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The doors to Van Zant Elemen-tary School might as well havebeen a time machine on March 24when the school held its annualColonial Day activities.

Colonial Day is the culmina-tion of the school’s fifth-grade so-cial studies unit on early UnitedStates history where studentsdress in period clothing, eat acolonial feast, play colonialgames, create colonial crafts andeven listen to speakers who por-tray colonial figures.

Fifth-grade teacher ChristineKeltos said when students werelearning about the colonial timeperiod, they formed groups to as-sume the roles of colonists com-ing to the new world, and through-out the activity, they learned howto interact with each other.

According to Keltos, the stu-dents simulated the daily work

colonists would have done, suchas farming, fishing and hunting,and the students also learned thebenefits of working with othercolonies and Native Americangroups or the consequences of at-tacking them.

“This kind of gives them a real-life experience of what life wouldhave been like back then,” Keltossaid. “It's interactive and it reallyimmerses the kids in colonial

times.”Keltos said students also get to

talk about whether they wouldprefer life as a child in colonialtimes or what they experience inpresent day.

“Every year, I’ve done this witha new group of students and it’skind of like a new experience be-cause you get to see how excitedthey are to do it,” Keltos said.

While Keltos’ students complet-ed an activity on tinsmithing,across the school in the all pur-pose room, another group of stu-dents listened to JeffreyMacechak, the education directorat the Burlington County Histori-cal Society. While wearing colo-nial attire, Macechak went overseveral activities with the stu-dents, including how to march in

place and hold imaginary rifles.Macechak said he enjoys work-

ing with students, and currentlythe Burlington County HistoricalSociety is even renovating an en-tire wing of its building to be achildren’s history center.

“A big part of what we do is get-ting to specifically deal withteaching history to children,”Macechak said.

Another presenter at ColonialDay was historical reenactorNoah Lewis, who played the partof Edward Hector, an African-American soldier during the Rev-olutionary War.

Hector fought in the Battle of Brandywine and Battle of Ger-mantown as a teamster and bom-bardier who drove ammunitionwagons and helped fire cannons,and after his death, those in Con-shohocken, Pa., named a street inhis honor.

Lewis said the subject of African-American soldiers whofought in the Revolutionary Warisn’t often explored simply be-cause many people don’t knowmuch about it, so he tries to fillthat niche with his lessons.

Lewis spoke to students aboutthe 3,000 to 5,000 people of colorwho served the American causeduring the Revolutionary Warand how Gen. George Washingtonled one of the most integrated

armies until President HarryTruman desegregated the U.S.Armed Forces in 1948.

Lewis said it was his hope thatchildren gain a greater apprecia-tion for each other from his les-sons and from studying history.

“It was all of us pulling togeth-er that allowed us to win our inde-pendence,” Lewis said. “We need-ed each other and our power hasalways been in our diversity.”

ZANE CLARK/The Sun

It was a blast from the past for Van Zant Elementary School on March 24 when the school held its annu-al Colonial Day. Students dressed in colonial clothes, ate colonial food, listened to historical speakers andmore. Pictured is one group of fifth-grade students as they learned about games and toys from colonialtimes.

Van Zant Elementary goes back to colonial daysSchool’s annual Colonial Day is culmination of fifth graders’ studies on early American history

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2 THE MARLTON SUN — MARCH 30–APRIL 5, 2016

By MIKE MONOSTRAThe Sun

After a one-year hiccup in 2014-15, Cherokee ice hockey got backto its winning ways this season.

The Chiefs completed the 2016season with a lot of hardware.Cherokee won its fifth South Jer-sey High School Hockey Leaguechampionship in six years on

Feb. 26 with a dramatic 5-4 over-time win over Washington Town-ship to win the Tier 1-A title.Cherokee then participated in theNew Jersey and Delaware bracketof the Flyers Cup tournamentand came out victorious, defeat-ing Salesianum, 5-3, in the finalson March 18. It is the second timein four years Cherokee has wonboth the SJHSHL championshipand Flyers Cup in the same sea-

son.The 2015-16 season was satisfy-

ing for Cherokee after the teamhad an uncharacteristically dis-appointing year in 2014-15. Thatseason, the Chiefs had its run of four straight SJHSHL champi-onships snapped and failed toeven advance to the finals.

“The previous year was a let-down,” head coach Scott McKaysaid. “It was tough, because we

had been so successful.”“We knew we could have won,”

senior Kyle Horner said about the2014-15 season. “We were overcon-fident. We walked into everygame thinking, ‘We’re Chero-kee.’”

This season had a different feelfor the Chiefs. Gone was the over-confidence of the past season. In-

Cherokee ice hockeyreturns to winning waysChiefs nab South Jersey, Flyers Cup championships

please see CHIEFS, page 17

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The Samaritan Center for Grief Support, a member of the Samar-itan Family of Services, has an-nounced its April support groupschedule. The following supportgroups will be offered by theSamaritan Center for Grief Sup-port staff beginning in April:

• Early Endings – youngeradults grieving the loss of aspouse or partner. Sessions startMonday, April 4, at 6 p.m. atLutheran Church of Our Saviorin Haddonfield, 204 Wayne Ave.,Haddonfield.

• Sharing in Grief and Hope – for adults grieving the loss of aloved one. Sessions start Thurs-day, April 7, at 6 p.m. at LutheranChurch of Our Savior in Haddon-field, 204 Wayne Ave., Haddon-field.

