6 56525 11071 9

■ Girl, 13, gives back to animals on her birthday. Page A-3 .■ Park drug-ridden. Page A-5 .

Annie’s Mailbox . . . . . . . B-6 BEN column . . . A-3 Classified. . . . . . B-7 Comics . . . . . . . . B-5

Community . . . . A-7 Crossword . . . . . B-4 Doctor K . . . . . . B-6 Horoscope . . . . . B-6 Obituaries . . . . . A-7

SPCA page . . . . A-6 Sports . . . . . . . . B-1 Sudoku. . . . . . . . B-4 Television. . . . . . B-4Viewpoint . . . . . A-4

Sunny, High 65Details, Page A-2.

Expect 40 mph wind gusts.

WEATHERINSIDE TODAYINDEX

Vol. 265, No. 59

For Home Delivery Customer Service, Please Call 1-888-686-0060

Can the Phillies score runs? Page B-1

nj.com/cumberland MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2012 75¢

Diane Rizzo Lodge still givingLate Soroptimist, Rotary leader’s boutique items can be yours

DIANE RIZZO LODGE

Scentually Yours sale Saturday benefits two service clubs

Easter Egg Hunt

Schooner Run

Staff Photo by Cindy Hepner

The Port Norris Rotary Club’s 15th annual Run for the Schooner Walkathon & 5K Run took place Saturday in Port Norris to ben-efit New Jersey’s Tall Ship, the A.J. Meerwald. Runner stake off at the start of the race. More photos on Page A-2.

Staff Photo by Cindy Hepner

Kids look for Easter eggs during annaul hunt at the Salvation Army, on Commerce Street, in Bridgeton. More photos on Page A-2

By Jim Cook Jr.nj.com/south

BRIDGETON — Behind the dreads of long hair, multitude of tattoos and air of swagger, there is an artist and business-man inside of Jon Formisano.

Not many may know the name JonFormisano, but utter the name “Maly Money” in a local concert venue of rap enthusiasts and the crowd goes wild.

That includes rap enthusiasts in Cum-berland County, but also in New York, Miami, Atlanta, and Paris, France.

The 23-year-old former Bridgeton High School student has been hard at work since he was 12 years old, learning the art of rap and honing his craft.

“It’s been great,” Formisano told The News last Friday.

“I’m all over the place. I just got back from Paris. I loved Paris a lot. I’ve beentraveling, but I’m still very much tied to Cumberland County.”

Many of the music videos in which he appears and helps produce are shot in Cumberland County, including parts of the new song “Fly,” featuring industry-signed artist Lil Chuckee.

Since the video’s release late last week, it has gained over 30,000 views on You-

Maly Moneyrappingsensation

(See RAPPER, Page A-3)

By Jack Hummelnj.com/south

BRIDGETON — She always wore a hat.And gloves.They were her trademark.Diane Rizzo Lodge was also an organizer.As a 23-year member of both Soroptimist

International of Cumberland County and a member of the Rotary Breakfast club, she liverd the Soroptimist motto, “Women at their best helping other women to be their best.’’

“She was postive support,’’ said Diane Kol-man of the woman who never smoked in her

life, yet was taken by breast cancer on JUne 24 of last year.

She was 69.Her husband is devastated by the loss.He still cannot mention any of the many

things she meant to him without choking up.

“I can’t talk ... ,’’ he said over and over. “... We were married for 35 years.’’

He made every trip with her to Jefferson for treatment.

“She was a community person represent-ing the club,’’ said Kolman. “I knew her for 15 years.’’

As a Soroptimist since 1988, she was the chairperson for four committees:

1. Growth, Education and Development.2. Hospitality.3. Public Relations. 4. Public Affairs.Jean Scarani went to school with Lodge,

both in the Bridgeton High School Class of 1960.

“She was a carting, gibving individual,’’ said Scarani, thumbing through her year-book.

“She was hard-working ands always well-

(See DIANE RIZZO LODGE, Page A-3)

By Phillip Tomlinsonnj.com/south

BRIDGETON — Manna From Heaven, a local nonprofit group whose mission is to feed the needy, held its annual sit-down dinner at the Buckshutem School’s Geraldyn Foster Early Childhood Center between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Easter Sunday.

Manna From Heaven is a labor of lovefor those involved, a love that was well evidenced by the sumptuous food and the welcoming atmosphere.

“How do you like the prime rib?” Ange-lia Edwards, the group’s founder and CEO asked with a smile. “I stayed up all night smoking it on the grill.”

Every volunteer involved evinced the

Manna feedsEaster hungry

(See MANNA, Page A-2)