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FEB. 25MARCH 3, 2015

Eastern makes
final PARCC prep

Snow shoveling

Test will be administered

to students from March 913
By ZANE CLARK
The Sun

ZANE CLARK/The Sun

Voorhees Township was blanketed in white, kids went to school late, and residents had to dig themselves out as a result of the snow that dropped on the town on Monday, Feb. 16. Pictured is resident
Tom Kalick as he works the next day to dig out his driveway.

Eastern Regional High School

is in the final stages of preparing
for the upcoming Partnership for
Assessment of Readiness for College and Career exam.
According to Robert Cloutier,
director of curriculum, instruction and professional development, the technology department
has been working hard for more
than two years laying the foundation to make the examination possible.
Now, as it is approaching, we
have to make sure that we are prepared in all respects, Cloutier
said.
Next month, the PARCC test
will be administered to all students in New Jersey grades three
through 11, replacing the former
standardized New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge
test for lower grades and the High
School Proficiency Assessment
for those in high school grades
nine through 11.
Two major differences with the
transition to the PARCC test are

students will take the examinations twice a year, once in March

and once in late April or early
May, and the test itself is entirely
computer based.
The test is a result of a group of
20 states, New Jersey included,
that first came together and developed a common core set of
K-12 assessments in math and
language arts with the goal of
preparing students for a career or
college beyond high school.
While multiple states have
since decided to not administer
the PARCC assessment, New Jersey is still scheduled to move forward with the test.
For Eastern, teachers will have
a half-day of in-service on Monday, March 2, during which all
teachers will be trained as test administrators, as many teachers
will be directly administering the
test on the days of the examinations.
The following day, teachers and
students will also run a practice
PARCC testing day for both English and math, using the special
please see TESTS, page 11

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Tutoring Club
to host practice
exams March 1
Tutoring Club of Cherry
Hill/Voorhees will be holding
full-length practice SAT and ACT
exams on Sunday, March 1 from 1
to 5 p.m.
The cost of this test is $35, with
the proceeds benefiting Cherry
Hill East Girls Lacrosse Students
choose whether they want to take
an SAT or ACT practice test.
Tutoring Club of Cherry
Hill/Voorhees opened in 2004 and
since then has worked with more
than 5,000 students ranging in age
from 5-18 in virtually all subject
areas and SAT/ACT prep. Tutoring Club of Cherry Hill is one of
150 Tutoring Club centers in the
country and has been ranked in
the top five each of the past nine
years.
For the past few years, Tutoring Club of Cherry Hill/Voorhees
has been offering SAT/ACT practice days on 15-20 Saturdays or
Sundays throughout the school
year. Each student takes a fulllength SAT or ACT test, however
the score does not go on a transcript. The students score and a
full analysis of each students test
is provided within 10 days. The
club charges a fee of $35, with the
proceeds going to a local school
organization that sponsors the
SAT/ACT practice day.
To sign-up or receive more information just call or email Tutoring Club at (856) 616-8808 or
cherryhillnj@tutoringclub.com.

on campus
Adam Schechter, of Voorhees, a
second-year student in the graphic design program in RIT's College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, made the dean's list for the
fall 2014-2015 semester.
Lubna Zubair of Voorhees made
the dean's list for fall semester at
the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to
undergraduate students who
have a 3.0 or higher academic average for the semester.

FEB. 25MARCH 3, 2015 THE VOORHEES SUN 3

Fundraising underway for annual

March for Babies at Virtua
panies to participate and lead the
community in making a difference for the health of moms and
babies.
As a health-care professional,
this campaign gives me and Virtua a unique opportunity to help
the community that I love. And as
a mother, I cant think of a more
important cause than our babies, said Lubrano, who will be
asking local businesses for their
support in the coming months.
Premature birth is the leading
cause of newborn death in this
country. One in nine of our babies here in Camden and Burlington counties is born premature,
and thats just not acceptable. It
takes leaders in our community
working together to ensure more
moms have healthy pregnancies.
Residents can sign up at
www.marchforbabies.org
and
start a team with co-workers, family or friends. The event will be
held this year on April 26 at Virtua Voorhees.

