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Gabby Hamlin, 4, of Mt. Laurel and her aunt Sam Mukoyana dig through the hay to find Easter eggs at Paws Farms Nature Center’sEaster Egg Hunt. Paws Farm Nature Center hosts its Spring Egg Hunt annually. Children were able to take pictures with the SunshineRabbit and collect many goodies and prizes. For more photos, please see page 14.

On the hunt!ParentagainstPARCCpolicy

By ZANE CLARKThe Sun

Mt. Laurel parent Kelly AnnMorris was once again before theMt. Laurel Board of Education onMarch 22 to ask the board toadopt a policy allowing studentswho are refusing to take thisyear’s Partnership for Assess-ment of Readiness for College

and Careers standardized test tobe placed in an alternate room.

Starting with the 2014-2015school year, PARCC testing re-placed the state’s previously ad-ministered New Jersey Assess-ment of Skills and Knowledgestandardized test.

Leading up to the first round of

please see NEW, page 16

Kelly Ann Morris requestsstudents not taking exam

be moved to another room

during testing period

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Mt. Laurel resident Kaylee Richardson, 5, shows off her bunny earsand one of the prizes she got during Medford’s Easter Egg Hunt.

Easter egg hunt

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Lenape High School girls’ bas-ketball head coach Rob Hummelknew he had a talented team en-tering the 2015-16 season. Howev-er, when he was reviewing histeam’s schedule in the preseason,he didn’t envision the Indians

being as good as they were.“I didn’t see two losses for the

season,” Hummel said. “I sawmore.”

Once the season started, therewas little doubt the 2015-16 edi-tion of Lenape girls’ basketballwould make its mark on history.

The Indians put together thegreatest girls’ basketball seasonin the school’s history. Lenapewon its first sectional title since

1983, its first ever state champi-onship and set a new record formost wins in a single season by aBurlington County girls’ basket-ball team after finishing the year31-3.

Lenape’s list of achievementsis a long one. The Indians domi-nated the opposition from the get-go. They won the first 12 games

they played, including winning 11of those by at least 10 points.

Hummel said he realized howgood his team was after the Indi-ans handily defeated St. RoseHigh School, 61-47, in the RoseClassic Tournament in Brooklyn,N.Y., on Jan. 3. At the time, St.Rose was considered one of thefive best teams in New Jersey.

Lenape girls’ basketballwraps up historic season

Indians won their first ever state championship,advanced to Tournament of Champions semifinals

please see TEAM, page 15

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PDFs of the publication are online, free of charge. For information, please call 856-427-0933.

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SPEAK UPThe Sun welcomes letters from readers.Brief and to the point is best, so we look forletters that are 300 words or fewer. Include your name, address and phone number. Wedo not print anonymous letters. Send lettersto [email protected], via fax at 856-427-0934, or via the mail. You can dropthem off at our office, too.

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The Mt. Laurel AARP Chapter No. 4003

will hold a meeting on Thursday, April 7 at1 p.m. in the Mt. Laurel Community Cen-ter, 100 Mt. LaurelRoad.

"Lenape Culture:American Indian Lifein New Jersey" will be presented by Bever-ly Friend from the American Indian Coun-cil of NJ. Donations of non-perishable foodwill be accepted for the Women's Opportu-nity Center. Refreshments will be servedfollowing the meeting. All are welcome toattend their first meeting as a guest.

For membership information, please

call (856) 439-0995.

Mt. Laurel Garden Clubannual plant sale set

The Mt. Laurel Garden Club annual

plant sale is coming soon.

A Master Gardener will be available toanswer plant related questions. Proceedsfrom the event will benefit scholarship forhigh school seniors.

The event will take place April 30 from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mt. Laurel Library, 100Walt Whitman Ave.

A huge variety of sun and shade peren-nials, herbs, shrubs and vegetable plantswill be available.

For more information on the club, visithttp://mtlaurelgardenclub.com/.

It Takes A Village NJmeeting set for April 7

It Takes A Village NJ is holding a meet-ing April 7 from 7 to 8 p.m. at theMoorestown Library, Suite 2, 111 W. 2nd St.

It Takes A Village NJ is an all volunteer

501c3 organization that helps the elderly,

the disabled of any age, and returning vets,to live safely and comfortably in theirhomes at no charge.

The group covers Cinnaminson, Delran,Hainesport, Maple Shade, Moorestown andMt Laurel.

At the upcoming meeting, Linda Cush-ing, director of the Burlington County Of-fice on Aging and Disabilities, will explainthe services the county offers the disabledand seniors. Come also for the music andfree raffle. All are welcome.

