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Whether its on stage or behind
the scenes, the Voorhees Theatre
Company is offering a wide range
of opportunities in the coming
months for young performers of
all experience levels.
Just around the corner on
April 14, the VTC will sponsor a
six-week course for young actors
ages 10-17 who are interested in
taking their love of theater to the
next level by someday becoming a
professional performer.
With the VTCs Breaking into
the Business of Acting course,
students will undergo improvisational training, memorization
training, on-camera training,
mock casting sessions and more
as they perform for those already
in the professional acting industry and gain their critique.
Classes will be held at
Voorhees Middle School on
Thursdays at 7 p.m. starting on
April 14, with registration due by
April 7.
Students ages 11-16 will also
have a chance to learn from professionals on Sunday, April 24
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The crowd was out at Lions Lake Park on March 19 for the
Voorhees Breakfast Rotary Clubs 2016 Spring Egg Hunt. There
was face painting, music, games and more than 4,000 eggs.
One attendee was 16-month-old Cooper Brown, who found a
blue egg to match his coat.

Runners, walkers, supporters,

friends and fans of the Alicia
Rose Victorious Foundation are
once again being asked to lend
their support by registering for
the ARVFs upcoming Victorious
5k Run/Walk.
Now in its eighth year, the annual fundraising event will take
place on Sunday, May 15 at Virtua
Voorhees.
From the event, the ARVF will
raise funds to install lounge areas
in hospitals across the nation to
service hospitalized teenagers
and send activity kits to those
teens to help them pass the time
as they battle life-threatening illnesses.
That mission dates back 13
years to when 17-year-old
Voorhees resident Alicia Rose DiNatale, daughter of Gisele DiNatale and former Voorhees Deputy
Mayor Mario DiNatale, passed
away after battling cancer.

As Alicia battled her illness at

the Childrens Hospital of
Philadelphia, she expressed disappointment over the lack of areas
more suited for teenagers to spend
their time, as opposed to areas designed for younger children.
After Alicia passed away, her
parents began the ARVF as a way
to raise the money needed to install a lounge at CHOP specifically designed for teenagers, and
once that goal was accomplished,
the foundation went on to install
similar lounges across the nation.
In addition to the lounges and
activity kits, the ARVF also funds
special events for hospitalized
teens such as teen proms, bingo
nights, parties and other activities to give hospitalized teens a
chance to socialize with other
teens who are dealing with similar struggles.
Gisele DiNatale said the work
of ARVF truly helps the underserved population of inpatient
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challenge to raise funds
Members of the Voorhees
Township Education Association
served, volleyed and even spiked
to help out their former students
in the 16th Voorhees Township
Education Association Elementary Volleyball Challenge.
This annual tradition is held at
Eastern High Schools gymnasium.
In addition to bringing bragging rights to the school that
earns the trophy, it provides
scholarship money for four deserving Eastern High School students, one from each of the townships four elementary schools;
E.T. Hamilton, Kresson, Osage,
and Signal Hill.
Over the years, our efforts
have made available over $65,000
to student scholars, said VTEA
president Anthony Klock.
Our members are extremely
generous members of our communities, who regularly engage

in philanthropic efforts throughout the academic year. We raise

thousands and thousands of dollars for childrens and womens
charities including the Go4the
Goal Foundation as well as
money for breast cancer and
heart disease research.
Competitiveness is a hallmark
of the event and there is a fierce
drive to win among the players
and from the students and parents as well. It is good natured,
fun time for all involved. This
years four scholarships, selected
by Eastern guidance counselors,
will be awarded at Eastern High
Schools Academic Awards Program ceremony on June 16.

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The 102 days between Memorial Day
and Labor Day weekends are crucial
for the Jersey Shore, which, no matter
what town you live in, has a vital impact on the Garden States economy.
We seem to often preach how important it is to stay local for the summertime. And thats because its true.
The devastation that was caused by
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memory. For the most part, Shore
towns in our state have recovered, but
they still desperately need visitors;
they still need our support.
Beach Season 2013, the one immediately following Sandy, was not a good

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As if rebuilding from Sandy wasnt
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kept visitors away from the Shore during prime weekends. Sales for stores
that year in the hardest-hit areas were
off anywhere from 20-40 percent, according to state economic reports.
The results improved slightly in
2014, and then again last year. According to a Tourism Economics report
produced by the state Division of
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based on bed tax receipts for the

states Shore counties. In fact, that
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The beach towns need your support.
Lets all dedicate at least part of our
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Camden County Womens Health Conference is April 9

