Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • June 4, 2014 Thank you to all who supported our food drive at the A&P. It was a big success! We still need summer snacks and drinks for our kids. Please consider donating items including Gatorade and pretzels. We are also in need of paper goods and cleaning supplies for our families. We would appreciate donations of toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, laundry detergent, and all cleaning supplies. Many of our chil- dren need to be in a sterile environment while their immunity builds. Summer is a slow time for us. Schools close and many people are away on vaca- tion, but our families continue to struggle. Please consider having your camp, swim team, etc., collect food or host fundraiser for us during these lean months. We also need volunteers who can deliver groceries to families in Bergen and Essex counties. Meet Evan: Evan is a very active five- year-old who will soon be turning six. He was diagnosed with metastatic clear cell sarcoma of the kidney at the age of three and was treated. He was in remission and doing well. He was enjoying the normal active life of a five-year-old boy with three older sisters. Evan and his father have a close relationship and love doing things together. Right after he started kindergarten, he had an appointment with his oncologist and had his usual CT scan. The doctor told his parents the cancer was active again. Another course of chemotherapy would be required and hopefully the cancer would go back into remission. All of these trips back and forth to the hospital require gas for their car. Evan’s parents asked if Emmanuel Cancer Foun- dation could help them with the gasoline needed for these trips. This family would appreciate gasoline gift cards. ECF is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a variety of special- ized services at no charge to any New Jersey family facing the challenges of caring for a child with cancer. We provide direct in-home care to families. Our focus is providing families with counseling by a professional case worker, material goods (such as household items, toys, and monthly grocery deliveries), and emergency finan- cial assistance. These individually tailored services are critical in helping families get through the crisis of pediatric cancer. We do not receive any government fund- ing and therefore rely on donations from the community. Please call the Northern Regional Center at (201) 612-8118 or e-mail Laura at laura@emmanuelcancer.org to learn more. Consider turning your next event into a fundraiser, and collect checks or gift cards for our families. Anyone looking for a com- munity service project is encouraged to hold a food collection to benefit our pantry. If your company has a charitable giving program, please let us know. Kids and Scouts are welcome to get involved, too. Several local youths have helped our families by donating the pro- ceeds from Bake Sales, Yard Sales, and lemonade stands. Get creative! If you have a few hours a week to spare, consider becoming a volunteer, or just stop by and meet with us, take a look at our food pantry, and see what ECF is all about. The Northern Regional Center is located at 174 Paterson Avenue in Midland Park. Please call us at (201) 612-8118 before you stop by. Because storage space is limited, please do not leave items at the center without check- ing with us first. For more information, please visit us on the web at www.emman- uelcancer.org or “like” us on Facebook: EmmanuelCancerFoundation. As always, thank you for helping the children and their families! Wyckoff Chamber awards scholarships The Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual scholarship awards meeting on Monday, June 9 at Columbia Bank, 303 Franklin Avenue in Wyckoff. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Three scholarships will be presented to outstanding high school seniors. The $2,000 Rose M. Fernandez Scholarship will be presented to John McDonough; the Chamber’s two $1,000 scholarships will go to Timothy Sander and Margaret Hafers. The guest speaker on June 9 will be Geraldine Post, an eighth grade language teacher at Eisenhower Middle School in Wyckoff. Blue Moon Café will cater this event. RSVP to www.wyckoffchamber.com or call (201) 468-1999.