• Understanding Grief – AnOverview of the Grief Process.Session held Thursday, April 14,at 6 p.m. at Samaritan Healthcare& Hospice Center for Grief - 5

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dates and times of the followinggroups:

• Bereaved Parents – a groupfor parents mourning the loss of a child

• Big Hurts, Little Tears – aplay and grief group for childrenages 3 to 5 years old

• Pet Loss – a group for thosegrieving the loss of their animalcompanion

• Sharing Suicide’s Sorrow – a group for friends and family

grieving a suicide death.Samaritan’s grief support

groups are open to anyone in thecommunity, but registration is re-quired at (856) 596-8550. Other cen-ter services include grief coun-seling for adults and children,and PTSD services for active mili-tary and veterans. To view a com-plete schedule of upcoming sup-port groups, visit: www.samari-tannj.org.

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“It’s not over.”Those were the words Mayor Randy

Brown had for Evesham residents fightingto keep Evans Elementary School open de-spite a recent vote from the township’sboard of education to close the school start-ing with the 2017-2018 school year.

Brown and other township officials usedthe March 22 meeting of the Evesham

Township Council to discuss ways the dis-trict could save money outside of closing aschool and the negative economic impactthey believed the Evans closure could haveacross town.

Brown said the school district had sever-

al other resources that could be used to findadditional funds, and specifically pointedto potential redevelopment of the district’sadministration building on South MapleAvenue, which already sits within a town-ship rehabilitation zone.

At a past council meeting, Brown andother Evesham officials said there wasnothing wrong with the property to theirknowledge, and it could very well be usedfor townhouses or other residential proper-ties.

However, Brown said when township of-ficials met with the school district’s admin-istration regarding the issue, those offi-cials said they didn’t believe there was areal willingness on the part of the adminis-tration to seriously examine redevelop-

ment of the administration building.Brown said the township would contin-

ue to push the issue regardless.“We believe the administration building

is an asset and is something that should re-ally be reviewed, and I believe the schoolboard should really take a significant lookat it regardless to what the administrationsays,” Brown said.

Another district asset discussed at themeeting was a 19-acre parcel of land thedistrict owns on Harvest Road behind the

AMC movie theater.Township planner Leah Furey said

maps from the state Department of Envi-ronmental Protection show minimal wet-

Council discusses effects of Evans closure

please see BROWN, page 14

Township officials use March 22 meeting to discuss other ways district school could save money

Last week may have ushered in

the start of spring, but Shore

towns throughout our state are

experiencing high anxiety, as the start

of the “summer beach season” begins

in fewer than eight weeks.

The 102 days between Memorial Day

and Labor Day weekends are crucialfor the Jersey Shore, which, no matter

what town you live in, has a vital im-

pact on the Garden State’s economy.

We seem to often preach how impor-

tant it is to stay local for the summer-

time. And that’s because it’s true.

The devastation that was caused by

Hurricane Sandy seems like a distant

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 immedi-

ately following Sandy, was not a good

one.As if rebuilding from Sandy wasn’t

bad enough, an incredibly wet June

kept visitors away from the Shore dur-

ing prime weekends. Sales for stores

that year in the hardest-hit areas were

off anywhere from 20-40 percent, ac-

cording to state economic reports.

The results improved slightly in

2014, and then again last year. Accord-

ing to a Tourism Economics report

produced by the state Division of

Travel and Tourism, visitors to the

Shore increased by more than 8 per-

cent last year. That calculation is

based on “bed tax receipts” for the

state’s Shore counties. In fact, that

number exceeded those of the previ-

ous peak in 2012, before Hurricane

Sandy.

Finally, the Shore is back! But the

message is still the same: Visit the

Shore this summer, visit often, andspend money there.

New Jersey residents often take our

coastline for granted, but we should

realize how lucky we are to have such

a gem this close to home. So let’s pay it

back this summer. As hard as it may

seem to fathom, there are only two

months until the official start of the

summer beach season, but there is

still plenty of time to plan your sum-

mer vacation at the Jersey Shore.

The beach towns need your support.

Let’s all dedicate at least part of our

summer to giving back.

in our opinion

Stay local this summerNew Jersey’s Shore towns cou ld use your help

Your thoughts

What does the Jersey Shore meanto you? We’d love to hear your storiesof traveling to the beach, and your plansto do so this summer.

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WE NES Y MARCH 30Adult Yarn Social: Adult. 11 a.m. Eve-

sham Library at 984 TuckertonRoad. Knit and/or crochet? Then

come join other knitting and cro-chet fans for an hour (or more, if

preferred) of relaxed, social yarntime. Registration is not required.More information online atwww.bcls.lib.nj.us, in person orcall the library at (856) 983-1444.

Kids Can Cook: Ages 6 through 9. 4p.m. Evesham Library at 984Tuckerton Road. Join Ms. Hollyand Ms. Ashley, a registered dieti-cian from the Shop Rite of Marl-ton, for some kid-friendly cook-ing. The library will be making adelicious snack with seasonalingredients. Please list all foodallergies. Stay for a quick and funactivity or craft. Register onlineat www.bcls.lib.nj.us, in person orcall the library at (856) 983-1444.