Voorhees Township is again proud to be
home to the 2016 Camden County Womens
Health Conference presented by the Camden County Board of Freeholders on Saturday, April 9, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Eastern Regional High School. The event is
free.
Experts from around the region will
lead interactive workshops about health,
nutrition and exercise, family, mind, body
and spirit and professional and financial
wellness. The days activities will also include a health and wellness exhibitor fair.
The keynote speaker is CBS3 meteorologist
Katie Fehlinger. The day will include a continental breakfast, lunch, giveaways and
more.
The conference includes 66 breakout sessions with topics including Substance
Abuse in Adolescents, Understanding So-

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Adolescent Development. Visit the
county website to
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For questions about registering, call

(866) 216-2119 or visit the county web page
at www.camdencounty.com/ WHC2016.
The Voorhees Business Associations
Annual Bowling Fundraiser will be on Friday, April 8, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Big
Event, 1536 Kings Highway North in Cherry Hill. This year, the event will benefit
various community causes. Bowling lanes
will be available for individuals and groups
with a maximum of six bowlers per lane.
For $20, an individual bowler will be
teamed up with other bowlers. A $95 donation gets one lane for six bowlers and includes pizza and a pitcher of soda. A kingpin sponsorship is $100 and includes signage over three lanes. A $150 corporate
sponsorship gets one lane with signage,
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Family fun
BRIGIT BAUMA
The Sun

Lisa, Luciana
and Patrick Zuno
of Voorhees
check out their
winnings from
the ages 1 to 3
egg hunt at Paws
Farm Nature
Centers Spring
Egg Hunt on
March 19. Children were able to
take pictures
with the Sunshine Rabbit and
collect many
goodies and
prizes.

Osage hosts
Craftival
set for April 9
The Osage Elementary School
Parent Faculty group will hold its
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April 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
Osage Elementarys Watson Center, 112 Somerdale Road.
This event is a family fun day,
combining a carnival with craft
fair containing more than 30 vendors and will include games,
crafts, vendors, food, fun and
more. Tickets are $5 at the door.
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developmental disabilities meet

weekly to read and talk about
books in a casual, enjoyable
group. More information at
www.camdencountylibrary.org.
Voorhees Breakfast Rotary Club:
7:15 a.m. at Short Hills Deli &
Restaurant, 486 East Evesham
Road, No. 103, Cherry Hill. Visit
www.voorheesbreakfastrotary.or
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THURSDAY MARCH 31
Kid Craft Corner: Grades K through
2. 4:30 p.m. Voorhees Branch
Library at 203 Laurel Road. Make
and take craft, after-school snack
and a story.
Literary Caf: Adult. 7 p.m.
Voorhees Branch Library at 203
Laurel Road. The book on hand is
The Commoner by John Burnham Schwartz. In 1959, Haruko
marries the crown prince of
Japan, becoming the first commoner to enter the mysterious
and reclusive world of Japanese
royalty, confronting the cruelty
and suspicions of the court.
Next Chapter Book Club: Adult. 7
p.m. Voorhees Branch Library at
203 Laurel Road. Adults and older teens with intellectual or

FRIDAY APRIL 1
Baby Start Story Time: Ages 13-17
months. 10:30 a.m. Voorhees
Branch Library at 203 Laurel
Road. Stories, songs, movements
and finger plays! Short stay and
play afterward. Register at
www.camdencountylibrary.org.
Lapsit Baby Story Time: Ages 6-12

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songs, bounces and rhymes.
Short stay and play afterwards.
Register at www.camdencountylibrary.org.
Senior Card Group: Seniors. 12:45
p.m. Voorhees Branch Library at
203 Laurel Road. Seniors meet,
weekly, to play various card
games.
Teen Anime Club: Grades six-12.
6:30 p.m. Voorhees Branch
Library, 203 Laurel Road. Discuss
favorite manga and anime. We
will be watching a different anime
series at each session. Register
at www.camdencountylibrary.org.
Rabbi Lawrence Kushner at Mkor
Shalom: Adult. At Mkor Shalom
850 Evesham Road, Cherry Hill.
Congregation Mkor Shalom will
host Weekend of Wonder, featuring Rabbi Lawrence Kushner as
guest speaker from April 1-3 as
part of the synagogues Scholarin-Residence weekend. Events
include: sabbath service on April 1
at 8 p.m. and at 10:15 a.m. on April
2; Lunch and Learn at noon, a
donor reception and a service at
sundown on April 2; and brunch
on April 3. Some events are free
and others have a fee. Community
is welcome. For more information,
visit www.mkorshalom.org or call
(856) 424-4220.

