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Pennsauken Community News Help Place Flags at the Sept. 11 Monument Celebrate the 300th Birthday of the Burrough-Dover House Free Movie: ‘High School Musical’ Cub Scouts Carnival and Campout Fire Prevention Community Awareness Night Senior Freeze Filing Deadline Extended to November 1 Register for the Women’s Health Conference Caring For Aging Loved Ones Conference Nutrition Vouchers Available for Senior Citizens Help Place Flags at the Sept. 11 Monument
Volunteers are invited help place 2,997 American flags at the “We Shall Never Forget” monument at 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10 at the corner of Route 130 North and Merchantville Avenue. The silent display will honor those who gave their lives in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Each of the flags will be tagged with the name of one of the victims.
The silent tribute will be on display for 24 hours from midnight to midnight on Sept. 11. Visitors are invited to stop by any time during those hours to reflect. Volunteers may also gather at the same location at midnight on Sept. 11 to remove the flags. This is the third year Pennsauken Township has made the tribute to remember the victims.
Celebrate the 300th Birthday of the Burrough-Dover House Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Come one come all to the 300th birthday celebration of the Burrough-Dover House. The big birthday bash will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25 and includes fun and history, said Pennsauken Historical Society Board Member Robert Fisher-Hughes. The fun includes a Revolutionary War encampment by Col. Ogden’s 1st New Jersey Regiment and a Civil War encampment by 12th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, live music by the popular local Piney Hollow Drifters, a wildlife exhibit, including live native animals from the Freedom Center for Wildlife and living history demonstrations on tin punching, butter churning, carding wool and candle-making. Visitors can also try writing with a real quill pen and kids can play games that were popular during the Colonial era — tug-of-war, ring toss, corn darts and more. And Jingles the Clown will offer face painting from noon to 3 p.m. Docents dressed in authentic Colonial garb will offer free tours of the 300-year-old house, grounds and museum. A new tool room in the basement will be open so visitors can see some of the everyday items used by early settlers in Pennsauken. The newly-restored Nature Trail, still a work in progress, leads to the “bend of the Pennsauken Creek” where the house has been sitting since 1710, when it was built. Visitors can stroll down the path and sit on the park bench to look at the Creek. Refreshments will also be available for purchase and a big Birthday Cake will be cut up for visitors to enjoy also. Click Here for Photo Free Movie: ‘High School Musical’ The Pennsauken Alliance for the Performing Arts or PAPA will show Disney’s popular musical, “High School Musical,” on a large screen on Friday, Sept. 17 at a Free Family Movie Night outdoors at the Pennsauken Country Club located on Haddonfield Road. The Gates will open at 7:30 p.m. and the movie starts at dusk. Make sure to bring lawn chairs and blankets. The snack stand will be open and Vitarelli’s 19th Hole Restaurant will offer dinner specials before the movie. For more information, can visit www.papashows .org or call (856) 317-9052 Pennsauken Baseball Classic Come out and be a part of history at the first annual Pennsauken Classic where the 18+ Pennsauken Punishers will take on the 25+ Pennsauken Indians at a South Jersey Men’s Senior Baseball League inter-league exhibition game on Sept. 3 at 7:05 p.m. at Bon Air Field. There will be fan giveaways courtesy of the Major League Cleveland Indians. For more information or to follow the adult Pennsauken Indians, visit the Web site at www.pennsaukenbaseball.com . Fundraiser for Little Smiles Comics Connection, Comedy 4 a Cause, and NBC 10’s Dawn Timmeney will host a fundraiser to benefit Little Smiles, a charity for hospitalized children, at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18 at The Savoy, Route 73 in Pennsauken. Events include silent auction, giveaways, face painting, balloon sculptor, magician and guest appearance by ventriloquist Pete Michaels. Tickets are $40 per person and $120 for a family of four and includes dinner. For information, call (856) 727-HAHA. Flea Market The Knights of Columbus, Council No. 3512 will hold a Flea Market from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18 at St. Cecilia's School Yard, 49th Street and Westfield Avenue. Vendor spaces are $15, without a table. Tables are available for $10 each. Contact PGK Lonny Monaco at (856) 662-6049 or PGK Larry Painter at (856) 662-5927. School Supplies Wanted AARP Chapter 2861 is collecting school supplies for children who attend Pennsauken Public Schools. Supplies may be dropped off at the Pennsauken Municipal Building, Route 130 and Merchantville. Railroad History Program The historic Griffith Morgan House will host a program, exhibit and artifacts on railroad history, “Along the Camden and Amboy,” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18 at the house off River Road. The program will focus on one of the earliest U.S. rail lines that ran right through Pennsauken and includes the story of the early railroad that included the famous locomotive “John Bull” and will be presented by John Kilbride, president of the Camden & Amboy Historical Group. Light refreshments will be available, as well as