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The staff and volunteers at the Volunteer Center of Bergen County (l-r): Cindy Andrake, Debbie Emery, Jane He, Tess Tomasi from Teaneck, Janet Sharma from Cresskill, Melissa Leibe and Karen Torres, joined thirteen other area companies to collect healthy kid’s breakfast and lunch foods to support the “Brown Bag Buddies” initiative of Bergen and surrounding counties.

Children benefit from summer food drive

By Robyn Nadel Hundreds of children from needy families receive hot breakfast and lunch during the school year through subsidized school meal programs. When schools closed for summer vacation, these meals are not available, and low-income families are often unable to fill the void, many having to make the choice between paying rent or going [...]

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Deals for the whole family at SuburbanMomma.com

By John Packer At one time the clarion call for shopping was:  CHARGE! In these lesser economic times, though, that call has been changed to: DEAL! Deals are just what are offered at the new online collective purchasing site SuburbanMamma.com (www.suburbanmomma.com). This new site uses the power of group purchasing to offer a “Daily Deal” [...]

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Children from throughout the county enjoyed a fun-filled summer at Flat Rock Brook Summer Camp thanks to the Nature Center’s camp staff (l-r): Kristen Pakonis, Flat Rock Brook naturalist, Alissa Settembrino, youth counselor, Kristyn Martin, summer camp teacher and Eric James and Siena Stucki, youth counselors.

Summer camp memory makers

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Students Joseph Tallerico and Liza Ricco demonstrate the use of a clap board, which identifies the scenes in one of the short movies made this summer.

Students making movies

While many teens may have dreamed of being in the movies, There’s a group of students who worked hard to achieve that goal over the past month. They celebrated completion of three five-minute shorts at a pizza party on Thursday, Aug. 12, at the Clinton Inn, in Tenafly after completing production of three short five-minute [...]

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YCS Foundation, in Hackensack, received a check for $250,000 on July 16, from AT&T designated for the eventual purchase of a year-round camp/retreat for children in YCS therapeutic residences and foster homes throughout the Garden State. Shown (l-r): Ken Bosland, YCS volunteer, Howard Spierer, general attorney for AT&T, Richard Mingoia, YCS president, Guy Prandstatter, YCS volunteer and Robin Peck, co-executive director of YCS foundation.

Friends of YCS Closer to Fulfilling Dream

By Robyn Nadel HACKENSACK – Youth Consultation Service (YCS) Foundation Volunteer, Guy Prandstatter, came up with the idea to establish a permanent camp facility six years ago after visiting a YCS home for children in the city.  He enlisted the help of friends and colleagues from the Mens Division International (MDI) – a non-profit organization [...]

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Andy Cho, an eight-year-old member of the Tenafly Swim Club, garnered gold in breaststroke and bronze in backstroke at the NJPMA (Bergen County) championships on Saturday, August 7, at Stony Brook Swim Club in Hillsdale     Photo by Bill Allen-NJ Sport/Action

Tenafly’s Cho Brothers Reap Medals at NJPMA Championships

By W. L. Bill Allen, Jr. Director, NJ Sport/Action TENAFLY–  When you look at what the three Cho Brothers from the Tenafly Swim Club have already accomplished at their young ages as far as aquatics exploits go, it comes as no surprise that their mother was a South Korean Junior National champion swimmer thirty years [...]

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Children are busy at the Neil Klatskin Day Camp at the JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly, helping less fortunate people in the community by performing a ‘mitzvah’ on July 14.

Kaplen JCC’s Day Camp Holds ‘Mitzvah Day’

By Robyn Nadel TENAFLY – The Neil Klatskin Day Camp at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, in the borough, provides children with social awareness and gives them opportunities to perform mitzvah’s, or good deeds, to help people in the community who are less fortunate. Each summer, the camp celebrates Mitzvah Day, and this year, [...]

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Federal Funding Supports Child Development Program

By Robyn Nadel HACKENSACK – Bergen County Community Action Partnership (BCCAP), a 501 (c) (3), not-for-profit Community Action Agency located at 241 Moore St., in the city, announced that funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will contribute more than $1.3 million in additional federal support to provide vital services to Bergen County [...]

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Among the members of the Leonia Sea Lions squad who won races at the Bergen Six championship meet on July 31 are, front, eight-year-olds Brendan Russell and Frankie Gargiulo, and, back from left, Lucas Coyle, 11, Nolan Stendor, 13, John Om, 13, Corey Davis, 17, Alejandro, Hernandez, 14, and Shane Riordan, 14.    Photo by Bill Allen-NJ Sport/Action

Om Brothers Lead Leonia Sea Lions at Bergen Six Championship Meet

By W. L. Bill Allen, Jr., Director, NJ Sport/Action LEONIA–  Powered in part by the Om brothers, the Sea Lions swim squad from the Leonia Pool finished a strong second at the Bergen Six League’s championship meet (LCM) on Saturday, July 31, on Leonia. Maywood took the title by totaling 416 points, while the Sea [...]

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