MOMS club: For at-home mothers.

Email [email protected] for information.

THURS Y MARCH 31

BNI Evesham Regional ChapterLunch: Every Thursday at 11:30a.m. at Indian Spring CountryClub, 115 S. Elmwood Road. BNI isa business and professional net-working referral organization.Join us to learn more about howto grow your business. Call Jimfor details at (856) 669-2602.

BNI Marlton Regional ChapterLunch: Every Thursday at 11:30a.m. at The Mansion, 3000 MainSt., Voorhees. BNI is a businessand professional networkingreferral organization. Join us tolearn more about how to growyour business. Call Ray for detailsat (609) 760-0624.

Mat Pilates: Gibson House. Targets

abs, back, posture, balance andflexibility. Call 985-9792 for infor-mation.

Piloxing: Gibson House. Non-con-

tact, explosive boxing drills usingone-pound piloxing gloves. Call985-9792 for information.

FRI Y APRIL 1Tai Chi for Adults: Adult. 1:30 p.m.

Evesham Library at 984 Tucker-ton Road. Tired? Stressed out?Lost focus? Tai Chi may be theanswer. Join Sifu Louis DiLoretofor this free, Tai Chi four-weekseries focusing on the eightPieces of Brocade. Classes willhelp reduce blood pressure andtension from stress, improve bal-ance, leg and core body strength,reduce anxiety, depression,insomnia, reduce risk of falls andhelp with improved bone density,immunity lung function. Registra-tion required. Register onlineatwww.bcls.lib.nj.us, in person orcall the library at (856) 983-1444.

SUN Y APRIL 3Spring Scavenger Hunt & Family

Craft: Ages 3 and up. 2 p.m. Eve-sham Library at 984 TuckertonRoad. Drop in anytime between 2to 4 p.m. for a Springtime Scav-enger Hunt and a bug or butterflycraft. Perfect for the whole fami-ly. Small prizes given for scav-enger hunt participants.

MON Y APRIL 4

Snack Attack: Ages 3-6 years.10:30 a.m. Evesham Library at984 Tuckerton Road. Join Ms.Holly and Ms. Ashley, the regis-tered dietician from the ShopRite of Marlton, as everyone lis-tens to a story and learns how toprepare a delicious snack withseasonal ingredients. Please listany food allergies. Registration isrequired. Register online atwww.bcls.lib.nj.us,

TUES Y APRIL 5Senior Nutrition: Adult. Join Med-

ford Care Center's registereddietician, Janine Leventon, forthis discussion on Senior Nutri-tion. Sponsored by the Friends ofEvesham Library. Registration isrequired. Register online atwww.bcls.lib.nj.us, in person orcall the library at (856) 983-1444.

Overeaters Anonymous: 10 a.m. atPrince of Peace Church. Call(609) 239-0022 or visitwww.oa.org for information.

Marlton Central Networkers Chap-ter: 11:30 a.m. at Marco’s at IndianSpring, 115 S. Elmwood Road. BNImeets Tuesdays for lunch. Feel freeto bring plenty of business cards

and a guest or two to find out how atrade exclusive business network-ing group can help increase quali-fied referrals. Call (856) 304-9320for more information.

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Alzheimer’s disease:We can’t stop now

This past December, following

actions by Congress, PresidentObama enacted into law thelargest increase in federal fund-ing for Alzheimer's research in atleast a generation. An increase of more than $350 million in theFY16 budget will go to re-searchers at the National Insti-tutes of Health working to com-bat Alzheimer’s disease.

While we celebrate this his-toric win and recognize thetremendous efforts of

Alzheimer’s advocates and leg-islative leaders, there is morework to be done. Important re-search needs ongoing funding,and families need access to criti-cal care and support. To providebetter medical care and outcomesfor individuals with Alzheimer'sdisease and other dementias, thepossible dementia must first bedetected, the disease must then bediagnosed, care must be planned,and the diagnosis must be notedin the patient's medical record.

The Health Outcomes, Planningand Education for Alzheimer'sAct would provide Medicare re-imbursement for services to in-crease the diagnosis of dementiaas well as provide access to infor-mation and support for newly di-agnosed patients and their fami-lies. It would also ensure that anAlzheimer's or related disorderdiagnosis is included in the indi-vidual's medical record.

There is support from New Jer-sey legislators for this effort. Onbehalf of Alzheimer’s advocatesin local congressional districts, Iwish to thank Rep. Tom

MacArthur and Sen. RobertMenendez for committing to theHOPE for Alzheimer’s Act. We re-spectfully urge Sen. Cory Bookerto become the next legislator topledge support.

The Alzheimer’s AssociationAdvocacy Forum is the nation’spremier Alzheimer’s advocacyevent held in Washington, D.C.,from April 4 to 6. Here, thousandsof concerned citizens from acrossthe country will engage with

their legislators to ensure contin-ued Alzheimer’s research fundingand as well as support for theHOPE for Alzheimer’s Act. Weneed you to bring your voice.

The Alzheimer’s Association isproviding transportation via busto Capitol Hill on April 6 for Dayon the Hill. I encourage New Jer-sey residents to make this bustrip.

For more information, call theAlzheimer’s Association’s 24/7Helpline at (800) 272-3900 or visit

act.alz.org/dayonthehill. TheAlzheimer's Association is theleading voluntary health organi-zation in Alzheimer's care, sup-port and research. More informa-tion about Alzheimer's disease orthe Alzheimer's Association's pro-grams and services is available at(800) 272-3900.

