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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 11
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Testone to Kick Off Coastal Jazz
Association’s Monthly Concert Series
Elise Testone
Charleston-based per
former Elise Testone will
hold sway as the Coastal
Jazz Association of
Savannah kicks off its new
location for the monthly con
cert series on November 22.
According to Larry
Dane-Kellogg, who organiz
es the monthly events, “It’s
really quite simple. We just
outgrew the current location”
(The Historic District
Sheraton Four Points). "We
had a good ran while there
and they were very accomo
dating, but every month we
were growing by leaps and
bounds. Eventually we got to
the point were we were send
ing people home that could
n’t be seated. The Westin
offers us a much bigger
venue.” Mr. Dane-Kellogg
added: “This is a move that
is good for us and also is
good for the Westin.”
The Westin has had a
“jazz history” for many
years. "Bassist, Ben Tucker
has been doing the Sunday
morning brunch for a long
time,” said Mr. Dane-
Kellogg. “One Sunday a
month CJA will be carrying
that jazz tradition into the
late afternoon and evening
hours.”
The move will mean an
extra five minute drive for
many in Savannah, but the
scheduled monthly events
should be well-worth the
additional few minutes. “We
will be overlooking the
Savannah River and the
beautiful Savannah Skyline.
And we are very happy that
we are kicking off our new
location with Charleston
based singer, Elise Testone."
Testone, 26, was born to
sing.
When Testone was in first
grade, her classmates pres
sured her into taking a solo
in their farm song class per
formance. "I'd waddle up to
the mic and sing this bluesy
'cock-a-doodle-do-do-do,'"
she says. "I've still got the
video."
Although
Testone sings a few originals
here and there, most of her
numbers are jazz standards
or modern pieces by acts like
Erykah Badu and Soulive.
The heartfelt emphasis she
puts into every note, jumping
effortlessly between octaves,
truly makes every word her
own.
Testone can be found
Thursdays at Fish restaurant
on King Street in Charleston,
South Carolina. She also
plays regularly with Emotive
and The Freeloaders, and in
Columbia with Justin Smith
and the Folk Hop-Band; each
producing original music. “I
cannot put limitations on my
form of expression, so there
will always be hints of other
genres heard through my
singing and I strongly affect
ed by them all.”
The event takes place
on Sunday, November 22nd
at 5 p.m. at The Westin
Savannah Harbor -on
Hutchinson Island.
The event is free for
Coastal Jazz Association
members and $10 for non
members.
Join CJA and admis
sion is FREE. Parking is
free.
For more info call:
912.675-5419
United Way and Atlanta Gas Light
Join Hands to Help Low Income
Homeowners
For the third consecu
tive year, United Way of the
Coastal Empire is the recipi
ent of the Atlanta Gas Light
Company's Home and Heart
Warming Program. The
grant, in the amount of
$100,000, was awarded to
help seniors and low-income
homeowners with free repair
or replacement of gas appli
ances, such as hot water
heaters, furnaces, space
heaters and stoves.
The Home and Heart
Warming Program is avail
able to residents of Chatham,
Bryan, Effingham, Liberty
and Glynn counties. To qual
ify for the program, a person
must own their own home, be
an Atlanta Gas Light
Company customer, have a
yearly income of less than
150% of the poverty level
(which is less than $30,000
for a family of four), prove
that all household members
are U.S. citizens or legal resi
dents and be in need of repair
or replacement of a qualify
ing appliance.
Residents can call 2-1-1
or 912-651-7730 to find out if
they qualify for the program
and how to apply.
Home and Heart
Warming offers assistance in
two primary areas:
Weatherization Services,
which reduce the amount of
heat lost from homes by
improving insulation and
sealing duct work, and Repair
and Replacement Services,
which repair or replace defec
tive or inoperative furnaces
and hot water heaters.
The focus of the Home
and Heart Warming Program
is to help families increase
their self-sufficiency by low
ering their energy bills for the
upcoming colder months and
improving the safety of their
home. This program is also
concerned with helping those
who are elderly or living
with a disability maintain
independence in their home.
