www.marltonsun.com DEC. 17–23, 2014 FREE Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Classified . . . . . . . . . . . 23–27 Editorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Police R eport . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 INSIDE THIS ISSUE The best around Evesham PD ranks among the best. PAGE 6 By ZANE CLARK The Sun Empty bowls are coming to Marlton Middle School. No, students aren’t going hun- gry, they’re actually hard at work making soup and sculpting bowls in preparation for the school’s first-ever “Empty Bowls” fundraiser on Dec. 19. “Empty Bowls” is an interna- tional charity project that aims to fight world hunger by having arti- sans sculpt bowls, fill them with food and then feed guests at fundraising events. After the events, those who dined get to keep their empty bowl as a reminder o f those still with empty bowls throughout the world. Marlton Middle School con- sumer science teacher Joanne Wiest said she heard about other groups and schools participating in the project and suggested the idea for her “Cooking for a Cause” class that takes place this time each year . Funds raised at the Dec. 19 “Empty Bowls” event will go to the Food Bank of South Jersey , as Wiest said her students often don’t know that even in America there are people who don’t have enough to eat. “There are people in the United States that need help, and the fact that they live in Marlton, the kids don’t get to see that too much,” Wiest said. While holding an “Empty Bowls” fundraiser is new to Wiest’s students, this year is also different because they’ll have the help of teacher Kate Sampson and the students in her sculpting class who have been hard at work sculpting the many soup bowls needed for the project. According to Wiest, she esti- mates 14 gallons of soup and more than 140 bowls are neces- sary to feed the students from both classes, the one guest each student gets to invite to the Dec. 19 fundraiser and other special guests such as administrative of- ficials. “We made a couple extra just to be sure in case there were any ex- plosions in the kiln, which hap- pens, and just in case anyone shows up that we weren’t expect- ing because you never know,” Sampson said. Wiest and Sampson said their eighth-grade students have really shown an interest in the project because they can see the results of their work as it happens, which hopefully stays with them beyond the classroom. “Like with anything when you’re teaching, hopefully you can make just some small impact on them, and maybe their family decides to donate a turkey for Thanksgiving or give at a soup ZANE CLARK/The Sun In the weeks leading up to the Marlton Middle School ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser, art students sculpted and painted soup bowls, and family and consumer science students made soup. All money raised will go to the Food Bank of South Jersey, and guest will then take their bowl home with them. Pictured are eighth- grade students Ryan Stango and Liv Gazzara as they cook chili for the event. Fighting world hunger, one bowl at a time Marlton Middle School students sculpt bowls, cook soup for ‘Empty Bowls’ charity fundraiser please see STUDENTS, page 16
No, students aren’t going hun-gry, they’re actually hard at workmaking soup and sculpting bowlsin preparation for the school’sfirst-ever “Empty Bowls”fundraiser on Dec. 19.
“Empty Bowls” is an interna-tional charity project that aims tofight world hunger by having arti-sans sculpt bowls, fill them withfood and then feed guests atfundraising events.
After the events, those whodined get to keep their emptybowl as a reminder of those stillwith empty bowls throughout theworld.
Marlton Middle School con-sumer science teacher JoanneWiest said she heard about othergroups and schools participating
in the project and suggested theidea for her “Cooking for aCause” class that takes place thistime each year.
Funds raised at the Dec. 19“Empty Bowls” event will go tothe Food Bank of South Jersey, asWiest said her students oftendon’t know that even in Americathere are people who don’t haveenough to eat.
“There are people in the UnitedStates that need help, and the factthat they live in Marlton, the kids
don’t get to see that too much,”Wiest said.
While holding an “EmptyBowls” fundraiser is new to
Wiest’s students, this year is alsodifferent because they’ll have thehelp of teacher Kate Sampsonand the students in her sculptingclass who have been hard at worksculpting the many soup bowlsneeded for the project.