Donna MontoyaAlzheimer’s Association

Ambassador to Rep. Tom MacArthur

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In recent years, many animaladvocates and lawmakers havechampioned an “adopt, don’tshop” mentality to encourage po-tential pet owners to adopt petsfrom shelters and rescues, ratherthan purchase pets from stores,

many of which have been ac-cused of supplying animals frombreeding facilities with poor oreven inhumane living conditions.

As timegoes on inSouth Jersey,the “adopt,don’t shop”mentalityseems to bemoving be-yond just themouths of ac-

tivists andlawmakersand more to-ward the consciousness of thegeneral public.

According to the recent Ani-mal Intake and Disposition Sur-veys from the state Department of Health, the number of animalsadopted from shelters in New Jer-sey has held steady, even slightlyincreasing, for nearly the past 10years.

According to the 2005 survey – which licensed animal shelters inthe state are encouraged, butaren’t required, to participate in – 37 percent of all dogs and catsimpounded were adopted.

By 2010, the statewide adoptionrate had risen to 41 percent of dogs and cats impounded,and in the most recently re-leased numbers for 2014,the number was high-er still at 46 percent.

During those

same years, thesurvey shows shel-ters throughout thestate were also able to eu-thanize fewer animals. In2005, 39 percent of all dogs

and cats impounded in sheltersthroughout the state were eutha-nized. That figure dropped to 34percent in 2010, and in 2014, thenumber of impound dogs andcats euthanized was down to 26percent.

Local live releaseand adoption rates rise

The support for the “adopt,don’t shop” initiative can also beobserved on a base level at local

animal shel-ters throughthe increas-ing live re-lease rates,which havecontinued toclimb overthe past sev-eral years.

Live re-lease ratesare calculated

for shelters by totaling the num-ber of live outcomes for ani-mals at a facility wherethe animal wasadopted, trans-ferred toanoth-er

facility or returned to an owneror guardian, compared to if ananimal was euthanized.

In live releases, animals eitherend up in the home of a new fami-ly, or they’re moved to anothershelter where space is availablebecause so many animals at thatfacility had already been adopted.

One local facility where the

trend is holding true is the Cam-den County Animal Shelter. Ac-cording to Camden County Ani-mal Shelter Executive DirectorVicki Rowland, from 2009 to 2015,the CCAS live release rate for catswent from 46 percent to 70 per-cent. For dogs, the rate increasedfrom 73 percent to 85 percent.

“It’s going up. We’re savingmore,” Rowlandsaid. “And that’sour overall mis-sion here – in-

creasinglives

saved.”Rowland also noted there’s a

public misconception surround-ing open facilities that have totake all animals, such as theCCAS, where it’s believed it mustoften euthanize pets and so itslive release rates may not be veryhigh.

Rowland said that is not the

case with the CCAS.“We’re saving 80 percent of theanimals that we intake,” she said,“and we’re gradually trying to in-crease that trend every year.”

The trend of increasing live re-lease rates is also exemplifiedacross the county line at theBurling-

tonCoun-ty Ani-malShel-

ter.

Burlington County Public Infor-mation Officer Eric Arpert saidover the last five years, the BCAShas also seen its live release ratesgrow fairly steadily.

According to Arpert, in 2015alone, BCAS had a record-break-ing 2,602 live exits from the shel-ter through adoptions, rescuetransfers and animals returned to

owners.“That is a record-breakingyear. And before 2015, 2014 was arecord-breaking year,” Arpertsaid. “So we have steadily in-creased adoptions over the lastseveral years.”

The numbers are also similarat the Animal Welfare Associa-tion in Voorhees, where Execu-tive Director Maya Richmondsaid about 2,700 animals foundhomes last year.

“AWA is not a sanctu-

‘It’s going up. We’re

saving more. And that’s

our overall mission here –

increasing lives saved.’

VICKI ROWLAND

Camden County Animal ShelterExecutive Director

Looking at ‘Adopt, don’t shop’ by the numbers As lawmakers and activists promote new slogan, adoption rates continue to increase in New Jersey

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Another notable aspect tothe work of animal sheltersand groups is the interconnect-

ed web of partnerships thatexist between the organiza-tions.

As live release rates rise andfewer animalsface euthana-sia, part of that trendmight be at-tributed to thetransfer of an-imals fromone facility toanother.

Accordingto CamdenCounty Ani-mal ShelterExecutive Di-rector Vicki Rowland, the liverelease rate of the CCAS has“drastically” increased in re-cent years, part of which in-cludes animals being trans-ferred to other rescues, such asthe Animal Welfare Associa-tion in Voorhees and the Ani-mal Adoption Center in Lin-denwold.

“We work together,” Row-land said. “If I’m in my busyseason and I don’t have anyroom, the Animal Welfare As-sociation will reach out. Weheavily rely on transfers.”

Maya Richmond, executivedirector of the AWA, said abouthalf of the animals at the AWAfacility come from such trans-port relationships, with AWAhaving relationships with shel-

ters in and out of New Jersey.As just one example, Rich-

mond said the AWA now workswith the Cape May County Ani-mal shelter as that gets very lit-

tle foot traffic and can be over-crowded.

