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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, August 12, 2009 -11
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Smith Named to Boys and
Girls Club Board of Directors
Savannah Tech Receives $1.1 Million
Grant for Child Care Resource and
Referral Services
Early Start CC R & R
of Southeast Georgia, operat
ed by the Economic
Development Division of
Savannah Technical College,
has received grant funding of
S1.11M to expand its servic
es to 34 counties in the area.
This is the fourth year
the college has received this
funding as a part of the
statewide network of agen
cies dedicated to increasing
the number of Georgia’s chil
dren and families who have
access to quality early learn
ing care and programs.
“We are delighted to
have been selected as one of
the CCR&R programs to
expand its services,” says
College President Kathy S.
Love. “Studies have contin
ued to show that money
invested in early learning ini
tiatives pays great dividends
for the community.”
In previous years, the
college’s grant supported
similar programming for
nine coastal counties. Early
Start will reorganize and
expand its staff to serve the
larger areas.
“Rather than setting up
additional offices throughout
the region, we will be hiring
professionals to work from
their homes including two to
serve the Augusta area and
two for Swainsboro and sur
rounding communities,” says
Early Start Director Sherry
Costa.
Two new Inclusion
Coordinators will be added
to serve the region. Inclusion
Coordinators work with
child care providers and fam
ilies of special-needs chil
dren to ensure all children
are included in the child care
setting.
Services include child
care provider training, quali
ty enhancement assistance
and inclusion services. New
this year will be a statewide
network for parental refer
rals, rather than the local
referral network previously
operated by each regional
CCR&R.
Parents and other care
givers can call one toll free
phone (877-ALL-GA-KIDS)
number to get child care
information and referrals and
a web based system
(www.allgakids.org )that they
can access 24 hours a day / 7
days a week from anywhere
in the state.
Last year, Early Start
CCR&R of Southeast
Georgia provided accredita
tion facilitation services to
assist 29 child care programs
in meeting national accredita
tion standards and offered
308 workshops for child care
providers with attendance of
7,535.
For information, visit
www. ccrrofsoutheastga. org
or www.savannahtech.edu.
Chris Smith, an attor
ney at HunterMaclean, has
been named to the board of
directors for the Boys and
Girls Club of Greater
Savannah, a non-profit
organization that provides a
safe, welcoming place for
more than 1,500 local youth
and their families.Boys &
Girls Clubs of Greater
Savannah has a mission to
provide a safe, welcoming
place for youth and their
families which builds char
acter and enables growth and
excellence in developing
academically, socially, ethi
cally, productive, responsi
ble leaders and citizens.
The Club has many
features including a gymna
sium, teen center, games
room, kids cafe, computer
room, art room. We have
made it our goal to offer pro
grams and fun to as many
youth as possible.
Site locations include
Kayton/Frazier Homes,
Savannah; City of Savannah
Crusader Center; City of
Chris Smith
Savannah Tatemville Center
and a Teen Center in
Richmond Hill.
A member of
HunterMaclean's Business
Litigation Group, Smith rep
resents clients in the areas of
products liability, premises
liability, medical malprac
tice and construction law. He
has argued cases before the
Georgia Court of Appeals
and Georgia Supreme Court
and has been named a Rising
Star by Georgia Super
Lawyers and Atlanta
Magazine.
Originally from
Annapolis, Md., Smith
earned a B.S. in Kinesiology
from the College of William
and Mary in Williamsburg,
Va. and a J.D. from the
University of Georgia
School of Law. He is the for
mer president of the
Savannah Bar Association's
Young Lawyers Division
and is an active community
volunteer.
With offices in
Savannah and Brunswick,
HunterMaclean has exten
sive experience representing
businesses and individuals
in all areas of litigation as
well as in corporate, tax, real
estate, business and mar
itime law.
The firm's clients
include Fortune 500 compa
nies, banks, hospitals, mar
itime companies, profession
al service organizations,
industrial development
authorities and non-profit
corporations.
Living Hope to Present its Summer
Block Party
American Diabetes Association to hold
Fitness Festival Kickoff
Pastor Joyce C. Hall
and Living Hope
Community Fellowship
would like to invite you to be
a part of their Summer Block
Party on Thursday, August
13, 2009, at 7:00pm. The
participants for the event
will be RJ and The UpBeats
and Comedian Corie
Johnson.
RJ is the musical genius
in the Land of Wilinkin that
works at a local music store.
The music store is situated
close to a playground where
a lot of UpBeats like to hang
out. RJ teaches UpBeats his
knowledge of music and
shares important life lessons
and moral principles, so each
of them can have a fun
upbeat life.
Corie Johnson is a
Gospel Comedian, Actor,
and Writer from Columbia,
South Carolina. While
attending Morris College, he
Corie Johnson
discovered his gift as a Stand
up comedian. In 2003, he
began his comedic career at
the Comedy House in
Columbia, South Carolina.
He continued to perform at
the Comedy House on
“Open Mic Night” over the
next year and a half. In 2005,
He entered a Christian com
edy competition presented
and hosted by Christian
Comedian Akintunde and No
Joke Entertainment. Under
the leadership of Akintunde,
Corie gained experience in
learning how to conduct all
the other aspects of comedy.
