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Savannah Riverfront Announces the Celebrated War of 1812 Tall Ship LYNX Privateer” Arriving in Savannah Wednesday, March 2 y 201/* For more information visit n>ww. Rive rStreetSavannah.com Members of the USO opened around 1943 In 1942, the West Broad Street YMCA-USO was founded by a group of dedi cated citizens of both races. These persons wanted to provide for black servicemen who were active in World War II. The names of these dedicated persons are: Bishop W. S. Barnwell, Rev. C. A. Lynn, Rev. Talliaferro. Dr. J. E. Fonvielle. Atty. F. M. Oliver, Dr. Leroy G. Cleverdon. Dr. Ralph Mark Gilbert, Capt. Frank W. Spencer, Messrs. Martin G. Haynes, Sheppard, Dunham, Leroy Carter, Sol C. Johnson. D. J. Hill, John S. Delaware, Marion O. Johnston, John Q. Jefferson, Sam Adler, Charles McLean, Frank Callen, R. W. Gadsden. Jack F. Rabey, Walter S. Scott and John Less. The above named group of citizens raised the money and bought the building locat ed at 714 West Broad Street and turned it over to use for work among serviceman and women. During the course of the war, USO renovated and improved the building by adding supporting columns that would make the building safe for dances and general use by the armed services. After the war, the Citizens Committee for Negro Social Services Groundbreaking for the YMCA at its current location on May Street Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Day Association Memorial Scholarship On behalf of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Day Association, Incorporated, we are pleased to announce our 2011 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Awards Program. Please note the minimum requirements for eligibility: GPA of 80, and SAT 800 or ACT 18. Your Signature is required on the application form, supporting documentation, which is found on the back of the application and certify academic eligibility. Please make sure that ALL eligible seniors are notified of this opportunity and emphasize all the required guidelines. Any questions should be referred to Mrs. Margaret J. Williams, Chairperson of the Memorial Scholarship Awards Program at (912) 236-5000. NOTE: the mailing address for application, the required sup porting documentation and essay, listed on the application. Deadline for submission is Wednesday, March 18, 2011. Applications are available at the office of the president for the Martin Luther King Jr. Observance Day Association, Inc., 1202 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (at the comer of West Duffy Street). Good luck with your students. Margaret J. Williams, Chairperson, 2011 Scholarship Awards Program, Mrs. Carolyn S. Blackshear, President Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Day Association, Inc. February 23,2011- March 1,2011* Vol. 38 No.52 *www.savannahtribune.com • 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140 g>abanna() tribune Salutes Black History Month received the building back from USO and immediately set up a YMCA. James Ellerby, a former USO- YMCA director, was employed as the first secre tary of the West Broad Street YMCA. Mr. Ellerby headed up the work for a period of three years and resigned to do settlement house work in Chicago. May 1, 1951, Joseph F. Jenkins, a former USO- YMCA Director was employed to push the work of the YMCA in this communi ty. On March 15, 1975, Eddie P. Foster was named Executive Director. Rev. L. S. Stell. Jr. served as President of the Board of Directors. Under their leadership, the West Broad Street YMCA had a meaningful and worth while rendering of services to the Savannah and Chatham County communities. The branch opened in its current location in 1968. Today, Peter Doliber serves as Executive Director and continues the great work of the previous leaders. The Y continues to rebuild its facility and its pro grams as it serves to help peo ple move out of poverty. It houses an early learning pro gram for children 6 weeks to 4 years, a before and after school program, an alterna tive for expelled middle school age children, after noon tutorials, a public library, a strong summer pro gram, as well as a variety of enrichment and recreation programs. Coming in April, the Y will launch an annual campaign to raise $20,000. For more information visit www.westbroadstreet- ymca.org. Savannah State to Host 60th Southern Regional Press Institute Savannah State University's Department of Mass Communications will host the 60th annual Southern Regional Press Institute (SRPI) from Feb. 24-25. ‘‘Celebrating Our Glorious Past: Achieving the Unthinkable” is the theme of the two-day mass media con ference that will include workshops on radio/televi sion production, advertising, public relations, journalism, graphic design, skill-build ing and professional devel opment for high school and college students. Maya Jackson Randall, the daughter of former SRPI director Harold Jackson, Ph.D., will speak at the open ing session at 9 a.m., Feb. 24, at the Kennedy Fine Arts Building. An award-winning veteran reporter in the Dow Jones Newswire/Wall Street Journal bureau in Washington, Randall covers Tafia Adams Fox financial policy, personal finance and the economy. She helped cover the 2010 midterm elections and worked as a White House correspondent, focusing on the economic challenges fac ing Pres. Barack Obama. Also in 2010, Randall and a colleague earned the Dow Jones Newswires Clabby Award and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers Award for break ing-news coverage of the government’s financial bailout plan. Tatia Adams Fox, founder and owner of con sulting firm BOOPA! Marketing, will speak to alumni and consultants at 7 p.m., Feb. 24. Fox started her firm in January 2010 after leaving her position as vice president of marketing at Universal Motown Records, where she worked with artists such as Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, Akon, Swizz Beatz, Q-Tip, the Wu-Tang Clan, David Banner, Nick Cannon, Carl Thomas and Melanie Fiona. A 1994 graduate of Savannah State, Fox has also held leadership positions in advertising, sales and market ing at “Heart and Soul Magazine,” MTV Networks See Institute, page PRSRT STD U.S POSTAGE PAID Savannah. 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