc- ing the normal amount of new blood cells his body needs. The national registry is searching for a match for Renyi. The son of Beth and Tom Renyi who were Wyckoff residents for 38 years, Tim Renyi attended Sicomac and Eisenhower schools and is a member of Ramapo High School Class of 1995. He now lives in Maine with his wife Hannah and their two children, Emma, age 3½ and Daniel, 7 months. An avid baseball and NASCAR fan, Renyi is currently executive vice president of sales for Shamrock Sports and Entertainment in Portland, Maine. The Community Blood Services of Montvale, a partner of the Be the Match Foundation, is encouraging 18- to 44- year-olds who are in good general health to register with the National Bone Marrow Registry at the Wyckoff Library on July 21. Bone marrow registry donors will be asked to complete a short health history and give a simple cheek swab. They will then be part of a national registry for all patients in need of a bone marrow trans- plant. For the thousands of people diagnosed every year with life-threatening blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, a cure exists. Over the past 25 years, Be The Match ® , operated by the National Marrow Donor Program ® , has managed the largest and most diverse marrow registry in the world. There is also an opportunity to join the virtual drive online at www.bethe- match.org. Enter the promo code TIMRE- NYI2014 when registering online. The library is located at 200 Woodland Avenue in Wyckoff. Tim Renyi, right, with his family YMCA preparing plans for expanded community center (continued from page 3) used by the borough for recreation, edu- cation, wellness, and social activities, and the Wyckoff Family YMCA is a non-profit organization that has a long history of pro- viding recreation, education, wellness, and social activities to the residents of Franklin Lakes and the environs. The ordinance also explained that the lease of a portion of the community center to the Wyckoff Family YMCA will allow the YMCA to provide programs similar to those presently run by the borough, but with increased quality and diversity. When the ordinance was adopted, sev- eral community members, most of whom live on Bentley Drive, which is adjacent to the community center and recreation field, asked questions and voiced some concerns. Mayor Frank Bivona responded, saying the use of the recreation field at the com- munity center is not part of the lease agree- ment and the first priority for the use of the field is provided to the borough’s recre- ation teams for which the residents do not pay, and any organizations wishing to use the field must get the approval of the bor- ough council. He explained, however, that the YMCA would be able to use the field under the lease, and that the “Y” currently runs summer camps at the field, but any use of the field must be approved by the borough council on the basis of its benefit to the community. Bivona emphasized that the lease per- tains to the building, not the use of the field. He said he did not expect that traffic would be impacted by the use of the build- ing by the Family YMCA, and that extra police are provided to keep traffic moving when there is a large event at the field. Asked if the elevation of the building would change, Bivona said it would not, but that the upper floor of the building would be renovated. He explained that the size of the building would control the number of members at the community center, and that the YMCA would be able to offer more programs than the borough currently does. Councilman Thomas Lambrix also responded to the residents’ concerns, saying that the traffic and the access of emergency vehicles would be eminently manageable. He said there are additional parking spaces at the site, and the use of the building by the Family YMCA would be spread out over the course of a day. “There is a substantial benefit to Frank- lin Lakes residents,” Lambrix said, adding that the YMCA would be spending a mil- lion dollars on the renovation, which would increase the activities at the community center.