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i J I ^ OCTOBER IS MAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH I h rough out the month of October, The Savannah Tribune wilt provide information to our readers on Breast Cancer Awareness PRSRT STD U.S POSTAGE Savannah. GA Permit No. 923 {Efje “GEORGIA’S BEST WEEKLY” abannal) tribune ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Week of October 6,2010 - October 12,2010 • Vol. 38 No. 32 • www.savannahtribune.com • 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140 Picnic in the Park A Success Robin Greco as Miss Piggy enjoys the Picnic in the Park festivities The City of Savannah presented Picnic in the Park, in Forsyth Park on Sunday, Oct. 3. This year’s event featured Strings of the South, a special ly formed string ensemble under the direction of local tal ent Eddie Wilson. This year’s picnic theme was “Pinknic in the Park,” in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Picnickers were encouraged to make cre ative use of the color pink when planning their picnics. This was the first Picnic in the Park to utilize Forsyth Park’s new outdoor performance stage and bandshell. To mark the occasion, musician Eddie Wilson assembled a lush, 12-piece string section combined with a rhythm section, piano and well-known local vocalists Fluxsie Scott & Trae Gurley into an ensemble called Strings of the South. Picnic in the Park was made possible by the City of Savannah and WSAV- 3. This year’s picnic contest was host ed by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Haitian Monument Gala to be Held October 9 The Haitian Monument T he Haitian American Historical Society announces the 3rd Anniversary Celebration of the Haitian Memorial Monument in Franklin Square in downtown Savannah, honoring the vol unteer soldiers from Haiti who fought in Revolutionary War Battle of Savannah in October, 1779. This formal gala fundraising event will take place at the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, 460 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, from 7-11pm on Saturday, Oct. 9th, 2010. Tickets are $100 per person; RSVP by calling (786) 621-0035 or e-mailing haitianhistory@bellsouth.net The celebration is spon sored by: History Channel, NY, City of Savannah, GA, Coastal Heritage Society Savannah, GA, Comprehensive Health Center Miami, FL, The Lady and Sons Restaurant Savannah, GA, Island TV Miami, FL. The monument repre sents the Chasseurs- Volontaires de Saint- Domingue, a regiment of soldiers who formed one- tenth of the allied army before Savannah in the fall of 1779. The unit was comprised of over 500 free men of color from the Island of Haiti and was the largest unit of men of African descent to fight in the American Revolution. United Way Awards Vacation Getaway Left to right: Lillie Slater, winner of United Way Gift Giveaway, and Camille Russo, United Way Campaign Chair United Way of the Tybee Getaway vacation pack- package includes a three day, Coastal Empire congratulates age, one of many exciting gifts two night stay at Mermaid Lillie Slater, an employee of from our When You Wish Gift Cottages, gift certificates to Goodwill Industries of the List. North Beach Bar and Grill and Coastal Empire, for winning a The Tybee Getaway See United Way, page 16 Homebuilders Association Installs Officers Pictured left to right: Teresa Wardlaw, Jerry Wardlaw, Patty Rietkovich Home Builders Association October 1, 2010. Doug officers and board members for of Greater Savannah held Tumlin, President of the 2010-2011. Outgoing president, their annual Installation and Home Builders Association Jim Walker of The Lindadan Awards Banquet on Friday, of Georgia of installed the See Home Builders, page 16 Othia Saussy 71 io Sltidtfttv Rond FDIC C arverlHtate B rSt It's the neoplel ! THE EITMHCETO THE MARTIN LUTHER KING. JR BUD OFFICE IS NOW LOCATED < I flTTHE HEM Of 701 M L.KIHG. jR. BLU'D, J carversialcbank.com Mart Rviium 701 M I,. King Jr Hlvd. LENDER