Help feed the hungry by bringing canned food to the annual Thanksgiving eve soccer game next week.
What started out as a fun way to kick off (pun intended) the Thanksgiving holiday, has grown into one of Moorestown’s most successful—not to mention entertaining—charitable enterprises. Back in 2009, members of the Moorestown 2 soccer team—part of the South Jersey Masters Association—and the township’s 35+ Rec Soccer program squared off in a friendly exhibition the day before Thanksgiving. The first game wasn’t very competitive—Moorestown 2 dominated the rec soccer players in a 6-1 blowout—but it started a tradition that took on a philanthropic complexion the following year. Scott Cooper, captain of the rec soccer team, said he and the captain of the Moorestown 2 team decided to solicit canned food donations from players and spectators in …
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Township manager Scott Carew said the new field should be finished by March 2013.
Construction crews began tearing up the lower field at Wesley Bishop North last week, preparing it for its eventual conversion to a turf field. Township manager Scott Carew said LandTek—which won the contract for the $1.4 million project—should have the project completed by mid-March. If the work spills into the spring lacrosse season, Carew said the township has already made arrangements with the school district to use its grass fields. Additionally, Carew proposed a minor addition to the project: the replacement of the cinderblock wall at the end of the field, which was demolished as part of the project. Sports teams, primarily lacrosse, used the wall during practice. Carew said the township could replace it and use the wall as a space …
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2:08 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Doesn't everyone go to Ott's and PJ's that night? Where's the pro liquor people to back me up on this one? This event is another good effort to help others, nice planning, thanks! Btw- does this event have many games , marching band and color guard ? Hope you have a good night more ›