As such, Richmond said theAWA now goes to that shelter atleast twice or three times amonth and brings animals to

AWA where more people cometo look for a new pet.As the AWA is also equipped

to handle the medical needs of animals as op-posed to othershelters andgroups, often-times Rich-mond said theAWA mighthelp a facilitysuch as theCCAS, which

might havetoo many sickcats andmight other-wise be forced

to euthanize.“Those are cats that would-

n’t be able to be adopted outright away that need that extracare, so we transport them intoour sick ward,” Richmond said.“We’re fairly cooperative as agroup.”

Members of the CamdenCounty Animal Alliance, of which the AWA is a part, alsoshare an animal managementdatabase, which uses a backendportal to link the different facil-ities’ lost and found sections to-gether. Richmond said the sys-tem is useful for those whobring lost pets to the doors of the AWA.

“If somebody’s got a petright then and there, we canfind a lost report possibly filed

online that could have beenfiled at any of the other shel-ters, and we can help that per-son make those contacts rightthen and there,” she said.

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Morgan Barnett poses with

two of her four adopted dogsfrom One Love Animal Res-cue, Smokey and Bandit. Bar-nett is a volunteer foster forOne Love, as well, giving petsa temporary home until theyare adopted.

Foster families key to rescue groups

Partnerships help

shelters find successLocal animal shelters and rescues work together to increase adoption rates, helpanimals with special medical needs, more

As live release rates

rise, part of that trend

might be attributed

to the transfer of

animals from onefacility to another.

One Love Animal Rescue relies on its foster families to provide temporary homes for its adoptable pets

By SEAN LAJOIEThe Sun

The Albertson family was yourtypical pet-free household beforea dog by the name of Geri camealong.

She was found by a shelter,abandoned, totally emaciated andtied to a tree on the side of a road.The Albertsons decided to step inand make her a part of their fami-ly.

Though mother Kim Albertsongot emotional when bringing upGeri, it was clear she cherishedher 12 years with her and she hada lasting impact on her family’sdesire to help dogs.

The Albertsons have now beena part of the One Love AnimalRescue for two years and are tem-porarily fostering seven dogsuntil the right family is found forthem.

One Love is an organization

that rescues homeless animals,nurtures them through fostercare and places them in perma-nent loving homes to the best of their ability.

One Love promotes responsible

pet ownership and encouragesothers in the community to bekind to all animals, to reduce petoverpopulation and to improvethe outcomes of homeless ani-mals.

“Geri started the madness forus,” Kim said.

The Albertsons have a running joke if they were ever to win thelottery they will be making“Geri’s Rescue Ranch” down inVirginia.

The family’s overwhelmingpassion for these animals shinesthrough when they discuss howeach addition was a “miracle” initself.

Mabel came home with themon Christmas Eve 2014 after hismom delivered seven puppies.

Obi’s mom was sent to be fixedwhile she was pregnant. Theywere going to end the life of thepuppies while in utero, but shedelivered overnight in the vet’s of-

fice, so the Albertsons’ daughter,Erin, naturally had to take onehome with her.

They also took in three dogsduring fall 2015 who were going tobe shot if One Love didn’t step in

and save them.All of the Albertsons’ foster

dogs came to them in uniquelydifferent ways, but it is clear theyare all now a part of the family.

As for Erin, she is training tobe a veterinarian in Virginia be-cause of her childhood bestfriend, Geri. Erin graduated fromRoanoke College in May 2015, isworking full time as a veterinarytech and is starting veterinaryschool at Ross University Schoolof Veterinary Medicine in May.

Unfortunately, with Erin awayat school, her father Jim workingfull time and being a trustee onthe board of directors for the In-dian Mills Athletic Association,and Kim also going to nursingschool full time – time can be at apremium when it comes to takingcare of their beloved dogs.

Luckily, they have a neighborwho is also a dog fanatic and en-

joys every chance she gets to

babysit the dogs.“I got into One Love Rescue be-

cause of Kim,” neighbor MorganBarnett said. “I was helping out

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ary,” Richmond said. “We’re nothere for life. We are an intermedi-ate vehicle for those pets to getloving homes. A lot of times, wedon’t talk about them as our ani-mals but the pets under our care.”

Animal intake also holds steadyIn addition to the rising live re-

lease rates, the numbers that shel-ters have been taking in have alsoheld steady.

Regarding the past severalyears, Rowland said the change inthe number of animals cominginto the shelter has been negligi-ble. From 2009 to 2015, she said itactually showed a very slight de-crease of animals coming intoCCAS.

“Every year is different,” Row-land said.

For the BCAS, which has to

work as a no-kill, open-intakeshelter and serve all municipali-

ties of Burlington County, Arpert

said overall intakes have alsobeen “rather steady” for the pastthree years.

According to Richmond, intakerates have also remained steadyat the AWA, as it has more controlover what animals it brings intoits facilities. However, she saidthe AWA has had to work hardthese past several years to keepits facility full, which has led it todo more to pull from other munic-ipalities.

The AWA has been working tokeep its intake rates down andkeep more pets with their origi-nal owners rather than thoseowners having to surrender thosepets.

