Category Archives: Community
Lions Club Hold Christmas In July Fundraiser
The Pennsauken Lions Club will hold its first community wide Christmas in July fundraiser at the 45th Street Pub, 2545 Rt. 130, Pennsauken, on Saturday, July 23, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Tickets are $25 per person and includes roast beef, pasta, Caesar salad, and cash bar. Ten percent of the proceeds collected will be donated to the Pennsauken Angel Tree Program.
For tickets and information about the event, please contact Matt McDevitt at (856) 366-5083. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door.
National Night Out In Pennsauken Held On August 2
Pennsauken’s first responders are holding a special event during National Night Out, Tuesday, Aug. 2, an annual community-building campaign that is designed to make neighborhoods a safer, better place to live.
Held from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Pennsauken Community Recreation Complex, 3730 Westfield Ave., Pennsauken’s police officers, firefighters, and EMTs are joining forces to present a variety of displays and activities, specialized unit demonstrations, and more.
“National Night Out is all about building and reinforcing the relationship between public safety and the residents we serve,” explained Pennsauken Police Chief Phil Olivo. “This year, we expect to provide another great experience for the members of our community.”
According to the National Night Out website, NATW.org, “Millions of neighbors take part in National Night Out across thousands of communities from all fifty states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide on the first Tuesday in August (Texas celebrates on the first Tuesday in October). Neighborhoods host block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts and various other community events with safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel, exhibits and much, much more.”
For more information, visit PennsaukenEvents.com.
Griffth Morgan Homestead Reopens For First Sunday Events
Information provided by the Pennsauken Historical Society
On Sunday, July 3, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., the historic Griffith Morgan Homestead will reopen after important repair and restoration work, which was funded by a grant provided by the Camden County Open Space Historic Preservation Program. This event will include free tours of the olde house and museum, along with special historic displays and activities. For Independence Day weekend, Griffith Morgan Homestead will focus on the flag with a display of historic flags and their stories.
Township Kicks Off Summer With Fireworks
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor
Fun, food, and fireworks will be once again enjoyed by residents at Pennsauken Township’s Summer Kick Off celebration. This year’s event is held on Saturday, June 11, 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., at the Pennsauken Community Recreation Complex, located at Westfield and Bethel avenues.
AMVETS Yard Sale On June 11
AMVETS Post 101, located at 519 June Rd. in the Delair section of Pennsauken, is hosting a community yard sale on Saturday, June 11, from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Tables are $20 a person, $15 for veterans. Interested parties can call (856) 663-8950, Monday through Friday, noon to 4:00 p.m., to reserve a table.
Softball Event Raises Funds To Fight Cancer
On Saturday, June 4, a special softball tournament will help raise funds for the fight against cancer.
Kristian’s Softball Classic runs from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Walt Nicgorski Field, located at Powell and Collins avenues. The free event is put together by Kennith Allen Thomas for his special needs son, Kristian, who is battling AMKL-leukemia.
This free event features a variety of teams playing in a softball tournament, including Pennsauken police and firefighters. There will also be food and a game truck. All donations will go to benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
For more information, visit KennithAllenThomas.com.
Pride At Peak Held This Saturday
Pride at Peak will take place outside Peak Secondhand on 105 Centre St., Saturday, June 4, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The inaugural event will be a fashion celebration ON THE STREET to kick off Pride Month. Clothes! Music! Attitude! And pride in YOU and your identity!
The event will feature appearances from Philly Drag Mafia’s campy, comedy queen Dominique Lee and the sassy, brassy Miss Redd! Expect a variety of vendors, performances from local musician Garnet Daze, a Freddie Mercury impersonator, and face painting for the kids. The event will culminate with a fashion show hosted by one of Philly’s finest comedians Dan Vetrano, and will star local fashionistas, young, old, and possibly even a town mayor on the runway!
Food Distribution At Pennsauken High School This Saturday
Pennsauken Public Schools is hosting a food distribution at Pennsauken High School, 800 Hylton Rd., on Saturday, June 4, at 9:00 a.m. This will be the last food distribution before the summer.
Las escuelas Públicas de Pennsauken están organizando una distribución de alimentos en la escuela secundaria de Pennsauken, localizada en 800 Hylton Rd., el sábado 4 de junio a las 9:00 a.m. Esta será la última distribución de alimentos antes del verano.
Local Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremonies
Several wreath laying ceremonies in observance of those members of the military who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces will be held throughout Memorial Day Weekend in both Pennsauken and Merchantville. The public is encouraged to attend these events.
Thirtieth Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Kicks Off In Pennsauken
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor
The Food Bank of South Jersey was host to this year’s kickoff of the 30th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Representatives from FBSJ, the United States Postal Service, and the National Association of Letter Carriers were on hand to drum up support for this special event, held each year on the second Saturday in May.
“Thirty years ago, the National Association of Letter Carriers started a food drive to ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ and feed those in need; 1.8 billion pounds of food later, the drive is still going strong and is now the largest, one-day food drive in the country, helping food banks like ours across the nation and to feed those facing food insecurity,” said Lavinia Awosanya, chief development officer for FBSJ. “For us here at the Food Bank of South Jersey, this drive has been incredible. It helps us to get through the hard summer months.”
“In our region, one out of seven adults are food insecure. One in five children face hunger every single day. That is unacceptable,” added Fred C. Wasiak, FBSJ president and CEO. “Hunger is real, And that is why this food drive is so crucial.”
“COVID has wrecked havoc on food banks,” said Brian Thompson, business agent for the National Association of Letter Carriers. “I’m actually excited, just like all the other carriers and branch managers, to help the food banks get back in stock.”
This year’s Stamp Out Hunger drive will take place on Saturday, May 14. Residents can participate by setting a bag of non-perishable food items next to their mailboxes or on their porches for their local letter carrier to pick up and deliver to a local hunger-relief organization, like Pennsauken’s Food Bank of South Jersey. In 2019, the last time Stamp Out Hunger was held in person, more than 184,000 pounds of food was collected for FBSJ to distribute to residents in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem counties.
“The impact of food donations is immediately seen by us, when families come and receive food on a weekly basis,” said Pastor Georgia Dennis of Love Reach Ministries International in Camden, the Food Bank of South Jersey’s largest partner agency, serving over 10,000 people a month. “The obvious look of despair on their faces when they come in begins to diminish and eventually disappears, when they see that they access to food, right where they are.”
Suggested non-perishable food items include canned soup, canned vegetables, canned meats and fish, pasta, rice and cereal. Those with questions about the drive in their area should ask their letter carrier, contact their local post office, or go to nalc.org/food-drive, facebook.com/StampOutHunger or twitter.com/StampOutHunger.