“I applaud Atlanta Gas
Light Company for their
leadership in stepping for
ward to help individuals this
coming winter,” said Gregg
Schroeder, president and
CEO of United Way of the
Coastal Empire. “This real
and symbolic gift of warmth
is especially timely as tem
peratures are dropping and
needs are rising. I encourage
other companies and individ
uals to step forward and lend
a hand to help those in need."
For more information
about Home and Heart
Warming Program, please
contact Trudy Jones at
912.651.7712 or
tjones@uwce.org.
INVITATION TO BTD
Sealed bids.'proposals will be. received by die Board of
Education for the City of Savannah and County ot
Ch allium at I he Purchasing Department,
20ti Bull Street* Room 213*
Savannah. Georgia 31401.
10-34 Autograph Software Licenses
Closing Dale. 11! 19/09 (i>- 2 PM
10-49 Elevator Inspection & Maintenance Services
[Annual Contract)
Closing Date. h/24/0»© 3 PM
RFP 10-5 I Online Pre-paid School Meats- School Nutri
tion Program
Closing Date: 11/24(09 ® 3 PM
10-55 Copy Paper-Quarterly Bid
Closing Date: \2K>Wf® 11 AM
RFP 10-56 Moving Services (Annual Contrail
Pre-bid meeting will be held at Savannah
Chatham Country Board of Education. 208
Bull St RM. 103, Savannah, GA 31401 on
11/16(09 10 AM
Closing Date. 12/01(09 ft 2 P\1
At the time and place noted ufevc, bids will be pub
licly opened. No extension or the bidding period wjII
he made unless indicated by written uddeiulunt. The
Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and
to waive any irregularities or technicalities m prupos-
jK received whenever such rejection or waiver is in
the best interest of the Board. Hie Uosmd has the right
to disqualify <i hid ol any bidder deemed non-respon-
sivc to the Board. Bidding dixurncrts mas he ob
tained from the Purchasing Department, 208 Bull
Street. Room 213, Savannah. Georgia 31401 or they
may be downloaded from the District’s web site,
wivw.savan nah .ebath aim. k 12. gu. us.
The Board of Education is an
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Coastal Health District Receives Small
Supply of Injectable H1N1 Flu Vaccine
The Coastal Health
District, which includes
Bryan, Camden, Chatham,
Effingham, Glynn,
Liberty, Long, and
McIntosh Counties, has
received 1,300 doses of
the injectable form of the
2009 H1N1 influenza vac
cine.
Due to the limited
amount of vaccine,
District Health
Departments are targeting
two of the priority groups
recommended by the
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention:
o Pregnant women; and
o Emergency medical
services personnel .
County Health
Departments are sharing
the vaccine with some
area obstetricians and
gynecologists who initial
ly requested vaccine from
the state of Georgia but
have not yet received any.
Women who are pregnant
are encouraged to contact
their personal physician to
check on H1N1 vaccine
availability. Outreach to
emergency medical serv
ices personnel is being
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Savannah, GA
912-236-7563
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All Copy Due
By Friday,
4 p.m.
coordinated through indi
vidual county health
departments.
“Initially we will have to
limit the scope of those
we target for vaccination.
We do not have enough
quantities at this time to
give the vaccine to every
one who wants it and we
ask for the public's
patience and understand
ing as we move forward
with our vaccination
efforts,” said Dr. Diane
Weems, Coastal Health
District Chief Medical
Officer. “Eventually, we
hope to have enough vac
cine for everyone.”
The District received
3,200 doses of the nasal
spray form of the vaccine
in early October. The vac
cine is being developed in
the same way that season
al flu vaccine is devel
oped. The H1N1 vaccine
has been licensed by the
U.S. Food and Drug
Administration and has
proven effective in fight
ing the H1N1 virus.
Health departments
will not charge for the
vaccine; however
Medicaid, Medicare and
some private insurance
can be billed for a nomi
nal administration fee.
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