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February 10, 2020

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Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge baby shower
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Aldora the red tailed hawk sits atop handler and volunteer Valerie Pellecchia’s gloved hand right outside of the baby shower (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

A basket of handmade animals, some of whom represent residents at the refuge, welcome attendees in the meeting space (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Pam Jones smiles as Tabernacle resident Lilly Lowrie, 4, pets Nod the box turtle (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Nazar the Eastern screech owl gazes at amazed attendees during the wildlife baby shower (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Volunteer Richard Jones explains how Athena, the great horned owl, ended up at the refuge (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Donations pour in to help Woodford Cedar Run continue its mission of providing care to wounded animals (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Delran resident Kendall Manning, 4, plays veterinarian as she nurses a stuffed animal back to health (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Wildlife Assistant Kelsey Lawler teaches the kids at the operating table how to best treat the stuffed animal’s injuries (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Kids like MAcKenzie Brough, 8, create raccoon faces using construction paper, glue and their imaginations (Krystal Nurse/The Sun)

Laurie Hess of Tabernacle watches her 4-year-old friend Isaiah Valkosky of Gibbsboro create animal art during the baby shower (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Bridget Cardenas, educator and volunteer shift leader, brings the crowd-favorite, Phoebe the Skunk, to the baby shower. Attendees such as Kormac Leahy and his grandmother Charnee Delorne of Medford Lakes greet the resident (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Phoebe the Skunk rests in her handler’s hands, Bridget Cardenas, as she gazes at passerby’s (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Mt. Holly resident Destiny Allen, 8, pleads to Wildlife Assistant Kelsey Lawler to refill her syringe to continue operating on her injured stuffed animals (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).
Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge hosted a Wildlife Baby Shower at the Medford United Methodist Church on Feb. 8 to formally welcome the newest animal residents to the wildlife rescue.
Volunteers solicit donations from attendees to support the refuge’s mission to nurse injured animals back to health. To donate to the refuge, visit CedarRun.org.