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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - 7
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
The National Council of Negro Women
Are on The Move!
Members pictured left to right are: Denise Smith, Shanita Ponds, Nickia Slaughter,
and Arielle Davis.
The National Council
of Negro Woman (NCNW)
Savannah Section has been
on the move. Members of the
Savannah section just recent
ly returned from the 53rd
National Conference held in
Washington D.C.
Presiding was the
Honorable Dr. Dorothy
Height. At the ripe age of 98,
Dr. Height is as sharp as
ever, announcing the theme
for this year is “Harnessing
Intergenerational Power”.
The Savannah Section
has been busy servicing the
local community with focus
on the importance of utiliz
ing collective knowledge,
abilities and strengths of all
woman, and girls. Past
events include the Live Oak
Children's Book Fair at
Forsyth Park, Hosea Feed
the Hungry, and most recent
ly Christmas at Savannah
Rehab and Nursing Center.
The Savannah Section
is extending membership
invitations to women, girls,
and men (associate mem
bers) who would like to be
empowered.
The Savannah Section
will continue to build, and
grow with the legacy of
Mary Mcleod Bethune in and
around the surrounding area.
For information on
membership please attend
the next membership meet
ing for Youth, 08 Jan 2010,
6:30 pm at the Hoskins
Center, Memorial Health
Hospital or contact Tara
Smith at 912 395-1171 and
Adults, 12 Jan 2010 6pm
Hoskins Center room 1 or
contact Shanita Pond 912
257-9346.
New Salem to hold Consecration and
Re-Dedication Services
The Pastor, officers
and members of New Salem
will observe Consecration
and Re-dedication Services
for the months of January
and February 2010.
The body of Christ will
come together to consecrate
and to rededicate them
selves to the service of Jesus
Christ, the risen Savior.
During this time,
church family and friends
will come together for a
month of praise, worship
and fellowship. All services
for the month of January
Pastor Nathaniel Small, Sr.
will begin promptly at 10:00
a.m. and conclude at 12:00
noon. This includes the
Holy Communion service to
be held on January 10, 2010.
The attire for each service is
casual dress.
During the month of
Consecration and re-dedica
tion, there will be no mid
week service. The church is
located at 115 West 40th
Street. Please join us as we
gather to worship.
“For seven days they shall
make atonement for the altar
and purify it; so shall they
consecrate it.” Ezekiel
43:26
Georgia Jobs Summit
Planned
West Broad YMCA Awarded
$5,000 Grant
As the school year pro
gresses, parents searching
for safe quality afterschool
programs now have much
needed assistance. Thanks
to at $5,000 grant from the
JCPenney Afterschool Fund,
the West Broad Street
YMCA has the opportunity
to help more children partic
ipate in safe, life-enriching
afterschool programs.
This grant specifically
targets the West Broad Street
YMCA target middle and
high school students in need
of academic assistance to
attain or retain grade level
competencies and who, with
out financial assistance,
would not otherwise have the
opportunity. This is one of
287 similar grants being
awarded by the JCPenney
Afterschool Fund to YMCAs
around the country.
“The JCPenney
Afterschool Fund is firmly
committed to supporting
youth-serving organizations,
like the YMCA, that are ded
icated to providing safe,
meaningful programs during
the crucial hours of 3 p.m. to
6 p.m., when studies show
that youth are at greater risk
of involvement in crime,
drug abuse and other
destructive behaviors,” said
Jodi Gibson, president of the
JCPenney Afterschool Fund.
“By collaborating with the
YMCA, we can ensure that
more at-risk children across
the nation have access to
afterschool programs that
will inspire them to be smart,
strong and socially responsi
ble.”
Plans are to use these
funds in a collaborative
effort with the Savannah
Chatham Public School
System to identify at-risk
middle and high school stu
dents who, with additional
assistance, will have a
greater likelihood of graduat
ing.
“This generous support
from the JCPenney
Afterschool Fund strength
ens our efforts to give the
working parents of our com
munity peace of mind, and
their children a place to
thrive,” says Deborah Enoch,
Program Director for the
West Broad Street YMCA.
“We have a long stand
ing commitment to youth
development, and providing
a safe, enriching place for
young people to go after
school.”
The JCPenney
Afterschool Fund has sup
ported YMCA after school
programming since 1999.
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The Georgia
Department of Labor
(GDOL) reported today that
the preliminary unadjusted
unemployment rate in the
metro Savannah area
declined to 8.0 percent in
November, down three-
tenths of one percentage
point from a revised 8.3 per
cent in October. Meanwhile,
the number of unemployed
workers in the area decreased
by 388, from 14,522 in
October to 14,134 in
November.
In November 2008,
there were 10,490 jobless
workers in metro Savannah,
when the unemployment rate
was 5.9 percent. The number
of payroll jobs in metro
Savannah in November 2009
was 153,900, a loss of 5,000,
or 3.2 percent, from 158,900
in November 2008.
“Georgia’s job market
is struggling to regain its
footing,” said State Labor
Commissioner Michael
Thurmond. “On Jan. 18, the
Georgia Department of
Labor will host a Georgia
Jobs Summit at the Georgia
Tech Hotel and Conference
Center. This bipartisan gath
ering will bring together
Georgia’s best minds to
develop a comprehensive,
state-level strategy that will
help spur economic growth
and job creation.”
Statewide, the number
of payroll jobs in November
2009 was 3,874,200, a
decrease of 192,400, or 4.7
percent, from 4,066,600 in
November 2008.
The over-the-year loss
es came in trade, transporta
tion and warehousing, manu
facturing, professional and
business services, and con
struction. On a positive note,
educational and health serv
ices added 13,800 jobs over
the year. Also, from October
to November, a total of 8,500
jobs were added in retail
trade, public and private edu
cation, and health care.
Meanwhile, the state’s
seasonally adjusted unem
ployment rate rose slightly to
10.2 percent in November,
up one-tenth of a percentage
point from a revised 10.1
percent in October.
The November jobless
rate was up 3.1 percentage
points from 7.1 percent at
this same time last year. The
national adjusted unemploy
ment rate is 10.0 percent.
For 24 of the last 25
months, Georgia’s unem
ployment rate has exceeded
the national unemployment
rate.
The local area unem
ployment rates are not sea
sonally adjusted. Georgia
labor market data are avail
able at www.dol.state.ga.us
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