Check out this past week’s biggest stories in Burlington Township.
Siani Strong Foundation, helping families all-around in remembrance of BT soccer player, student
The Siani Strong Foundation was started in March 2014 by Tracey and David McCurry, the parents of Siani McCurry. Siani was a Burlington Township student and soccer player who passed away in January 2014. Siani was a recovering leukemia patient who passed due to complications from her bone marrow transplant. “The foundation is the result of David’s vision, to help other families who go through what we went through,” Tracey said. “The community supported our original fundraiser and has been faithful and dedicated in supporting our events since then.” Siani’s classmates and friends continued to help the McCurry family by starting their own fundraisers. The Siani Strong game held during the girls soccer season is just one of many events throughout the year.
The Rev. Kim Crutchfield, continuing to lead Broad Street United Methodist Church into the future
For the Rev. Kim Crutchfield of Broad Street United Methodist Church, the call into ministry was one that did not come expectedly. Growing up in a family that regularly attended church services in Atlanta, Ga., Crutchfield did not really become interested in the idea of going into ministry until his early-to-mid 20s. In 1971, he attended a Bible college in Texas, where he met his wife Stephanie and really became passionate about going in this direction for his future. The 64-year-old served as a staff pastor in a Charismatic/Pentecostal Church from 1975 to 1983, during which he earned his master’s degree in theological studies in ethics from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga. “Following eight years serving in Georgia, my wife and I moved to New Jersey where I continued my theological education,” Crutchfield said. “I received my master of divinity in 1986 from Princeton Theological Seminary and became attracted to Wesleyan theology and the Methodist sense of the world.”
Shoplifting Occurrence in Burlington Township, Police seeking assistance from community
On Sept. 23, 2017 at 5:11 p.m. the Burlington Township Police Department responded to Wal-Mart for a shoplifting complaint. The department is seeking assistance from the public in identifying the subjects in the attached photographs in connection with the shoplifting. If anyone is able to identify these two individuals they are asked to contact P/O James Conway at either (609) 386–2019 or [email protected]. More information can be found at https://local.nixle.com/alert/6191939/?sub_id=3468707.
Community Stories: Inspiration and Motivation, taking place at Burl. Co Library
Mr. Venard Cabbler is a community member who inspires and motivates everyone he meets. His life story, compelling message, and inspirational poetry will be shared in our continuing series on the amazing people who live next door to us. Join the Burlington County Library on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 6:30 p.m. for this inspirational workshop, led by Cabbler himself. Mr. Cabbler was inspired to write poetry after his mother passed away from lung cancer. This led to a collection of inspirational and motivational prose contained in his book Messages from a Messenger / Transforming Poetic Principles Into Realitywhich he will share and have available for purchase this evening. Last year he partnered with the American Lung Association as a “Lung Force Hero” of NJ and traveled to Washington, DC to advocate for affordable healthcare for serious illnesses, with our representatives.