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More than 11,000 of New Jersey babies will be born premature

this year, and Patty Lubrano is
working with the March of
Dimes to change this.
Lubrano, vice president of patient care services at Virtua,
knows how important the March
of Dimes mission is to families in
Camden and Burlington counties.
She has taken on the role of 2015
March for Babies chair to raise
awareness and important funding to help babies born prematurely or with birth defects. Lubrano has made the commitment
to raise $60,000 in new revenue as
part of the overall walk goal of
$300,000.
March for Babies, the March of
Dimes largest fundraiser, helps
fund lifesaving research and educational programs aimed at helping moms have healthy babies.
Last year in Camden and Burlington counties, more than $290,000
was raised. This year, Lubrano
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onday, March 2 is going to be

a different kind of day in
public schools throughout
New Jersey. Thats the first day the
long-awaited, and highly-controversial,
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career test will be
administered.
PARCC, as its better known, is the
newest version of the annual standardized test that students have been taking for years. There have always been
debates as to whether standardized
tests do any good, or whether the results provide any useful information.
But the fact is that standardized testing has been around for decades, and
PARCC is just the newest version.
Sure, this version is taken entirely
on a computer, not with a pen and
Scantron, leaving many concerned
about whether students can perform
well. Todays students grew up with
this technology, though, so they should
have no issue adjusting to taking a test
on a computer; it may even be easier
for them.
Sure, this version only measures

Your thoughts
What are your thoughts on PARCC? Share
your thoughts on this and other topics
through a letter to the editor.

performance in math and English,

leaving many concerned that it is taking away instructional time in other
subjects. The SAT has been testing in
only those two subjects for years,
though, and no one seems to have a
problem with that.
Its not just parents who have a problem with PARCC. The New Jersey Education Association launched online
and TV ads last week that, in one spot,
asked emphatically: what are we
doing to our kids?
Well, we are testing them, just like
we have tested them in the past.
Contrary to how this might read, we
are not in favor of PARCC, or standardized testing in general. We agree that
there has to be a better way to judge
students, and teachers, than a national
standardized test. But encouraging
students to not take the test sends the

wrong message, and teaches the wrong

lesson. We shouldnt be teaching our
students that its OK to avoid taking a
test because you dont agree with it.
Should they also say no to homework,
because they dont agree that it properly assesses their learning? Should they
not take a final exam in college because its taken on a computer?
Voicing opinions and concerns and
standing up for what you believe in are
good lessons to teach. But attacking
the schools, which have no choice in
administering the test, and teaching
students that its OK to refuse to take
the test are not the way to approach the
issue. Sometimes in life, we have to do
what we dont want to do and dont
agree with doing.
Take the fight to the legislators who
approved the testing. Lobby them to
change the rules.
While passing PARCC isnt a requirement to graduate high school
now, it will be starting with the class of
2019. And what will you do then prevent students from graduating because
they refused to take a test?

Need a marriage license? Head to Vital Statistics Office

One of the most frequent questions I am
asked is how someone goes about getting a
birth certificate or a marriage license. The
Voorhees Vital Statistics Office handles the
processing of birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses and domestic
partnership certifications. Besides issuing
the documents, it is also responsible for the
permanent archiving of these documents,
some of which date back to the founding of
Voorhees in 1899.
This department processed almost 6,000
birth certificates last year. If you need a

copy of your birth certificate, you can get

same day service in
Town Hall. You will
need to show a valid
drivers license with
your current address
or two pieces of mail
dated within the past
90 days with your current address, as well
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as a document showMAYORS MESSAGE
ing your signature.

The cost for a copy of your birth certificate

is $25. Recently, the state allowed the issuance of birth certificates online. To get a
birth
certificate
online,
visit
www.voorheesnj.com and look for the VitalChek link. You will need a credit card
for payment when using this option.
A marriage license application must be
made in the municipality in which one of
the parties resides and the license is valid
throughout the state. There is a 72-hour
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FEB. 25MARCH 3, 2015 THE VOORHEES SUN 7

Areas first freestanding inpatient

hospice center to open in Voorhees

Dont wait for

another storm!

Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice hope to open center in 2016

By ZANE CLARK
The Sun
If all goes according to plan,
next year Voorhees Township
will be home to the areas first
freestanding inpatient hospice
with the recently announced
Samaritan Center at Voorhees.
The freestanding hospice will
be another branch of Samaritan
Healthcare & Hospice, the Marlton headquartered not-for-profit
hospice organization, which will
now have a permanent center in
Voorhees for patients and families facing a level of illness that
home health aides cannot properly treat in a patients home.
According to Samaritan public
relations manager Carol Paproc-

ki, while most people faced with a

serious illness would like to be in
the comfort of their own home,
the idea of having a place where
hospice care could be provided 24
hours a day is often mentioned by
patients families when first inquiring with Samaritan about
care.
They also want to know, if my
loved one is alone at home, what
happens if the pain symptoms
are such that it requires that
higher level of care, and is there a
place that can provide that? Paprocki said. When people call for
hospices, that is a question they
do ask.
Paprocki said Samaritan chose
Voorhees for the new center after
researching several properties

over the last several years and decided upon the final location off
Route 73 because it offered a secluded setting in the woods, as
well as quick access to the areas
major highways, with five acutecare hospitals within a 10-mile radius.
We have five counties that we
serve and its not always convenient for people from parts of Atlantic, Camden or Gloucester to
travel up to Mt. Holly (Samaritans hospice center at Virtua Memorial Hospital) so we wanted
something that would be more accessible, Paprocki said.
Paprocki said The Samaritan
Center at Voorhees, once completplease see GROUP, page 12

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WEDNESDAY FEB. 25
Kennedy Eldermed Knitting and
Crochet Group: Adult. 12:30 p.m.
Voorhees Branch Library at 203
Laurel Road. Senior Knitting, a
crochet
group,
through
Eldermed, meets on the second
and fourth Wednesdays each
month.
Crochet
and
Knit
Club:
Teen/Tween, Adult: 4:30 p.m.
Voorhees Branch Library at 203
Laurel Road. Visitors can bring
their latest project and make new
friends as library visitors crochet
and knit together. Beginners are
welcome. Bring yarn and a size H
hook to learn to crochet.
Breath, Water, and Sound Yoga:
Adult. 6:30 p.m. Voorhees Branch
Library at 203 Laurel Road.
Learn simple yet profoundly
effective tools to let go of emotional, mental and physical stress
easily from your system. Bottom
line learn how you can feel better! David uses a multifaceted
yogic approach involving
breath, water, sound, humor, postures, knowledge and group

dynamics to access more energy

and relaxation. With all the stress
in the world today, its really wonderful to be able to let go. No prior experience needed and very
gentle.
Teen Volunteer Power Hour: Grades
six-12. 6:30 p.m. Voorhees Branch
Library at 203 Laurel Road. Hey
tweens and teens! Earn a quick
hour of volunteer service without
having to attend a Teen Volunteer Boot Camp. There will be different projects each month.
Boy Scout Troop No. 48 meeting:
Behind Holy Communion Lutheran Church, Route 73. Boys ages
10 to 18. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Questions,
visit www.troop48berlin.org.
Focus Group: ESL Conversation
Class: For adults. 10:30 a.m. to
noon at Voorhees Branch Library.
Practical and everyday topics as
well as pronunciation are the
focus. For non-native English
speakers.
No
registration
required.

THURSDAY FEB. 26
AARP Tax Aide: Adults. 10 a.m.

Voorhees Branch Library at 203

Laurel Road. Volunteers prepare
and process simple tax returns.
First-come, first-served basis. No
appointments. Sign up is at the
information desk on the first
floor.
VITA Tax Program: Adult. 4 p.m.
Voorhees Branch Library at 203
Laurel Road. VITA volunteers prepare and process simple tax
returns. First-come, first-served
basis. No appointments.
Next Chapter Book Club. Adult. 7
p.m. Voorhees Branch Library at
203 Laurel Road. The Next Chapter Book Club offers weekly
opportunities for adults and
teens with intellectual and developmental disabilities to read and
learn together, talk about books
and make friends in a relaxed,
community setting. Please contact Rosemary Scalese at 856772-1636
x7350
or
rscalese@camdencountylibrary.o
rg for more information. Space is
limited.
Scrabble Group: 1 to 3 p.m. at
Voorhees Branch Library. Take a
break and enjoy a challenging

