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4 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, July 1, 2009
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
City of Savannah to Receive
HUD Grants
Congressman Jack
Kingston announced that
the City of Savannah is
the recipient of a series of
grants from U.S. Housing
and Urban Development
(HUD). The city
will receive a community
development block grant
(CDBG), an emergency
shelter grant (ESG) and a
HOME grant to support
affordable housing.
“The money
enables the city to give
continued support to the
agencies in the area that
support that mission
which is even more
important during this
tough economic
period”,Congressman
Kingston said.
The CDBG grant is
$2,707,777 and will cover
an umbrella of communi
ty wide projects to aid
poverty reduction, youth
services and funding for
agencies that support low
income families.
The ESG grant is
$120,231 and will fund
ship and we truly thank
Congressman Kingston
for his assistance.”
The CDBG program
is designed to provide
annual grants to states and
local units of government
to develop viable urban
communities by providing
decent housing and a suit
able living environment
and by expanding eco
nomic opportunities, prin
cipally for low- and mod-
agencies within the city erate-income persons,
that provide services for The ESG program
the homeless. provides annual grants to
The HOME grant is state, local and private
$1,252,597 and will assist entities to improve the
the city in creating afford- quality and number of
able housing for low- emergency homeless shel-
income families. ters.
“These grant funds The HOME program
will help provide some of helps to expand the sup-
the most basic needs of ply of decent, affordable
our citizens that we housing to low- and very
couldn’t otherwise pro- low-income families by
vide during this tough providing grants to state
economy,” said Savannah and local governments to
City Manager Michael fund housing programs
Brown. “This is indica- that meet local needs and
tive of a very effective priorities,
local and federal partner-
jack Kingston
Leadership Savannah Graduates
Forty-Two
Leadership Savannah
graduated 42 people at a cer
emony held on Thursday,
June 18 at the Savannah
Yacht Club.
This unique pro
gram provides the opportu
nity for its participants to
develop an awareness of
community successes and
problems as well as the
knowledge to help meet the
challenge of the future.
The following are the
graduates from the 2008-
2009 class:
Meg Albertson, Cora Bett
Thomas; Robert Armstrong,
Hussey, Gay, Bell &
DeYoung; Bret Bell, City of
Savannah; Ashley
Bowersox, Sperry Van Ness;
Charlie Brazil, Old Town
Trolley Tours of Savannah;
Jody Buelterman,
Gulfstream Aerospace; Dale
Carlson-Bebout, Step Up;
Steve Cass, Gulfstream
Aerospace; Jackie Chavis,
Savannah-Chatham Co.
Public Schools; Katie Dye,
Savannah Economic
Development Authority;
Wayne Grimes, Georgia
Power; Amy Hernandez
Riesinger, American Cancer
Society; Kim Herrington,
Savannah College of Art &
Design; Michelle Hetager,
BB&T Bank; Kenny Hill,
Savannah Waterfront
Association; Salita Hill,
Wachovia Bank; Maureen
Hoke, O'Brien & Gere;
James Lawton, Savannah
College of Art & Design;
Bates Lovett, Hunter,
Maclean, Exley & Dunn;
Kirby Mason, Hunter,
Maclean, Exley & Dunn;
Mike McCarthy, Hancock
Askew & Co., LLP; Trent
McCurry, United Rentals,
Inc.; Derrick Muhammad,
Savannah Chatham Public
School System; Dave
Murkison, Coastal Georgia
Center; Billy Norse, Duffy
& Feemster; John Paletta,
The Georgia Institute for
Plastic Surgery; Jon Panned,
Gray & Panned, LLP; Lee
Perry, Carver State Bank;
Sherwin Prescott; Adam
Ragsdale, RLA, ASLA,
Kennedy Ragsdale and
Associates, Inc.; Letitia
Robinson, Union Mission,
Inc.; Gregory Sapp, Gregory
V Sapp PC; Lisa
Scarbrough, Coastal Pet
Rescue; John Sipple, Cay
Insurance Services, Inc.;
Rochelle Small-Toney, City
of Savannah; Wynn
Sullivan, Armstrong Atlantic
State University; Drew
Wade, Southcoast Medical
Group; Jude Wade,
Attorney; Anthony Wagner,
Melaver/Mouchet; Annette
Wilson, Armstrong Atlantic
State University; Brianne
Yontz, Savannah Area
Chamber of Commerce;
Mike Young, Chatham Steel
Corporation.