MARCH 30APRIL 5, 2016

SATURDAY APRIL 2
Saturday Story Time: Ages 1 to 5. 11
a.m. Voorhees Branch Library at
203 Laurel Road. Stories, songs,
movements and a coloring page
at this fun drop-in story time.
Caregiver participation is expected at all times.
Toddlers Playgroup: Ages 18 to 36
months. 11 a.m. Voorhees Branch
Library at 203 Laurel Road. Little
ones meet new friends. The
library provides the toys and
books but no organized programming. Register at www.camdencountylibrary.org.

SUNDAY APRIL 3
Me and You Yoga for Two: Ages 1-3.
2:30 p.m. Voorhees Branch
Library at 203 Laurel Road.
Namaste Kids brings yoga to life.
Each session will start with a story and include songs, partner
poses and other activities. Dress
comfortably for movement and
bring a yoga mat or towel. Register at www.camdencountylibrary.org.

MONDAY APRIL 4
Toddler Story Time: Ages 18
months 2 years. 10:30 a.m.
Voorhees Branch Library at 203

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Decoupage: Adult. 2 p.m. Voorhees
Branch Library at 203 Laurel
Road. An afternoon of creating a
one-of-a-kind piece of art. Materials will be supplied. Register at
www.camdencountylibrary.org.

TUESDAY APRIL 5
Chair Yoga: Adult. 10:30 a.m.
Voorhees Branch Library at 203
Laurel Road. Try this gentle form
of yoga, practiced while sitting in
a chair. It includes very basic
movements and is great for seniors or anyone wanting to try
something new. Register at
www.camdencountylibrary.org.
Tuesday Stories: Ages 2-5. 10:30
a.m. Stories, movement, and
songs for toddlers and preschoolers! Caregiver participation is
expected at all times. Register at
www.camdencountylibrary.org.
AARP Tax: Adult. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Voorhees Branch Library at 203
Laurel Road. AARP volunteers
process simple taxes for the public. Register at www.camdencountylibrary.org.
T'ai Chi: Adult. 6:30 p.m. Voorhees
Branch Library at 203 Laurel
Road. Learn the practice of this
ancient Chinese art designed to
improve physical health and mental awareness with instructor
David Kerr of Silver Tiger T'ai Chi.
Register at www.camdencountylibrary.org.
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9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Hope United
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Many families came out to hunt for eggs and get their faces painted, including from left: mother
Tara Micua, sons Brayden, 2, and Colin, 5, and grandmother Lynn Lafferty.

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bowling for up to six bowlers, a
free pizza and a pitcher of soda.
For additional sponsorship opportunities, more information
about the event or to register,
visit www.voorheesbusinessassociation. org or send a check to the
VBA, P.O. Box 349, Voorhees, New
Jersey 08043.
The Osage OPF will be hosting Craftival on Saturday, April
9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
school located at 112 Somerdale
Road. It is a blend of a craft fair
and a festival, including games,
vendors, food, fun and more. Tickets are $5 at the door.
The Eighth Annual Community Walk 4 Family & Friends
with Cancer will be held on Sunday, April 17 at 8 a.m. at the
Voorhees Middle School, 1000
Holly Oak Drive. Proceeds will
benefit the Abramson Cancer
Center at the University of Pennsylvania and the Samost Jewish

Family and Childrens Service of

Southern New Jersey Financial
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throughout the state were euthanized. That figure dropped to 34
percent in 2010, and in 2014, the
number of impound dogs and
cats euthanized was down to 26
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Vicki Rowland, from 2009 to 2015,
the CCAS live release rate for cats
went from 46 percent to 70 percent. For dogs, the rate increased
from 73 percent to 85 percent.
Its going up. Were saving
more, Rowland
said. And thats
our overall mission here increasing
lives

