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4 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, April 15, 2009
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Community Senior
Citizens Day
The Annual 1601 Barnard Street.
Community Senior Citizens The theme for this
Day will be celebrated on event is “Variety is the Spice
Sunday, April 26 at 4pm at of Life”. Mrs. Kay Calhoun-
St. Paul C.M.E. Church, Fields, Director.
Goodness and Mercy
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20-29, 2009 Nigeria mis
sion. 2500 participated in
the Health Education and
Nutrition sessions, and 16
were trained as Community
Health Workers.
Details of these statis
tics include: Eye Surgery -
(Pterygium -39, Cataract -
41); Eyeglass Clinic - 1249;
General Surgery - 19;
Gynecological Surgery - 7;
Gynecology Clinic - 200;
Cardiac Echocardiogram -
49; Health
Education/Nutrition - 2500;
Community Health Workers
trained - 16.
Your tax-deductible
dollars help Goodness &
Mercy Foundation, Inc. help
those who cannot help them
selves. Again this year, we
urge you to support our only
fundraiser - our “Hands
Across Africa” gala
Saturday, April 25, 2009 at
the Savannah Marriott
Riverfront.
A Silent Auction will
begin at 6:00P.M., and the
program and dinner will
begin at 7:00P.M.Donation
is only $75.00. All proceeds
will benefit the annual med
ical missions to Africa.
Again this year, three
well-known, dedicated com
munity supporters will serve
as our Honorary Chairman
and Co-Chairmen for the
gala: Honorary Chairman is
Mr. Paul Hinchey - CEO St.
Joseph's/Candler.
Honorable Mayor Otis S.
Johnson and County
Commission Chairman Pete
Liakakis are the Co-
Chairmen. Dawn Baker -
WTOC-TV Anchor/Reporter
will serve as the M.C.
We are looking forward
to your support.
For tickets or addition
al information, please call
(912) 232-6048.
Shiloh Missionary to Celebrate
50th Pastoral Anniversary
Shiloh Missionary
Baptist Church is inviting the
public to take part in, and to
witness a historical event.
We have something to
shout about! We have some
thing to praise about! The
good part is that we can't
keep it to ourselves.
We are proud to
announce to the World-at-
Large that we will celebrate
our Pastor, Nathaniel N.
Boles & First Lady's 50th
Pastor Anniversary.
For our Pastor's life
long commitment, devotion
and dedication to God, his
church family, and his com
munity, we will be hosting a
week long celebration in his
honor.
The celebration begins
April 26-May 3, 2009 @
7pm nightly.
Sunday the celebratory
services begin at 5pm. Please
come out and join us!
Questions may be
directed to Pastor W.M.
McGowan or Sheryl Creech,
church secretary, at (912)
927-9036.
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SDRA Inducts New
Officers
At their March Board of
Directors meeting, the
Savannah Development and
Renewal Authority inducted
officers for 2009.
Judge Tammy Stokes
conducted the swearing-in
ceremony.
SDRA serves as the
Downtown economic devel
opment, planning and mar
keting arm for the City of
Savannah. Their mission is to
lead a coordinated strategy of
economic development and
civic design to strengthen
Greater Downtown
Savannah.
2009 Slate of Officers:
Chair: Phillip “Tony”
Cooper
Chair Elect: Sharifa
Abdul-Wahid
Vice Chair: Jerry Lominack
Immediate Past President:
Ralph Zezza
Treasurer: William
Rhangos
Secretary: Robin Haddock
Assistant Treasurer:
Michael Skinner
Parliamentarian: Larry Lee.
In 1992, the Georgia
General Assembly created
the Savannah Development
and Renewal Authority
(SDRA) to renew, revitalize,
and beautify distressed areas
of Savannah.
As an independent pub
lic authority, the function of
the SDRA is to work with the
local government and the
private sector to strengthen
the economic climate of
Greater Downtown
Savannah.
Since its inception
SDRA’s focus area has
expanded beyond its original
focus on activities in the
Broughton Street
Urban Redevelopment
Area (BURA) to include the
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Boulevard
(MLK)/Montgomery Street
Corridor and Greater
Downtown Savannah.
Downtown Savannah.
Currently, more than 160 cit
izens volunteer their time
and expertise to serve on
SDRA Boards.
Seeds of Faith Hosts
Women’s Conference
Pastor Joseph Williams
6 Elect Lady Connie
Williams of Seeds of Faith
Worship Center, 774 East
Duffy St will host its 2nd
Annual Women's
Conference title "Lord Make
Me Over."
This Holy Sprit, Life
Changing appointment is
scheduled for April 22-26,
2009.
Our Guest Speakers:
Wednesday. April 22, 2009
7 :00pm-Evangelist
Gwinette Pusha True Love
Missionary Baptist Church
Thursday. April 23, 2009
7:00pm-Elect Lady Dr.
