The “For the Kids” healthy snack program started in 2017 and is a partnership between the Voorhees Breakfast Rotary and the Voorhees business community. The initiative provides healthy snacks to our teachers to offer at their discretion to students in need.
A simple snack can have a dramatic impact on our children’s health and learning ability. Healthy snacks are especially crucial for growing children because they need to refuel throughout the day to maintain energy and focus.
The Voorhees “For the Kids” program has provided thousands of snacks to children over the years, particularly those students at Osage School.
The program is currently seeking sponsors to support the 2023-24 initiative. Nine $500 monthly sponsorships are available. Each sponsor of the month will be named the contributor for all distributions for the sponsored month. Special thanks to John Conners of Janney Montgomery Scott for being the first sponsor this year.
All of the donations will be used for providing food to ourchildren. The volunteer staff handles all fundraising, operations and ensures teachers have an ongoing supply.
For more information or to be a sponsor, contact Glenn Page at (856)912-3062 or glennpage@comcast.net
** The Voorhees Police Department is working with the Camden County Partnership for Children on a 2023 Winter Coat Drive. Donations (gently used coats, hats and gloves) will be collected in the Police Station Lobby at 1180 White Horse Road until Dec. 1. For more information, contact Lt. Hawkins at dhawkins@vtpd.com or Sgt. Eric Camm at ecamm@vtpd.com
** The Voorhees Cultural and Diversity Committee invites you to its Annual International Day celebration of cultural diversity in our community on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 1pm at Eastern Regional High School. For more information, contact the event chair Gwen DeVera at (856)751-1364.
** The Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation will hold its 21stAnnual Birthday Bash on Friday, Oct. 20 from 6:30-10:30pm at Lucien’s Manor in Berlin. As always, this fundraiser is for the noble mission of supporting hospitalized teens. It is always an epic night of music, dancing, great food, cocktails and memories of Alicia. For more information and to buy tickets/sponsorships, visit victoriousfoundation.org
** The Voorhees Township Annual Halloween & Fall Festival will be on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 1pm to 4pm at the Voorhees Town Center in the area in front of Town Hall. Activities will include a Halloween costume parade, pumpkin painting and decorating, a petting zoo, children rides, face painting, and our own DJ Sean Moore Haki Redd. The Voorhees Township Police Department and Fire Department will be on hand providing Halloween safety tips. New this year is the Dooney’s Pub Garden offering adult beverages and a Halloween decorated Luscious Liqueur Mobile Bar offering child friendly non-alcoholic Halloween themed mock-tails. Another new addition is a couple of Cottage Food Operators offering home baked cookies and other pastries. For more information, visitvoorheesnj.com or contact Stella Sytnik at ssytnik@voorheesnj.com
