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SJM_SouthernExposure_0719_SouthernExposure_11_08 6 / 28 / 19 2 : 38 PM Page 2 by Sarahjane Massaud $ 150,000 Amount raised by Marlton’s Relay for Life event that took place at Cherokee High School last month . The 11th annual event raised funds to help the American Cancer Society with research . $ 21Million Amount paid to two Camden County towns after paint company Sherwin - Williams Co . took responsibility to remove contaminated soil they formerly used for paint disposal and dredging tainted sentiment . Bracelets sold by the Seneca High School Spanish Honor Society in partnership with 392 the Pulsera Project . Students raised more than $ 2,000 for the nonprofit that will help create scholarships , community programs and other projects in Nicaragua . 0,000 $ 3 Amount raised in one day by preschoolers from Burlington County and southeastern Pennsyl - vania to help fight childhood cancer . 1 million Miles driven without a single accident by two Moorestown mailmen , whom the U.S . Postal Service will be honoring . 7,000 $ 15 Grant awarded to Cherry Hill Township from the state Department of Environmental Protection . The Clean Communities Grant will help clean up litter , water quality and natural habitats . “ I thought it was DID YOU fair both for me HEAR ? and my family but also for this team , this organization for the future , and I don’t think I’ll have any regrets . I’m really , really excited to be here and hopefully do something special for a while . ” — CARSON WENTZ ON SIGNING A FOUR - YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES . SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 16 issue 4 SouthJerseyMagazine.com | 11
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SJM_SouthernExposure_0719_SouthernExposure_11_08 6 / 28 / 19 12 : 32 PM Page 3 SouthernExposure HIT OR MISS by Joe Metz A recent study conducted by Rowan University showed that the university has impacted the area’s economy statewide with a more than $ 1 billion increase since 2015 . Four Haddonfield Memorial High School juniors raised $ 2,200 for the Leatherback Trust , a nonprofit multi - national conservation group formed to prevent sea turtle extinction . A Camden County police patrolman gave a homeless man a fresh pair of socks outside of a Wawa after noticing the man’s socks were rain soaked . Two tornadoes touched down in Mullica Hill and Deptford last month . The tornadoes were classified as EF0 and EF1 , respectively . Four men and one teenager from New York City were arrested for stealing $ 9,000 worth of products from the Apple Store in Marlton . A Mount Laurel woman was sentenced to five years in prison for a car crash that killed her husband , who was the passenger . She was charged with DWI and vehicular homicide . SPOTLIGHT by Joe Metz Philadelphia Eagle , Super Bowl winner and Glassboro native Corey Clement gave back to the community and hosted his first - ever free football camp last month . The event , for boys and girls in grades 3 to 9 , took place at Rowan University’s Richard Wackar Stadium . Joining Clement at the camp were some of his teammates and close friends , and the Eagles running back took time to instruct and offer tips to the children in attendance . SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 16 issue 4 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 12 |