For more information, visitwww.ITAVNJ.org or email ittakesavilla-

[email protected] or call (856) 396-5783. Dur-ing evenings, call (856) 722-1085.

The group needs volunteers. Call (856)396-5783 for more information. Orientationmeetings are an hour held the last Tuesdayof each month.

Mt. Laurel AARP Chapter to meet on April 7

briefs

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 tow ns could 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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Brightview Mt. Laurel present-ed a donation to the Alzheimer’s

Association, Delaware ValleyChapter from proceeds raisedfrom the community’s AntiqueCar Show.

The check presentation tookplace at the community, located at400 Fernbrooke Lane, on Tuesday,March 15.

The second annual car show atBrightview Mt. Laurel drew resi-dents, families, community mem-bers and others to the community.

Forty-five cars, from local clas-

sic car owners, were on displayfor the fundraiser. Sponsors forthe event included Bayada HomeHealth Care, Rothmel BrattonLaw Group, Samaritan Hospiceand the Mt. Laurel RehabilitationCenter and local businesses sup-ported the worthy cause.

Food and entertainment aswell as raffles for prize basketswere part of the festivities.

“Because residents, families

and associates are all impacted byAlzheimer’s and other forms of

dementia, the whole BrightviewMt. Laurel community wants tobe involved,” said Meredith Beck-er, executive director. “The com-munity really rallies behind giv-ing back and making a differencein the lives of people living withdementia and their families.

“And with proceeds benefittingsuch a worthy cause, it made ourefforts even more important,”added Wellspring Village Direc-tor Elizabeth Saintil.

For more information onBrightview Senior Living, pleasevisit www.brightviewseniorliv-ing.com.

Brightview makes donationto Alzheimer’s Association

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WE NES Y MARCH 30Crochet Anyone?: Adult. 1 p.m. at

the Mt. Laurel Library. Learn tocrochet or crochet with new

friends. Join craft enthusiasts forcrocheting and conversation.Novices and experts welcome.Instruction available if needed.No registration necessary. Pleasebring personal knitting materials.

Toastmasters Unity of Mt. Laurelmeeting: 7 to 8:30 p.m. on first,third and fifth Wednesdays at Mt.Laurel Community Center, 100Mt. Laurel Road. For anyone

interested in developing commu-nity and leadership skills. Formore information, contactShanese Ann Bello [email protected] or (609)346-2314.

Rotary Club of Mt. Laurel meeting:Noon at Laurel Creek CountryClub, 655 Old Centerton Road.For more information, visitwww.mountlaurelrotary.org orcall (856) 234-7663.

Storytime: 11 a.m. every Wednesdayat Kids Play Lounge in Mt. Laurel.Come hear a new story everyweek and then stay and play therest of the day! Call (856) 273-9500 or visit www.kidsplay-lounge.com for more information.

New Covenant PresbyterianChurch Adult Bible Study: 2 to 3p.m. Church is at 240 Creek Road,Rancocas Woods, Mount Laurel.

THURS Y MARCH 31Kids Minecraft Challenge: Grades

five to seven. 2 p.m. at the Mt.Laurel Library. Everyone will beplaying on the library's own serv-er and using creative mode to

build. A different challenge will bepresented each meeting. Laptopswill be provided. Please registeras space is limited. Snacks will beprovided.

Pajama Pals: Ages 3-6. 7 p.m. at theMt. Laurel Library. Shake out thesillies and get ready for bed withfriends. Join the library for sto-

ries, songs, and fun in this specialevening story time. Siblings arewelcome. Kids (and parents!) areinvited to wear their pajamas tothe event. No registrationrequired.

S TUR Y APRIL 2Lego League: Grades K-four. 10:30

a.m. at the Mt. Laurel Library.Registration required. Join us for

this month's meeting of thelibrary’s Lego League. Eachmonth the library gathers togeth-er and build around a specifictheme. This group is not spon-sored by the Lego Group.

SUN Y APRIL 3

College Discussion: EstablishingYour Path: Grades nine-12. 2 p.m.at the Mt. Laurel Library. The col-lege search can be very stressfulfor high school students, who findthemselves confronted withmany new questions: This pan-elist discussion will provide aglimpse into college life from theeyes of student representatives,allowing students to determinewhat type of college best fitsthem.

New Covenant Presbyterian

Church: Sunday worship 11 a.m. tonoon. Adult Bible study 9:30 to10:30 a.m. Coffee and fellowshipafter the church service eachthird Sunday. Church is at 240Creek Road, Rancocas Woods,

Mount Laurel.

MON Y APRIL 4Baby and Toddler Story time: Up to

age 3. 10:30 a.m. at the Mt. LaurelLibrary. Come to this event forfun for the little ones. Join thelibrary for stories, songs, finger-plays and musical instrumentsfor all. Best suited for babies andtoddlers up to 3 years old. Sib-lings are welcome. No registra-tion.

