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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - 3
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Barrow Releases
Recovery Act Guidebook
Congressman John
Barrow (Ga.-12) released a
guidebook detailing potential
funding opportunities for
local officials, community
leaders, non-profit organiza
tions, first responders, school
districts, small businesses,
and individuals from the
American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act for 12th
District.
“I’m hoping folks in
our community will use this
guidebook as a resource as
they seek Recovery Act
funds,” said Barrow. “This
money can do great things
for communities, especially
when it comes to getting
folks back to work. But they
need to know where the
money is coming from, and
where it’s going, to make the
best use of it - and the soon
er the better.”
Congressman Barrow’s
Recovery Act Guidebook
can be found online at
www.barrow.house. gov
The Obama
Administration is releasing
Recovery Act funding
announcements on an ongo
ing basis.
To get the most up-to-
date information, 12th
District residents should con
sult www.recovery.gov, a
website that details where
federal dollars will be spent
and announces funding
opportunities.
The State of Georgia
has set up
www.stimulus.georgia.gov
so that Georgia citizens can
understand where the federal
American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009
dollars are allocated and how
the funds are utilized to ben
efit the state.
Any questions about
the Recovery Act, or money
that’s coming to the 12th
District, should be directed
to Congressman Barrow’s
Recovery Coordinators:
Brandon Webb, at (202) 225-
2823, or Lynthia Ross, at
(706) 722-4494.
School System Collects 20
Tons in Phonebook and
Recycling Drive
The 2009 Phonebook
PLUS Recycling Drive,
sponsored annually by
SCCPSS' PTAs and Keep
Savannah Beautiful, is just
past the halfway point.
During the month of
February, 23 tons of materi
als (phonebooks, newspa
pers, magazines and white
office paper) were collected
throughout the school dis
trict. That number is roughly
equivalent to 15,000 phone-
books.
So far, the top recover
ing schools as measured by
pounds-recovered-per-stu-
dent-enrolled are:
-Marshpoint Elementary
- 3.15 tons
-May Howard Elementary
- 2.32 tons
-Southwest
Middle/Elementary
- 2.15 tons
Net proceeds from the
materials collected will ben
efit each school's fund-rais
ing effort. The three schools
who collect the most materi
als at the end of the cam
paign will receive extra cash
prizes from Keep Savannah
Beautiful.
The Phonebook PLUS
Recycling Drive continues
through March 31, 2009.
Drop-off bins have been
placed at the following
schools for your conven
ience:
Alternative School:
Coastal GA
Comprehensive Academy
Elementary Schools:
Bloomingdale, Butler,
Gadsden, Garden City,
Georgetown, Haven,
Hesse, Howard, Islands,
Isle of Hope, Juliet Low,
Largo-Tibet, Marshpoint,
Southwest, J.G. Smith and
West Chatham
Middle Schools: Bartlett,
Coastal, DeRenne, Myers,
Southwest and West
Chatham
High Schools: Beach,
Jenkins, Johnson,
Savannah Arts and
Windsor Forest.
To support a school not
listed above, just drop off
materials at SP Recycling
located at 10 Hoss Drive in
Garden City.
Be sure to specify
which school you are making
the donation to, in order for
it to receive credit.
SP Recycling's hours of
operation are Monday
through Thursday from 7:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Fridays
from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
For more information the
company can be reached at
(912) 964-4224.
All-Star Basketball
Returns to Savannah
The GACA North vs.
South All-Star Basketball
Classic presented by
Memorial Health University
Physicians will be celebrat
ing its sixth year in Savannah
on Sunday, March 22.
The North vs. South
All-Star Basketball Classic is
a Greater Savannah Sports
Council managed sporting
event, which partners with
the Georgia Athletic Coaches
Association.
The event will feature
the top male and female high
school athletes from across
the state of Georgia.
The majority of players
have committed to play at
major division one programs
like Georgia Tech.
The girl’s all-star game
is scheduled for a 2 p.m. tip-
off, immediately followed by
the boy’s all-star game at
approximately 4 p.m.
The North vs. South
All-Star Basketball Classic
attracts annually 3,500 spec
tators and is held at Tiger
Arena on the campus of
Savannah State University.
The admission is $5.
For more information
about tickets, available spon
sorships or how you can sup
port the GACA North vs.
South All-Star Basketball
Classic presented by
Memorial Health University
Physicians, please contact
Ben Wilder at 912.644.6414
orbwilder@savannahvisit.
AASU Awarded
National Science
Foundation Grant
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) has
awarded two grants to
Armstrong Atlantic State
University totaling $450,621
as part of the Research in
Undergraduate Institutions
(RUI) program. The first
RUI grants ever awarded to
Armstrong Atlantic, they
will help advance research
being conducted by four fac
ulty members in AASU’s
College of Science and
Technology.
George C. Shields,
dean of the College Science
and Technology, was
awarded a $255,200 grant
that will support his research
on the thermodynamics of
secondary aerosol forma
tion. The funding will permit
Shields to employ three
undergraduate students to
conduct summer research
projects for three years.
It also allows for the
establishment of a postdoc
toral research associate posi
tion and the purchase of
additional computational
resources required for the
project. The postdoctoral
associate will help to devel
op a substantial research
program involving under
graduate students.
“As a result of this
grant, a significant number
of students, including
women and minorities, will
receive intensive training in
computational chemistry
and develop specific skills
and understanding of the
See Grant, page 14
State Seeks Input on
Special Education
The Georgia
Department of Education
has posted its annual
application for federal
grants that assist with the
education of students with
disabilities and will be
seeking public comment
on the application.
In Fiscal Year 2009,
school systems in Georgia
received more than $300
million in grants under
the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) and is anticipat
ing another $310 million
in IDEA funds through the
federal stimulus package.
In order to continue
to receive that funding,
the state must post its
Annual State Application
for IDEA Grants Funds
for public review for 60
days. The state must also
have a 30-day public
comment window.
Georgia's Annual State
Application for IDEA
Grant Funds has been
posted on the Ga DOE's
website at www.gadoe.org
The public comment
period begins on April 1-
April 30.
Tax Credit Passes House
The Georgia House of
Representatives overwhelm
ingly passed House Bill 261 by
a vote of 162 to 4. The measure
now moves to the state Senate
for consideration.
“This legislation will
immediately stimulate our
economy by creating an incen
tive to buy homes now rather
than later,” said Rep. Ron
Stephens. Upon becoming
law, this legislation will create
a six month window during
which anyone purchasing one
single-family residence will
receive a tax credit of up to
$3,600. New and previously
occupied residences as well as
foreclosed residences are all
eligible for this tax credit.
Upon becoming law, this legis
lation will create a six month
window during which anyone
purchasing one single-family
residence will receive a tax
credit of up to $3,600. New
and previously occupied resi
dences as well as foreclosed
residences are all eligible for
this tax credit.
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