5 Things: Memorial Scholarships and More

1. The grace period for Second Quarter taxes payments ends today. Payments received later will have interest charged back to May 1, as mandated by the State of New Jersey.  

2. The Emmanuel Cancer Foundation Fine Arts and Craft Fair is coming to McBride Field this weekend. The fair will run May 14 and 15, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

3. Concert to Benefit Christine H. White Memorial Scholarship Fund will be held Friday,  May 13 at 7 p.m.  at Wyckoff Reformed Church. White, a Ramapo High grad who taught at both Ramapo and Eastern Christian, passed away last year from an epileptic seizure. Broadway standout, Matthew LaBanca will perform along with local artists Ian Brady, Alex Levy, Dylan Hartigan, Dawn Wang, Icilin Senior and Jim O’Connell. A free will offering will be collected to support the Christine H. White Memorial Scholarship Fund. 

4. The deadline to apply for an  IronMatt scholarship is May 16. The Matthew Larson Foundation for Pediatric Brain Tumors will award four $500 scholarships,  to two Indian Hills High School seniors and two Ramapo High School seniors who best reflect the characteristics that defined Matthew Larson’s short life. If you are a high school senior and feel you have displayed courage, a strong mind, a big heart, a positive attitude and a never give up personality please stop by your guidance counselor for an application or download an application from our website at www.ironmatt.org.  

5. Kaiyapalooza, a fundraiser for Ramapo Hockey Coach Lee Barber's daughter Kaiya will be held on Wednesday, May 25, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Ramapo High School.For sponsorship opportunities and tickets, contact 2010 Jeff Peters at jeff@careforkaiya.com or visit www.careforkaiya.com.