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Week of Dec. 17,2008 - Dec. 24,2008 • Vol. 36 No. 43 • www.savannahtribune.com • 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140
Obama: A Defining
Moment in History
Atty. Lester B. Johnson, III
“Barack Obama will be a
beacon and a role model for
our community.” Those were
the words of Attorney Lester
B. Johnson, III, as he
addressed the audience at the
Barack Obama Celebration
Breakfast, sponsored by the
Savannah Branch NAACP
and The Ralph Mark Gilbert
Civil Rights Museum.
Attorney Johnson said
President-elect Obama will
establish a culture change in
Washington that is long over
due. He said this change will
take root in Obama’s adminis
tration, but we shouldn’t
expect it to happen overnight.
“For political science, this
See Obama, page 4
WWII's Tiiskegee Airmen
Invited to Inauguration
See Tuskegee Airmen, page 4
Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade
Brighten Holidays for the Needy
Mayor Pro Tem Edna Jackson (second right, front) joins city employees from across southeast Georgia and Santa
Claus for Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade.
M ayors from across southeast
Georgia joined forces in
Savannah to provide a
brighter holiday for those in need on
Wednesday, Dec. 10, as part of the
50th Annual Mayors' Christmas
Motorcade.
Mayors from dozens of cities in
the region gathered at the National
Guard Armory on Eisenhower Drive,
bringing with them gifts donated by
citizens of their communities. The
mayors then traveled motorcade-style
to Georgia Regional Hospital, where
the gifts were delivered to deserving
patients.
The Mayors' Christmas
Motorcade was started in 1958 by the
Georgia Municipal Association at the
request of then-Governor Ernest
Vandiver as a way of providing holi
day gifts for the patients of Georgia's
mental health and retardation hospi
tals. The program is also aimed at rais
ing the awareness of the needs of
Georgia's mental hospitals.
There are currently seven region
al mental health hospitals in the state,
serving some 3,200 Georgians. Many
of these clients have lived in the hospi
tal facility for much of their lives and
receive little, if any, support from their
families. Without the Mayors'
Christmas Motorcade, many of their
clients would not receive a gift for the
holidays.
Savannah's 100 Celebrity Cooks
"Cook-ofiT HUGE Success
The winners of the Ninth Annual Savannah's 100 Celebrity Men Who Cook event.
The Ninth Annual
Savannah's 100 Celebrity
Men Who Cook event was a
great success. A capacity
crowed filed into the
Savannah Marriott
Riverfront on Sunday,
December 14, 2008, where
cooks from throughout the
area showed off their prize
dishes. Proceeds from the
event will help many local
students and others get a col
lege education.
Over 100 celebrity
chefs had to “step up to the
plate” for some top- notched
tasters this year. Judging this
culinary feast were: Beverly
Britt, Entrepreneur Eric
Brown, Jenell Griffith -
Retired Home Economics
Teacher, WSAV reporter -
Kim Gusby, Maude Hall -
Retired Home Economics
Teacher, Marvis Hinson -
Savannah Tech Culionary
Arts Instructor, Carolyn
Lance - Nutrition Manager
Jenkins High School and
See Cook-off, page 14
YFA Selects
Executive Director
After a seven month
nationwide search, the
Chatham-Savannah Youth
Futures Authority (YFA) has
selected Edward Chisolm as
Executive Director effective
Monday, December 15,
2008.
For the past eight
years, Chisolm, a native of
Hardeeville, South Carolina,
served as Executive Director
of the Neighborhood
Improvement Association.
Before his appointment at
NIA, Chisolm worked for
YFA in various roles includ
ing, Youth Advocate and Consultant. He was a Casey Fellow
for the Annie E. Casey Foundation Children and Family
Fellowship and the Project Director for the Chatham County
Health Department's Healthy Start program in the 1990s.
Chisolm will succeed Dr. Connie Cooper who served as
Interim Executive Director for the past 14 months. Dr. Cooper
will transition into the position of YFA Board Chair beginning
January 1, 2009.
For more information, contact the Youth Futures
Authority at (912) 651-6810.
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