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Week of Dec. 10,2008 - Dec. 16,2008 • Vol. 36 No. 42 • www.savannahtribune.com • 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140
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Beach High Choir Seeks Funds to Attend
Historic Presidential Inauguration
O n January 20,
2009, when
President-Elect
Barack Obama
takes the oath of office as
the 44th president of the
United States, members
of Alfred Ely Beach High
School Choir will have a
front row seat to this his
toric event.
The 25 Beach High stu
dents are among 4,500 stu
dents across the nation who
were invited to sing at the
inauguration bash.
“We will sing and perform
in a competition among oth
er clioir students, they will
get to see President-Elect
Obama take an oath of of
fice, tour the White House
and they will attend the in
augural events,” says Choir
Director James Kirk.
Kirk submitted an appli
cation last summer hoping
that his students would be
among the lucky ones to
get this rare opportunity.
At that time, he had no idea
what a tremendous historic
event it was going to be,
particularly for the African-
American community.
“This is something they
will remember for the rest
of their lives,” he said.
The students are hoping
that the public will donate
to this once-in-a-lifetime
experience. If you would
like to help, contact Beach
High School at
912.201.5330 or call James
Kirk at 210-9766.
Dr. Deonn Stone is tin
principal at Beach Higl
School.
MLK, Jr. Observance Day Presents 2009 Marshals' Reception
On Saturday,
December 13, 2008, the
Martin Luther King Jr.
Observance Day
Association, Inc., will pres
ent its 2009 Marshals’
Reception at the King
Frazier Student Center,
Savannah State University,
at 5:00 p.m. The Board of
Directors of the Association
cordially invites you, its
sponsors, supporters, and
friends to attend the recep
tion as they pay tribute to the
2009 Honorees.
The 2009 Marshals are
Senator Regina Thomas and
Dr. Robert E. James, and the
Dr. Robert E. James
Civil Rights Activist is Mr.
William B. Jackson, Sr.
Senator Regina
Thomas of Savannah was
elected to the Georgia State
Senate in a special election
on January 11, 2000. She
also served in the Georgia
House of Representatives
from 1995 to 1998, where
her efforts were focused on
education, children’s issues
and welfare reform. She
served as Assistant Majority
Whip in the House from
1997 through 1998. Senator
Thomas chaired the Senate
State Institutions and
Property Committee during
2002-2004.
A native of Savannah,
Senator Regina Thomas
Senator Thomas is a 1970
graduate of A.E. Beach High
School. She is married to
Ervin J. Thomas, Sr., a
retired policeman. They have
three sons, a daughter and
nine grandchildren. Senator
Thomas also attended
Savannah Tech, Community
College of Baltimore, and
H&R Block Tax Course.
She is a member of the
Liberty City Church of
Christ in Savannah, and she
attends area churches regu
larly.
Robert Earl James, a
native of Hattiesburg,
Mississippi, has been
President of Carver State
Bank of Savannah, Georgia,
Mr. William B. Jackson, Sr.
since December 1, 1971.
Since he became President,
See Marshals’ Reception, pg. 6
Savannah’s 100 Celebrity Men Who Cook Event Helps Provide Scholarships
When you support
Savannah’s 100 Celebrity
Men Who Cook, you help
many local students and our
local colleges & universities.
Several local students
receive scholarships to
attend the 39 member United
Negro College Fund
Schools, and many receive
the Gates Millennium
Scholarships.
The United Negro
College Fund (UNCF)
administers the Gates
Millennium Scholars
Program in partnership with
the Hispanic Scholarship
Fund, the Organization of L-R: Maurice Jenkins, Erick Moton, Jr., Carol Bell, Gordon Cone, DeAnna Bryant, Areya Simmons, Bert
Chinese Americans and the Tennenbaum, & Dr. Thomas Lockamy.
American Indian Graduate
Center Scholars. UNCF's
mission is to enhance the
quality of education by pro
viding financial assistance to
deserving students, raising
operating funds for member
colleges and universities, and
increasing access to technol
ogy for students and faculty
of historically black colleges
and universities (HBCUs).
The Gates Millennium
Scholars initiative, funded by
a grant from the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation, is
aimed at expanding access
and opportunity to higher
See Celebrity Cook, page 7
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