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12 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, November 12, 2008 SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS Community Philanthropist to be Honored at STC Opportunity Gala SBA Provides I .ink to Opportunities for Small Businesses SCCPSS Students Achieve AP Scholar Status Richard D. Eckburg Annual Opportunity Gala set for December 5 Richard D. Eckburg has made a lasting impact on Savannah through years of tireless volunteerism to the community and generous contributions to area non profit organizations. Savannah Technical College will honor his dedication Friday, December 5, at the college’s annual Opportunity Gala. The event will be held on the Savannah Campus with a reception beginning at 6:45 p.m. in the Atrium and dinner following in the Eckburg Auditorium, also named in honor of Mr. Eckburg. The Savannah Technical College Foundation along with this year’s Signature Sponsor SunTrust Bank is hosting the event. Dick Eckburg was born and raised in Amboy, IL, retiring after 32 years with United Parcel Service (UPS), only after serving in the United States Army during the Korean War. He rose through the ranks at UPS to become Vice President of Public Affairs. Mr. Eckburg also served with distinction on the executive committee of the American Trucking Association. Since his retirement, Dick has engaged in a wide variety of charitable and philanthropic endeavors in his twenty-two years of liv ing in Savannah. Organizations benefitting from his leadership and gen- See Gala, page 14 WASHINGTON- Information about federal contacting opportunities for small businesses able to sup port post-disaster cleanup and rebuilding in areas devastated by recent storms and flooding is now accessible through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Contracting Assistance Center. The DCAC provides a central point of reference for small businesses, particularly minority, women and veter an-owned businesses, to reg ister for and learn about fed eral contracting opportuni ties. “A vast area—from the Gulf States to the Midwest— suffered millions of dollars in property damage when these massive storms struck, and the rebuilding projects will stretch well into next year,” said Acting SBA Administrator Sandy K. Baruah. “We want to make sure small businesses have the opportunity to seek feder al contracting dollars, armed with detailed information that will make it possible for them to take advantage of thenet- work of available resources.” Business owners can visit the Web site at www.dis- astercontractingassistance.go v for a detailed look at how to seek government contracts. Also on the main page is a link to FedBizOpps, which allows businesses to sign up for e-mail notification of open contracts related to specified fields. In addition, steps on how to register for a Data Universal Number System identification number from Dun & Bradstreet, and information on how to sign up with the Central Contractor Registration — which establishes a compa ny’s eligibility to seek federal contracts—are provided on the DCAC site. The site also provides information on prevailing wages in construction con tracts, sub-contractor infor mation and federal acquisi tions regulations. The DCAC can be con tacted by phone at 1-888- 4USADOC (1-888-487- 2362) Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST, and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST Saturday and Sunday. Contact the center by e-mail a t disastercustomerservice@sba •gov. For more information about SBA’s Disaster Assistance program, visit the Web site at www.sba.gov/services/disas- terassistance. Fifty-two SCCPSS high school students have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) Exams; thirty-seven from Savannah Arts Academy, twelve from Jenkins High School and three from Windsor Forest High School. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program offers students the opportunity to take challeng ing college-level courses while still in high school, and to receive college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 18 percent of the more than 1.4 million high school students in 16,000 secondary schools worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a suffi ciently high level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar. Students took AP Exams in May 2008 after completing challenging col lege-level courses at their high schools. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams. At Savannah Arts, 9 students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. Jenkins High School had three students to qualify for this award. Savannah Arts Academy had 7 students and Jenkins High had 2 students to qualify for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earn ing an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. Twenty-one students from Savannah Arts Academy, 3 from Windsor Forest High and 7 from Jenkins High qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams, with grades of 3 or higher. This year, AP exams were offered in thirty-seven subject areas. Most of the nation’s colleges and univer sities award credit, advanced placement, or both based on successful performance on the AP exams. Research con sistently shows that AP stu dents who score a 3 or high er on AP exams typically experience greater academic success in college. For more information about the College Board’s Advance Placement Program, visit their website at www.collegeboard.com. AASU to Host Poet Lucinda Grey Peace of Mind f/owers for ll Occasions Wedding Decorations Gift Baskets 5548 Ogeechee Road, Suite J (Hwy. 17, West of Dean Forest Road) (912) 234-0106 Alt Major Credit Cards Accepted QlSjifr) Oglethorpe Robert "Bob" Bess finely Jimljr Tlv flit' (teal f i Itirn N'rrvjfi Home finMssMBs 16 W Abitf tn hi Eipmiwwy Hrihnrfi, GmlflCa flgltrtbofp ultytnm Sijiit* l Make the holiday meal your crowning achievement. The holiday meal is not a time to leave anything to chance, especially when serving a traditional favorite like Chitterlings. So go with the brand that has been a holiday favorite for over 40 years: Queenella. Our chitterlings are triple cleaned. And sure to satisfy all your party guests. The Poetry Society of Georgia 2008-2009 reading series continues with Lucinda Grey on Tuesday November 18, at 7:30 p.m., at Books on Bay Bookstore, 224 Bay Street. The event is free and open to the public. Two writer’s residen cies she won in La Napoule, France and Mojacar, Spain inspired Grey’s most recent book of poems, The Woman Who Has Eaten the Moon. The collection includes poems in the personae of Frida Kahlo and Federico Garcia Lorca. The poet’s other books include Martin Flores and the House of Dreams and Ribbon Around a Bomb, which won the Quentin R. Howard Poetry Prize. Her poetry has appeared in Shenandoah, Tar River Poetry, and Southern Humanities Review, among other journals. The Southern Poetry Review and Armstrong Atlantic State University’s Department of Language, Literature, and Philosophy sponsor this series. For fur ther information, contact Tony Morris at 344.3123 or Tony.Morris@armstrong.edu A* United Way Victory Celebration The United Way of the Coastal Empire will host its Victory Celebration Luncheon at The Westin Savannah Harbor on Friday, November 21,11:45 am. Community vol unteers will announce their individual Unit Division reports, which will reflect money raised in local business es and agencies within Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty counties.
