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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 7
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Hip Hop Performance to Raise
Cancer Awareness
Pictured from left to right: Sowande Keita; DJ Invisible; MIKE-E; and Kenny Watson
Photo credit: Wendeme Creative
Relay For Life of
Savannah will sponsor the
2009 “AfroFlow Tour,” a
live music, Hip-hop and
poetry tour spanning col
leges and communities
throughout the United States
on Friday, March 27 at
7:30pm at
Savannah State University.
The purpose of the
event, which is free and open
to the public, is
to raise awareness about can
cer prevention and treatment
and the harmful effects of
tobacco use.
The AfroFlow Tour is a
major component of the
American Cancer Society’s
(ACS) initiative to engage
colleges and communities in
addressing alarming cancer
rates, while counteracting
the disproportionate tobacco
advertising aimed at young
audiences.
The AfroFlow Tour is
also supported by urban
clothier Pelle Pelle and
FUZE Beverages.
AfroFlow, meaning
flowing from Africa, recog
nizes Hip-hop’s indigenous
roots and inspirational mes
sages.
The show features rap
and spoken word recording
artist, MIKE-E, along with
soulful vocalist Kenny
Watson, the world-traveled
DJ Invisible, and dynamic
African percussionist
Sowande Keita.
The group entertains
audiences and conveys
important health related
messages.
The American Cancer
Society is the nationwide
community-based voluntary
health organization dedicat
ed to eliminating cancer as a
major health problem by pre
venting cancer, saving lives
and diminishing suffering
from cancer through
research, education, advoca
cy and service.
For information, call
24 hours day, seven days a
week 1.800.ACS.2345 or log
onto www.cancer.org.
Youth Commission Makes Annual
Trip to New York
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Youth Commissioners and Advisors pictured with Matt Lauer of The Today Show
The Chatham County
Youth Commission began
it's 12th Annual Trip on
Saturday, March 7, 2009
with a 10:30 PM departure
from the Savannah Civic
Center.
Arriving in the Nation's
Capitol early on the next
morning after a Daylight
Savings Time Adjustment,
Dr. Priscilla D. Thomas,
Alderman Van R. Johnson,
II, the 40 members of the
Chatham County Youth
Commission and 4 delegates
of the Savannah Youth
Council visited the United
States Holocaust Memorial
Museum, the NEWSEUM, a
museum dedicated to news,
the National Museum of
American History, the
Lincoln Memorial and the
Vietnam Veteran's
Memorial.
On Monday, March 9,
2009 the Chatham County
Youth Commission were
VIP attendees of the
National Association of
Counties Annual Legislative
Conference where they met
with over 2,000 County
Commissioners from around
the country and discussed
issues such as the economy,
juvenile delinquency and cli
mate change.
The Youth
Commissioners were treated
to lunch as the special guest
of the National Organization
of Black County Officials
(NOBCO) to launch it's
HIV/AIDS awareness cam
paign. From there they trav
eled to Arlington, VA to tour
the National Center for
Missing and Exploited
Children. They discussed
further continued partnership
in the Coastal Empire before
departing for Philadelphia,
PA.
The Chatham County
Youth Commission began
the 3rd Day of their Annual
Trip in transit from
Philadelphia, PA to New
York City where they visited
Ground Zero and surveyed
the progress of the building
of the September 11th
Memorial.
This visit marks the 8th
consecutive year that the
Chatham County Youth
Commission has visited this
sacred site. After visiting
various New York destina
tions, the Youth Commission
watched the Broadway pro
duction of "SHREK".
On the final day of their
trip, Wednesday, March 11,
2009, the Youth
Commissioners were fea
tured on the NBC Today
Show, and met host Matt
Lauer, Meredith Viera, A1
See Youth, page 14
Bishop Named Teacher of the Year
Local Child Care Provider Selected to
Receive Tylenol Child Care Award
The Terri Lynne Lokoff
Child Care Foundation
(TLLCCF) is proud to
announce that Katrina
Robinson-Williams, child
care teacher and owner of
God’s Rainbow Family
Child Care, here in
Savannah, GA, was selected
to receive the Terri Lynne
Lokoff/Children’s
TYLENOL® National Child
Care Teacher Award™.
Robinson-
Williams-one of 50 exem
plary early care and educa
tion teachers nationwide —
was chosen for her commit
ment to maintaining high
quality child care practices
and dedication to the chil
dren she teaches.
She will receive a
$ 1,000 award on Wednesday,
April 1, 2009, at a special
ceremony in King of Prussia,
PA, located in the
Philadelphia metropolitan
area.
Each year, child care
teachers from across the
nation participate in the pro
gram.
As part of the applica
tion process, applicants
designed an enhancement
project that illustrated the
educational, social and emo
tional benefits for the chil
dren in their care.
With her award-win
ning project ‘Make Me a
Soft Space,’ Robinson-
Williams will create a soft
play area for the infants in
her child care center.
The area will provide a
safe play area for the infants
to play on the floor separated
from the toddlers. It will
allow the infants to explore
and practice their gross
motor skills.
As one of the top ten
scorers, Robinson-Williams
is eligible to answer an addi
tional essay question to qual
ify for the Foundation’s
Helene Marks Award™ as
National Child Care Teacher
of the Year™.
The Teacher of the Year
recipient - announced at the
luncheon held the day of the
awards ceremony — receives
an additional $1,000 award
and a $500 shopping spree,
courtesy of Bloomingdale’s
in the King of Prussia Mall.
A committee of 45
early childhood educators
and experts from the United
States reviewed and scored
each application.
From the inception of
Lavonia Bishop receives Teacher of the Year Award
Lavonia Bishop, an
instructor at Woodville-
Tompkins, has been named
the 2009 Career, Technical
and Agricultural Education
(CTAE) Teacher of the Year
for SCCPSS.
Bishop is a Career
Technical Instruction
Coordinator, who works
with Special Needs students.
She has taught at
Woodville-Tompkins since
See Bishop, page 14
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Support BRAVO Music Camp
The BRAVO Music
Camp Annual Fundraiser,
a luncheon, will be held at
the Marriott Savannah
Riverfront, Saturday,
March 28, 2009, 100
General McIntosh
Boulevard, 12 noon.
The price is $40 a
ticket. You may call 912-
236-6681 or 912-236-
1934 for tickets.
The BRAVO Music
Camp, organized as Black
Youth Reaching to
Achieve in Vocal and
Orchestral Music, is
opened to all children in
the Savannah and sur
rounding area.
BRAVO will hold the
11th summer music camp
July 6 - 17, 2009, at Alfred
E. Beach High School.
The ten day camp includes
band, strings, theory,
music appreciation, pri
vate tutoring, vocal train
ing, beginner keyboard,
piano master classes,
ensemble and a culminat
ing concert on Friday, July
17.
During the year,
the BRAVO Music
Company performs for
many charitable causes in
Savannah.
The tuition for each
camper is $385, exception,
the family plan: 1st child_
$385, 2nd child_ 285.
Some campers need finan
cial assistance to attend.
We offer full or partial
scholarships to students
who have demonstrated an
interest in music but lack
the money to attend.
The camp hours are
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Some expenditure include:
the professional musi
cians, guest artists, break
fast, hot lunch, snacks, the
facility used, and the cus
todian of the facility.
Due to the recession,
some services that we pro
vide may be eliminated.
The worth of this
camp for young people is
extremely vital.
Please be a contribu
tor to ensure its success.
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