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game of Scrabble with a few

friends. Held in conjunction with
Kennedy Eldermed.
Voorhees Breakfast Rotary Club:
7:15 a.m. at Short Hills Deli &
Restaurant, 486 East Evesham
Road, No. 103, Cherry Hill. For
more
information
visit
www.voorheesbreakfastrotary.or
g.
Overeaters Anonymous: 10 to 11
a.m. at Hope United Church, 700
Cooper Road. Call 609-239-0022
or visit www.southjerseyoa.org.
Body After Baby: 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. at
1011 Main Street Promenade. Use
a combination of pilates and yoga
to strengthen, increase flexibility
and tighten. Cost is $60 for six
weeks. Registration required. For
more
information
visit
www.events.cooperhealth.org.
Free Exercise Class for Active
Seniors: 1:45 to 2:45 p.m. every
Thursday. Led by Fox Rehabilitation exercise physiologist at
Brookdale at Voorhees. Call (877)
407-3422 for more information
and to register.
Voorhees Central Chapter of BNI
Breakfast: 7 a.m. at The Mansion, 3000 Main St. BNI is a business and professional referral
organization. For more information visit www.bnidvr.com.
BNI Marlton Regional Chapter
Lunch: Every Thursday at 11:30

a.m. at The Mansion, 3000 Main

St., Voorhees. BNI is a business
and professional networking
referral organization. Join us to
learn more about how to grow
your business. Call Ray for details
at (609) 760-0624.
Babies Playgroup: Ages 1 to 18
months. 10 to 11 a.m. at Voorhees
Branch Library. Meet new friends!
We provide the toys and books
but no organized programming.

FRIDAY FEB. 27
Babies' Playgroup: Ages 1-18
months. 10 a.m. Voorhees Branch
Library at 203 Laurel Road. Little
ones meet new friends! The
library provide the toys and
books but no organized programming.
Toddler's Playgroup: Ages 18 - 36
months. 11 a.m. Voorhees Branch
Library at 203 Laurel Road. Play
with new friends! The library provides the toys and books but no
organized programming.
Senior Card Group: Adult. 12:45 p.m.
Voorhees Branch Library at 203
Laurel Road. Seniors meet, weekly, to play various card games.
Senior Scrabble Group: Adult. 1 p.m.
Voorhees Branch Library at 203
Laurel Road. Seniors get togethplease see CALENDAR, page 10

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Voorhees Middle School

to present Shrek The Musical
Middle
School
Voorhees
Drama Club invites the public to
come to its Big Bright Beautiful
World and see the heartwarming
production of Shrek The Musical, on Friday, March 13 through
Sunday, March 15, at the VMS
Theater, 1000 Holly Oak Drive.
Shrek The Musical is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International.
Shrek The Musical has original music by Jeanine Tesorie
with lyrics by David LindsayAbaries. It is based on the Dreamworks Animation motion picture
and the book by William Steig. Attendees may recognize some of
the original characters created by
Mike Myers of Saturday Night
Live. Shrek the Musical is an
offbeat tale about unlikely companions. Shrek and Donkey join
in a quest to rescue Princess
Fiona to save her from the clutch-

es of the evil Farquaad and the

Dragon. This comedic tale of adventure is a wonderful production that the entire family will
love, so come see the show.
Show times are at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 13 and Saturday,
March 14. There is a family matinee on Saturday March 14 at 1
p.m. On Sunday, March 15, show
time is 3 p.m. Tickets are $12. All
seats are reserved. Senior citizens
are invited to watch this production free of charge on Sunday afternoon, March 15 courtesy of
PRIDE of the Voorhees Township
Education Association.
VMS Box Office hours are
Tuesdays and Thursdays in
March from 3-4:30 p.m. Tickets
are also available one hour prior
to each performance. For further
information, please call (856) 7952025 ext. 5410. For information on
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month to play scrabble. The
Scrabble game is located at the
desk of Jeanne Sevast, in adult
services.
Gaming Fridays: Grades 6-12. 3 p.m.
Voorhees Branch Library at 203
Laurel Road. Drop by The Corner
for board games, Wii, and XBox
360 fun.
Coffee with Voorhees Committeeman Mike Friedman: 8 a.m. at
Panera Bread in Voorhees, 1200
White Horse Road. A chance for
residents to discuss township and
government issues with their committeeman. All are welcome.
Toddlers Playgroup: Ages 18 to 36
months. 11 a.m. to noon at
Voorhees Branch Library. Meet
new friends! We provide the toys
and books but no organized programming.
Congregation Beth El: Shabbat
service at 6 p.m. based on traditional liturgy and infused with
spirit by upbeat melodies and
camaraderie. 8000 Main St.,
Voorhees.
Hands & Foot Card Game for Senior Citizens: 1:30 p.m. in room A

SATURDAY FEB. 28
After Hours: Grades six-12. 6 p.m.
Voorhees Branch Library at 203
Laurel Road. Three full hours of
movies, games, crafts, and food.
Registration is limited and a permission slip is required.
Congregation Beth El: Shabbat
service from 9 a.m. to noon,
including a wide variety of other
services throughout the morning.
8000 Main St., Voorhees.

