Thursday, April 29, 2010

Dave Casius Thanked By Rotary Club of Woodstown

The Rotary Club of Woodstown honored community members that have supported the many club projects during its weekly lunch meeting today. Of those honored were Strang School's Graphic Design Teacher, Mr. David Casius. Under Dave's instruction, students have helped in the design and production of tickets and brochures in support of the Club and the Club Foundation.

The Graphic Design Class also provides employment training for youth through its Screen Printing operation designing and producing tshirts, hats and padfolios for over 50 projects this year alone! Projects have included: Woodstown 4th of July Celebration, Woodstown Lacrosse, Aldine UMC Vacation Bible School, Daretown Boy Scout Troop, Salem County OEM 911, and various sports programs. For more information or to place an order, please call (856) 935 1555.

48 Hour Prayer Vigil at Ranch Hope

Beginning at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, April 27th, the Ranch Hope Family has been holding a 48 hour Prayer Vigil with team members and volunteers taking 1 hour "prayer shifts" in the Lee Ann Bailey Memorial Chapel.
Ranch Hope's Chaplain, Tim Hunt, came up with the idea after team members had expressed a desire to pray for another member having major surgery on Wednesday morning. The idea blossomed into a vigil taking place over 48 straight hours, with over 25 team members, 5 Board members, and 3 volunteers participating!
By the way, the team member that initially spearheaded the idea came out of surgery in 45 minutes with a prognosis of a full recovery!!!

Monday, April 26, 2010

Freeholder David Lindenmuth is Ranch Hope Good Guy


Freeholder David Lindenmuth shared an inspirational message with students at Ranch Hope last week and was named April's "Good Guy" of the month.
Mr. Lindenmuth who is also the Superintendent of Schools for Oldmans Township School District was presented with the "White Hat" award after his talk.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Spring Sports Award Banquet

The newly renovated Alloway Campus Cafeteria was the setting for the Annual Sports Awards Banquet Thursday night. Sean Redman, former all-state football player at Glassboro HS, running back at Penn State and current Vice Principal at Sterling HS was the keynote speaker. Sean began his career as a direct care worker at Ranch Hope in the early 90s, before completing his Master's degree and moving into public education.
Roger Garrison of Ranch Hope's Rec Therapy program was the evening's MC and presented youth with their awards for participating in 4-on-4 Summer League Basketball, Intramural Flag Football, JV and Varsity Basketball, Softball and H'Olympic Games!
The Eagles were presented with Championship Team Sweatshirts for winning the 2009 Ranch Hope Football League. The Eagles defeated the Panthers "under the lights" during the RHFL's first night game played in a driving rain.
JV and Varsity Basketball players earned trophies for "Mr. Hustle", Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, Most Improved Player and Most Valuable Player.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Administrative Professionals Day



Ranch Hope celebrated Administrative Professionals Day one day early today, with a time of great food and fellowship at the newly opened Helen's Cafe located on Route 540 in Alloway!

Staff enjoyed a great morning in this new destination in Salem County. Our hosts Tim & Nicole provided a delicious buffet.

We are so thankful for all of our administrative professionals and the role they play each day in the lives of children and families! Thank You!

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Ranch Hope welcomes Dr. Augustine Chikezie, Pediatric Endocrinologist to Omega Team


Dr. Chikezie is on the staff of A.I. DuPont Children's Hospital as well as his own private practice in New Jersey. We are excited to welcome him to this very important new program. The Omega Project is a program that offers therapeutic resources as well as medical care for young people with diabetes.

Alloway Campus Cafeteria Undergoes Major Face Lift

During the vacation break last week, students helped the Ranch Hope Facilities Maintenance Team remove the current vinyl flooring to make way for the new look in the Alloway campus cafeteria! We are excited for guests to see the new changes at this year's Founder's Day Banquet on May 14.





STARS Reach New Heights at Camp Edge

We received the following email from a staff member at Schalick High School after students were at Camp Edge last Friday!

"Our students had a blast at Camp Edge! On the bus ride home, students were commenting how they all had to get together again soon because of how much fun they had, so thank you for offering such a program.

The acronym for STARS is Students Taking a Right Stand."