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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 3
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Savannah Arts Academy’s Theatre
Department presents
The Katrina Project
The Savannah Arts
Academy’s Theatre
Department under the direc
tion of Andrea Verdis,
Theatre Department Chair,
presents their fall play, The
Katrina Project: Hell and
High Water as dinner theatre
on Friday and Saturday,
November 6 & 7, with dinner
at 6:00 PM and the show at
7:00 PM and Sunday,
November 8 with dinner at
1:30 PM and the show at
2:30 PM.
Dinner Theatre tickets
are $25 and must be reserved
by October 30th. Show only
tickets are available by reser
vation or at the door. General
admission is $10 and
Students and senior citizens
are $6. Tickets can be
reserved by calling (912)
201-5528.
The Katrina Project:
Hell and High Water is an
emotional journey into the
hearts and souls of Hurricane
Katrina survivors and is
based on actual interviews,
collected stories and found
texts.
The play follows a
diverse group of characters
as they reflect on and experi
ence the devastation, heart
break, anger, and ultimately,
the hope of thousands affect
ed by this Category 5 storm.
This production is the
play that Savannah Arts
Academy will be taking to
the American High School
Theatre Festival in
Edinburgh, Scotland in
August of 2010 and is part of
the international Edinburgh
Fringe Festival held every
year.
Savannah Arts
Academy is one of 43 high
schools from across the
country selected for this
honor. Proceeds from this
production will help to send
the 25 students who are par
ticipating in this prestigious
event to Scotland.
For more information,
tickets or to make a donation,
please contact Andrea
Verdis, Theatre
Department Chair at (912)
201-5528 or
andrea.verdis@sccpss.com.
Daniel Blalock. Ill
Former Savannah resi
dent Daniel E. Blalock III,
died September 28, 2009, at
his home in Burbank,
California. Private memori
al services will be held in
Savannah, Georgia and
Tampa, Florida at a later
date.
Daniel was bom March
23, 1944 in Savannah,
Georgia to Virginia
Robinson Blalock and the
late Daniel E. Blalock Jr. He
attended Alfred E. Beach
High School and graduated
from Florida A & M
University High School in
Tallahassee, Florida. He
went on to study music at
Florida A & M University
where he played trumpet in
the famed "Marching 100
Band". His love of music
enabled him to travel around
the world and play with
such greats as James Brown,
Sam & Dave, and Nat
Adderley just to name a few.
In 1977, he and his
wife Gladys moved to the
Los Angeles area where he
worked as a professional
musician with various film
studios until he retired.
Passes Away
Daniel Blalock, III
Danny enjoyed sharing
life stories with his friends,
family, and fellow musi
cians. He will be greatly
missed by all who had the
privilege of knowing and
loving him.
Danny is survived by
his wife of 38 years Gladys;
mother Virginia Blalock of
Savannah, GA; son Daryl
Blalock (Annijulette) and
five grandsons of
Savannah,GA.; Joseph
Keith Moye of Savannah,
GA; sister Barbara Hagans
of Fort Lauderdale, FL;
Harold Wise of Fort
Lauderdale, FL; niece
Sharonda Jones (Kenneth);
grand nieces Kaitlyn and
Khloe Jones of Savannah,
GA; aunts Edwina Austin
Hutchinson (Sidney) of
Augusta, Ga; Mildred
Romanski of Woodbridge,
VA; cousins Carolyn
Patricia Jones of Atlanta,
Ga; Walter Austin (Sharon)
of Atlanta, Ga; Edwina
Freda Liggett (Hayward) of
Lansing, MI; Frederick
Romanski (Delores) of
Gaithersburg, MA; Ronald
Romanski (Joyce) of New
Orleans, LA; Linda Gayle
Livingston (Bob) of
Woodbridge, VA. Nieces
Carole Sykes of Atlanta, Ga;
Josette Sykes of Orlando,
FL. and Stephanie Sykes of
Tampa, FI. Sister-in-law
Frances Sykes (Joseph) of
Tampa, FL.
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made in Daniel's
name to:
FAMU Foundation
College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences/Department
of Music Florida A and M
University P.O. Box 6562
Tallahassee, FL 32314
Letter to the Editor:
Frank Callen’s Legacy In Danger
Why tear down one
legacy to try to build another?
Is there anyone else in this
community who feels that it
was grossly insensitive for
the present Callen Board of
directors to create a series of
Boys & Girls Clubs, in this
community, and name the
Flag Ship Club, Boys and
Girls Club of Greater
Savannah? Then relegate the
founder, Frank Callen's name
to a subordinate unit, a satel
lite club?
