The Voorhees Animal Orphanage will hold its 19th Annual Woofstock Festival on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Connolly Park.
It is the biggest fundraising event of the year for the Orphanage. This year the Camden County Freeholders are partnering in the event.
Woofstock will feature festivities for animal lovers of all ages and their leashed pets, including pet contests, vendors, music and a food court. There will be an alumni parade, microchipping for $25, and appearances by the Mummers, Master Chef Joseph Poon and animal communicator, Dr. Liz Severino.
Admission is a $1 donation, but senior citizens and children under the age of 12 enter for free.
The Animal Orphanage is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for animals and people through compassion, respect and education.
A nurturing environment of caring and commitment is evident in everything they do.
Since 1988, the Animal Orphanage has been providing shelter, food and medical care to stray and unwanted animals until permanent homes can be found. Each year the Animal Orphanage takes in nearly 1,500 abandoned, unwanted stray and owner relinquished animals and rescues hundreds of adoptable animals from high kill shelters along the east coast. All of these animals would have been euthanized.
Every animal in the shelter receives individual consideration, whether the animals are healthy, elderly, sick or injured. The shelter and its volunteers care for approximately 150–200 animals on a daily basis.
Programs include an animal shelter and adoption center, a re-homing program, a foster care program, a mandatory spay and neuter program, volunteer opportunities and humane education classes for school children and the general public.
For more information about Woofstock or the Animal Orphanage, visit www.theanimalorphanage.org or www.vaonj.org/woofstock.
** The Kirkwood Lake Fall Clean-Up will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. Volunteers meet at the end of Pinelawn Avenue in Lindenwold to clean the trails that run through the park. ** The Annual Bike MS City to Shore Ride is Oct. 3 and 4. For bicyclists and all those seeking a personal challenge and a world free of MS, this is the premier fundraising cycling series in the nation. Bike 25, 45, 80, 100 or 180 mile routes covering one or two days. To ride, volunteer, donate or learn more about this unforgettable event, visit www.bikems.org or call 1–800–445-BIKE. Voorhees Township is proud to be part of this amazing event!
** On Sat., Oct. 10 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., “International Day 2015” will be held at the Eastern Regional High School. The event is free and will include international foods and multi-cultural displays that highlight our community’s cultural diversity. The event is sponsored by the Voorhees Township Citizens Cultural and Diversity Advisory Committee, The Voorhees Cultural and Diversity Foundation, the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Camden County Human Relations Commission. For more information contact Chairperson Gwen DeVera at 856–751–1364 or visit www.camdencounty.com or www.voorheesnj.com.
**On Monday, Oct. 19 at 6:30 p.m., we will honor those who have worn the uniform of the United States Military with a ceremony adding more heroes to our Veterans Wall of Honor. The program will be held in the Macy’s Court on the lower level of the Voorhees Town Center followed by a viewing of the Wall in Town Hall.
