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2 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, April 22, 2009
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Mitchell to Keynote
Hungry Club Breakfast
Clarence Mitchell, III
Businessman and former
Maryland State Senator
Clarence M. Mitchell, III, will
be the keynote speaker at the
3rd Annual Community
Appreciation Reception and
Luncheon of the Hungry Club
Forum of Savannah, Inc.
(HCFS), on Saturday May 2,
2009, in the Joe
Addison Banquet Room of
Geneva Geneva’s Restaurant,
located at 2812 Bee Road.
A welcome reception at
11:30 AM will be followed by
the southern-style buffet
luncheon at 12:00 Noon.
In the traditional format
of the HCFS, an open forum
will follow, allowing interac
tion and questions from the
audience.
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designed to immediately gen
erate increased income and
wealth in the African
American community, and
Savannahian Henry T.
Wilfong, Jr., president,
National Association of
Small Disadvantaged
Businesses (NASDB) will
give an update on his recent
visit to Capitol Hill and advise
on what we should be doing
locally “to become the change
that we want to see”.
A member of the illustri
ous Mitchell family of
Baltimore, known for its histo
ry of public service and advo
cacy, Mitchell, III remains
active and well-connected to
local, national and internation
al affairs.
Today, Mitchell is
president and CEO of
Vanguard Inc. an international
government affairs, public
relations and business devel
opment consulting company.
He is married to Joyce T.
Mitchell, a lawyer and
activist. He is the father of five
children.
The Hungry Club Forum
is a non-profit, community-
oriented forum, open to the
general public. It is dedicated
to providing quality education
al, community development
and cultural enrichment pro
grams, and to bringing forth
involvement and discussion of
issues facing the community.
For more information,
please call Rev. Carol Q. King
at 656-5378 or Diana Harvey
Johnson at 927-8425.
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Black in America
Taqwaa Saleem
My last entry in “Black
in America” was at the
beginning of the six weeks
before Easter known as Lent.
I didn't write in that
time of fasting and praying
because I was trying my best
to decrease so that my
thoughts could increase and
be expressed more clearly.
As the Easter holiday
was just celebrated, I'm
excited to write again, much
more in tune with where my
mind and heart are centered.
One of the most distinct
realizations in my life right
now is the individuality of
people.
My graduate school
colleagues and I share the
journey towards a common
degree but we do not share
mindsets and methods for
achievement.
What becomes increas
ingly apparent daily is the
necessity of being comfort
able in your own skin.
I am made in the like
ness and the image of a
higher being but I am the
only me to walk this Earth.
Being Black in
America, being human in
America, is to understand
the root of your opinions
and the foundation for your
individual morals and
beliefs.
I've always been firm
in positions on certain ethi
cal or political situations,
and I've also been able to
appreciate the individuality
of my opinion.
We may not always
agree with family, friends,
or co-workers but we must
remember to respect their
right to differ in thoughts.
Don't we want our
thoughtful opinions to be
respected even if they aren't
popular?
Georgia Supreme
Court Chief Justice Leah
Ward Sears spoke at a recent
lecture sponsored by
Georgia Southern.
One of her powerful
points was sharing how she
felt when her minority opin
ions were often rejected or
questioned by those in dis
agreement or those possibly
See America, page 14
Attention
All Readers!
The Summit County Medical Examiner’s
Officein Akron, Ohio is looking for family and
friends of Willie Lee Johnson. The Savannah
native was bom on September 18,1954 and was
honorably dischaiged from the Marines in 1976.
Please call (330) 643-2101 if you have any infor
mation regarding this gentleman.
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor:
The Junior League of
Savannah is an organization
of over 1000 women com
mitted to promoting volun
tarism, developing the poten
tial of women and improving
communities.
The Junior League of
Savannah is the largest vol
unteer organization in the
Coastal Empire with mem
bers in the Savannah,
Brunswick and South
Carolina Low Country areas.
In recognition of
National Volunteer Week,
April 19th-25th, the Board of
Directors and I salute the
volunteers in our organiza
tion. Each year our active
members donate more than
18,500 hours back to our
community.
The value of our annual
service to our community is
over $362,000 not to men
tion the many lives that we
improve and the care our
members give our communi
ties. Since our inception in
1926, we have donated
approximately $2.6 million
and more than 518,000 vol
unteer hours to the
Savannah, Brunswick and
Hilton Head areas.
This achievement rep
resents tireless efforts of
thousands of women through
our 83 year history.
In addition, community
support of our two fund rais
ers has enabled us to gener
ate the money that directly
benefits the community proj
ects on which our volunteers
work.
Thrift Sale, which cele
brated its 61st anniversary
last October, routinely has
shoppers lined up long
before the doors open, and
our cookbooks “Savannah
Style” and Downtown
Savannah Style” have
become local favorites.
Our platinum sponsors,
SunTrust, Publix
Supermarket Charities and
Levy Jewelers, along with
our other sponsors, provide
additional funding for us to
continue our mission.
We are proud of our
volunteers and their hard
work to build a better com
munity.
Sincerely,
Lynn Brennan
President
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Town Hall Meeting With
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Mickey Stephens will host a
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The meeting will be
held on the 3rd floor of the
Con-Ed Building, located at
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Boulevard and Gwinnett
Street.
The purpose of this
Town Hall Meeting is to
inform constituents about
employment opportunities
for those with felony records
who are not currently on
parole.
There will be guest
speakers from the
Department of Corrections,
Department of Labor, and
Savannah Impact.
Anyone having a desire
to assist this segment of the
community is encouraged to
attend.
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