2 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, February 9, 2011
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
SBHF Grand Festival Day:
Enrichment and Entertainment for the
Whole Family
RJ and the Upbeats
The 22nd Annual
Savannah Black Heritage
Festival (SBHF) Grand
Festival Day will be held Feb.
12 at the Savannah Civic
Center. Presented by
Savannah State University
(SSU) and the city of
Savannah, Grand Festival Day
activities are free and open to
the public.
The day-long event,
which includes food and other
vendors, begins with a health
fair and ends with a live con
cert. From 11 a.m. until 2
p.m., festival patrons can
attend the interactive health
fair for healthy cooking
demonstrations, diabetes pre
vention and management,
medical financial aid and
more. The fair is presented by
the American Diabetes
Association and St.
Joseph’s/Candler.
Youth and adults can
visit the Living and Learning
Crafts Village from 1 to 3 p.m.
for hands-on workshops in
South African history and
drums; mask-, basket- and
jewelry-making; culinary arts
and more. Reservations are
required; call (912) 358-3370.
Beginning at 3 p.m.,
officials from the city of
Savannah, SSU and others
will lead the annual Grand
Festival Day parade and rib
bon-cutting ceremony, which
begins the entertainment seg
ments.
Savannah’s Magic Marc
will host opening performanc
es for children, including
musical puppetry by RJ and
the Upbeats. The show will
include guest narrator Ron
Daise, who co-starred in the
popular children’s television
series, "Gullah Gullah Island."
At 6 p.m. the Soweto
Street Beat (SSB) Dance
Theater, Inc., the only profes
sional South African dance
troupe in the U.S., will take
the stage to demonstrate dance
and music styles stemming
from various South African
ethnic groups. Based in
Atlanta since 1992, the non
profit organization began its
work in 1989, training at-risk
youth in the Soweto Township
of Johannesburg, South
Africa, to become professional
dancers and cultural ambassa
dors. “Our Culture is Our
Journey” is the theme for the
2011 festival, which is the
12th produced by SSU for the
city.
For more info, visit
www. savannahblackheritage-
festival.com.
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Obama Administration Celebrates
Black History by Winning the Future
WASHINGTON, DC -
During Black History
Month, Americans from around
the country will celebrate the
creativity, determination, and
progress that African
Americans have made to our
nation’s identity and culture.
This year’s celebration of
Black History Month will be an
opportunity not just to look
back and celebrate the achieve
ments of our community, but
also to honor the legacy of
those that have come before us
while fostering the leaders of
tomorrow. Throughout
the month, Cabinet Members,
Administration officials, and
senior staff will participate in
events to highlight the various
ways African Americans are
winning the future by out-inno
vating, out-educating, and out
building our global competi
tion.
"During National African
American History Month, we
recognize the extraordinary
achievements of African
Americans and their essential
role in shaping the story of
President Barack Obama
America.
In honor of their courage
and contributions, let us resolve
to carry forward together the
promise of America for our
children," President Obama
said in the National African
American Heritage Month
Proclamation.
In addition to events, the
White House will feature
African Americans from agen
cies throughout the
Administration that contribute
to the President’s vision of win
ning the future through their
efforts to move America for
ward.
Each profile will post on
the “Celebrating Black History
by Winning the Future” web
page.
SDRA's Lise Sundrla Ends Tenure as
Executive Director
Lise Sundrla has stepped
down as Executive Director of
the Savannah Development and
Renewal Authority (SDRA) to
pursue other career goals. She
joined SDRA in September
1999, when the primary focus
for the program was revitaliza
tion of Broughton Street. The
program's focus has since
expanded to include MLK, Jr.
Blvd. and Montgomery Street
down to 52nd Street as well as
the Greater Downtown busi
ness district.
"Downtown Savannah
and the MLK, Jr.
Blvd./Montgomery Street
Corridors experienced a renais
sance during the past decade
resulting in the generation of
more than $530 million in prop
erty investment, 330 net new
businesses and more than 1600
net new jobs," said Philip
Cooper, chairman of the author
ity's board of directors. "Lise
has been instrumental in over
seeing this Growth. We and the
city of Savannah are truly grate
ful for all of her dedicated
work," he added.
SDRA has been recog
nized statewide, nationally and
internationally as a model pro
gram of best practices for
downtown and community
revitalization and redevelop
ment winning 16 awards for
innovative and effective plan
ning processes, design pro
grams, marketing and neigh
borhood mitigation. The organ
ization is a Board driven entity
that operates in collaboration
with and support of the City of
Savannah.
“We will continue to
function as normal during the
transition period and will stay
focused on our mission to lead
a coordinated strategy of eco
nomic development and civic
design to strengthen Greater
Downtown Savannah," said
Chairman Cooper.
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