Reminder that we are once again be hosting the George Farrell
Memorial 5K and 1 Mile Fun Walk! The event will take place at the RiverWinds Community
Center on November 6th at 8:30am. A link for the registration is below. The
event is held in memory of Detective Sergeant George Farrell, who spent so much
time serving the youth of West Deptford. All proceeds benefit the West Deptford
Police Athletic League!
https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/WestDeptford/GeorgeFarrellMemorial5k?fbclid=IwAR2Uo7GqJPWQeH0C3-3VZsNuB_qFqta4mU6ms04invLsk9roxsTqmgZ3EPo
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ROWAN UNIVERSITY'S ANNUAL HOMECOMING HARVEST FESTIVAL, OCTOBER 22ND
Rowan University is excited to host the our Annual Homecoming Harvest Festival this year on October 22, 2021 from 4pm-8pm. There will be live music, dance performances, food trucks, a kids zone complete with a petting zoo, face-painting, inflatable attractions, & carnival games! Come relax for a great Friday evening of family-friendly fun @ Rowan University as part of our annual Homecoming Week of celebration.
For all the info, check out https://go.rowan.edu/HarvestFestival2021
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BOE Member, Nancy Barna, who is also a member of the GFWC Women’s Club of West Deptford, along with other Club members, spent the pandemic collecting books for our elementary schools.
Last week a total of 688 books were delivered to three elementary schools in West Deptford. WD students Nate and Evie B. along with their grandmother, April Maska - who is a retired Oakview teacher, helped deliver the books to Oakview School Principal, Mrs. Sandy; Red Bank School Principal, Ms. Scheetz; and Green-Fields School Principal, Mr. Corbitt.
These books will be shared among the 53 elementary classrooms, pre-K to 4th grade, for the children to read.
Thank you to the GFWC Women’s Club of West Deptford for the generous book donations.
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Gloucester County Parks and Recreation Virtual Nature Lessons
(Clarksboro, NJ)— Gloucester County Parks and Recreation is offering virtual lessons on various nature topics. The virtual lessons will feature slide shows with narrations by Dr. Daniel Duran, Gloucester County Naturalist.
“Gloucester County has amazing examples of nature that can be explored through our parks programs,” said Freeholder Director Robert M. Damminger. “Our programs are on hold, but we’re still reaching our nature enthusiast with these online lessons.”
Topics include “What do Insects do?” and “Amazing snakes!”.
“We’ve adapted during COVID-19 to reach our nature explorers in a new way,” said Freeholder Jim Lavender, liaison to Parks and Recreation. “These online lessons are the perfect way to incorporate nature exploration in the online classroom.”
Presentations last 30-60 minutes (flexible) with time for questions and answers. Park educators can present in Google Classroom or Zoom to offer live instruction.
Educators interested in scheduling a virtual session can reach out to Dan Duran, Gloucester County Naturalist, at dduran@co.gloucester.nj.us or Kim Miller at kmmiller@co.gloucester.nj.us.
For more information and updates from Parks and Recreations, please visit www.gloucestercountynj.gov.