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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - 3
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Applications Being
Accepted for Youth
Council
The City of Savannah
is now accepting applica
tions for the 2009-2010
Savannah Youth Council,
which is geared toward
Savannah middle school stu
dents who have leadership
qualities, and are looking for
support and guidance to
develop their potential.
Participants will learn
about the governance of
their community, and help
City leaders address youth
issues. It is modeled after
the Chatham County Youth
Commission, which is made
up of high school students.
Applications can be
found on the City’s Web site,
www.savannahga.gov, under
the City Highlights section.
Deadline for submission is
Friday, May 22.
For more information,
contact the Clerk of
Council's Office at 651 -
6442, or email
Kentia_Jenkins@savannah-
ga.gov.
Gulfstream Aerospace
Hosts Flight Lab for
Students
On Thursday, March
19, 2009, Gulfstream
Aerospace, a wholly
owned subsidiary of
General Dynamics, pro
vided an exciting, hands-
on activity for local stu
dents participating in its
Explorer Post program.
The event included
tours of the company’s
Savannah-based labs as
well as an opportunity to
use the jet-maker’s flight
simulator.
In the Stereolithography
lab, students were able to
see the latest technology in
action as models and parts
were being created using
3-D computer imagery.
Following the tour,
students received a train
ing session in the flight
simulator.
A joint effort among
Gulfstream Aerospace, the
Boy Scouts of America's
Learning for Life program
and the Savannah-
Chatham County Public
School System, the
Explorer Post program
gives students firsthand
information about aero
space career options and
the opportunity to learn
about the skills and educa
tional preparation neces
sary to achieve their pro
fessional goals.
Blessed Sacrament
Students Participate in
Model UN Competition
Blessed Sacrament
School 6th and 7th graders
participated in the 11th
Annual Middle School
Model United Nations com
petition sponsored by
Georgia Southern University
Continuing Education
Center at the Coastal
Georgia Center this month.
Blessed Sacrament
School was the only school
from Savannah participat
ing.
“One of my principal
goals in establishing Blessed
Sacrament School's Model
United Nations Club was to
get middle school students to
think outside of themselves,
to think globally and critical
ly,” said Rebecca S.
Faucette, Advisor for the
Model United Nations Club
and Director of the school's
Extended Day Program. “It's
a natural fit for adolescents
who are starting to question
the world around them.”
In Model UN, students
step into the shoes of ambas
sadors from UN member
states to debate current
issues on the organization's
agenda.
Students make speech
es, prepare draft resolutions,
negotiate with allies and
adversaries, resolve con
flicts, and navigate the con
ference rules of procedure -
all in the interest of mobiliz
ing “international coopera
tion” to resolve problems
that affect countries all over
the world.
See Students, page 16
The Hungry Club To
Hold Monthly Breakfast
The Hungry Club
Forum of Savannah, Inc.
(HCFS) will continue its
community economic devel
opment Roundtable and
Open Forum at its monthly
breakfast to be held on
Saturday April 4, 2009, at
9:30 AM, in the Annex of the
May Street YMCA.
This month’s presenta
tion features an HCFS study
group’s plan for “Accessing
Good Jobs, Wealth and
Economic Prosperity.”
For more information
call Julia Wright at 233-0855
or 927-8425, or e-mail hun
gry clubforumsav@earth-
link.net
Alcohol Awareness Month
Alcohol is the number one drug of choice among today's
youth and the fourth leading cause of death. Young peo
ple who begin drinking before the age of 15 are five
times more likely to develop alcohol dependence than
those who wait until the age of 21. If you have a loved
one suffering from drug or alcohol addiction please con
tact Narconon to receive free counseling, assessments
and referrals to centers nationwide. Addiction is pre
dictable. It will end in one of three ways: DEATH,
PRISON or SOBRIETY. You choose, contact us now.
Call 800-468-6933 or www.stopaddiction.com
Georgia Tech Develops
Ph. D For
Returning G.I.’s
With President
Obama’s accelerated
timetable for withdrawal of
combat troops from Iraq
scheduled to be complete in
August of next year, the
nation will soon be faced
with the task of reintegrating
members of the U.S. armed
forces into the workforce.
Georgia Tech is leading
the way by announcing the
development of an interdisci
plinary Ph.D. to help return
ing GIs capitalize on the
skills and military experi
ence they’ve received while
overseas.
The new Ph.D. will be
an interdisciplinary effort
between the Ivan Allen
College of Liberal Arts and
the College of Engineering.
“This new Ph.D. will
prepare our military men and
women to re-enter the civil
ian workforce as leaders in
rebuilding America’s roads,
schools, health, governance,
energy and utility systems,”
said Sue V. Rosser, dean of
the Ivan Allen College of
Liberal Arts.
“As the country’s top
producer of engineers and
the home of active ROTC
programs training future
members of the U.S. Army,
Navy, Marine Corps and Air
Force, Georgia Tech is a nat
ural place for members of the
armed forces to continue
their education,” said Don P.
Giddens, dean of the College
of Engineering.
In just a few weeks,
Tech will begin conducting
an extensive survey of the
needs and interests of GIs so
that the new degree best cap-
See Ph.D, page 16
Teleride Paratransit
Service Area
Realignment
Recently, the Federal
Transit Administration
(FTA) stated that Chatham
Area Transit must be in com
pliance with the Americans
with Disabilities regulations
(see Part 37—Transportation
Services for Individuals with
Disabilities, Section
37.131).
In accordance with this
directive, the CAT Board
agreed to Teleride service
realignment effective March
12, 2009 to within three-
quarters mile of all fixed
route service provided by
CAT.
