Two Fort Lee Residents’ Volunteer Work Pays Off

One Fort Lee resident was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Volunteer Center of Bergen County, and another resident of the borough was honored by a Paramus-based nonprofit for her volunteer work with children.

Roger Monaco of Fort Lee, a retired owner and president of a logistics company, was one of eight people elected for the first time to three-year terms on the Volunteer Center of Bergen County’s board, according to spokeswoman Maureen McCormick.

Three people were also elected to second three-year terms on the board, which also announced the election of David Warshaw of Ho-Ho-Kus as first vice president, Ian “Mac” Highet of Ridgewood as treasurer and Roberta Sonenfeld, also of Ridgewood, as secretary.

The mission of the Volunteer Center of Bergen County, which was founded by the Junior League in 1966, is “to strengthen the community by connecting people with opportunities to serve, operating model direct service volunteer programs, building capacity for effective volunteering, and participating in strategic partnerships that meet community needs,” according to a press release announcing the new board members.

Monaco is also a mentor with the Volunteer Center’s Mentoring Youth Program, according to McCormick.

Fort Lee Volunteer Honored for Work in Child Care and Early Learning

Children’s Aid and Family Services, a Paramus-based nonprofit human services organization serving northern New Jersey, recently honored Fort Lee’s Wilma Nihil at a volunteer recognition event.

“Wilma Nihil serves as a volunteer classroom assistant at the agency’s Turrell Child Care and Early Learning Center,” according to a press release announcing the honorees. “She helps organize and decorate the classroom, participates in arts and crafts projects and reads to the children.”

The fully accredited agency has served the community for more than 110 years with a mission “to preserve, protect and, when needed, provide for families,” according to Children’s Aid and Family Services.

For more information on Children’s Aid and Family Services and to learn more about volunteer opportunities, call 201.261.2800 or visit their website.

For information about Volunteer Center of Bergen County programs and services, call 201-489-9454 or visit their website.