MONDAY MARCH 2
Voorhees Toastmasters meeting:
7:30 p.m. at Heritage Church, 110
Kresson-Gibbsboro Road. Visit
voorhees.toastmastersclubs.org
for more information.
Exercise Class for Active Seniors:
8:30 to 10 a.m. every Monday.
Led by Fox Rehabilitation exercise physiologist at Fox Rehabilitation, 7 Carnegie Plaza, Cherry
Hill. Call (877) 407-3422, ext.
5795 for more information and to
register.
Breastfeeding Support Group: 5:30
to 6:30 p.m. at The Ripa Center

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Promenade. Join other breastfeeding mothers for fellowship
and support at this informal
weekly meeting. Professionals on
hand to offer advice and answer
questions. Free, but registration
required at www.events.cooperhealth.org.
Focus Group: ESL Conversation
Class: For adults. 10:30 a.m. to
noon at Voorhees Branch Library.
Practical and everyday topics as
well as pronunciation are the
focus. For non-native English
speakers.
No
registration
required.

TUESDAY MARCH 3
AARP Tax Aide: Adults. 10 a.m.
Voorhees Branch Library at 203
Laurel Road. Volunteers prepare
and process simple tax returns.
First-come, first-served basis. No
appointments. Sign up is at the
information desk on the first
floor.
Shake Your Sillies Out: Toddlers,
Preschool, Children. 10:30 a.m.
Voorhees Branch Library at 203
Laurel Road. Sing, dance, and
enjoy stories in this active story
time.
Mothers of Preschoolers meeting:
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Hope United
Methodist Church, 700 Cooper
Road. Childcare available. For
more
information,
visit
www.momshope.com.
Breast Cancer Support Group:
6:30 to 8 p.m. at Cooper at
Voorhees, 900 Centennial Blvd.,
Building One, Suite L. Support
group for women with breast
cancer and those who care about
them. Free, but registration
required at www.events.cooperhealth.org.
Voorhees-Gibbsboro Rotary Club
meeting: Filomena's Restaurant,
Berlin. 7 to 8:30 p.m.For more
information call (856) 534-3384.
Senior Citizen Club Social: 11:30 a.m.
to 3 p.m. at Lions Lake Park Banquet Facility, 101 Dutchtown Road.
For more information call (856)
429-4703.
Free Exercise Class for Active
Seniors: 1:45 to 2:45 p.m. every
Tuesday. Led by Fox Rehabilitation exercise physiologist at
Brookdale at Voorhees. Call (877)
407-3422 for more information
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Tests to be administered on iPads

Properly dispose of your

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By Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez

TESTS
Continued from page 1
schedule designed specifically for
the tests.
Its going to be important because our bell schedule is going to
be very different, Cloutier said.
This is an unusual testing format. Weve never tested this number of students while actually
conducting classes as well, and locations have changed.
As for students whose parents
have refused to let them take the
test, which has been a controversial issue in various districts
across the state, those students
will be moved to the Performing
Arts Center during the test.
Its approximately 12-15 parents who have made that request
at this time, and we will use the
Performing Arts Center as an alternative location that will be supervised during the testing time,
Cloutier said.
In total, the district will be testing 1,496 students during the
week of March 9-13 with three
tests in language arts and two
tests in math for the first round,
with the same students tested
again from April 20-23 with two
tests in language arts and two
tests in math.
Cloutier said the tests would be
administered on 550 iPads, with
three different testing sessions
available to test all freshmen,
sophomores and juniors.
Issues of time, space, the
number of test administrators
that well need its all pretty
compressive, Cloutier said.
According to Cloutier, the districts 493 seniors, who are exempt from the tests, will still be in
the building during the March