Corie has performed on the
Family Expo Stage at T.D.
Jakes “Mega fest”. Also in
2005, Corie was blessed
with the opportunity to per
form at Pastor Jamal
Bryant's church Deliverance
Temple in Baltimore,
Maryland. In 2006, he also
co-produced Akintunde's
stand up comedy DVD,
“Brutally Honest”. He is one
of only a few comedians that
will be featured on BET's
new show “Gospel Comic
View,” hosted by Vickie
Winans.
For more information
regarding this event, or the
Living Hope Community
Fellowship, please contact
the church offices at (912)
965-0406.
To Ensure
Triumph...
It Takes
Us All!
Sunsplash
The American Diabetes
Association's fall campaign,
presented by Memorial
Health University Physicians,
takes on a new twist with
three exciting events, all on
one day. The kick-off for
sponsors and teams for the
new signature event will be
on Tuesday, August 18 at
5:30 p.m., at the Gryphon Tea
Room, 337 Bull Street,
Savannah. The event is free
and open to the public.
This year's campaign
event will be held on
Saturday, October 17 and will
combine a 5K walk, a 10-
mile, 20-mile or 40-mile bike
ride and a 3-mile kayak pad
dle. The activities will culmi
nate in a festival on the
grounds of the UGA Marine
Extension Service Aquarium
on Skidaway Island and will
feature live reggae music,
food by Tubby's Tank House,
health vendors, and activities
for children.
Overall Campaign
Chairman Ken Gaylord, First
Chatham Bank, will intro
duce the event directors
responsible for the Walk,
Cycling and Kayak activities
and information about each
will be shared. The chairs for
the additional events are:
Erica Jarman, Title Max, Step
Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes;
Tony Eichholz, Byck
Management, Tour de Cure;
and David Mason, Lorwil
Land Corporation, Kayak for
a Kure.
Attendees at the kick-off
will be able to pick up pack
ets to get started on their
individual and/or team
fundraising efforts and learn
about the prizes associated
with various fundraising lev
els. Computers will be avail
able so people can sign up
online to walk, ride or paddle
Sunsplash Outdoor Fitness
Festival, American Diabetes
Association is honoring
those affected by diabetes by
having attendees wear red t-
shirts that say Red Strider
(walker), Red Rider (cyclist)
and Red Paddler (kayakers).
The red shirts will serve
as a visual reminder of the
widespread and diverse con
stellation of people living
with type 1 and type 2 dia-
and learn how to set up their betes.
own webpage.During the
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bid 5/proposal 5 will be received bv (he Board of
Education for die City of Savannah and County of
Chur ban at the Purchasing Department,
208 Bull Street, Room 213.
Savannah. Georgia 314(11.
10-16 C.ustodial Supplies (Ahnunl Contrac11
Closing Date: 09/03/09 11 AM
EB 10-1.8 Gymnasium Floor Screening and Re finishing
at Beach, Groves, Windsor Forest High
Schools and Savannah Arts Academy
Closing Diiie: OS/I8/09 <3 2 AM
At the time and place noted above, bids will lv pub
licly upeftaj, No eXLensum of the bidding period will
be made unless indicated by written addendum. The
Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and
to waive any irregularities or technical!ddl in propos
als received whenever such, rejection or waiver is in
llic best interest of the Board. The Board has the right
to disqualify a bid of any bidder deemed non-respon
sive to the Board. Bidding documents may be ob
tained from the Ftincliusirig Department, 208 Bull
Street, Room 213, Savannah, Georgia 31401 or they
may be downloaded from the District's web site,
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The Board of Education is an
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Morris, Brock Extend
Words of Thanks
Coaches Floyd E. Morris and Otis J. Brock
On July 18, 2009, for
mer students and student-
athletes of Richard Arnold
and Sol C. Johnson spon
sored an appreciation ban
quet in Honor of Coaches
Brock and Morris, and in
Memory of Coaches Richard
R. Mole and John H. Myles.
The ban
quet was attended by
approximately 200 former
students, student-athletes,
and friends. It was held in
the Savannah Civic Center
Ballroom.
In this connection,
Coaches Brock and Morris
express their deep apprecia
tion and gratitude to all of
you for the blessings show
ered upon them over the
years.
Additionally, the out
pouring of love upon us and
our families, along with our
friends, John H. Myles,
Richard R. Mole, and their
widows, Saturday evening,
July 18, 2009, blessed us
beyond all measures.
<Pl £.a<S. Q.OUI H i i in ' Wtlaomin^j
Dr. Robin A. Sharp
East Georgia Regional Medical Center is
proud to announce that Dr. Robin A. Sharp
has joined our medical stall. Dr. Sliarp re
ceived her medical degree from I.SU School
of Medicine in Shreveport, Louisiana. Shu
completed her internship and internal medi
cine residency at Virginia Commonwealth
University Health Sciences in Richmond,
Virginia. Dr. Sharp joins Dr. Mark
McCracken and Dr. Emory Smith. She can
be reached ar (912) 764-7900.
east Georgia
1499 Fair Road - GA * 9l2.486.Ul00
www.EGRMC.etim
Robin A, Sharp, M,D.
Internal Medicine