South Jersey Police To Share Root Beer Floats With Summer Campers

Local police, firefighters and EMTs will celebrate a case of regional entrepreneurism and a cool treat with summer campers on Monday.

Voorhees police, firefighters and military personnel are invited to get together with toddlers from the JCC Early Childhood Summer Camp located on Springdale Road in Cherry Hill for a Root Beer Float Summer Monday on Aug. 6, noon. They will make Root Beer floats with the campers.

At this time, Lion’s Gate will also present a donation check to the Voorhees Law Enforcement Agencies in a show of appreciation. Lion’s Gate residents, guests and members of the community are also invited to join in the festivities.

It was the Philadelphia region in which the Root Beer float was first invented. It is said that Robert McCay Green invented the treat during the Franklin Institute’s semi-centennial celebration. On a particularly hot day, Green ran out of cold ice for the flavored drinks he was selling and used vanilla ice cream from a neighboring vendor, thus inventing a new drink. That tradition has continued for more than 144 years and the Root Beer float, or Black Cow as it is often called, is still a traditional favorite.

Reservations are encouraged by email Alex as aberol@lionsgateccrc.org or call 856-679-2362. The Root Beer Float event will be held in the Bistro on the first floor at Lions Gate, 1110 Laurel Oak Road, Voorhees. Free parking included.

Affiliated with the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey, Lions Gate CCRC is a not for profit, full-service continuing care retirement community of 400 residents, with senior living options ranging from Independent Living to a full continuum of on-site care such as Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing and Long-Term Care, Short-Term and Outpatient Rehabilitation, Memory Care and Home Care.

An active art studio, full length pool, fitness center, musical and theater events, chef’s table, monthly excursions are among the many activities provided to residents. Lion’s Gate University offers continuing education and lifelong learning classes. Lions Gate is situated on 50 acres in Voorhees just off Haddonfield-Berlin Road across from Eastern High School. For more information, contact Peggy O’Neill, Director of Sales and Marketing at 856-679-2202.

Image via Shutterstock