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although about 230 will be in
Florida on their senior trip on
March 9 and 10, and the test
schedule was designed to disrupt
their class periods as little as possible.
The district has also met with
teachers regarding instruction
during students class periods
when they are not taking the
tests, and there will be no tests or
quizzes during that time.
Its going to be certainly an

unusual week, so no tests or

quizzes in grades nine through 11
classes, and teachers have been
very flexible in understanding
the needs here, and classroom
projects and activities will be recommended, Cloutier said.
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ed, will feature 18 beds in separate, private rooms, grouped in

three wings with the projected
ability to serve 1,100 patients annually.
In addition, each room will
have a private bathroom, a pullout bed for relatives, a place to put
mementos and a private conversation alcove for family members,
and each room will be within
view of soothing gardens.
The center at large will feature
a common area living room and
eat-in kitchen, an area for children where families can gather if
needed as well as a main office for
Samaritans physician group, Palliative Medical Partners.
Also included will be a medita-

tion chapel, counseling rooms

and conference spaces for the
emotional needs of patients, families and visitors.
With hospice care, we are caring not only for the patient but
also for the families as well, and
we view that care as helping people meet the physical needs of the
illness but the spiritual and psychological needs as well, Paprocki said.
Paprocki said the township as
a whole will also benefit from a
98-seat auditorium to be included
at the center apart from patient
wings, which in addition to
Samaritan services, will also be
used for community events.
As a not-for-profit organization
with a charitable mission, Paprocki said Samaritan accepts
payment for some services from
Medicaid, Medicare and medical
insurance, but provides uncompensated care and has never

turned away a patient who met

hospice requirements.
In that regard, Paprocki said
The
Samaritan
Center
at
Voorhees would be completed
through financing, Samaritans
reserves and through a capital
campaign, with $200,000 having
already been raised by the Samaritan board, leadership team, management and employees.
They helped raise the first
part of the campaign because we
do want to be able to say to the
community that our managers
and staff support the project, Paprocki said.
Overall, Paprocki said she believed the center would be a
groundbreaking event in more
ways than one.
It is going to be the first freestanding hospice in the area, and
it really is going to be a place of
compassion and support for our
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waiting period between the application and the issuance of the license. To get a marriage license,
you will need identification in the
form of either a valid drivers license, passport, birth certificate
or state/federal ID. You will also
need proof of residency, your Social Security number and a witness at least 18 years old who can

be a relative. A marriage license

costs $28.
To obtain a death certificate,
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Passport applications are available at the Camden County Store
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Email us at news@voorheessun.com

The Voorhees Vital Statics Department is located in Town Hall

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and can be reached at (856) 4294482. The office is open from 8
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Caplans look back on 55 years of marriage

By KRISTEN DOWD
The Sun
Aaron Caplan was attracted to
his future wife, Joyce, from their
first meeting. Joyces coworker
ran into Aaron an old friend
and the three grabbed lunch together. But despite Aarons instant attraction, he didnt call
Joyce for more than three months.
Once he did, however, things
moved quickly. The couple was
engaged eight days after their
first date.
I said, Lets go steady, Aaron
said, and she said, No one goes
steady anymore. Either you do or
you dont.
So, they did, and now the Caplans have been married for 55
years.
Aaron said he was attracted to

Joyce because of her looks, of

course, but also by her down-toearth nature.
Shes the nicest person Ive
ever met, Aaron said.
The couple now resides in
Brandywine Senior Living at
Voorhees. They raised their
daughters, Lori and Wendi, in
Elkins Park, Pa. Lori now has
three daughters Hayley, Sydney
and Addison and Wendi has one
daughter, Lia-Rose.
Were a very close family,
Joyce said. Thats one of the
greatest outcomes of our marriage. Our daughters and our
grandchildren.
Absolutely, Aaron agreed.
My daughters are my best
friends.
The Caplans built an insurance
company together, and they have

fond memories of their house always filled with family, friends

and good times. They were active
in their community, especially
with the Democratic Party in
Cheltenham Township.
Aaron said being married is a
challenge, but hes proud of the
wonderful life he and Joyce built
together.
During 55 years, you are faced
with all different kinds of situations. Youre tested on how your
relationship survives, he said.
We had a good life together. We
still have a good life together.
According to Joyce, they took
their marriage vows to heart.
We both believed when we
took those marriage vows that
marriage is forever, she said,
And thats how you live your life
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