Mayor’s Column: Camden County Women’s Health Conference at Eastern on April 9
Voorhees Township is again proud to be home to the 2016 Camden County Women’s Health Conference presented by the Camden County Board of Freeholders on Saturday, April 9, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Eastern Regional High School. The event is free.
Experts from around the region will lead interactive workshops about health, nutrition and exercise, family, mind, body and spirit and professional and financial wellness. The day’s activities will also include a health and wellness exhibitor fair. The keynote speaker is CBS3 Meteorologist Katie Fehlinger. The day will include a continental breakfast, lunch, giveaways and more.
The Conference includes 66 breakout sessions with topics including Substance Abuse in Adolescents, Understanding Social Security, After the Divorce, Breast Cancer 101, The Good the Bad and the Sleep Deprived, Self Defense for Women, What Matters Most — Financial Wellness for Women, Building Healthy Habits: How to Live to Be 100 and From Bambi to Godzilla: Understanding Adolescent Development. Visit the County website to view all of the sessions.
For questions about registering, please call (866) 216–2119 or visit the County web page at www.camdencounty.com/WHC2016.
** The Voorhees Business Association’s Annual Bowling Fundraiser will be on Friday, April 8, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Big Event, 1536 Kings Highway North in Cherry Hill. This year, the event will benefit various community causes. Bowling lanes will be available for individuals and groups with a maximum of six bowlers per lane. For $20, an individual bowler will be teamed up with other bowlers. A $95 donation gets one lane for six bowlers and includes pizza and a pitcher of soda. A kingpin sponsorship is $100 and includes signage over three lanes. A $150 corporate sponsorship gets one lane with signage, bowling for up to six bowlers, a free pizza and a pitcher of soda. For additional sponsorship opportunities, more information about the event or to register, visit www.voorheesbusinessassociation.org or send a check to the VBA, P.O. Box 349, Voorhees, New Jersey 08043.
**The Osage OPF will be hosting “Craftival” on Saturday, April 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the school located at 112 Somerdale Road. It is a blend of a craft fair and a festival, including games, vendors, food, fun and more. Tickets are $5 at the door.
** The 8th Annual Community “Walk 4 Family & Friends with Cancer” will be held on Sunday, April 17 at 8 a.m. at the Voorhees Middle School, 1000 Holly Oak Dr. Proceeds will benefit the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania and the Samost Jewish Family and Children’s Service (JFCS) of Southern New Jersey Financial Assistance for Cancer Patients Program which provides financial assistance for local families affected by cancer.
