Check out this past week’s biggest stories in Cinnaminson.
Cinnaminson Lions Club continuing to make a visual difference in the community
Since 1917, Lions Club International has worked to make a difference in many communities around the world. There are more than 46,000 Lions Clubs’ in the world with more than 1.4 million members. The goal for the club is to help with eyesight and blindness prevention, as well as fundraise for the local community. The Palmyra-Riverton-Cinnaminson Lions Club has been helping to make a difference since its establishment in 1944, with more than a dozen members on board. “We have two big fundraising events each year, and we also have Lions Club meetings twice a month, member Joe Threston said. “We enjoy making an impact in the community, and we feel we are continuing to do so.”
Cinnaminson Relay for Life set to help promote awareness on cancer
Cancer is still a huge problem in the world. In 2017, there will be an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. Relay for Life is a non-profit organization, started in 1985, to hold community fundraising events to raise funds for cancer research and programs and to promote awareness. Cinnaminson Township will host its first Relay for Life at Cinnaminson High School on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. This event may be the first in Cinnaminson, but it surely is not the first in Burlington County and New Jersey. “We used to hold an event once or twice a year in each county,” American Cancer Society Community Support coordinator Gina McAleese said. “In 2016, we held 21 events in total that ranged from Mercer County to Cape May County. Cinnaminson’s event this year increases that number to 22 for 2017.”
Temple Sinai to host Fall Market Festival on Oct. 8
Join Temple Sinai of Cinnaminson for a Fall Market Festival on Sunday, Oct. 8 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.There will be an interactive farming exhibit for children, a local farm stand, and vendors including women’s clothing, quilted items, self defense products, cards, jewelry, food, and more. Many vendors are also crafters and have beautiful handmade items, sell spices, cosmetics, clothing, tupperware, and more. “We are excited to have a Rutgers Agricultural Extension exhibit on farming where children (and adults) can see replica farm animals up close, and even milk a replica cow,” President of Temple Sinai Robert Kotzen said. “It will be a fun event for the entire family.”
Palmyra/Riverton/Cinnaminson Lions Club hosting annual charity golf tournament on Sept. 19
The Palmyra/Riverton/Cinnaminson (PRC) Lions Club is hosting the annual Jack Davis Memorial Charity Golf Tournament on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 at the Riverton Country Club. The PRC Lions respectfully ask for any support that you can provide, as suggested below. All donations and funds received from our tournament are used by the PRC Lions to support numerous charitable endeavors, including Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) charities, such as the Sight First program, the Lions Eye Bank of the Delaware Valley, Catholic Charities, emergency eye care and eye glasses and sports goggles to local residents and children, the John Nowicki Memorial Scholarship and Leo Carr Memorial Scholarship to local graduates of Cinnaminson, Holy Cross and Palmyra High Schools, and the installation and maintenance of benches at bus stops in the Tri-Boro area.