According to Wiest, she esti-mates 14 gallons of soup andmore than 140 bowls are neces-sary to feed the students fromboth classes, the one guest eachstudent gets to invite to the Dec.19 fundraiser and other specialguests such as administrative of-ficials.
“We made a couple extra just tobe sure in case there were any ex-plosions in the kiln, which hap-pens, and just in case anyoneshows up that we weren’t expect-ing because you never know,”Sampson said.
Wiest and Sampson said theireighth-grade students have reallyshown an interest in the project
because they can see the resultsof their work as it happens,which hopefully stays with thembeyond the classroom.
“Like with anything whenyou’re teaching, hopefully youcan make just some small impacton them, and maybe their familydecides to donate a turkey forThanksgiving or give at a soup
ZANE CLARK/The SunIn the weeks leading up to the Marlton Middle School ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser, art students sculpted andpainted soup bowls, and family and consumer science students made soup. All money raised will go tothe Food Bank of South Jersey, and guest will then take their bowl home with them. Pictured are eighth-grade students Ryan Stango and Liv Gazzara as they cook chili for the event.
Fighting world hunger, one bowl at a timeMarlton Middle School students sculpt bowls, cook soup for ‘Empty Bowls’ charity fundraiser
Marlton Elks has kept its com-mitment to serve the communitythis holiday season. On Nov. 26,Marlton Elks sent 320 pounds of food and a check to South JerseyFood Bank.
Food and funds raised by theMarlton Elks lodge and GirlScouts from the Moorestown area
joined with donations from com-munity friends to help those inneed for the Thanksgiving holi-day.
Marlton Elks is a community-
based organization of local resi-dents who are interested in par-ticipating and supporting events
and needs in the area.Located at the junction of
Evesboro-Medford and Troth, theElks hold local dinners andevents to help veterans, specialneeds and other interests.
Marlton Elks also held a Spe-cial Needs Christmas Party onDec. 7 at Gibson House from 1-4p.m.
Those interested in supportingevents such as those listed abovecan stop by the Elks Lodge at 426Evesboro-Medford Road on any
Friday night. Additional informa-tion is available by calling (856)983-Elks.
In 2011, Ella Wilson was diag-nosed with type 1 neurofibro-matosis, or NF1, a genetic disor-
der in which nerve tissue growstumors.Since that time, Ella has
brought food and blankets to thehomeless in Philadelphia on herway to chemotherapy, raised$10,000 for NF1 in 2013, held nu-merous fundraisers and eventsfor sick children at the Children’sHospital of Philadelphia and last
ZANE CLARK/The SunEvans Elementary School student Ella Wilson, 8, was diagnosed withtype 1 neurofibromatosis in 2011, but has since spent her time onvarious charitable fundraisers for many different causes. Ella is col-lecting for a Christmas toy drive and party for families of those inthe military who have been, are about to be or are currently deployedoverseas. Pictured is Ella with her sister Claire, 4.
Rare diagnosis spurs youngMarlton resident to help othersElla Wilson, diagnosed
The following information ison file with the Evesham Town-ship Police Department:
On Dec 2, Evesham TownshipPolice arrested a Berlin man withthe theft of a four-wheeled ATVvalued at $750.
Investigation determined thatthe suspect took possession of anATV from the victim under theguise thathe was
going torepair itand give itback tothe victim.
Instead the suspect sold theATV and advised the victim thatit had been stolen from him.Through social media, detectiveswere able to track down the stolenATV to a residence in Southamp-ton. The ATV was recovered justprior to it being sold a secondtime.
A male, age 19, of Berlin, wascharged with third-degree theft.He was released on his own recog-nizance.
On Dec. 3, the Evesham PoliceDepartment and BurlingtonCounty Prosecutors Office Nar-cotics Task Force, through an on-going investigation into the saleof marijuana, executed a searchwarrant at a home in the 400block of Williamsburg Court.
During this search warrant ex-ecution, marijuana and drugparaphernalia used in the distri-bution of narcotic sales wereseized by investigators.