free tours of the historic Griffith Morgan House and its museum. For more information, call the Griffith Morgan Committee at (856) 486-9561, or visit the Griffith Morgan House page on Facebook. Touch A Truck’ Event Pennsauken-based Build Jake’s Place will hold ‘Touch A Truck’ family day from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 26 at Challenge Grove Park in Cherry Hill. All types of trucks including fire trucks, emergency vehicles, big rigs, construction equipment will be there so children and adults can see and touch. There will also be a moon bounce, petting zoo, giant bubble from the Discovery Museum, face painting, balloon animals, food and more. NASCAR legend Danny “Chocolate” Myers will make a special appearance with a NASCAR racer and local enthusiasts will how some unique classic cars. Build Jake’s Place is a nonprofit organization that raises funds to build playgrounds with special capabilities and features for disabled children. Cub Scouts Carnival and Campout Pennsauken Pack 116 will hold its annual recruitment night from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22, followed by its annual Carnival from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept 24. Both events will be held at the Martin Luther Chapel and School on Route 130 at Terrace Avenue. Parking is on the Baker Avenue side. The old-fashioned Carnival offers Scouts and newcomers a chance to play non-video games like ring toss and a basketball throw to go along with face painting, cotton candy-making and many more. While the boys play the games and eat the popcorn and cotton candy, parents can learn about Scouting and fill out applications. Representatives from Boy Scouts will also be on hand to talk to people who may have older siblings in sixth grade or above. Visitors are welcome to the Recruitment Night and Carnival. For more information, visit the Pack’s Web site or call (856) 313 7751. www.cubscoutpack116.org Fire Prevention Community Awareness Night The Pennsauken Fire Department will be conducting a Fire Prevention and Community Awareness Night from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 13 at the Pennsauken Intermediate School grounds on Park Avenue. There will be fire prevention information, police unit displays and other information. During National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 3 to Oct. 9, Fire Department representatives will be conducting its annual school fire prevention programs in all public and private schools in the municipality through October. To schedule a program or discuss the content of our programs for specific grade levels, please call Public Education Officer and Fire Inspector Dan Kerr at (856) 665-0774. Lions Club Annual Picnic The Pennsauken Lions Club will hold its annual picnic starting at 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 20 at the home of Lion John Inglesby, owner of Ingelsby and Sons Funeral Home on Cove Road. The picnic is open to anyone interested in coming to meet the Lion’s Club members and also to enjoy a dinner provided by Macaro’s Catering. Merchantville Lions also attend this terrific event. If you’d like to find out more about the Lions, come join the fun. The Pennsauken Lions Club is a service organization which meets on the first and third Mondays of every month, September through June and once a month in July and August. The first meeting of the month is a board meeting and the second is a social meeting but both meetings are open to anyone interested in finding out more about the Lions. For more information about the Lions call President Ray Burke at (856) 488-8323 or membership chairman Sharon Rush at (856) 665-5286. Senior Freeze Filing Deadline Extended to November 1 The deadline for filing 2009 Senior Freeze, Property Tax Reimbursement, applications has been extended to Nov. 1. Detailed information and applications may be downloaded on the Division of Taxation’s Web site at www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/2009ptr_seniorfreeze.shtml . Information is also available by calling the Property Tax Reimbursement hotline at 1-800-882-6597 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Register for the Women’s Health Conference The 2010 Camden County Women’s Health Conference will be held on Sept. 25 at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees. The free conference features a series of 64 workshops and 90 exhibitors as well as sponsors. Visit the County Web site at www.camdencounty.com to sign up today. Caring For Aging Loved Ones Conference The Camden County Board of Freeholders, in conjunction with the Division of Senior and Disabled Services, will host a free “Caring for Aging Loved Ones” Conference on Sept. 15 in Runnemede. For more information on the conference and to register, please call (800) 955-2446 or visit the Web site at www.camdencounty.com Seating is limited. Nutrition Vouchers Available for Senior Citizens Farmer’s Market Nutrition Vouchers for New Jersey fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs are available to Senior Citizens from the Camden County Division of Senior and Disabled Services, 700 W. Browning Road, Collingswood. Eligible senior citizens will receive a $20 voucher. To qualify, recipients must be Camden County residents, 60 years of age and older, with an annual income not exceeding $20,036 single or $26,955 for a couple. Applicants must provide proof of income and residency. For more information, please contact the Camden County Division of Senior and Disabled Services at 1-877-222-3737. |
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