Crochet Anyone?: Adult. 7 p.m. atthe Mt. Laurel Library. Learn tocrochet or crochet with newfriends. Join craft enthusiasts forcrocheting and conversation.

Novices and experts welcome.Instruction available if needed.No registration necessary. Pleasebring personal knitting materials.

TUES Y APRIL 5Preschool Story time: Ages 3

through 6. 10:30 a.m. and 1:30p.m. at the Mt. Laurel Library.Join the library for a fun-filledsession of stories, songs, fingerplays, and an art activity. Bestsuited for ages 3-6 years. Siblings

are welcome. No registration.Mt. Laurel I BNI Chapter meeting:

7:30 to 9 a.m. at Marco’s Restau-rant at Indian Spring C.C., 115 S.Elmwood Drive.

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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

please see ANIMAL,page 12

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and futures – for thousands of animals. We wantour readers involved! Go to our Facebook page toshare how and why you volunteer with animalshelters and rescues.

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Bliss, a 3-year-old orange and whitedomestic shorthair mix, covers up inher blanket at the Animal WelfareAssociation in Voorhees.

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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.

SEAN LAJOIE/The Sun

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

please see FOSTERS, page 13

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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

ANIMALContinued from page 10

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.

please see RICHMOND, page 13

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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.

RICHMONDContinued from page 12

FOSTERSContinued from page 13

Richmond: We want potential adopters to have a positive experience

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Paws Farm Nature Center hosted its Annual Spring Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 19. The center hadegg hunts split for various ages filled with many goodies and prizes. (From above clockwise): Colin O’-Conner, 14 months, of Mt. Laurel smiles at his winnings from the egg hunt. Alanah Chick, 3, of Burling-ton searches through the hay to try to find an egg. Lily Kwis, 5, and her brother Kyle, 3, of Voorheessmile for a picture before the start of an egg hunt. Julian Makropoulos, 3, of Mt. Laurel shows off a

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Katie Overs, 6, of Mt. Laurel shows off her big golden egg. Golden eggs hold a special prize for thosewho find them. Camryn Schwartz, 8, of Marlton takes a picture with the Sunshine Rabbit.

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“Our schedule was tough fromthe get-go,” Hummel said. “Wehad some teams ranked ahead of us like Sterling and we ended upwinning those games.”

Lenape’s lone regular seasondefeats came against St. JohnVianney, the eventual New JerseyTournament of Champions win-ner, and district rival Cherokee.

After the 52-40 loss to the Chiefson Feb. 4, Lenape went on anothertear, winning its next 17 games.The win streak would take it allthe way through the sectional andstate tournaments, with win No.17 coming in the Tournament of Champions quarterfinals.

Hummel spoke highly of sen-iors Maddie Sims and AmandaMcGrogan. Sims was Lenape’sleading scorer during the season,while McGrogan conducted theIndians’ offense at point guard.

“I thought they stepped intotheir roles as senior leaders very

well,” Hummel said.“Amanda was really strong

this year,” Hummel added aboutMcGrogan. “I told her that andshe really bought in and believedin that.”

There was a different feel withthis year’s Indians compared tothe last two seasons. In both 2014and 2015, Lenape advanced to theSouth Jersey Group IV finals, but

lost both times to Shawnee.“This year, there was a lot of

confidence,” Hummel said. “Thefact that the seniors were so expe-

rienced helped us a lot.”Lenape defeated Cherokee for

the South Jersey Group IV cham-pionship on March 8, winning 37-29. The Indians then defeatedMonroe, 47-31, and PatersonKennedy, 50-35, to win the GroupIV state championship.

Seeded No. 4 in the Tourna-ment of Champions, Lenape wonits record-setting 31st game overGroup III champion Old Tappan,50-39, in the quarterfinals.

“I didn’t even know about it,”Hummel said about the countywins record.

Lenape’s season ended with asecond loss to St. John Vianney inthe TOC semifinals on March 18.Hummel said the team was disap-pointed after the final buzzersounded, but the loss doesn’t di-minish all of the things the teamaccomplished this season. In fiveyears as a head coach for the girls’team and 10 years as an assistantcoach for the Lenape boys’ basket-

ball team, Hummel said the sea-son the girls’ basketball team hadranks “right at the top right now.”

“It was a neat thing,” Hummelsaid of reaching the Tournamentof Champions. “I don’t love thefact that five state championshave to end their season with aloss, but the Tournament of Champions was a neat thing to bea part of.”