A male, age 18, was chargedwith third-degree distribution of marijuana, fourth-degree posses-sion of marijuana and a disorder-ly person for possession of drugparaphernalia. He was releasedafter posting bail.
On Dec. 5, members of the Eve-sham Police Investigative Bureaucharged a male, age 31, of Ben-salem, Pa., with burglary andtheft stemming from an incidentthat occurred in November 2012.
On Nov 6, 2012, the male ap-
proached an elderly resident onthe 100 block of North Locust Av-enue and presented himself as anemployee of a local utility compa-
ny.The male entered the residence
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s the holiday season begins towind to a close, we want totake this opportunity to thank
everyone who stepped up to help thosein need. This time of year usuallybrings out the best in people. Judgingfrom the number of announcements
we received from our readers regard-ing donation drives, it looks like thisyear was no exception.
Two years ago, Hurricane Sandy hitour state, and there was an immediateneed for support, in the form of food,clothing, supplies and shelter. Whilethere was no one major event like thatthis year, and while our economy is im-
proving overall, there is still a majorneed for help in our state, especially forfood.
The holiday season always results in
an uptick in donations, but the Com-munity Food Bank of New Jersey sayswhat it’s receiving is still far short of what it needs. The reason? A high costof living in our state coupled withlarge-scale job loss in places such asAtlantic City.
Based on the number of holiday
drives we published this year, though,local organizations are doing their bestto help fill this need, and others.
Over the past few weeks, we have
had the pleasure of publishing storiesabout efforts to lend a hand. Like al-ways, there were the usual Toys forTots drives and more. We don’t keep aformal count of the number of holidayfundraising event stories we publishfrom year to year, but it certainly
seemed that, in 2014, there were many.So, we thank those individuals and
groups who organized these efforts.And, on behalf of them, we also thankeveryone who picked up an extra canof non-perishable food, an additionalbag of dog food, one more toy andmore. To all of those who reached a lit-tle deeper into their wallets this year to
help out, your generosity truly made adifference.
We wish everyone a happy holidayseason and hope for a wonderful 2015.
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Happy holidays! A ‘thank you’ to everyone who helped to brighten the season for those in need
Stepping upThank you to everyone who lent a helpinghand to those in need this holiday season.But giving shouldn’t stop just because theholidays are almost over. Tell us aboutyour donation drive throughout the year,and we’ll share it with the rest of thecommunity.
Chief Christopher Chew announcedthat the Evesham Township Police Depart-ment has earned reaccreditation by theprestigious Commission on Accreditationof Law Enforcement Agencies, consideredto be the gold standard in public safety. Thedepartment was awarded reaccreditationafter a formal hearing on Nov. 22 in Albu-querque, N.M.
“This is a tremendous accomplishmentby our police department,” Chew said.“Being reaccredited by CALEA reaffirmsthe professionalism and standard of excel-lence throughout our organization.”
CALEA accreditation is a voluntaryprocess that requires accredited agenciesto submit annual reports showing compli-ance with the program’s standards. Agen-cies are required to a mandatory reviewevery three years, a process that includes
an in-depth on-site assessment, communityinput and a formal hearing before a panelof commissioners.
In August, an assessment team fromCALEA spent multiple days at ETPD andin the Evesham community conducting in-terviews with department staff, elected of-ficials and community members.
CALEA assessment team leader B.A.Murphy noted the following:
“Evesham Township Police Departmentis a community-centric law enforcementagency,” Murphy said. “The resources theagency invests on community-based activi-ties are returned 10-fold in support and asense of pride and well-being by communi-ty members. The agency enjoys an excel-lent relationship and professional reputa-tion within the New Jersey law enforce-ment community. On multiple occasions,
the same comment was offered about theagency’s policies being used as a bench-mark for the state of New Jersey. The teamwould concur that the polices are perhapssome of the finest that they had the pleas-ure to work with during a CALEA on-site.”
