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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 3
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
National Bar Association Honors U.S.
Attorney General Eric Holder
The Honorable Eric Holder, Jr., (left) U.S. Attorney
General (left) and Mavis T. Thompson (right), President
of the National Bar Association. (Photo by Roy Lewis)
Recently, America's
oldest and largest national
association of predominant
ly African American attor
neys and judges honored
one of its own, U.S.
Attorney General Eric H.
Holder, Jr., the first African
American ever to serve as
the nation's Attorney
General.
On September 23rd, to
appropriately launch the
annual Congressional Black
Caucus (CBC) Legislative
Conference in Washington,
DC, the National Bar
Association (NBA), along
with Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,
Inc., sponsored a reception
at the Renaissance
Washington Hotel.
Highlighting the
reception was a presentation
of the NBA Presidential
Award of Merit for Equal
Justice to U.S. Attorney
General Holder by NBA
President, Mavis T.
Thompson.
In addition, the thirteen
founders of the
Congressional Black Caucus
were honored by the NBA
with the organization's
Presidential Award of Merit
for Excellence in Politics
and the Legal Profession.
“Attorney General
Holder, the first African
American to hold the posi
tion of U.S. Attorney
General, reflects the prom
ise of those who inaugurated
the Congressional Black
Caucus and its ideals,” said
NBA President Thompson.
“As our nation's top lawyer,
he has demonstrated the
value of diversity and equal
opportunity.”
Founded in 1925, the
National Bar Association
(NBA) is the nation's oldest
and largest national network
of predominantly African
American attorneys and
judges.
The NBA represents
approximately 44,000
lawyers, judges, law profes
sors and law students and
has over 80 affiliate chapters
throughout the United States
and around the world.
The organization seeks
to advance the science of
jurisprudence, preserve the
independence of the judici
ary and to uphold the honor
and integrity of the legal
profession.
Walk With A Purpose
Organizer Sarahlyn U.
Argrow, and co-chair
Tiffany Fletcher and Robin
Decker invite coworkers,
friends, family and to
“WALK WITH A PUR
POSE” at Savannah Mall
on Saturday, October 17,
2009, at 2 p.m. Benefits
from the competitive walk
will go to AWWIN, A
Working Woman In Need.
Team members will learn
early detection, and com
munity resources.
“Savannah Mall is
very pleased to host this
cancer-awareness event,
and to continue our leader
ship role to help the worth
while causes Savannah-
area communities,” shares
Senea Crystal, marketing
manager at Savannah Mall.
The purpose of the
walk educate and empower
women in our communities
and assist the plight of
Eradicating Breast Cancer.
“Breast cancer is the most
common type of cancer
found in women and the
second leading cause of
cancer death among
women in the U.S.” --
Source: WebMD Health
News
Become a Sponsor or Put
together a Team Challenge
Thinking Pink Team
Challenge features groups
of 10 or more participants
representing a company or
organization. Creating a
team of employees, family
Sarahlyn U. Argrow
members, or friends to
walk is a fun way to partic
ipate in friendly competi
tion in your community
and at the same time sup
port a vitally important
cause.
For corporate teams,
this can also be a great way
to display corporate spirit
• Teams consist of ten (TO)
or more participants
• Choose a Team Captain,
and select a name for your
team.
• Compete with other
teams in 5 divisions:
Corporate, College/School,
Health Care,
Clubs/Community, and
Friends & Family.
• Awards will also be pre
sented in each division for
the largest team.
• Award presented to the
Most Creative Team &
Booth overall.
• To Set Up A Booth:
Booth Fee $25.00
• Become a Sponsor:
S50.00-S100.00 and
$150.00
Co-chairing this event
are Tiffany Fletcher
(fletcher_tiffany@yahoo.c
om) a graduate from
Savannah State University,
and Robin Decker enrolled
in the Master's Program at
Armstrong Atlantic State
University. For Team
Registration please contact
Robin Decker at
decker.robin@gmail.com
or for additional informa
tion, contact Sarahlyn U.
Argrow at 912-659-0241.
AWWIN, Inc. [A
Working Woman in Need]
is a non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization designed to
assist the single working
woman displaced due to
reasons such as divorce,
illness, domestic violence,
temporary loss of employ
ment, and various other
challenges.
In 2000, AWWIN
was founded by Ms.
Sarahlyn U. Argrow
(sarahlyn. argrow@awwin-
inc2.org), a single divorced
parent and grandparent.
Her rallying efforts
are making a great differ
ence in the lives of others.
Telephone 912-659-0241;
2203 Abercorn Street
Savannah, GA 31401;
www. awwininc2. org
YOU'RE INVITED...
CONGRESSMAN JOHN BARROW'S
FINANCIAL LITERACY FORUM
WHAT: Financial Literacy Forum
WHEN: Monday, October 19, 2009
12:00 p.m.—1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Savannah State's King-Frazier Student Center Ballroom
3219 College Street, Savannah
Financial literacy experts will be on hand to help folks learn about
saving money, planning for the future, and staying out of debt.
-FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC-