$100K Raised For Animals At Voorhees Shelter Benefit

VOORHEES, NJ — A fundraiser for the Voorhees Animal Orphanage raised more than $100,000 recently for the shelter's mission helping local animals.

Andrew Kozak, meteorologist for CBS Philadelphia, emceed the inaugural "Pit Ball Holiday Pawty" at The Mansion on Main Street on Dec. 2, the shelter said.

It costs $25 a day to feed and shelter pets, so the money will help the Animal Orphanage take care of the dogs and cats that come into their doors.

"The Voorhees Animal Orphanage is constantly in need of support for finding homes for pets, struggling to subsidize food, or simply maintaining their current space," the shelter said in a news release.

The shelter and adoption center is located at 419 Cooper Road in Voorhees and serves 29 communities in South Jersey, according to the Facebook page for the VAO. Of these, 19 communities are in Camden County. The shelter runs on monthly fees from the municipalities and donations, and opened in 1988.

The animal orphanage gave special thanks to the sponsors of the Holiday Pawty: presenting sponsor Auto Lenders and the following others.

Gold Retriever
Country Pet Lodge
Merrill Lynch, Barnett – Roskos Wealth Management Group
Turbo Solutions
Gordon CFO Consulting
Sam & Gail Goldstein
LevLane
Soleil – Sotheby’s, Ashley Franchini
Ravitz Family Trust
Maple Shade Cabinet Company

Green Family Charitable Foundation – Saddlehill Cellars
Imagine Lifestyles
Kal Ken
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Howard Klein
NAI Mertz – Commercial Real Estate Services
Wimmer Criminal Defense Law
Michael & Tammy Steinberg
Mitchell & Jane Goldenberg
Tony Shih
The Val Nunnenkamp Team
Nation One Mortgage Corporation