The reaccreditation process requiredcompliance with nearly 500 standardsmeasured in exacting detail by a commis-sion of independent assessors. Only 1 per-cent of all agencies in the United Statesachieve CALEA accreditation, and Eve-sham PD is only one of nine municipal po-lice departments to receive this prestigiousaward in the state.
Evesham Police Department ranks as top agency Assessment places department in top 1 percent for professionalism, organization
10:30 a.m. Evesham Library at984 Tuckerton Road. The
library’s fall story time is beingpresented by Ms. Mary. Join thelibrary for stories, songs and asimple craft. Children must beaccompanied by an adult. Regis-tration is required. Registeronline at www.bcls.lib.nj.us, inperson or call the library at (856)983-1444.
One-on-One Computer Help Ses-sions : Adult. 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m.,11:30 a.m. Evesham Library at984 Tuckerton Road. Make anappointment for a 30-minute per-
sonal help session to have email,Internet and computer how-toquestions answered. Mouse skillrequired. Please briefly note com-puter question(s) upon registra-tion. Due to a high volume ofneed, One-on-Ones are availableto each patron once every sixmonths. If registrations are notfilled the Monday of the One-on-One week, patrons who have par-ticipated recently may then regis-
ter. Registration is required. Reg-ister online at www.bcls.lib.nj.us,in person or call the library at(856) 983-1444.
Abrakadoodle : Ages 5 to 12. 3 p.m.Evesham Library at 984 Tucker-ton Road. Calling all artists. Kids
will explore and learn while usingtheir imaginations to create theirown framed masterpiece. Regis-tration is required. Registeronline at www.bcls.lib.nj.us, inperson or call the library at (856)
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Dog and cat licenses for theyear 2015 are required.
Pet license renewals cannot beprocessed until after Jan. 1.
Note due to state regulations,any payments received before theJan. 1 will be returned to sender.
The deadline for on time li-cense renewals is Jan. 31.
The license may be purchasedat the Evesham Township Clerk'sOffice, 984 Tuckerton Road, Mon-day through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.Dog and cat license fees are $12
plus an additional $3 for any dogor cat that has not been spayed orneutered.
Proof of rabies vaccination isrequired and must be currentthrough Nov. 1, 2015 to acquire a2015 dog or cat license.
Licensing may also be complet-ed by mail. For additional infor-mation call (856) 983-2900 ext. 2026.
An additional late fee of $5 will
be charged for licenses purchasedafter Jan. 31. After March 1, thelate fee will increase to $25.
A free rabies clinic will be heldon Saturday, Jan 10, at the Marl-ton Fire House on Main Streetfrom 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. An addition-al clinic will be held on Saturday,Jan. 24 at the Kettle Run FireHouse on Hopewell Road from 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Evesham Townshipdog and cat licenses may also bepurchased at the rabies clinic.
Austin William Stein of Marltongraduated alongside 455Millersville University of Penn-sylvania students during the fall2014 undergraduate commence-ment ceremony held on Sunday,Dec. 14 in Millersville's PucilloGymnasium. Stein earned a bach-elor’s of science degree in busi-ness administration.
Fifty Lebanon Valley College
students recently presented theirresearch at LVC's Fall 2014 Psy-chology Poster Session. Studentsgathered to share their experi-ences in Statistics & Data Analy-sis Lab, Research Methods Lab,Child Development Lab and Inde-pendent Lab Research.
Local student presenters in-clude:
Alyssa Cirucci of Marlton, whopresented "The Effect of a Posi-
tive Stimulus on Fear Responses."Cirucci, a graduate of Bishop Eu-stace Preparatory School, is pur-suing a bachelor of science inpsychobiology at The Valley.
Kathryn O'Boyle of Marlton,who presented "Does ConformityCause Cognitive Dissonance?"O'Boyle, a graduate of CherokeeHigh School, is pursuing a bache-lor’s of arts in undeclared/openmajor at The Valley.
