In Our Community

Members in May Concerts
The Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra presents “Mandolin Music Through the Centuries.” Sunday, May 1 at 3:00 PM, Bloomfield Middle School, 60 Huck Rd. Elfrieda Fenton performs in this group. Violin soloist.


On Saturday, May 7 the Bloomfield Civic Band will also perform at Bloomfield Middle School at 7:30 PM. This concert celebrating “Women in the Arts” will feature two soprano soloists, and Emily Jones plays flute in the band. Music by Mendelssohn, Bach, Gounod, Puccini and Verdi.

Finally, on May 21 at 7:30 PM the Bloomfield Chorale under the direction of Ruth Hsu will present its spring concert at Park Methodist Church, 12 Park St., Bloomfield. The concert theme is “All’s Fair in Love…” Scott and Debbie Jones sing with the Chorale.

*All Bloomfield Federation of Music concerts are $15, or $10 with a discount coupon found at the website: www.bloomfieldfm.org

SAVE THE DATE!
26th. ANNUAL AIDS WALK NEW YORK Sunday, May 15, 2011
Aids Walk New York (AWNY) is the world’s largest AIDS fundraising event. In 2010, more than 45,000 people participated and raised a record breaking sum of over $5.7 million. Funds raised from the walkathon go to numerous programs and educational services to support people living with HIV/AIDS, and to over 60 other tri-state area AIDS organizations. The 10 kilometer (6.2 mile) walkathon begins and ends in Central Park.

Nancy and Tony Maguire are again raising funds and on Sunday, May 15, 2011 they will participate in AIDS Walk New York. If you would like to walk with them, or sponsor them by donating money, please let them know. Checks should be payable to AWNY and can be given to Nancy or Tony anytime. You can also mail your check to their address at 26 Parsons Ct., Mahwah, NJ 07430.

If you would like to raise money at your school or place of business they can provide you with sponsor forms. If you would like more information please call them at (201) 934-9366.

You can also visit www.aidswalk.net.


Emily Jones will again be participating in Mt. Olive’s Relay for Life this year on June 11th and 12th. Relay For Life is the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society at which teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Relays are an overnight event based on the idea that cancer never sleeps.

Relay For Life encourages people to:

• Celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer.
• Remember loved ones lost to the disease.
• Fight back to put an end to the disease.

If you are interested in donating to this cause, you can make a donation online: (http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY11EA?px=6457997&pg=personal&fr_id=29457) or you can see Emily in person for a donation form."