The center for individuals with intellectual disabilities performed a program with clients and staff.
In celebration of Autism Awareness month, the Bancroft Continuous Quality Improvement Department recently presented Autism Awareness, Celebrating Our Successes: One World, Many Stories. The afternoon event featured unique successes, personal stories and special moments presented by adults and children with autism and other intellectual disabilities.
The annual gala raised a record amount of money for the Haddonfield-based center for the developmentally disabled and acquired brain injured.
The 20th annual Bancroft Butterfly Ball raised more than $450,000 and hosted 400 guests—exceeding any previous event held by Bancroft, a leading nonprofit service-provider for people with disabilities. Here are some images from the gala, held at the Merion in Cinnaminson.
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The event raised $450,000 to help people with autism, brain injuries and other challenges.
More people are living with autism or brain injuries than ever before. And it appears that more people than ever want to help, based on a record-breaking fundraiser this month. The 20th annual Bancroft Butterfly Ball raised more than $450,000 and hosted 400 guests—exceeding any previous event held by Bancroft, a leading nonprofit service-provider for people with disabilities. The future of Bancroft's 19.2-acre home campus on Kings Highway East has been a topic if immense public interest for the past year. A referendum for a public purchase of the property was rejected by voters last month. The failed public purchase and the future of Bancroft in Haddonfield were not the main attraction of the ball, however. Sportscaster Michael Barkann of …
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Follow the conversation about the Bancroft referendum in real time, and post your own thoughts and comments, as well as photos and videos related to the vote.
Update: The chat is closed, but you can still read the transcript above. For info on the referendum, see Bancroft Referendum Rejected by Voters. Have something to say about the results or Bancroft's future? Email your letter to the editor to Bill Duhart, bill.duhart@patch.com. ------------ Starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 you can chat live about today's public vote on the $12.5 million referendum for the public purchase of the 19.2-acre Bancroft property at 425 Kings Highway East. The borough and the local school district have a joint agreement to purchase the property for the expansion of athletic fields for Haddonfield Memorial High School, and for use as open space.
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Engineers, coaches and parents talk about benefits and burdens of artificial turf.
The Haddonfield Board of Education on Thursday heard an in-depth presentation about the nature, composition and costs of artificial-turf athletic fields. The turf project has been a lightning rod for objections over a $16.9 million plan for a public purchase of the 18.7-acre Bancroft property adjacent to the high school. Public opinion in three meetings on the purchase in July was generally supportive of the plan, which would acquire the property for current and future school use and to preserve open space. A sticking point was over the inclusion of funds to resurface the high school football stadium with artificial turf and to construct a new artificial turf field there. Some supporters of the public purchase have said they would not …
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2:06 pm on Sunday, September 16, 2012
For anyone who can't access Haddonfield United via facebook, www.peer.org/docs/doc will give you pertinent information not only about how the effects of heat cause the turf materials to interact at a dynamic level and cause 24 carcinogenic gases harmful to humans, but also some candid admissions from the Synthetic Turf Industry itself. more ›
The controversial plan is part of Bancroft public purchase initiative.
The Haddonfield Board of Education discussed its plans to install turf fields at the high school as part of the Bancroft purchase initiative during its regular meeting Thursday. The meeting featured a presentation from the engineering firm of Remington & Vernick. The turf project has been a lightning rod for objections over a $16.9 million plan for a public purchase of the 18.7-acre Bancroft property adjacent to the high school. Public opinion in three meetings on the purchase in July was generally supportive of the plan, which would acquire the property for current and future school use and to preserve open space. A sticking point was over the inclusion of funds to resurface the high school football stadium with artificial turf and to …
Runyan will visit veterans receiving Bancroft services through a pilot program by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Rep. Jon Runyan (R-3) will visit Bancroft Brain Injury Services—and the veterans the nonprofit serves—tomorrow. Runyan, a former Philadelphia Eagle, plans to tour Bancroft's Lebensfeld Center in Cherry Hill beginning Aug. 16 at 9 a.m. Runyan will tour the facility and meet with veterans there as patients receiving treatment for brain injuries. The visit will highlight the type of rehabilitative care provided to wounded service personnel. After the tour, Runyan will answer questions and listen to any comments the veterans may have. Runyan has a longstanding interest in the backlog of claims filed at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The tour will commence at the Lebensfeld Center. It will include a visit with a veteran living in the …
One member voted against the Bancroft approval without releasing appraisal details.
The Haddonfield Board of Education on Tuesday approved a letter of intent to purchase the nearly 19-acre Bancroft parcel adjacent to Haddonfield Memorial High School. The borough Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the letter of intent last week. The letter now launches a 45-day process for the borough and the school board to appraise the property and draft an agreement of sale with Bancroft, a center for the developmentally disabled and acquired brain injuries But the BOE vote was not unanimous. At the end of a long public comment session, school board member Joe Ehrhardt recommended the board not move forward on its approval until both the appraiser and the public be given the information in an appraisal commissioned by the BOE …
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11:36 pm on Saturday, August 4, 2012
What is most appalling is that business and political interests rule, not what is best for students and taxpayers. more ›
The school board meets tonight at the Central/Middle School library.
The Haddonfield Board of Education is set to vote tonight on a letter of intent to purchase the nearly 19-acre Bancroft property on Kings Highway East. Tonight's board meeting at 7 p.m. at the Central/middle school library is the third public meeting this month to discuss the purchase. The borough Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the letter of intent last week. The letter launches a 45-day process for the borough and the school board to appraise the property and draft an agreement of sale with Bancroft, a center for the developmentally disabled and acquired brain injuries. The $12.2 million purchase price is part of a $16.8 million plan to acquire the property, which is adjacent to Haddonfield Memorial High School, demolish …
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4:41 pm on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Bill, by my own reckoning, the speakers at the second meeing were approx. 3-2 against the proposal. While some speakers opposed the plan primarily or exclusively because of the turf component, the turf component is nevertheless a key element of the plan, and those individuals certainly cannot be considered to have a "positive" view of the plan, particularly since many have indicated they will … more ›
Haddonfield's debate over artificial turf fields continues.
WANTED: Qualified Turf Science Manager At a recent meeting about the “Bancroft Deal,” I asked the BOE and commissioners to clarify a few things. I asked if the BOE and borough share services? Yes. I asked if any B & G or PW staff members hold a turf grass degree? No, but Tish said “they take classes.” I asked if anyone knew such a position exists—that there is a BS degree in turf grass science and management*? Their answer: “No.” Whether or not we install artificial turf, perhaps the answer is to add an expert in turf management to the budget (this position would be shared between the BOE and town)—this person would have the knowledge and expertise needed for caring for artificial and live turf (the athletic fields), as well as …
3:13 pm on Friday, July 27, 2012
Well said. Four friends have left H-field since last October. All were fed up with ever increases taxes and "politics as usual" and two of the four because of mismanagement by our exemplary educational system. Three of the four were from the high rent district. They and their $$$$ are out of Dodge. Another acquaintance just told me this morning that they are getting out..they are on the west side… more ›
Marie
10:53 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Sad day for Haddonfield more ›