Why reduce one legacy
to build another? Why not
build on Frank Callen's estab
lished legacy!
As an officer of the
juvenile court, Frank Callen
discerned a great void in the
community. Consequently,
with strong support of the
Savannah Community in
1917, he established the
Savannah Boys Club, the first
Boys Club in the entire
Southeastern Region.
He served on a volun
tary basis as the first director.
With strong community sup
port, exceptional financial
support from the late Mrs.
Sarah Mills Hodge, the
endorsement of the local
court system, and many out
standing volunteers and
prominent citizens, across the
racial divide, he was able to
develop a Boys Club that
proved to be very outstand
ing.
He was well-known
nationally in the Boys Club
movement establishing and
managing clubs.
Across the years, Frank
Callen was cited many times
for his faithfulness, efficiency
and dedication in directing
and managing the club. He
and his boys earned the
respect of the entire commu
nity.
When he died in 1949,
the Savannah Morning News
cited him for his years of out
standing service to the com
munity and the significant
drop off in teen age civil
offenses through efforts of his
club. The news item ended by
declaring him to be a a com
munity hero.
After his death, the
Savannah Boys Club was
renamed the Frank Callen
Boys Club in his honor. This
action was hailed by the
entire Boys Club Nation and
the local community as a
much deserved honor!
I recognize and under
stand the Callen's Board's full
responsibility for the Callen
Club. What I don't understand
is the reason for not adding
his name to the Flagship
Club. Instead of Boys & Girls
Clubs of Greater Savannah,
why can't it be FRANK
CALLEN BOYS & GIRLS
CLUBS OF GREATER
SAVANNAH?
I have also seen direc
tives from the Regional office
of Boys & Girls Clubs of
America on this matter.
My interpretation is this
name change is directed
mainly at emerging clubs that
are being established. It
expressly states, that clubs
that are named for icons of
communities would not have
to be changed.
In this situation, it is
entirely up to the local club's
board. I know of several clubs
that have elected to maintain
their historic names and are
remaining in good standing
with Boys & Girls Clubs of
AMERICA.
Imagine the outcry,
community wide, to the H. V.
Jenkins Club's board of direc
tors, establishing another club
with another name and rele
gating the present club to a
subordinate status as the H.
V. Jenkins unit.
-Walter B. Simmons
Spelman College Launches
$150 Million Campaign
The Campaign for
Spelman College is a $150
million fundraising effort that
aims to actualize the ambi
tious goals identified in the
institution's strategic plan for
2015. This is the largest such
venture the college has
embarked upon in its 128-year
history.
Beverly Daniel Tatum,
Ph.D., Spelman College presi
dent, said. ‘‘Young women
who are choosing to be at
Spelman are ready and willing
to put the determination, and
commitment into their educa
tion, so they can solve the
problems that wait for them
when they graduate. Yet they
have to be able to graduate.”
Among the primary
goals of the campaign are to
graduate 5,000 incredibly tal
ented young women-many
first-generation and economi
cally challenged-over the next
decade. To date, the campaign
has raised more than $80 mil
lion in leadership gifts during
the silent phase, putting
Spelman that much closer to
achieving this fundamental
goal.
“Spelman College pro
vides a unique educational
opportunity for African-
American women and has a
tradition of producing some of
the brightest, best-educated
graduates in the country,” said
Frank Blake, chairman and
CEO, The Home Depot.
“Ensuring this outstanding
institution has the resources,
now and into the future, to
prepare these young women
for the demands of the global
community and the ever-
changing economy is critical
ly important.”
Beverly Daniel Tatum
The primary goals of
the campaign are to ensure
that each student receives: the
financial support she needs to
complete her education; more
global engagement opportu
nities; enhanced research
experiences and career-relat
ed internships; increased
access to alumnae connec
tions; individualized leader
ship development experi
ences; and expanded service
learning and community
engagement activities.
“Spelman is a national
treasure, with a rich and pro
ductive history, where our
students grow to be responsi
ble leaders in their respective
worldwide communities,”
said Yvonne R. Jackson,
chair, Spelman College Board
of Trustees. “This campaign
will shore up the support so
many of our students need to
finish college; and it will add
support to continue strength
ening our academic programs
to advance Spelman's mission
of empowering women to
excel intellectually, think cre
atively, serve wholeheartedly
and lead boldly.”
For more information
about The Campaign for
Spelman College, visit:
http: //www. sp elman. edu/cha
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noted and duly appreciated by all ot us.
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