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tests, many parents in the statesthat partnered with New Jerseyin administering PARCC protest-ed the exams.

Some parents went as far as re-fusing to allow their children toparticipate in the exams, Morrisincluded.

As with last year’s tests, Mt.Laurel students who refuse totake PARCC this year will remainin the same room as those stu-dents taking the test. Refusingstudents will be allowed to read orcomplete an alternate assignmentduring the testing periods.

It was that policy Morrisspecifically spoke out against.

Morris said she believed stu-dents who remain in the roomwould become a disruption sim-

ply from their refusal to take theexams, as those students wouldbegin to question why some stu-dents were taking the test andothers were not.

Morris said her daughter didnot take the exam last year, andafter the exams, she receivedmany questions from other stu-dents regarding that choice.

As such, Morris once again re-quested non-test taking studentsbe moved to an alternative room.

Morris said the district needed

to take into consideration not justthe needs of the students whodon’t take the test, but the needsof the students who are takingthe test as well.

“If those scores matter and wereally think they’re going to beused somewhere else, then thosestudents who are taking it shouldbe taking it seriously, and wewant them to not be disrupted,”Morris said.

The board listened to Morris’

comments but did not respond,and the board did not propose orpass any resolution related toPARCC at the meeting.

More information aboutPARCC and the district’s policies

and procedures related to thetests can be found at www.mtlau-relschools.org under “PARCCTesting.”

In other news:• The March 22 board meeting

was the first board meeting Su-perintendent George Rafferty at-tended in his new position. Themeeting also marked his fifth dayin the district.

Rafferty said he had been meet-ing with teachers and studentswhile touring the district’sschools, and he described his firstfew days in the district as “won-derful.”

“If first impressions mean any-thing, I have been wowed by yourschools,” Rafferty said.

Rafferty also praised the levelof parental involvement in theMt. Laurel school system, andsaid he was looking forward tocontinuing to serve the district.

• School Resource Officer

Lester Hann gave a brief presen-tation regarding the Mt. LaurelPolice Department’s upcoming

junior police academy.Hann said many towns near

Mt. Laurel already have a similarprogram, and Mt. Laurel policebelieved such a program in Mt.Laurel could help police work to-ward creating a more positive re-lationship between police and theyouth of the community.

“It’s not all the time that we getout there and we’re able to deal

with the youth of the communityin a positive manner. There are alot of times where it’s a negativeundertone,” Hann said.

The program will be open to allcurrent sixth and seventhgraders in Mt. Laurel, and will beheld at Harrington Middle Schoolfrom Aug. 15 to Aug. 19.

Hann said courses would relateto topics such as DWIs, crimescenes, a tour of the Mt. Laurelpolice station, weapons familiar-

ization, police ethics and more.• The district is looking to ad-vertise April 26 as the date for thepublic hearing and final adoptionof the 2016-2017 school year budg-et.

NEWContinued from page 1

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Women who are working togain greater self-sufficiency willhave better opportunities, thanksin part to combined grants of $5,000 from the Investors BankFoundation and Roma Bank Com-munity Foundation to theWomen’s Opportunity Center atthe YMCA of Burlington andCamden Counties.

The Women’s OpportunityCenter is committed to “helpwomen gain economic self-suffi-ciency through education, jobreadiness, networking, outreach,referrals and emotional support,”said Cathi Rendfrey, the center’sdirector. Rendfrey said the WOCserves approximately 200 to 250women each year with a numberof free services including work-shops, career counseling andtraining opportunities.

“Many of the women we serveare displaced homemakers,” ex-

plained Rendfrey, “who have lostfinancial support as a result of separation, divorce, death or dis-ability of a spouse.”

The Women’s OpportunityCenter applied for the grantsfrom the Investors Bank Founda-tion and Roma Bank CommunityFoundation; Roma Bank becamepart of Investors Bank in Decem-

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“The grants from InvestorsBank are a big help to us,” Rend-frey said. “This money will en-able us to provide training, freeworkshops, so many things.”

Rendfrey also said the WOCoften will make small grants toindividual women to assist themin going to college, or for essen-tials.

“Many of these women are noton welfare and do not qualify forassistance programs, but mayneed help in paying for books, orturning the electric back on, or topay back rent. The grants fromInvestors can go a long way inhelping our women get back ontheir feet,” Rendfrey said.

The women served by the WOC

can stay in the program as long asthey need to, according to Rend-frey.

“We do follow-up as well, to becertain they have everything theyneed to continue on their path toeconomic self-sufficiency,” Rend-frey said. “Sometimes it is impor-tant to just know that they are notalone.”

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The sale will be open to thepublic on Thursday from noon to8:30 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to6:30 p.m., and Saturday from 10a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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