Preschool storytime: Barnes andNoble, 200 West Route 70. 11 a.m.Call 596-7058 for information.
Overeaters Anonymous : 4:15 p.m.at Prince of Peace Church. Call(609) 239-0022 or visitwww.oa.org for information.
THURS Y DEC. 18Parachute Play : Ages 2 to 4. 10:30
a.m. Evesham Library at 984Tuckerton Road. Join the libraryfor a half hour of parachutegames, playtime and fun simpleyoga stretches. Must be accom-panied by a caregiver. Registra-tion is requested. Register onlineat www.bcls.lib.nj.us, in person orcall the library at (856) 983-1444.
Adult Knitting Club : Adult. 11 a.m.
Evesham Library at 984 Tucker-ton Road. Beginners as well asmore advanced adult knitters arewelcome to join this three weekknitting class series. By the endof the series, students will leavewith a completed project. Pleasebring size 10 knitting needles.Yarn will be provided. Registra-tion is required. Register onlineatwww.bcls.lib.nj.us, in person orcall the library at (856) 983-1444.
Recovering Couples Anonymous : 7p.m. at Prince of Peace Church, 61E. Route 70. Call 596-4815 oremail [email protected] forinformation.
BNI Evesham Regional ChapterLunch : Every Thursday at 11:30a.m. at Indian Springs CountryClub, 115 S. Elmwood Rd, Marlton.BNI is a business and professionalnetworking referral organization.Join us to learn more about howto grow your business. Call Jimfor details at (856) 669-2602.
BNI Marlton Regional ChapterLunch : Every Thursday at 11:30a.m. at The Mansion, 3000 Main
St., Voorhees. BNI is a businessand professional networkingreferral organization. Join us tolearn more about how to growyour business. Call Ray for detailsat (609) 760-0624.
Mat Pilates: Gibson House. Targetsabs, back, posture, balance andflexibility. Call 985-9792 for infor-mation.
“Right now if a home is pricedright, it will sell,” Alyce Klaus,broker/sales representative withWeichert Realtors Moorestown,said.
As the real estate market con-tinues its slow recovery, morehouses are popping up for salearound the region. According toTrend MLS, for the first half of 2014, the average settled sales
price was $240,232 for BurlingtonCounty and $194,213 in CamdenCounty.
“Annually, it is normal to expe-rience a relatively strong wave of buyers prior to Thanksgiving andChristmas/Hanukkah,” AngelaBarnshaw, CEO of Haddonfieldreal estate agency Agent06, said.“The reality of real estate is thatlife motivates people to buy orsell, not weather. Life is happen-ing at all times, and as we allknow, life knows no season!”
Barnshaw – like other area Re-altors – expects a healthy marketthrough the end of the year.
“The best folks can control it,they will press their efforts toclose before major holidays,”Barnshaw said, “hence our expec-tations for the coming month.”
Once someone decides to selltheir home, it’s time to find a realestate professional.
“Obviously you want to meetwith a Realtor,” Dave Lewis, bro-ker/owner of B.T. Edgar and SonRealtors in Moorestown, said,“and you want to get a realisticasking price.”
The real estateprofessional’s role
“I’m an impartial third party,”Anne E. Koons, sales associatewith Berkshire Hathaway Home-Services Fox & Roach, Realtors,in Cherry Hill, said. “So when weget an offer, I know what the
comps are, I know what the houseshould sell for. The seller is some-times too emotionally attached.You have to treat it like a businesstransaction and not an emotionaltransaction.”
Koons recommends meetingwith two or three real estate pro-fessionals before choosing whomto use.
The initial consultation will de-termine the home’s value intoday’s market.
“They can price it two ways,”Klaus said. “They can make rec-ommendations for staging, house-keeping, gardening – where thehouse can show better. If it showsbetter, it will sell quicker. Or theycan price it exactly how they see
it.”The value range is going to de-pend on comparable sales andprice trending from the agent. De-pending on that price, a prospec-tive seller can then determine if it is worth it to sell, or if theyshould stay.
