In other news, the Annual Campaign for Medford Camp kicked off with a breakfast at Camp Ockanickon.
Pinelands Pipeline Approved
Members of the Pinelands Commission approved the construction of New Jersey Natural Gas’ Southern Reliability Link Pipeline last Thursday at a special meeting. The pipeline will connect the Trenton-Woodbury Lateral Pipeline in Chesterfield Township to a network of pipelines in Lakehurst Borough if constructed.
The pipeline was approved by an 8–4 vote.
Lenape Regional High School District to host Health and Wellness Fair
The Lenape Regional High School District invites area businesses, organizations and professionals in the health and wellness fields to participate in the district’s Health and Wellness Fair on Oct. 9 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cherokee High School.
According to the district, the district is organizing the Health Fair as part of a full day in-service for all certified staff members to coincide with the theme of this academic year, #LRHSDBetterU.
The Health Fair will consist of an informational display area, where vendors can hand out materials and talk informally with attendees.
In addition, the fair will have ongoing 45-minute workshops presented by speakers on a variety of health and wellness-related topics.
Annual campaign for Medford camp kicks off with breakfast at Camp Ockanickon
YMCA Camp Ockanickon, Inc. held its annual campaign kick-off breakfast on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the Ockanickon dining hall. The event, which featured heartfelt testimonials by scholarship recipients and alumni, started off with an invocation by Rev. Don Muller of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, who noted the positive impact of a camp experience on young people.
The camp’s CEO, Mark Dibble, welcomed community members to the event, and talked about the organization’s fundraising goals along with plans for making camp a more diverse and inclusive place. “We want camp to be a place the world strives to be like,” Dibble said. “Our goal is to not turn anybody away who wants to come to camp. But there’s more we have to do.
“What I think would be an awesome dream come true is to have one third of people — those who can afford it — to pay their full way to camp, have one third pay part of the tuition and another third pay nothing at all,” added Dibble, who has been at the helm of the 111-year-old camp since 2015.