Applications for the
2009-2010 class are now
being accepted.
Go to www.leadership-
savannah.org and click on
“Apply” to begin the appli
cation process. Applications
will be accepted through
Friday, July 3 at 5 p.m.
For more information,
please contact Margaret
Mary Russell at
912.644.6432 or
mrussell@savannahcham-
ber.com.
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Glynn County Confirms Case of Novel
H1N1 Influenza Virus
The Glynn County
Health Department has
received confirmation from
the Georgia Division of
Pubdc Health that a posi
tive case of the novel
influenza A (H1N1) virus
has been identified in a
Glynn County resident.
The 9-year-old female
recovered at home.
“We are investigating
how the individual may
have become exposed to
the novel H1N1 virus,”
said Robert Thornton,
Coastal Health District
Epidemiologist. “No close
contacts of the child have
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io waive any irregularities or'technicalities in propos
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to disqualify a hid of any bidder deemed non-respon
sive to the Board. Ridding documents may be ob
tained from the Purchasing Department, 20N Bull
Street, Rwm 213, Savannah. Georgia 314fJl orlhev
may he downloaded from the District's web site,
www. sa van nah. chat ha mil 2 .ga. us,
The Board of Education is an
Equal Opportunity Employer,
reported showing any symp
toms of the virus.”
This is the first case of
novel H1N1 infection in the
Coastal Health District
(CHD) and the 66th con
firmed case in the state of
Georgia.
This is the only con
firmed case of the novel
H1N1 virus in the Coastal
Health District at this time.
The CHD is comprised
of Bryan, Camden,
Chatham, Effingham,
Glynn, Liberty, Long, and
McIntosh counties.
The symptoms of novel
H1N1 flu are similar to that
of seasonal flu and include
fever, lethargy, lack of
appetite and coughing.
Some people with
novel H1N1 flu also have
reported runny nose, sore
throat, nausea, vomiting and
diarrhea.
Flu viruses are spread
mainly from person to per
son through coughing or
sneezing of infected people.
Sometimes people may
become infected by touch
ing something with flu
viruses on it and then touch
ing their mouth or nose.
Sometimes people
may become infected by
touching something with flu
viruses on it and then touch
ing their mouth or nose.
The Coastal Health
District encourages all resi
dents to take basic precau
tions to prevent the spread
of germs:
o Sneeze into your
elbow or cover your nose
and mouth with a tissue
when you cough or sneeze.
Throw away the tissue after
you use it.
o Wash your hands often
with soap and water, espe
cially after you cough or
sneeze. Alcohol-based hand
cleaners are also effective,
o Avoid touching your
eyes, nose or mouth. Germs
spread that way.
o Stay home if you get
sick.
The Coastal Health
District serves Bryan,
Camden, Chatham,
Effingham, Glynn, Liberty,
Long and McIntosh coun
ties in the state of Georgia.
For more informa
tion on the novel H1N1 flu,
go to the Coastal Health
District website at
www.gachd.org.
The Wiz Comes to the
Lucas Theater
The City of Savannah’s
Cultural Arts Theatre
announced that it will be pre
senting its summer "big
stage" production of The Wiz
at the Lucas Theatre for the
Arts, July 17, 18, 24 and 25.
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This new musical ver
sion of the classic 'Wizard of
Oz' by L. Frank Baum, fea
tures a script by William F.
Brown and music and lyrics
by Charlie Smalls.
Full of exciting new
musical arrangements by
musical director Gary
Swindell and stunning chore
ography by Muriel Miller of
Abeni Cultural Arts, this is
The Wiz as you have never
seen it!
Performances will be
held July 17 and 24 at 8 p.m.;
July 18 and 25 at 2 p.m. and
8 p.m. at the Lucas Theatre
for the Arts, 32 Abercom
Street. Tickets are $17 gen
eral admission; $12 seniors
and students. Tickets are
available by contacting the
Lucas Theatre for the Arts at
(912) 525-5050.