The importance of a Realtor isdifficult to encapsulate, but it’sclear many people recognize thevalue. In an annual survey of re-cent home sellers by the NationalAssociation of Realtors, 91 per-cent of home sellers used a realestate agent to sell their home.
“The value of a Realtor – that isthe crux of everything,” Barn-shaw said. “How learned are you?How academic are you approach-ing the profession? To be able tosay, not only have I sold this manyhomes or done this for this manyyears, but I can show you marketdata. I can help you understandas a homeowner or a buyer howthis market data works for you oragainst you. That’s how we nego-tiate.”
NegotiatingKoons says sellers should con-
sider any offer.“I always tell my seller, ‘Let’s
counter with something.’ It sendsthe message you’re willing to ne-gotiate,” Koons said, adding sell-ers shouldn’t be offended with alow offer. “One of two things hap-pen (with a counter offer) – theyeither go away, or they come up.”
Klaus agreed that every offershould count.“Often, I find a seller becomes
insulted by a low bid. Respect it asan opening bid and respond to it,”she said. “People will initially
offer what they want to pay, notwhat they truly feel it’s worth.”
As far as selling price versuslisted price, Koons said it’s oftenwithin 5 percent.
“As long as the seller listens tothe comps in the area, listens to
the Realtor about the comps anddoesn’t list for more than 5 per-cent over what the comps have,then it’s a pretty close sellingprice,” she explained.
Sometimes, negotiating can goback and forth several times. Inother cases, it’s one or two offersbefore an agreement is reached. Areal estate professional will guidesellers every step of the way. Infact, according to a National As-sociation of Realtors profile, buy-ers ranked negotiating as one of the most important services theiragent provided, second only tofinding the right property.
TimelineAfter a house is sold, the
amount of time before the sellermoves out and buyer moves in isnegotiable. The average is 60days, Lewis said.
For an estate sale, the house isvacant, so a seller doesn’t need tomove out and a buyer can moveright in.
“Another scenario is, ‘I’m sell-ing my house, you’re going to buymy house and I’m going to buythe Smiths’ house.’ We all try tohave the same settlement date,”Lewis said. “Nine times out of 10,it works out fine.”
Some sellers, Lewis explained,make a contingent on the sale of their home for finding suitablehousing.
“In other words, you don’t haveto sell to a buyer who gives you
your price because you haven’tfound another house,” he ex-plained. “Most of the time youhave three or four houses and
Selling a home: What to expectRealtors discuss realistic asking prices, negotiating and a general timeline
REAL ESTATE SERIESThis is part three of a three-partseries on the local real estatemarket.
Staging: What’s the value?By KRISTEN DOWD
The Sun
You’re ready to sell, butyou’re not sure if your home islooking its best. Would movingfurniture around help empha-size the size of a room? Shouldthose family portraits comedown? What about the crayonmasterpieces plastered all overthe fridge?
These are the types of deci-sions a stager can help with. Aprofessional stager will comeinto your home and prepare itfor the real estate market,cleaning up, clearing out and,in some cases, bringing furni-ture and accessories into thehome to showcase it best.
But what’s the value of stag-ing a home, and is this addedexpense necessary?
Agent06 is a boutique real es-tate agency in downtown Had-donfield. For CEO AngelaBarnshaw, staging a buyer’shome is just part of the pack-age.
“Every day when you driveout of your driveway, you’regoing to feel like your house isthe best house on the market,”
Barnshaw said with a smile.“We have a unique systemcalled the ‘Six Steps to Sold.’”
It’s a concierge servicespackage that caters to each
client, and part of that packageincludes complimentary stag-ing and professional photogra-phy.
“Selling your house is al-ways a painful process. It’s nofun. No one wants to do it. Wetry to take some of that painaway,” Barnshaw said.
More than anything, Barn-shaw said, is helping the home-owner detach.
