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December 22,2010-December 28,2010* Vol. 38 No. 43 • www.savannahtribune.com • 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140
Savannah College of Art and Design
Students and Alumni Design the
Official White House Christmas Tree
Savannah College of Art and
Design students and alumni
recently were given the
honor of designing holiday
ornaments and decorative
elements for the White
House Blue Room Christmas
tree, widely regarded as the
famed residence’s official
holiday tree. Standing nearly
20-feet tall and spanning 13-
feet in width, the massive
Douglas-fir was selected by
First Lady Michelle Obama
and was unveiled at the
White House Dec. 1.
The theme for this year’s
White House holiday deco
rations was “Simple Gifts,”
which calls for Americans to
reflect and celebrate the
everyday gifts and blessings
that surround us - in family,
nature, music and food, the
White House says. There are
a total of 19 Christmas trees
on display on the White
House tour route, and many
of the decorations were cre
ated with natural, reusable
materials and simplicity in
mind.
"If the White House is a
White House Blue Room Christmas Tree
symbol of the American peo- all, throughout the holiday
pie, the Blue Room Tree is a season. I am delighted that
symbol of joy and peace for SCAD artists and designers
have had this opportunity to
adorn that symbol with their
creativity and vision. Their
work will bum bright, long
into the new year," said
SCAD President Paula
Wallace.
Decorated by SCAD, the
Blue Room Tree’s ornaments
are inspired by the country’s
nostalgic state and county
fairs. All 168 individual
ornaments were constructed
using locally sourced and
environmentally friendly
materials such as organic
cotton, natural wool and felt
and unprocessed muslin.
Each U.S. state and territory
is represented by a series of
distinct ornaments, including
a collection of rosette-styled
prize ribbons, hand-painted
pennants and several
embroidered wool orna
ments fashioned in the shape
of natural resources indige
nous to each region of the
country.
Open to the public, an
estimated 100,000 people are
expected to tour the land
mark home through Dec. 30.
Washington, D.C. Post Office Named
After Dorothy Height
Special to the NNPA
from the AFRO-
American newspaper
President Barack
Obama recently signed a
bill that names the United
States Postal Service office
in Washington D.C. after
civil rights pioneer
Dorothy Height.
On Dec. 15, Obama
signed into order H.R.
6118, which renames the
United States Postal
Service facility located on
Massachusetts Avenue in
northeast D.C. as the
Dorothy I. Height Post
Office. The bill passed the
House last September and
passed the Senate earlier
this month.
"This bill, marking it
the first time a federal
building in the nation's
capital has been named for
an African American
woman, is cause for cele
bration," D.C. Non-Voting
Dorothy Height
Del. Eleanor Holmes Congress has recognized
Norton (D) said in a state- that she deserves a visible
ment. "Dorothy Height place of honor and distinc-
was an icon for social jus- tion in the nation's capital,
tice who lived here, and the Renaming the post office
next to Union Station will
remind D.C. and the nation
alike of the achievements
of one of America's great
women."
In addition to being a cele
brated civil rights leader,
Height also served as the
Chair Emerita of the
National Council of Negro
Women (NCNW). While
working with the NCNW,
she devoted much of her
energy to attempting to
improve quality of life
issues for Black women
and their families, impact
ing education, health, and
economic empowerment.
In 1994 President Bill
Clinton awarded her with
the Presidential Medal of
Freedom, the nation's high
est civilian honor.
Height died at Howard
University Hospital of nat
ural causes on April 20,
2010. She was 98.
Graham Named
2011 Chamber of
Commerce Board
Chairman
The Savannah Area
Chamber of Commerce’s
Held its 204th Annual
Meeting December 15,
2010.
The Chamber of
Commerce gave special
recognition to the 2010
Chamber Board Chair, Bert
Tenenbaum of Chatham
Steel as he exchanged
gavels with the new 2011
Chamber Board Chair,
Patrick Graham of the
Savannah/Hilton Head
International Airport.
The Chamber recog
nized outgoing board mem
bers and committee chairs
and gave a special opportu
nity to thank volunteers and
business members who
have made 2010 a success
ful year.
The Savannah Area
Chamber of Commerce is a
business organization man
aged by a volunteer board
of directors.
The Chamber encom
passes Visit Savannah,
Ambassadors Council, the
CEO Council,
Communities in Schools,
Drug-Free Workplace,
Greater Savannah Sports
Council, Governmental
Affairs Council,
Leadership Savannah,
Legends of Golf,
Manufacturers and
Distributors Council,
Military Affairs Council,
Owner’s Council,
Savannah Compact
Education Council, Small
Business Council, Trustees
Council, and Tybee Island
Touri smC ouncil.
The Martin Luther King, Jr.
Observance Day Association Holds
General Planning Meeting
Our 2010 celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s, birth
was a huge success. We realize that this would not have been
possible without the support of our sponsors and friends in the
community. We are pleased to continue honoring Dr. King's
dream and legacy with our 32nd annual celebration in 2011.
Members of the Association cordially invites all churches and
organizations to send a representative to join us in planning
this most meaningful celebration. All community leaders and
individuals interested in serving are also invited to please join
us at our next general planning meeting on Thursday,
December 30, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at the West Broad Street
YMCA on May Street.
For additional information please call the Association's office
at 912-234-5502 or the president's office at 912-341-0041.