“We do the best we can to see if there’s a way to keep that pet withthat family, whether it’s low-costfood, low-cost medical care, and if we can’t keep that pet with thatfamily and it comes into AWA, wefind it a home, and that’s wellover 1,500 animals a year,” Rich-

mond said.And while intake numbers

may have only been steady locally,across the state in the pastdecade, the numbers actually saw

a decrease.According to past state Animal

Intake and Disposition Surveys,in 2005 there were 105,355 dogsand cats impounded by shelters

in the state, but by 2010 the figurehad decreased to 93,914, and by

2014 the figure was 80,346.

Additional factors for the risein live release rates

In addition to the growing“adopt, don’t shop” mentality inthe public consciousness, animalwelfare organizations also con-tribute a multitude of other fac-tors to increase live release rates.

For the CCAS, Rowland saidhaving cat adoption centers atPetSmart and Petco stores, which

are all managed by volunteers,has also had a direct positive im-pact on adoption rates. The cen-ters – which include the PetS-marts in Moorestown and CherryHill – give an animal that mayhave been overlooked in the shel-ter a new setting with new poten-tial adopters.

Rolwand said having a dedicat-ed volunteer board of directors iscritical to CCAS’ success, too.

“It’s so much pre-planning andstrategic planning that is making

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Animal intake numbers hold steady for local groups


Despite the growing interestthe public might have in an“adopt, not shop” philosophy,challenges remain for animalwelfare groups and organiza-tions.

Namely, the organizations facea continuous battle to the get theword out to the public aboutwhat purposes they exist to serveand how those missions differfrom those of other groups.

“There’s so much confusionover who does what and how itgets done,” said Animal Welfare

Association Executive DirectorMaya Richmond. “It sounds likeit should be much simpler than itis, but for some reason it’s not.”

Richmond said the group

stopped accepting municipalcontracts more than a decadeago, and so it works mainly withtransporting animals from othershelters and taking on animalsthat citizens have to surrender.

However, Richmond said theAWA has no official marketingbudget to use to get that infor-mation out to the public.

“We try our best to get theword out by being out at commu-nity events. We still put up paperfliers, we try to do some press re-leases and public engagementsand we try to connect throughpeople with websites,” Rich-mond said. “Facebook has been

good for us as far as the commu-nity getting to know a little moreabout us. It’s hard to market.People don’t always know.”

Those sentiments were

echoed by Eric Arpert, public in-formation officer for BurlingtonCounty.

Arpert said the BurlingtonCounty Animal Shelter, whichhas to take all animals surren-dered to it, also has to constantlywork to ensure the communityknows what services the shelterprovides. And since the BCAShas to take all animals, it’s espe-cially important to the shelter toguide the community there be-fore they look to purchase a petelsewhere.

“It’s to get the word out thatanybody looking for a pet inBurlington County should adopt

and not shop,” Arpert said. “Oureffort is to be the first stop foranyone in Burlington Countylooking to find the right pet.”

Like the AWA, the BCAS also

uses the tools of the Internet,such as petfinder.com and theFacebook pages of groups suchas the Friends of BurlingtonCounty Animal Shelter, to helpspread that message and detailupcoming events and programsat the shelter.

According to Camden CountyAnimal Shelter Executive Direc-tor Vicki Rowland, the CCAS isin a similar position.

“It’s getting the word outthere that we exist and we haveanimals ready,” she explained.“Every day is different for us asto what we get into the facility – breed, size, age, you name it – it’s

just up to the adopters to find theright fit.”

In addition to differentiatingthemselves so the public knowswhat group to visit for what

services, Richmond said thegroups also have to work to getmore fundraising monies, oftenat the expense of other groups.

According to the Giving USA2015 annual report on philan-thropy in America, of the$358.38 billion given to charitiesin 2014, only $10.5 billion, or 3percent, went to non-profit or-ganizations that deal with ani-mal welfare.

“You want the water to getbetter for everyone, but in doingthat you’re inadvertently com-peting for less money,” Rich-mond said. “You all want to goand improve the welfare, but by

doing that you’re also competingindirectly or directly, and there’sstill confusion. Do you let theconfusion stand or do you startbuilding your brand out?”

Marketing a continuous uphill battle for shelters

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A volunteer with the Animal Welfare Association in Voorhees takes7-year-old hound-mix Lizzie out for a walk through the AWA’s trailsystem.

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Fosters call experience rewarding and totally worth it

with her litter of puppies and I just fell in love with it.”

After being very close withErin in high school, Barnett alsowent away to school where shenoticed a void in her life. It wasn’tlong before she emailed thefounders of One Love and asked if she could foster when she arrived

back home in Shamong.“I told them I need some extradogs, I need to compensate forfour months with no dogs,” shesaid.

Bandit and Smokey were foundon the side of the road in WestVirginia 20 pounds underweightwith worms in their stomach, butthey have found a home with Bar-nett and her two other dogs wherethey continue to get better eachday.

Bringing this many dogs to-

gether under one roof comes withsome challenges, but the Barnettsand Albertsons have created tac-tics to adapt. The “crate and ro-tate” strategy seems to be the go-to approach to speed up theprocess of training the dogs andmaking sure they all get along.

“They all end up adapting pret-ty well to one another in the longrun, but that first couple weekscan be a little hairy,” Kim said.

In fact, there are instanceswhen it simply doesn’t work. The

Albertsons’ very first foster, Mia,

was only in their house for threedays before they decided it wasnot the right fit.

