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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, January 27, 2010-3
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
You Can Always Come Home:
A Reminder to Worker Education and
Job Training Program Graduates
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Guest of the Reunion Gala enjoy the festivities
On Sunday afternoon,
January 17th graduates of the
Harambee House,
Inc./Citizens for
Environmental Justice's
(HH/CFEJ) Worker
Education and Job Training
Program (WEJTP) came
together in song, prayer,
inspiration and fellowship to
recognize and honor five
classes of WEJTP graduates.
The reunion gala, spon
sored by the Harambee
House, Inc./Citizens for
Environmental Justice
(HH/CFEJ), provided an
opportunity for current
WEJTP participants to net
work with WEJTP graduates
and employers.
In its 5th year,
HH/CFEJ's Worker
Education and Job Training
Program (WEJTP) is provid
ing environmental remedia
tion and basic construction
training to a corps of under
employed and/or unem
ployed residents throughout
Chatham County.
The WEJTP is a joint
effort between HH/CFEJ, the
Environmental Justice
Center at Clark Atlanta
University, the Deep South
Center for Environmental
Justice at Dillard University,
and the City of Savannah.
Dr. Mildred
McClain-Jawara (Project
Manager of the WEJTP) and
Rev. Vernell Cutter (Job
Development Coordinator of
the WEJTP) were both hon
ored as visionary and social
reformers who were educat
ing the community on being
green before being green was
popular.
Gladys Cohen and
Carlotta Rice, the co-chairs
of the WEJTP's Advisory
Board, spoke eloquently
about the richness of the pro
gram's curriculum and the
transformational manifesta
tions and life changes they
have witnessed year after
year in the lives of WEJTP
graduates.
Advisory / mentoring board
members Angela and Leon
Haskins applauded the yeo
man efforts of the WEJTP's
staff.
For more details regard
ing the HH/CFEJ's Worker
Education and Job Training
Program (WEJTP) or to
donate supplies, please email
cfej@bellsouth.net or call
Rev. Vernell Cutter at 912-
233-0907.
Festival.... continued from page 1
Miller, who is the Artistic
Director Darowe McMillon,
who is the group's manager, and
Stephanie Sykes-Davis.
The culminating event of
the 2010 festival will return to
First African Baptist Church for
a performance by the intema-
tionally-renowned Sweet
Honey in the Rock, an all
female a cappella ensemble that
performs shouts, gospel and
spirituals indigenous of African
and African-American culture.
The performance will begin at
5:30 p.m. on Feb. 21.
While the concert is free,
an open-seating ticket is
required for admission.
For ticket details, visit
www. savannahblackheritage-
festival.com.
The 21st Annual
Savannah Black Heritage
Festival is presented by
Savannah State University and
the City of Savannah.
For additional schedule
information, visit the festival
web site or call (912) 351-6320
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AWOL Announces Haiti Relief Project:
To Haiti with Love
The arts education non
profit All Walks of Life Inc. has
announced that it will donate
50 percent of the proceeds from
the Friday night (2/5) perform
ance of its annual theater pro
duction, "Choices: A Romeo
And Juliet Story" to help vic
tims of the tragic earthquake in
Haiti.
"As a nonprofit that
works to develop youth, we feel
it important to not only educate
youth about the importance of
helping others but to show them
how to actually do it," says
DaVena Jordan, AWOL's
Executive Director.
Because the major theme of the
play is love, AWOL's effort to
raise donations will be known
as "To Haiti With Love." The
annual production, the culmina
tion of AWOL's theater pro
gram called Act Up, is sched
uled to run February 5 and 6 at
Lucas Theatre at 7 p.m. The
play features nearly 50 local
youth, who've been working for
over 6 months on acting, chore
ography and more. When news
of the disaster in Haiti hit,
everyone agreed that they need
ed to find a way to help.
Cumulus Broadcasting
has been a long time supporter
of AW OL and many other local
nonprofits and plans to support
the effort through on air
announcements and matching
commercials.
"With activity around the
world involving the United
States, the loss of lives of inno
cent people in Haiti takes prece
dence. Therefore E93
Savannah's Hip Hop and R&B
leader is happy to support the
efforts of AWOL as we join all
Americans to demonstrate the
greatness of our country and
our goodwill to mankind." says
Lil G, E93 Program Director
and radio personality.
Cricket Wireless has been
partnering with AWOL since
their 2008 launch in the com
munity through providing
youth with employment and
supporting AWOL events.
“The Cricket family
is intensely focused on doing
whatever we can to help the
victims of the earthquake in
Haiti. Our company has been
providing free unlimited calls
to Haiti and facilitating dona
tions via text. We’re grateful
for the participation of our part
ners at AWOL and ask for the
generous participation of the
Savannah community.” says
Tyler Proctor, Cricket Wireless
District Director.
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waive any inecularitiev of Technicalities in proposals
received whenever such rejection or waiver is in the
best mtercet of rlic Board. I he Board has the right to
disqualify a bid of any bidder deemed in in-responsive
to [lie Board The Savannah-Chatbum County Board of
Public Education discs not discriminate in educations]
programs, activilies, or employment on tlie hash of
face, color, national origin, sen or disability Bidding
documents may be obtained from die Purrbising De
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