In recent years, many animal

advocates and lawmakers have
championed an adopt, dont
shop mentality to encourage potential pet owners to adopt pets
Local live release
from shelters and rescues, rather
and adoption rates rise
than purchase pets from stores,
many of which have been acThe support for the adopt,
cused of supplying animals from
breeding facilities with poor or dont shop initiative can also be
even inhumane living conditions. observed on a base level at local
animal shelAs
time
ters through
goes on in
Its going up. Were
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saving more. And thats ing
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mentality
our overall mission here which have
continued to
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beincreasing lives saved.
the past sevyond just the
VICKI ROWLAND
eral years.
mouths of acCamden
County Animal Shelter
Live
retivists
and
Executive Director
lease
rates
lawmakers
are calculated
and more toward the consciousness of the for shelters by totaling the number of live outcomes for anigeneral public.
According to the recent Ani- mals at a facility where
mal Intake and Disposition Sur- the animal was
veys from the state Department of adopted, transHealth, the number of animals ferred to
adopted from shelters in New Jer- anothsey has held steady, even slightly er
increasing, for nearly the past 10
years.
According to the 2005 survey
which licensed animal shelters in
the state are encouraged, but
arent required, to participate in
37 percent of all dogs and cats
impounded were adopted.
By 2010, the statewide adoption
rate had risen to 41 percent of
dogs and cats impounded,
and in the most recently released numbers for 2014,
the number was higher still at 46 percent.
During
those
same years, the
ZANE CLARK/The Sun
survey shows shelBliss, a 3-year-old orange and white
ters throughout the
domestic shorthair mix, covers up in
state were also able to euher blanket at the Animal Welfare
thanize fewer animals. In
Association in Voorhees.
2005, 39 percent of all dogs

saved.
Rowland also noted theres a
public misconception surrounding open facilities that have to
take all animals, such as the
CCAS, where its believed it must
often euthanize pets and so its
live release rates may not be very
high.
Rowland said that is not the
case with the CCAS.
Were saving 80 percent of the
animals that we intake, she said,
and were gradually trying to increase that trend every year.
The trend of increasing live release rates is also exemplified
across the county line at the
Burlington
County Animal
Shelter.

Burlington County Public Information Officer Eric Arpert said

over the last five years, the BCAS
has also seen its live release rates
grow fairly steadily.
According to Arpert, in 2015
alone, BCAS had a record-breaking 2,602 live exits from the shelter through adoptions, rescue
transfers and animals returned to
owners.
That is a record-breaking
year. And before 2015, 2014 was a
record-breaking year, Arpert
said. So we have steadily increased adoptions over the last
several years.
The numbers are also similar
at the Animal Welfare Association in Voorhees, where Executive Director Maya Richmond
said about 2,700 animals found
homes last year.
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page 12

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Morgan Barnett poses with

two of her four adopted dogs
from One Love Animal Rescue, Smokey and Bandit. Barnett is a volunteer foster for
One Love, as well, giving pets
a temporary home until they
are adopted.

Partnerships help
shelters find success
Local animal shelters and rescues work
together to increase adoption rates, help
animals with special medical needs, more
By ZANE CLARK

tle foot traffic and can be overcrowded.

As such, Richmond said the
Another notable aspect to AWA now goes to that shelter at
the work of animal shelters least twice or three times a
and groups is the interconnect- month and brings animals to
ed web of partnerships that AWA where more people come
exist between the organiza- to look for a new pet.
tions.
As the AWA is also equipped
As live release rates rise and to handle the medical needs of
fewer animals
animals as opface euthanaposed to other
sia, part of
shelters and
As live release rates
that
trend
groups, oftenmight be atRichrise, part of that trend times
tributed to the
mond said the
transfer of anmight be attributed AWA might
imals
from
help a facility
one facility to
such as the
to the transfer of
another.
CCAS, which
animals from one
According
might
have
to
Camden
too many sick
facility to another.
County Anicats
and
mal
Shelter
might otherExecutive Diwise be forced
rector Vicki Rowland, the live to euthanize.
release rate of the CCAS has
Those are cats that woulddrastically increased in re- nt be able to be adopted out
cent years, part of which in- right away that need that extra
cludes animals being trans- care, so we transport them into
ferred to other rescues, such as our sick ward, Richmond said.
the Animal Welfare Associa- Were fairly cooperative as a
tion in Voorhees and the Ani- group.
mal Adoption Center in LinMembers of the Camden
denwold.
County Animal Alliance, of
We work together, Row- which the AWA is a part, also
land said. If Im in my busy share an animal management
season and I dont have any database, which uses a backend
room, the Animal Welfare As- portal to link the different facilsociation will reach out. We ities lost and found sections toheavily rely on transfers.
gether. Richmond said the sysMaya Richmond, executive tem is useful for those who
director of the AWA, said about bring lost pets to the doors of
half of the animals at the AWA the AWA.
facility come from such transIf somebodys got a pet
port relationships, with AWA right then and there, we can
having relationships with shel- find a lost report possibly filed
ters in and out of New Jersey.
online that could have been
As just one example, Rich- filed at any of the other shelmond said the AWA now works ters, and we can help that perwith the Cape May County Ani- son make those contacts right
mal shelter as that gets very lit- then and there, she said.