“She was the type of dog whowas not going to get along withother dogs. She needed to go to ahome where she was the onlydog,” Jim Albertson said.

Barnett has also experiencedinstances in which she’s taken indogs that were not fit to liveamong other dogs.

“If a foster is struggling, we

immediately take the pet and findanother foster who is better suit-ed to manage the pet,” One LoveAnimal Rescue ChairwomanSherri Smith said.

One Love attempts to cut downon these instances by investigat-ing every family that is adoptingthrough conducting a homecheck to make sure they are giv-ing the highest standard of careto their own pet(s) and makingsure their home is a safe and lov-ing environment.

The organization will give youthe best description of the dog'spersonality as it can and will notput a dog it doesn’t think willwork in your home.

“I did a home check with an-other family that was interestedin one of my dogs, and I just had aterrible feeling,” Barnett said.“It’s just a gut feeling and I talkedto the founders of One Love andthey encouraged me to go withmy gut.”

The organization puts a lot of

trust in its fosters to make thebest judgment when it comes tohaving a family adopt one of these animals they have gotten toknow over time.

It also supplies top-of-the-linemedical care before it is ready foradoption, food, and all other ex-penses related to caring for thepet and getting them ready fortheir new home.

The group prides itself onbeing a tight-knit team and grow-

ing relationships with each other.It even has a private Facebookgroup where members interactand ask questions to support eachother.

However, being a foster is aconsuming commitment that can-not be taken for granted or it willlikely not work out.

When asked what kind of ad-vice he would give folks who wereconsidering fostering but weretentative about going all in, Jim

Alberston advised not to get in-

volved.“It’s a commitment. You're re-

sponsible for another life,” hesaid.

For those who are undoubtedlylooking to get involved, Kim couldnot say enough about how re-warding and worth it the wholeprocess is.

Bringing an animal into yourhouse when it is in such criticalcondition, nurturing it, loving itand seeing how far it comes is

something the Albertsons andBarnetts both attested to notbeing able to put a price tag on.

“It’s the companionship,” Jimsaid. “It’s making sure unwanteddogs get a deserving home.”

“When you see progress like Ihave, it reinforces you are meantto be doing this,” Barnett said.

The organization cherishesfamilies such as the Barnetts andthe Albertsons, and it intends tocontinue to grow by adding moreloving families like them.

“Finding fosters like the Bar-netts and Albertsons is really adream for us,” Smith said. “Thesefamilies are fierce animal advo-cates, experienced dog handlersand committed to training. It’s soimportant for us to find familieswho will see it through and workwith foster dogs through theirchallenges.”

To get involved with OneLove’s new Foster Forum, regis-ter at www.oneloveanimalres-cue.org.

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Morgan Barnett works to get the attention of Obi, Finnigan andMabel, three dogs being fostered by Kim and Jim Albertson for OneLove Animal Rescue.

this happen,” Rowland said.For the BCAS, one obvious con-

tributing factor is the shelter be-

came a no-kill facility in 2013 into2014, meaning it does not eutha-nize adoptable pets for need of space. Arpert credits this withhelping to increase the shelter’slive exit rates.

“There are few shelters that dothat, and we’re proud to be one of them,” Arpert said.

Another thing that contributedto the BCAS’ steadily increasinglive exit rates is additional spacefor the animals. Burlington Coun-ty Freeholder Bruce Garganio re-cently spearheaded an effort to

build a new cat room at the shel-ter, and there have been new dogruns and dog pens added as well.

For the AWA, Richmond said adifferent approach to whom theshelter will let adopt an animal

has also helped with placing morepets in more homes.

Gone are the days where theAWA would send its members tothe homes of those looking toadopt to measure a family’s yard.

Gone are the days where theAWA would require five applica-tions be placed by different indi-

viduals and families for a singlepet before picking what it consid-ering the “best” one.

Gone are the days when theAWA would ask for the phonenumber of a potential adopter’s

personal veterinarian to inter-view as well.

“There’s a lot of stereotypeabout how terrible shelters are,”Richmond said. “They say‘they’re going to judge me, they’regoing to be mean,’ so we’ve al-ready got all these things stackedagainst us, and when they come

we want them to have as seamlessas possible and positive experi-ence.”

While Richmond said the AWAwill still obviously decline a po-tential adoption where it feels

necessary, these days potentialadopters get declined mostly onthe basis that the pet they’re look-ing to adopt wouldn’t be a good fitfor their family or home, and theAWA will instead try to interestthem in another animal bettersuited for their situation.

“If you don’t help them, are

they going to go buy a pet, arethey going to go through othermeans, and if they secure a petelsewhere, they might not be pre-pared to be that pet’s owner,”Richmond said.

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lands on the property, and cur-rently only a 4.18-acre easementfor PSE&G runs along the parcelfor power lines.

With that in mind, Furey said if the district were interested in de-veloping the property, she be-lieved the township would bemore than happy to discuss the

possibility of rezoning the landfor residential properties.

If that were to happen, Brown

and Furey said the property couldbe worth anywhere from $1.5 mil-lion to $2.5 million.

Brown also called on real estatebroker Mark McKenna of PatMcKenna Realtors to speak re-garding the Evans closure.