Currently, CAT will make
every attempt to provide
service to Teleride users out
side the core service area
until the next CAT Board
meeting on April 9.
For more information,
please call 629-3914.
Census Opens New Office
In Savannah
On March 24, the
Savannah Early Local
Census Office (ELCO),
located at 2 Bryan Street,
31401, hosted an Open
House from 5pm to 7pm to
celebrate the opening of its
new facility.
The opening of the
local offices marks the offi
cial beginning of the 2010
Census in the Savannah-
Waycross-Augusta area.
Local elected officials, com
munity and business leaders
as well as local media outlets
will be among the invited
guests.
Following the formal
program, attendees received
a guided tour of the facility
and demonstrations of the
hand-held computers to be
used in the upcoming
Address Canvassing opera
tion beginning in April.
The hand-held comput
ers are only one element of
the new technology being
employed in Census 2010.
They are equipped with
global positioning systems
that will facilitate the valida
tion of addresses of every
household in the United
States.
The data captured in
this operation will be vital
when mailing or delivering
questionnaires in the spring
of 2010.
The local offices will
have administrative staff of
approximately 50 people and
when operating at peak
capacity, will employ hun
dreds of people from the
Savannah community to
conduct the various field
operations.
Until additional offices
open later this year, the
Savannah office covers
counties including: Bryan,
Chatham, Effingham, Evans,
Glynn, Liberty, Long,
McIntosh, Tattnall, Toombs,
Appling , Atkinson, Bacon,
Berrien, Brantley, Camden,
Charlton, Clinch, Coffee,
Echols, Jeff Davis, Lanier,
Lowndes, Montgomery,
Pierce, Taylor, Ware, Wayne,
Wheeler, Bulloch, Burke,
Candler, Columbia, Emanuel
, Glascock, Jefferson,
Jenkins .Johnson, Lincoln,
McDuffie, Richmond,
Screven Treutlen, Warren,
and Washington.
The Savannah office is
one of 150 local census
offices that opened through
out the country in
2008/2009.
The office has already
tested hundreds of applicants
and will be scheduling fur
ther testing opportunities in
the near future.
The U. S. Constitution
requires a count of the popu
lation every 10 years. This
effort will bring together a
national work force of nearly
1.4 million temporary
employees to count every
resident.
It employs some of the
most sophisticated technical
and operational tools and
methods of data collection
available and builds on the
success of past censuses.
Census results are used
to determine congressional
representation, redraw con
gressional lines, and to dis
tribute $3 00-billion of feder
al funds annually.
For more information
on the Census 2010 go to
www.Census.gov.
AASU to Hold Open
House
Armstrong Atlantic
State University (AASU)
will host a Pirate Preview
Open House on Saturday,
April 4, at 10 a.m. in the
Armstrong Center, 13040
Abercom Street in Savannah.
The event is free and the
public is invited.
AASU faculty, staff,
and current students will be
on hand with information
about scholarships, financial
aid, admission requirements,
degree programs, student
life, and other services and
programs offered at AASU.
Attendees will get
acquainted with university
life and tour the apartment-
style student housing and the
scenic campus.
Those interested in
applying for undergraduate
admission at Pirate Private,
must bring:
Official high school tran
script or G.E.D. scores
Official transcripts from all
colleges and universities
attended, if applicable
SAT or ACT scores, if appli
cable
Application fee of $25
For more information,
call 912.344.2631.
Free Seminar For
Medicare Beneficiaries
Care Improvement Plus
will host a FREE farmer’s
market and information ses
sion for Savannah Medicare
beneficiaries with chronic
illness.
The event will include
free produce selections, tips
on proper nutrition and fit
ness as well as important
information on Care
Improvement Plus’ Medicare
Special Needs Plan, which is
designed to help those with
diabetes, heart failure and
other chronic illnesses better
manage their health.
The information session will
take place on April 14th,
11:00 am at Mulberry Inn
601 East Bay St.
Nutritional needs and
preferences can change as
you age.
For Medicare benefici
aries diagnosed with chronic
illnesses such as diabetes
and heart failure, it is espe
cially important to maintain
a healthy diet that accommo
dates their nutritional needs
and a productive lifestyle.
To register, call 1-866-
727-6648.
Obituary
Willie Williams
Willie J. Williams of Sa
vannah died Thursday,
March 12, 2009 at Can
dler Hospital. He was
hum in Greeley vide. SC
bin moved to Savannah aE
age twdve where he lived
until he graduated front
Beach High School. Willie
entered tire United States
Air I bree ii|xi]i graduation,
and ret i ret I hunortbty af
ter twenty-sin years of service J le relumed to Savannah,
where lie resided until It is death- hie is survived by his
wife, Saudi Let-Williams: four daughters. Paula Eubanks
(Antonio) , Tanya Scabrooks, Wiilisha J Williams, and
Nikki Wetdon; four sorts, Nate loshuu Williams. Jerry
Sea brooks, Rushan Weldon, and Jclam Weldon f Orchid);
eleven grandchildren, a brother. Pastor S. Lcip) Hicks
i Pearl); a sister. Belly Hicfcs-Wright (Rev, Jerry Wright I:
"Mom"-in-law. Either M. Lee; sisters-in-lav, Azalce Wil
liams, Delfcrn Williams, Viable Williams:, and Naomi
Williams: brothers-in-law. Alan t Marian! Lee. and Hubart
Harris. Eflended family include aunts, an tmek-, a host of
nieces and nephews, cousin s, Oqdchildren and friends.
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from the mainland in Georgia to obtain their
freedom. After the war they would leave Cum
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become a purl of the British Royal Via lines
eventually settling ill rhe ‘‘Company Villages"
ill Trinidad in the Caribbean. The descendants
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