The Sun

Foster families key to rescue groups

One Love Animal Rescue relies on its foster families
to provide temporary homes for its adoptable pets
By SEAN LAJOIE
The Sun
The Albertson family was your
typical pet-free household before
a dog by the name of Geri came
along.
She was found by a shelter,
abandoned, totally emaciated and
tied to a tree on the side of a road.
The Albertsons decided to step in
and make her a part of their family.
Though mother Kim Albertson
got emotional when bringing up
Geri, it was clear she cherished
her 12 years with her and she had
a lasting impact on her familys
desire to help dogs.
The Albertsons have now been
a part of the One Love Animal
Rescue for two years and are temporarily fostering seven dogs
until the right family is found for
them.
One Love is an organization
that rescues homeless animals,
nurtures them through foster
care and places them in permanent loving homes to the best of
their ability.
One Love promotes responsible

pet ownership and encourages

others in the community to be
kind to all animals, to reduce pet
overpopulation and to improve
the outcomes of homeless animals.
Geri started the madness for
us, Kim said.
The Albertsons have a running
joke if they were ever to win the
lottery they will be making
Geris Rescue Ranch down in
Virginia.
The familys overwhelming
passion for these animals shines
through when they discuss how
each addition was a miracle in
itself.
Mabel came home with them
on Christmas Eve 2014 after his
mom delivered seven puppies.
Obis mom was sent to be fixed
while she was pregnant. They
were going to end the life of the
puppies while in utero, but she
delivered overnight in the vets office, so the Albertsons daughter,
Erin, naturally had to take one
home with her.
They also took in three dogs
during fall 2015 who were going to
be shot if One Love didnt step in

and save them.

All of the Albertsons foster
dogs came to them in uniquely
different ways, but it is clear they
are all now a part of the family.
As for Erin, she is training to
be a veterinarian in Virginia because of her childhood best
friend, Geri. Erin graduated from
Roanoke College in May 2015, is
working full time as a veterinary
tech and is starting veterinary
school at Ross University School
of Veterinary Medicine in May.
Unfortunately, with Erin away
at school, her father Jim working
full time and being a trustee on
the board of directors for the Indian Mills Athletic Association,
and Kim also going to nursing
school full time time can be at a
premium when it comes to taking
care of their beloved dogs.
Luckily, they have a neighbor
who is also a dog fanatic and enjoys every chance she gets to
babysit the dogs.
I got into One Love Rescue because of Kim, neighbor Morgan
Barnett said. I was helping out
please see FOSTERS, page 13

Animal intake numbers hold steady for local groups

ANIMAL
Continued from page 10
ary, Richmond said. Were not
here for life. We are an intermediate vehicle for those pets to get
loving homes. A lot of times, we
dont talk about them as our animals but the pets under our care.

Animal intake also holds steady

In addition to the rising live release rates, the numbers that shelters have been taking in have also
held steady.
Regarding the past several
years, Rowland said the change in
the number of animals coming
into the shelter has been negligible. From 2009 to 2015, she said it
actually showed a very slight decrease of animals coming into
CCAS.
Every year is different, Rowland said.
For the BCAS, which has to
work as a no-kill, open-intake
shelter and serve all municipali-

ties of Burlington County, Arpert

said overall intakes have also
been rather steady for the past
three years.
According to Richmond, intake
rates have also remained steady
at the AWA, as it has more control
over what animals it brings into
its facilities. However, she said
the AWA has had to work hard
these past several years to keep
its facility full, which has led it to
do more to pull from other municipalities.
The AWA has been working to
keep its intake rates down and
keep more pets with their original owners rather than those
owners having to surrender those
pets.
We do the best we can to see if
theres a way to keep that pet with
that family, whether its low-cost
food, low-cost medical care, and if
we cant keep that pet with that
family and it comes into AWA, we
find it a home, and thats well
over 1,500 animals a year, Richmond said.
And while intake numbers

2014 the figure was 80,346.