Mary Murray Fellowship of
Love Church of God in
Christ Pastor
Friday. April 24, 2009
7:00pm- Delores Thompson
Redeem Fellowship
Christian Center
Saturday April 25, 2009-
Workshops 8:00 am- Pastor
Samantha Sunkins 8:30am-
Pastor Monica Middleton
9:00am- Sis. Marie
Simpson Rhema Word:
10:00 am -Overseer Annette
Salters Temple of Glory
Community Church
Sunday, April 26, 2009-
Culmination Service 11 :00
am Minister Elaine Womble
World Changes Ministry
Atlanta, GA
We, the Seeds of Faith
Family invite you to come
and be blessed.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEAR1NC
I -nation: Commission Meeting Room
Old Cliaihuni County Courthouse
124 Bull StNCI. 2nd Floor
Date Apnl 2*. 2009
Time: 9:00a m &.6:00pm
Topic: Proposed New Fare Structure
ClialliJim Area Tnlilsil Authority (( ATI has Scheduled IWu
pubic outreach mceiings. The sc" meetings will be held io re
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mended by the Transportfllkm Development Pluii iTDPj
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Savannah State
Scholarship Gala set for
May 1
Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough
The Savannah State
University (SSU) Annual
Scholarship Gala will be pre
sented on Friday, May 1, 7
p.m., at the Savannah
International Trade and
Convention Center.
The theme for the uni
versity’s premier fundraiser
is “Shaping the Future
Through Scholarship.”
Guests at the black-tie
affair will enjoy dinner,
dancing and entertainment
by students in Savannah
State’s Fine Arts program.
The 12-member SSU
Revue will take guests on a
musical memory ride
through the decades with
popular tunes by the
Temptations, Righteous
Brothers, Shirelles and
Supremes, all artists that
defined the doo-wop and
R&B sounds still prevalent
today.
The SSU Revue is
directed by Professor Nan P.
Spicer, instructor in the uni
versity’s Department of
Liberal Arts.
Members of the recent
ly-formed Black Diamond
Dance Ensemble will grace
the stage with interpretive
dance expressions that infuse
modem, jazz, ballet and trib
al influences.
Under the direction of
LaJeune Wise-Wilkerson, an
assistant professor in the
Department of Liberal Arts,
the ensemble is the fomial
recruitment company for the
theater/dance concentration
program.
“Because a college
education paves the way for
countless opportunities, it is
our hope that members of the
community will give their
strongest support to this
scholarship fundraiser,” said
Earl G. Yarbrough Sr., Ph.D,
president of Savannah State.
Gala seats are $125 per
person, $225 per couple, and
$1,000 for a reserved table.
Corporate sponsorship
opportunities are available,
starting at $2,500.
For more information
about the Scholarship Gala,
call University Advancement
at 912-356-2286.
Military children Parade
Through Fort Stewart
Parents and Families
gathered at the Fort Stewart
Child Development Center,
April 1, to kick off "Month
of the Military Child" with a
parade and other festivities.
Due to bad weather, the
parade and celebration was
moved inside, but that didn't
hinder the fun.
Children, friends and
Families lined the halls
cheering words of encour
agement to the youngsters,
while the children marched
up and down the halls listen
ing to music, singing along
and waving to the crowds.
One preschool class
stopped to perform "The
Bubble Gum Song," during
which they wiggled and
writhed along with the lyrics.
The parade was the
opening salvo for a month
long celebration of military
children and what makes
them so special.
"We kick this thing off
on the first of April and take
it all the way through to the
30th," said Leah Cabey, the
CDC facility director at
Stewart. "We really want to
put the focus on our military
children. We know we are all
special, and we celebrate our
children every day of the
week, but we have this one
time where we can all come
out and say, 'Hey, these are
our military children. Let's
get together and really appre
ciate and celebrate them.'"
The theme for the cele
bration focused on what
Stewart does for military
children, and what children
do for their Families in
return: "Bring Communities
Together for Children-
Children Bring Communities
Together."
"Indeed, the early
childhood years are critical
to the forming of productive
and successful citizens," said
Dagmar Peguero-Olinger,
chief of Child and Youth
Services.
After the parade, the
children were visited by
Scruff McGruff, the Crime
Dog, Dora the Explorer and
Elmo for hugs and hand
shakes. The children danced,
sang and enjoyed the mili
tary-wide event.
The Month of the
Military Child continues
throughout the month of
April with Easter egg hunts,
a spring dance and Wheels
Day, which includes a static
display of all types of
wheeled vehicles.
The celebration is
scheduled to end with a car
nival and picnic, April 29, at
the CDC.
New Testament House of
Prayer to host Revival
The New Testament House
of Prayer, Jones, Ga., will
host a Spiritual Healing,
Miracles, Faith, Holy Ghost
Revival At the New
Testament House of Prayer,
April 16th, 17th & 18th at
7:30pm.
The revival will be con
ducted by Prophet Michael
Kennebrew.
Derone Armstrong,
Pastor.
For more information
call Mamie Halsell
912-884-7348.
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