“When we step into that stag-ing process, it does help theseller detach. At the same time,it’s also helping a buyer – anybuyer – attach,” she explained.
According to some area Real-tors, more important than stag-ing is simply decluttering anddepersonalizing a home.
“Get rid of anything you’renot taking with you,” Anne E.Koons, sales associate withBerkshire Hathaway HomeSer-vices Fox & Roach, Realtors, inCherry Hill, said. “Freshen uppaint-wise. And also make surethe outside of your house is ingood shape.”
Alyce Klaus, broker/salesrepresentative with WeichertRealtors Moorestown, saidcleanliness is more important
than staging.“In some cases, we may rec-ommend a professional stager
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to come in, but there’s an expenseto that,” Klaus said. “In mostcases we want to work in thehomeowner’s budget, work withwhat they have. We recognize thatwe have more vision and moreimagination than the averageconsumer.
“You’re showing the rose andbloom,” Klaus said. “People want
to see light and they want to seeclean. There’s no substitute forsparkle.”
Klaus said there’s also no sub-stitute for a property that smellsfresh. The smell of air freshenersor candles suggests a hidden odor,but there are some smells thatcould enhance a seller’s property.
“When you talk about sensoryperception when you’re touring aproperty – baking bread or cook-ies – it takes you to a comfortabletime. It makes you feel at home,”Klaus said.
As far as big investments, thebest areas to consider are kitchenand bathrooms.
“If you want top dollar for your
house, you better make sure yourkitchen and your bathrooms areup-to-date,” Koons said, addingthat the roof, heating and air con-ditioning, hot water heater andappliances are other top areas of concern.
“Most young buyers today, allthey want to do is buy the house,walk in and hang up theirclothes,” she continued. “Theydon’t really want to do any work.”
Dave Lewis, broker/owner of B.T. Edgar and Son Realtors in
Moorestown, said in his experi-ence, staging isn’t usually neededin the local market.
“What I find most of the time,especially in Haddonfield,Moorestown, Medford – they’renice houses. They’re mid-level totop-management-type folks. Thehigher percentage of those folksdo not have messy houses,” Lewissaid. “You don’t really spend a lotof time staging it.”
For the best showing, Lewissuggests turning on all the lights,pulling back curtains and makingthe house as bright as possible.
“And bake a pie,” he added witha laugh.
think, ‘Yeah, I could move intothese houses.’ So when you sellyour house, hopefully those hous-es are still there.”
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In addition to the students cre-ating bowls, Sampson has had thechance to help make some as well,which she said was anotheradded benefit of the fundraiser,as opposed to just assigning thework as normal.
“It’s kind of been like a collabo-rative effort between the studentsand I, which is nice, because Idon’t always get to make the art,too,” she said.
One of Sampson’s students,Joseph Davis, said it was nice tohelp people by doing somethingas fun as sculpting bowls.
“It’s nice to help people out,”Joseph said. “It just feels good.”
One of Wiest’s students, RyanStango, said he and his friend Livdecided to take all their electiveclasses together, and said the“Cooking for a Cause” classseemed interesting to them andthey were excited for the upcom-ing fundraiser.
“I think it’s great that we’re not just being greedy and eating all of it and we’re raising money forpeople who need it,” Ryan said.“It’s like a win-win situation.”
STUDENTSContinued from page 1
Students crafted bowls, cooked soup for event
ZANE CLARK/The SunIn the weeks leading up to the Marlton Middle School ‘Empty Bowls’fundraiser, art students sculpted and painted soup bowls, includingeighth-grade student Kyla Nolan.
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Holiday Tea Card : Kids. 2 p.m. Eve-sham Library at 984 TuckertonRoad. Join us in creating a holi-day tea card. Registration notrequired. Register onlineatwww.bcls.lib.nj.us, in person orcall the library at (856) 983-1444
Holiday Story Time : Ages 3-5 10:30a.m. Evesham Library at 984Tuckerton Road. Celebrate theholidays with the library! Join Ms.Holly for a holiday story time fullof fun, adventure and tradition.Craft included . Registration is
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MON Y DEC. 22Marlton Women’s Club meeting: 7
p.m. at Gibson House, RecreationDrive. Call 596-0651 or 988-0422for information.