Additional factors for the rise

in live release rates

ZANE CLARK/The Sun

A volunteer with the Animal Welfare Association in Voorhees takes

7-year-old hound-mix Lizzie out for a walk through the AWAs trail
system.
may have only been steady locally,
across the state in the past
decade, the numbers actually saw
a decrease.
According to past state Animal

Intake and Disposition Surveys,

in 2005 there were 105,355 dogs
and cats impounded by shelters
in the state, but by 2010 the figure
had decreased to 93,914, and by

In addition to the growing

adopt, dont shop mentality in
the public consciousness, animal
welfare organizations also contribute a multitude of other factors to increase live release rates.
For the CCAS, Rowland said
having cat adoption centers at
PetSmart and Petco stores, which
are all managed by volunteers,
has also had a direct positive impact on adoption rates. The centers which include the PetSmarts in Moorestown and Cherry
Hill give an animal that may
have been overlooked in the shelter a new setting with new potential adopters.
Rolwand said having a dedicated volunteer board of directors is
critical to CCAS success, too.
Its so much pre-planning and
strategic planning that is making
please see RICHMOND, page 13

Marketing a continuous uphill battle for shelters

By ZANE CLARK
The Sun
Despite the growing interest
the public might have in an
adopt, not shop philosophy,
challenges remain for animal
welfare groups and organizations.
Namely, the organizations face
a continuous battle to the get the
word out to the public about
what purposes they exist to serve
and how those missions differ
from those of other groups.
Theres so much confusion
over who does what and how it
gets done, said Animal Welfare
Association Executive Director
Maya Richmond. It sounds like
it should be much simpler than it
is, but for some reason its not.
Richmond said the group

stopped accepting municipal

contracts more than a decade
ago, and so it works mainly with
transporting animals from other
shelters and taking on animals
that citizens have to surrender.
However, Richmond said the
AWA has no official marketing
budget to use to get that information out to the public.
We try our best to get the
word out by being out at community events. We still put up paper
fliers, we try to do some press releases and public engagements
and we try to connect through
people with websites, Richmond said. Facebook has been
good for us as far as the community getting to know a little more
about us. Its hard to market.
People dont always know.
Those
sentiments
were

echoed by Eric Arpert, public information officer for Burlington

County.
Arpert said the Burlington
County Animal Shelter, which
has to take all animals surrendered to it, also has to constantly
work to ensure the community
knows what services the shelter
provides. And since the BCAS
has to take all animals, its especially important to the shelter to
guide the community there before they look to purchase a pet
elsewhere.
Its to get the word out that
anybody looking for a pet in
Burlington County should adopt
and not shop, Arpert said. Our
effort is to be the first stop for
anyone in Burlington County
looking to find the right pet.
Like the AWA, the BCAS also

uses the tools of the Internet,

such as petfinder.com and the
Facebook pages of groups such
as the Friends of Burlington
County Animal Shelter, to help
spread that message and detail
upcoming events and programs
at the shelter.
According to Camden County
Animal Shelter Executive Director Vicki Rowland, the CCAS is
in a similar position.
Its getting the word out
there that we exist and we have
animals ready, she explained.
Every day is different for us as
to what we get into the facility
breed, size, age, you name it its
just up to the adopters to find the
right fit.
In addition to differentiating
themselves so the public knows
what group to visit for what

services, Richmond said the

groups also have to work to get
more fundraising monies, often
at the expense of other groups.
According to the Giving USA
2015 annual report on philanthropy in America, of the
$358.38 billion given to charities
in 2014, only $10.5 billion, or 3
percent, went to non-profit organizations that deal with animal welfare.
You want the water to get
better for everyone, but in doing
that youre inadvertently competing for less money, Richmond said. You all want to go
and improve the welfare, but by
doing that youre also competing
indirectly or directly, and theres
still confusion. Do you let the
confusion stand or do you start
building your brand out?

