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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 3
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
13th Annual Earth Day
Festival Largest in
Georgia
Thousands of envi
ronmentally conscious cit
izens gathered in Forsyth
Park on April 18 to cele
brate Earth Day 2009.
The weekend festival,
held before the official
Earth Day observance on
April 22nd, was the largest
community Earth Day
event in Georgia.
The Earth Day
Festival RecycleRama
provided a recycling
opportunity for many
problematic items, such as
paint. Participating citi
zens helped keep over
60,000 lbs of waste out of
the landfill.
Through a partner
ship with Ashland
Chemicals, more than
5400 gallons of paint were
diverted from our landfills
and disposed of properly,
an increase of 1200 gal
lons from last year.
The City of Savannah's
Recycling Department
also collected 491bs of
recyclable waste from the
event.
But Earth Day can be
every day—in addition to
the City's curbside collec
tion of standard recy-
clables, citizens who have
more of these hard-to-
recycle items can use the
Web site
www.Earth911.com to
search for drop-off loca
tions for specific materi
als. Working
with the theme "be green,
save green", 85 exhibitors
demonstrated how even
inexpensive changes, like
the type of light bulb you
use, can help the environ
ment, while bigger invest
ments in earth-friendly
technology, like solar
power, can save you
money over time.
The festival also high
lighted wildlife and habi
tat conservation, waste
recycling, water quality
protection, and many other
environmental efforts tak
ing place throughout
Chatham County.
Free workshops
taught attendees how to
compost with worms,
build a rain barrel, and
make environmentalism a
part of
parenting.Successful com
munity events like this
would not be possible
without the enthusiastic
support of the volunteers,
attendees, and sponsors.
The Earth Day
Committee greatly appre
ciates the participation and
hard work at this year's
Earth Day Festival.
For more informa
tion, contact
Environmental Affairs
Administrator Laura
Walker at 912-651-2221 or
Environmental Planner
Sarah Barlow at 912-651-
6943.
A Witness to the Holocaust
Coming Soon
to the
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil
Rights Museum
460 MLK Jr Blvd.
Dr. Leon Bass
Wednesday, May 6, 7:00 PM
Lets Pack the Annex for
this free event!
Dr. Leon Bass has stated in his lectures on the
Holocaust: "I came into that camp an angry black sol
dier. Angry at my country and justifiably so. Angry
because they were treating me as though I was not good
enough. But [that day] I came to the realization that
human suffering could touch us all.
Stay tuned and pass it on ....
Billy Jamerson, Chairman
Board of Directors
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
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9 W. Henry St.
May 1, 2, 8, 0 & lfi 8 p.m„
May 3, 17 3 p.m.
510 General Admission
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Mayor to hold Town Hall
Meeting
The next quarterly
Town Hall Meeting will be
held at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
April 29, at the Savannah
Civic Center.
The focus of the meet
ing will be the impact of pub
lic school student truancy,
suspension and expulsion on
our community.
Mayor Otis Johnson,
and a representative from the
African American Male
Achievement Group will
make presentations on the
topic.
The City Manager will
also present the regular quar
terly update on progress
being made toward key
Council priorities.
For more info., contact
the Public Information Office
at 651-6410.
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Presents
A B1 ack History Moment
Black History Beginnings
The first arrival Africans
in this country was not in
Jamestown, VA in 1619 bin
was in the urea we know as
Georgia and South Caro
lina. Those Africans are a
part of tlie Lucas Vasquez
de Ail von expedition. The
expedition goes through the Sapelo Sound area
in Georgia, through the Liberty County coast,
across Hilton I lead Island, and the Pee Dee Riv
er area in South Carolina. The Africans even
tually join with Native Americans and success*
full} light for their freedom. Africans are free
iFt tills area prior to the Pilgrims setting foot on
Plymouth Rock! The Africans are in this area
1526 nearly IfHi years before the Jamestown,
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SPRING PAIR &
May 710
Great Family
Fun With Food,
Games & Rides
for all ages!
Feature:
RibFest Saturday, May 9th
Come and enjoy
BBQ Ribs & Chicken!
Fundraiser for Coastal Empire Children Charities
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Family Day & Circus
For more information pfeosevisft:
www.Coastaf Empire Fair.com
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