Overeaters Anonymous : 1:30 p.m.at Prince of Peace Church. Call(609) 239-0022 or visitwww.oa.org for information.
Overeaters Anonymous : 10 a.m. atPrince of Peace Church. Call(609) 239-0022 or visitwww.oa.org for information.
Questions of Faith support group: 3p.m. at Samaritan Center for GriefSupport, 5 Eves Drive, Suite 180.Call (800) 596-8550 to register.
Marlton Central Networkers Chap-ter: 11:30 a.m. at Marco’s at IndianSprings, 115 S. Elmwood Road. BNImeets Tuesdays for lunch. Feel freeto bring plenty of business cardsand a guest or two to find out how atrade exclusive business network-ing group can help increase quali-fied referrals. Call (856) 304-9320for more information.
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ple as repeatedly seeing a home-less woman across the street dur-ing her trips CHOP and wantingto help.
“I told my mom ‘Mom, I wantto help people, I want to reallyhelp people.’ So then all of a sud-den, I started to help the homeless
people,” Ella said.According to Ella’s motherTerri, Ella started asking for do-nations of coats and gloves fromfriends and family on her “Hope
For Ella” Facebook page, yet an-other part of Ella’s unique story.
Currently around 5,500 likes,the page was originally created to
keep friends and family updatedon Ella’s progress.“For me, at first, I was strug-
gling and I was worried but every-body supported me on Hope ForElla,” Ella said.
Since its creation, the page hasturned into a mini-phenomenonwhere Ella’s family, friends andfans can keep an eye on her condi-tion, as well as learn about whataltruistic activity she’s up to next.
“Facebook support was so fan-tastic to be able to reach out andsay ‘hi,’ and when she startedthese projects, it gave other peo-ple inspiration, like ‘oh my good-
ness this girl is having all thesemedical issues and yet she’s ableto do these kinds of things. I real-ly shouldn’t be complaining
about my car not starting,’” Terrisaid.As for the original Christmas
toy drive and party for victims of Hurricane Sandy, Terri said theidea sprang from Ella wanting tohold a Christmas party at CHOP,but health regulations preventedher from bringing in the craftsand DJ and other aspects shewanted.
Later, Ella saw a New JerseyStrong Hurricane Sandy commer-cial and decided that’s whom shewanted to help.
“It just seems to be whatevershe’s feeling,” Terri said. “Thisyear, she’s done a lot of stuff withsoldiers. Like if she sees a soldierin a store, I have to watch, be-cause sometimes she’ll breakaway.”
For this year’s Christmas
drive, Ella has also been askingfor donations at Evans Elemen-tary, which she excitedly referredto as “the best school I’ve ever
been to.”With Ella having moved toMarlton in July and having start-ed third grade at Evans in Sep-tember, principal Nick DiBlasisaid he believes Ella has quicklybecome a student the whole staff looks at for inspiration.
“She’s always got ideas andshe’s always thinking of others,which I think is definitely thehighlight for us in terms of thetypes of things we’re trying to getour students to understand,” Di-Blasi said.
Those looking donate to Ella’sChristmas toy drive and partyfundraiser can visit or messageher Hope For Ella Facebook pageat www.facebook.com/Hope-ForElla for details.
“I just love to help kids,” Ellasaid.
DONATIONContinued from page 17
Donation details are available on Hope for Ella Facebook page
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During a patrol shift in Novem-ber, McGinley responded to awell-being check of an EveshamTownship resident. Upon McGin-ley’s arrival, he located a femalewho had fallen upon both emo-tional and unfortunate financialhardship. After providing the fe-male with the assistance sheneeded, McGinley took it uponhimself to go food shopping on
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