Fosters call experience rewarding and totally worth it

FOSTERS
Continued from page 13
with her litter of puppies and I
just fell in love with it.
After being very close with
Erin in high school, Barnett also
went away to school where she
noticed a void in her life. It wasnt
long before she emailed the
founders of One Love and asked if
she could foster when she arrived
back home in Shamong.
I told them I need some extra
dogs, I need to compensate for
four months with no dogs, she
said.
Bandit and Smokey were found
on the side of the road in West
Virginia 20 pounds underweight
with worms in their stomach, but
they have found a home with Barnett and her two other dogs where
they continue to get better each
day.
Bringing this many dogs together under one roof comes with
some challenges, but the Barnetts
and Albertsons have created tactics to adapt. The crate and rotate strategy seems to be the goto approach to speed up the
process of training the dogs and
making sure they all get along.
They all end up adapting pretty well to one another in the long
run, but that first couple weeks
can be a little hairy, Kim said.
In fact, there are instances
when it simply doesnt work. The

Albertsons very first foster, Mia,

was only in their house for three
days before they decided it was
not the right fit.
She was the type of dog who
was not going to get along with
other dogs. She needed to go to a
home where she was the only
dog, Jim Albertson said.
Barnett has also experienced
instances in which shes taken in
dogs that were not fit to live
among other dogs.
If a foster is struggling, we
immediately take the pet and find
another foster who is better suited to manage the pet, One Love
Animal Rescue Chairwoman
Sherri Smith said.
One Love attempts to cut down
on these instances by investigating every family that is adopting
through conducting a home
check to make sure they are giving the highest standard of care
to their own pet(s) and making
sure their home is a safe and loving environment.
The organization will give you
the best description of the dog's
personality as it can and will not
put a dog it doesnt think will
work in your home.
I did a home check with another family that was interested
in one of my dogs, and I just had a
terrible feeling, Barnett said.
Its just a gut feeling and I talked
to the founders of One Love and
they encouraged me to go with
my gut.
The organization puts a lot of

SEAN LAJOIE/The Sun

Morgan Barnett works to get the attention of Obi, Finnigan and

Mabel, three dogs being fostered by Kim and Jim Albertson for One
Love Animal Rescue.
trust in its fosters to make the
best judgment when it comes to
having a family adopt one of
these animals they have gotten to
know over time.
It also supplies top-of-the-line
medical care before it is ready for
adoption, food, and all other expenses related to caring for the
pet and getting them ready for
their new home.
The group prides itself on
being a tight-knit team and grow-

ing relationships with each other.

It even has a private Facebook
group where members interact
and ask questions to support each
other.
However, being a foster is a
consuming commitment that cannot be taken for granted or it will
likely not work out.
When asked what kind of advice he would give folks who were
considering fostering but were
tentative about going all in, Jim

Alberston advised not to get involved.

Its a commitment. You're responsible for another life, he
said.
For those who are undoubtedly
looking to get involved, Kim could
not say enough about how rewarding and worth it the whole
process is.
Bringing an animal into your
house when it is in such critical
condition, nurturing it, loving it
and seeing how far it comes is
something the Albertsons and
Barnetts both attested to not
being able to put a price tag on.
Its the companionship, Jim
said. Its making sure unwanted
dogs get a deserving home.
When you see progress like I
have, it reinforces you are meant
to be doing this, Barnett said.
The organization cherishes
families such as the Barnetts and
the Albertsons, and it intends to
continue to grow by adding more
loving families like them.
Finding fosters like the Barnetts and Albertsons is really a
dream for us, Smith said. These
families are fierce animal advocates, experienced dog handlers
and committed to training. Its so
important for us to find families
who will see it through and work
with foster dogs through their
challenges.
To get involved with One
Loves new Foster Forum, register at www.oneloveanimalrescue.org.

Richmond: We want potential adopters to have a positive experience

RICHMOND
Continued from page 12

this happen, Rowland said.

For the BCAS, one obvious contributing factor is the shelter became a no-kill facility in 2013 into
2014, meaning it does not euthanize adoptable pets for need of
space. Arpert credits this with
helping to increase the shelters
live exit rates.

There are few shelters that do

that, and were proud to be one of
them, Arpert said.
Another thing that contributed
to the BCAS steadily increasing
live exit rates is additional space
for the animals. Burlington County Freeholder Bruce Garganio recently spearheaded an effort to
build a new cat room at the shelter, and there have been new dog
runs and dog pens added as well.
For the AWA, Richmond said a
different approach to whom the
shelter will let adopt an animal

has also helped with placing more

pets in more homes.
Gone are the days where the
AWA would send its members to
the homes of those looking to
adopt to measure a familys yard.
Gone are the days where the
AWA would require five applications be placed by different individuals and families for a single
pet before picking what it considering the best one.
Gone are the days when the
AWA would ask for the phone
number of a potential adopters

personal veterinarian to interview as well.

