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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 5
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
UNCF.. Continued from page 1
Armstrong Atlantic State’s Winter
Commencement Is Largest Ever
An estimated 650 grad
uating students will be on
hand to receive diplomas
during the largest winter
commencement ceremonies
in the history of the universi
ty. Two ceremonies will be
held on Saturday, December
13, at 10 m. and 1 p.m. in the
Alumni Arena on the AASU
campus, 11935 Abercorn
Street, in Savannah.
Some 650 candidates
receiving undergraduate and
graduate degrees are expect
ed to be on hand for the
event. Ceremonies for the
College of Liberal Arts and
Dr. Thomas Z. Jones
the College of Science and
Technology will be held at
10 a.m. Ceremonies for the
College of Health
Professions and the College
of Education will be held a 1
p.m.
AASU President
Thomas Z. Jones and senior
members of the university
faculty and administration
will be on hand to confer
degrees.
Kevin Fitzmaurice ’99,
’02, president of the AASU
Alumni Association, will
present the alumni welcome
to the new graduates. The
AASU Brass Ensemble, con
ducted by Mark B. Johnson,
will provide the musical
accompaniment and perform
the national anthem and the
university alma mater.
University Bill Gates
Millennium Scholars,
DeAnna Bryant, Gordon
Cone, and Erick Moton, and
Savannah College of Art and
Design student - Areya
Simmons listened attentively
as Keynote speaker, Sonny
Dixon (WTOC-TV Anchor)
shared his unique life story
and emphasized the impor
tance of getting involved
with educating our youth.
Also present were Maurice
Jenkins - Regional Vice-
President and members of
the sponsoring sororities.
Please mark your cal
endars and SAVE-THE
DATE for this year's UNCF
“Savannah's Celebrity Men
Who Cook” - Sunday,
December 14, 2008
3:00P.M. -5:00P.M.
Donation is only $25.00 and
are on sale now from mem
bers of the sponsoring soror
ities or by calling
(912) 232-6048. All pro
ceeds will benefit The
United Negro College Fund
(UNCF). Your donation will
help to send some deserving
students to the 39 member
historically Black colleges
and universities. Over 200
students from Savannah are
enrolled in UNCF schools.
We are looking for
cooks for this exciting event.
If you are one of our previ
ous Celebrity Cooks and you
have not received your pack
et, please call (912) 232-
6048. If you have received
your packet and have not
Sonny Dixon
Keynote Speaker
returned it, please do so.
If you are interested in
becoming a Celebrity cook
this year, please call (912)
232-6048. Please support
this very worthwhile event.
Jackson.. • Continued from page 1
Council Member James E.
Mitchell Jr. as 2nd Vice
President.
The Congress of Cities
is NLC’s annual conference
for city leaders. It encour
ages city leaders to exchange
best practices and new pro
gram ideas that provide eco
nomic opportunities, make
available more affordable
housing, ensure public safe
ty, and allow more effective
interaction with state and
federal agencies.
The National League of
Cities is the nation’s oldest
and largest organization
devoted to strengthening and
promoting cities as centers of
opportunity, leadership and
governance. NLC is a
resource and advocate for
19,000 cities, towns and vil
lages, representing more
than 218 million Americans.
www.nlc.org
<http://www.nlc.org/> .
Passenger Streetcars...
Continued from page 1
with horse-drawn versions
running the rails through
town beginning in 1869. The
first electric streetcar arrived
in 1890, and allowed
Savannah to dramatically
expand its city limits.
Streetcars flourished over
the next 50 years, until they
were phased out by public
buses. The last day of
Savannah streetcar operation
was Aug. 26, 1946.
The new River Street
Streetcar is part of the Dot
system — Savannah's fare-
free Downtown
Transportation network. The
Streetcar will share stops
with the Dot's other two
components -- the Dot
Express Shuttle and the
Savannah Belles Ferry, using
three interlinked modes of
transportation to get resi
dents and visitors around the
Historic District.
The Dot is a service of
Savannah Mobility
Management - a public-pri
vate partnership aimed at
increasing downtown mobil
ity while decreasing traffic
and parking congestion.
Cat Announces
Thanksgiving Schedule
Officials at Chatham
Area Transit Authority
announced today that the fol
lowing Thanksgiving sched
ule will be in effect.
Thursday, November
27, Thanksgiving Day - No
bus service. CAT offices,
900 E. Gwinnett Street, and
CAT Central, 124 Bull
Street, will be closed.
Telephone schedule informa
tion will NOT be available.
Friday, November 28 -
Regular weekday bus serv
ice. CAT offices, 900 E.
Gwinnett Street, will be open
for ticket/token/ swipe card
sales from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00
p.m. Telephone schedule
information will be available
from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
CAT Central, 124 Bull
Street, will be closed.
The public may access
schedule and route informa
tion on CAT’s website,
catchacat.org
<http://www.catchacat.org/>
One Warm Coat
Old Savannah City
Mission is teaming up with
Burlington Coat Factory,
ABC’s “Good Morning
America” and the non-profit
organization “One Warm
Coat” to get the word out
about the “Second Annual
Warm Coats and Warm
Hearts” Drive in Savannah to
help people in need. The
official kick off is November
24th and through January
16th coats will be collected
and distributed by the
Mission to children and
adults in Savannah, free of
charge.
Anyone wishing to
donate coats for men,
women, or children can do so
in the drop-off box located in
the Burlington Coat Factory
store at 14045 Abercorn
Street. Coats should be in
good condition, with working
fasteners, and no rips or
stains. Donors will receive a
receipt for tax purposes.
Coats will be distributed to
the needy by Old Savannah
City Mission in Savannah
and the surrounding area.
In 2007, “Warm Coats
& Warm Hearts Drive,” facil
itated by a non-profit organi
zation called “One Warm
Coat,” resulted in the collec
tion of more than 175,000
coats for people in need
across the country. The orga
nization's mission is to ensure
that anyone who needs a coat
has one. For more informa
tion about One Warm Coat,
visit: www.onewarmcoat.org
<http://www.onewarmcoat.or
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