Collingswood Resident To Receive Camden County Freedom Medal

COLLINGSWOOD, NJ — Collingswood resident Steven Burch will receive 2017 Camden County Freedom Medals during a ceremony on Jan. 18 at the Camden County Boathouse at Cooper River, located at 7050 North Park Drive in Pennsauken. The ceremony begins at 7 p.m.

The awards were established by the Camden County Freeholder Board in 2001, and honor civic leaders who demonstrate the ideals and actions that reflect the principles of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Burch is among 11 county residents that will be recognized.

He is the area coordinator for Dining Out for Life, an annual fundraising event for AIDS education and prevention that supports the Camden Area Health Education Center.

Burch spends several months each year talking restaurant managers into giving up a significant portion of their profits for the event to support AIDS education.

Others who will be recognized include:

• Alan Braslow, Cherry Hill Township;
• Beth Connolly, Somerdale;
• Patty DiRenzo, Gloucester Township;
• Michael Doyle, Cherry Hill Township;
• Paul Hilton, Winslow Township;
• Christopher Andrew Maier, Camden;
• Jane Murphy, Cherry Hill Township;
• Mike O'Neil, Gloucester Township;
• Felisha Reyes-Morton, Camden; and
• Marshall Spevak, Cherry Hill Township.