Theres a lot of stereotype
about how terrible shelters are,
Richmond said. They say
theyre going to judge me, theyre
going to be mean, so weve already got all these things stacked
against us, and when they come
we want them to have as seamless
as possible and positive experience.
While Richmond said the AWA
will still obviously decline a potential adoption where it feels

necessary, these days potential

adopters get declined mostly on
the basis that the pet theyre looking to adopt wouldnt be a good fit
for their family or home, and the
AWA will instead try to interest
them in another animal better
suited for their situation.
If you dont help them, are
they going to go buy a pet, are
they going to go through other
means, and if they secure a pet
elsewhere, they might not be prepared to be that pets owner,
Richmond said.

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STUDENTS
Continued from page 1
when Broadway teaching artists
help the VTC present A Master
Class in Acting, Dance & Voice.
Starting at 1 p.m. at Osage Elementary School, Broadway teaching artists Catherine Walker
(Gentleman's Guide to Love and
Murder) and Katie Nanni Sullivan (Mary Poppins) will spend
three hours sharing stage tech-

niques and tips for auditioning.

The teaching duo will also go
over musical theater audition exercises and provide time for a
question and answer session.
For those younger students in
grades three to eight who are
looking to perform, registration
is also open for the VTCs Summer Theatre Program and this
years summer production of Disneys The Lion King Jr.
The program runs June 27 to
Aug. 6, Mondays to Thursdays,
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
During those days, the VTC expects more than 170 children will
sign up to spend their time in interactive workshops and rehearsing for the show.
Workshops for students will include vocal training, dance, stage
combat and more.
We lovingly call it theater
camp because that is what it is,
and its staffed by kids who have
gone through the summer program themselves, said Marybeth
Mendelson of the VTC. We get
really amazing young people to be
counselors and serve as mentors
for our upcoming performers.
The summer program will also
provide an opportunity for any
older students in grades seven to
10 interested in participating in
the behind-the-scenes work necessary for any successful stage
show.

Interested students will have

the chance to read blueprints,
build and create the shows sets
and props, paint, learn about
lighting, and work as the stage
crew during the shows production.
I feel like it might be the best
kept secret in Voorhees, Mendelson said. Not every kid feels
comfortable being up on stage,
but that doesnt mean they cant
be involved.
Before- and after-care during
the summer program is also
available.
In addition to the summer
camp program, VTC is also producing The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee musical for
high school and college age participants. The musical production
will be open to those in ninth
grade through 22 years old, with
auditions scheduled to take place
on Sunday, May 22 from 1 to 5 p.m.
Those who audition must sing
16 bars of a Broadway song and
must be dressed to dance.
Other upcoming VTC events
include a dinner theater fundraiser on April 30 and an open mic
night on May 6.
Those interested in learning
more about or registering for any
of the Voorhees Theatre Companys upcoming programs can
visit
www.voorheestheatre.org
for registration forms and prices.

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adolescents ages 12 and up.
We provide activities, we provide space, we provide funding,
we provide backpacks and pillows and whatever else adolescents need to feel their own age
while on a pediatric floor, DiNatale said.
This years Victorious 5K
Run/Walk will be held Sunday,
May 15 at 10 a.m. at Virtua Hospital of Voorhees, with check-in beginning at 8:30 a.m.
This year marks the second
time the event will be held at Virtua Voorhees, which DiNatale described as a beautiful campus.
The event is a USA Track &
Field certified course, and during
the event, refreshments, gift bags,
entertainment,
t-shirts
and
awards will be provided.

The registration fee for the 5K

run or one mile walk is set at $15
for those ages 5 to 18, and $30 for
anyone older. Pre-registration
ends Thursday, May 12 at midnight.
A pre-race packet pick-up is
scheduled for Friday, May 13 between 3-6 p.m. at the ARVF office
in Voorhees Town Center.
Those who cannot make the
event are asked to consider a
sponsorship opportunity or a direct, tax deductible donation.
I think our run and walk just
unifies everyone because it's for
families and people of all ages,
even those in strollers, and its
just an easy one for people to
come out and support and give
back to something that has really
grown and been supported by our
South Jersey community, DiNatale said.
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