To underline how quickly aschool closure can affect propertyvalues, McKenna said he alreadyhad clients back out of two dealsfor properties near Evans.McKenna also noted the loss of equity in those who already ownhomes.

“The rumor mill can affect val-ues, and people won’t touch cer-tain spots until everything is so-

lidified,” McKenna said.Township manager Tom Cz-

erniecki also said a decline in

property values could lead tomore residents filing and win-ning tax appeals, which couldhurt the municipality’s operatingbudget, as tax appeals are paid forthrough municipal surplus funds.

“It’s going to affect our budg-et,” Brown said.

BOE member Sandy Student,who was one of the votes againstthe Evans closure, also spoke atthe council meeting. Student saidhe heard a for-profit entity was in-terested in renting Evans, and inthat case, the district would beforced to start paying propertytaxes on the property.

Student also said since 2008,

the district’s health-care costshad increased from $8.2 million to$12.7 million, which was higher

than many districts in the area.Student said that might also be anarea to examine when looking forpotential savings.

Overall, Brown said the deci-sion to close Evans isn’t finaluntil approved by the state De-partment of Education, and heurged the Evesham BOE to re-verse its decision at any upcom-ing meetings.

“The school board can vote atevery single meeting on this, theycould vote again at the April 28meeting … and they can changetheir vote at the next one afterthat and the next one after that,”Brown said.


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stead, the team was focused onbringing a championship back toCherokee.

“The seniors knew this wastheir last year,” senior BoomerMiller said. “We wanted to winanother championship before weleave.”

The Chiefs were helped with aninflux of young players. Cherokeehad four freshmen and four soph-omores joining the upperclass-men on the varsity team.

“The seniors last year didn’thave as much motivation as wehad,” Horner said. “What reallymotivated us more was the in-coming freshmen. They gave usnew life.”

After an up-and-down first half of the season, Cherokee caughtfire late, winning 14 of its last 15games. The late surge helped theChiefs edge Moorestown andWashington Township for the No.

1 seed in the Tier 1-A playoffs.Cherokee faced a difficult chal-

lenge in the double eliminationplayoffs, however, when it lost anovertime game against Clearviewin its first playoff game. Despitehaving their backs against thewall, the Chiefs rallied in the los-ers’ bracket, defeating BlackHorse, 5-3, and blowing outClearview in a rematch, 7-2, to ad-vance to the finals against defend-ing champion Washington Town-ship.

“I was extremely nervous forboth of those games,” admittedsenior Anthony Salvatore.

Cherokee needed to beat theMinutemen twice to win thechampionship. It was up to thetask in the first game, winningeasily, 6-2, to set up a winner-take-all game for the championship.

“After you get that first win,you get all the momentum,”Miller said.

Still, the Chiefs faced adversity

in the final game against the Min-utemen. Washington Township jumped out to a two-goal lead andheld the lead through the firsthalf of the game. Despite beingdown, McKay was confident his

team would come from behind.“When we’re down a couple

goals, I feel so confident our kids

will come back and win thisgame. I never doubt them.”

Salvatore scored a power playgoal late in the second period forCherokee and then scored againearly in the third period to tie thegame at 4. It was late in the gamewhen Cherokee’s depth proved tobe huge.

“We knew if it was a 3-3 gamein the third period, they’re play-ing two lines and we’re playingfour, these guys are going to havethat energy left,” McKay said. “Ittook us all the way to overtime inthat last game.”

In sudden death overtime,Miller scored on a shot in front tobring the Tier 1-A championshipback to Cherokee.

Salvatore said this year’s teamwas able to win the championshipbecause of how much depth therewas and how close everyone was.

“The other times we won, werelied solely on fewer guys,” hesaid. “This year, it was more like

a team effort and a family effort.”“We were a pretty solid team

whether we won the champi-onship,” he added. “But it defi-nitely gave us motivation to dobetter (in the Flyers Cup).”

The Flyers Cup would presentCherokee with a new challenge.The Chiefs ended up playingthree Delaware teams in the tour-nament, including a game againstDelaware Military Academy inthe semifinals – a team many of the players felt was Cherokee’s

toughest opponent all season.“Delaware Military Academy

was the best team we played allyear,” Horner said. “They play LaSalle, they play all these greatprep schools in Pennsylvania.They’re better than the teamswe’re playing.”

“The Delaware teams are defi-nitely different than the teamshere we play,” Miller said. “Every-one is getting a feel for each otherat the beginning of the games.”

Still, Cherokee was up to thechallenge. After blowing out St.Mark’s High School in the quar-terfinals, 8-1, the Chiefs grindedout a 7-4 win over Delaware Mili-tary Academy thanks to a three-

goal third period. In the finals,Cherokee jumped in front of Sale-sianum early and held on for a 5-3

win.The Flyers Cup title was the

first for Cherokee since the cre-ation of a separate New Jerseyand Delaware bracket in 2014.The Chiefs previously won theFlyers Cup in 2013 competingagainst Pennsylvania schools inthe AA division. Miller and someof the other seniors were on thatteam and noticed a lot of similari-ties with this year’s club.

“As a freshman, we had a lot of great seniors,” Miller said. “Itwas the same thing as this year.”

McKay admitted losing playerssuch as Miller, Horner and Salva-tore will be tough next season,but having a strong young corewill help Cherokee in its title de-fense next season.

“The future looks bright,” hesaid.

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