Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • May 7, 2014 Villadom Happenings School board seeks to fill vacancies The Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School Board of Education is seeking two Wyckoff residents and one Oakland resident to fill the unexpired terms of members who recently resigned. The appointees will serve through the end of 2014. The two Wyckoff seats were left vacant with the resig- nations of Dr. Lynn Budd and Isabelle Lanini. The resigna- tion of Elizabeth Piece left an Oakland position open. Any interested community member may submit a letter of interest and any other pertinent information to Frank C. Ceurvels, Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District Board of Education, 131 Yawpo Avenue, Oakland, New Jersey 07436, by May 15. Letters of interest will be reviewed by the board of edu- cation and candidates will be interviewed May 20. The legal requirements for the position include U.S. citizenship and a minimum of one year of residency in the school district; no interest in, any contract with, or claim against, the board; and the ability to read and write. Can- didates may not hold any other elected office and must be registered to vote in the district. The board must fill the vacancies within 65 days from April 23. Mayor and council honor SRV Lions The Upper Saddle River Mayor and Council recently honored the Saddle River Valley Lions Club on its achievement of reaching the $2 million mark in terms in monies raised by the club and then donated to charity. In a presentation made at at a recent meeting, Mayor Joanne Minichetti presented the club with an official proclamation of recognition approved by the members of the full USR Council. In reading the proclamation to the public, the mayor noted the many notewor- thy accomplishments and activities of the SRV Lions Club and thanked the members of the club for helping to build a greater sense of community among the residents of Upper Saddle River. Pictured displaying the proclamation and a ‘check’ representing the $2 million raised are Lion David Verducci, Lion Justin Moore, Lion Chris Reichert, Lion Gene Leporiere, Lions President Jerry Michota, and USR Mayor Joanne Minichetti. (NOTE: This photo should have appeared on Page 1 last week. Villadom TIMES regrets the error and any inconvenience it may have caused.) Young artists sought for scholarship exhibit The Ridgewood Art Institute invites young artists in Ridgewood and the surrounding communities to enter the 55th Annual Young People’s Scholarship Exhibition. Receiving will be held Saturday, May 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 12 East Glen Avenue in Ridgewood. A reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on June 1, the opening day of the exhibit. Artworks will remain on dis- play through June 15. Scholarships will be awarded for free instruction at the Ridgewood Art Institute in traditional painting and draw- ing. Cash prizes, merchandise awards, certificates of merit, and honorable mentions will also be awarded. Recipients of a Ridgewood Art Institute scholarship will be ineligible for another scholarship for the next three years. Students from 7-17 may enter one original two-dimen- sional work in any medium. Any size is acceptable. Student members of the Ridgewood Art Institute may enter up to two original works. All pictures must be framed, wired, and ready to hang. In addition to filling out an entry form on receiving day, the following information must be printed on the back of the artwork: Name, age, address, phone number, school and ECF will be participating in a Food Drive at the A&P in Midland Park on May 24 from 1-4 p.m. Stop by and visit us! We will also have a booth at Wyckoff Day, Saturday, June 7 from 11-5 p.m. Come and learn more about all the good work we do. We would love to meet you. Summer is a slow time for us. Schools close and many people are away on vacation – but our families continue to struggle. Please consider having your camp, swim team, or other group, host a fundraiser for us during these lean months. Meet Jenny: Jenny is a 15-year old girl who was experi- encing excruciating pain in what felt like her lower abdo- men. This avid soccer player does not like to complain, so when her teammates saw her hunched over in practice, they knew something must be very wrong. When Jenny went to the doctor, she was told that nothing appeared to be wrong. She went to the doctor again, and was told she might have a hernia. A month later, the pain had grown unbear- able and her mother rushed her to the hospital emergency room, where doctors found Jenny had a rare form of ovar- ian cancer. An ovary was removed and treatment is ongoing for Jenny. She often feels depressed because of her hair loss and her inability to participate in soccer. She hopes to be able to return to her normal life by the summer. Jenny’s mother was working three jobs to make ends meet. Because of Jenny’s daily medical appointments, she now is only able to maintain a small late evening position cleaning offices. This family would be beyond grateful for the simple things we often take for granted. Please con- sider donating a gift card to the grocery store, Target or Walmart, or one for Red Mango, a treat Jenny loves. Movie theater tickets would be a great diversion. A gift card to Sports Authority could let her buy new cleats for when she is able to return to the soccer field. Red Bulls game tickets would be fun for her, and so would tickets to Jenkinson’s Aquarium or some rides on the boardwalk. Finally, since the family borrows a car from a relative, a gift card to pur- chase gas would make a family outing possible. Let us know if you are interested in helping Jenny and her family through this time of multiple challenges. ECF is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a variety of specialized services at no charge to any New Jersey family caring for a child with cancer. We provide direct in-home care to families who need financial or emotional support to help them get through the chal- lenges of a major illness. Our primary focus is providing families with professional counseling, material goods (such as household items, toys, and monthly grocery deliveries), and emergency financial assistance. These individually tai- lored services are critical in helping families get through the crisis of pediatric cancer. ECF does not receive any government funding. We rely on donations from the community, and gratefully accept financial support, in-kind donations, and volunteer time. Call (201) 612-8118 or e-mail Laura at laura@emmanuelcancer. org to see how you can help. We currently need volunteers who can deliver groceries to families in Bergen and Essex counties. Spanish-speak- ing drivers are in particularly high demand. Volunteers of every age are welcome to help by hosting a fundraiser, collecting food or gift cards, or volunteering at our food pantry. The Northern Regional Center is located at 174 Pat- erson Avenue, Midland Park, NJ 07432. 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 checking with us first. For more information, visit www. emmanuelcancer.org or “like” on Facebook: Emmanuel- CancerFoundation. As always, thank you for helping the children and their families! grade, and the title of the work. Visit http://www.ridgewo- odartinstitute.org/art-exhibits.html for a full prospectus. For more information call (201) 652-9615 or visit ridge- woodartinstitute.org. Franklin Avenue detour announced Motorists traveling on Franklin Avenue in Wyckoff should anticipate delays and plan for extra travel time this (continued on page 26)