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Spring 2007:

The Village School Receives Volunteer of the Year Award
from Children's Aid and Family Services

The Village School was honored at Children's Aid and Family Services' recent Volunteer Appreciation Evening. The Volunteer of the Year award was given to the school in recognition of their continuing support of CAFS's Baby Basics Program which provides free nutritional formula, diapers, wipes and other supplies to babies of low-income working families.

Service to others is a cornerstone of The Village School's Montessori educational philosophy. At the start of each school year, the students and teachers of every level, from pre-school through middle school, select a community service project of their choice. After learning about Baby Basics five years ago, the elementary students chose to support this program. Since then Elementary teachers, Laura Uzzi and Alina blinds and their students have organized five school wide collections of baby supplies.

As the students were about to start this year's drive, Cori Blake, the Baby Basics Coordinator for CAFS, met with the students. She was greeted by children with much enthusiasm and eagerness to help other families. After speaking about the Baby Basics program, she saw all these little hands in the air. "There were so many questions about how they could help… It was really touching to see such caring children who understood how they can help make a difference in the lives of others," said Blake.

When presenting the award to The Village School, Bob Jones, President and CEO of CAFS praised the school and its students, "The students are invaluable and really help to keep our program going by making supplies available to the families in need. This year, they collected an amazing amount: 53 packs of diapers, 25 cans of formula, and 40 packs of wipes, clothes, baby lotion, powder, wash, shampoo and more. This is the most ever collected by any school or organization." Village School teacher, Laura Uzzi and The Village School's Director of Development and Community Outreach, Mary Pat Boron, accepted the award on behalf of the school.

The Village School Receives Volunteer of the Year Award from Children's Aid and Family Services.
(L to R) At CAFS's recent Volunteer Appreciation Evening Dr. Robert Jones, the President and CEO of CAFS and Heidi Kay, a member of the CAFS Board of Trustees presented Village School teacher Laura Uzzi and The Village School's Development Director of Community Outreach Mary Pat Boron with a plaque in recognition of their school's continuing support of CAFS's Baby Basics Program which provides free nutritional formula, diapers, wipes and other supplies to babies of low-income working families. (Far right) Corey Blake, the Coordinator of the Baby Basics Program was also on hand to offer her congratulations.

(L to R) Lower Elementary students, Jillian from Wayne, Isabella from Tuxedo Park, Audrey from Ridgewood, Christopher from Upper Saddle River, and Giovanna from Oakland, together with their LE teacher, Samantha Wolk, get ready to transport the baby supplies they collected to the Children's Aid offices for their Baby Basics Program.

(L to R ) Lower Elementary students Meena from Fair Lawn, Conor from Ridgewood, and Jordan from Glen Rock, push the cart laden with many of the baby items they collected for CAFS Baby Basics Program.

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