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2 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, March 16, 2011
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Abernathy Keynotes Third Annual
SCLC Drum Major Awards
Rev. Ralph Abernathy, III speaks as members on the platform look on.
Servant Emannuel Branch
The GA Coastal SCLC
Chapter in Savannah hosted
their Third Annual SCLC
Drum Major Awards Dinner
on March 9, 2011 at the
Quality Inn. Presenting the
awards was Carl Gilliard,
President of the Savannah
SCLC Chapter. The keynote
address was delivered by
Rev. Ralph Abernathy III,
the son of Civil Rights leg
end and best friend to Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr—
Ralph Abernathy.
Rev. Abernathy III
message included critical
events of our journey from
400 years of slavery to racial
segregation to our present
move toward economic
development and empower
ment as a people.
After a very powerful
and moving speech by Rev.
Abernathy III several
deserving honorees were
awarded the following
SCLC Drum Major
Awards—awards that were
long overdue:
-Ms. Mama T was honored
not only for her famous
cooking but also for her
years of community service
-Mr. Gator Rivers was hon
ored with the SCLC
Lifetime Sports Legacy
Award
-Mr. Samuel Stewart was
honored with the SCLC
Lifetime Sports Legacy
Award for his incredible
baseball record spanning
since the 1950’s
-Mr. & Mrs. James Hudson
was honored with the Martin
and Coretta Award for their
life long community service
and activism
-Mr. Eddie L. Warren was
honored with the MLK Legacy
Award
-Mr. Grover Thornton was hon
ored with the Rev. Hosea
Williams Award
-Chaplain Nathaniel Hester was
honored with The MLK
Leadership Award
-Elder Walter Stewart was hon
ored with the SCLC Pioneer
Award
-Mr. Jerome Hayes was honored
with the Organization of The
Year Award
-Elder Nathaniel Neal was hon
ored with the ML King Drum
Major Award
-Chaplain Nathaniel Nelson was
honored with the SCLC Legacy
Award
-Pastor Bernard Clarke was hon
ored with the Pastor of The Year
Award
Rev. Abernathy III ended
his two-day lecture tour in
See Awards, pg. 16
WINDSOR FOREST
HIGH SCHOOL
GYM & RENOVATION
Bids are due no later than
Tuesday, March 29,2011 at 2:00 PM
R J Griffin & Company and Rives E Worrell Company are requesting bid propos
als from subcontractors on all labor, material and/or equipment scopes of work
necessary for the construction cl the Windsor Forest High School Addition & Al
terations project 7 he project wil be located at Windsor Forest High School. 32^19
Lingo Onve, Savannah. GA 314J9. Subcontractors are required to submit one (1)
copy of their bid proposal on or before March 29.2011 at 2:00pm.
All bids are to be received at the following location and may be submitted via hand
delivery, fax. email, US Mail. etc.
RIVES E. WORREU COMPANY, INC. in Savahnah at 70S Christopher Drive
BY MAIL RO Bo* 13672
Savannah, GA 31416
BY FAX 912.364.1338
BY E-MAIL rfp^Tivesworrell.com
PROJECT DESCRIPTION The scope ol the project generally includes a 28,500
SF new gymnasium (Phase I 1 May 2011 to January 2012), and 30.000 SF ol interior
renova f i ons (Pfia sell; January 2012 to Apr .*2012). T here are m u 11 ip le ded uc t ive at
ter males listed m die doc ur ire nt; which mu 5 the itemized on your proposal Scopes
of work generally indttde sltegradmg and utilities, concrete foundations and slab
on grade, structural CMU and brick veneer, structural steel, mechanical, elect ri
cal plumbmg. lire protection, metal stud framing and gypsum, exterior metal pan
els. waterproofing and joint sealants, lightweight insulated con ere le. built up roof
membrane, glass.storefront landscaping- mi 11 work, flooring materials, doors and
hardware, paint, accessories, and athletic/gymnasium equipment
PROJECT PLANS AND SPECS AVAILABLE AT
Cfeyton Digital Reprographic; - (912) 352-3SSO. www.cdnepro com
Savannah Blue Print (912)232 2162
Proposals shall be-corrtprehens-ve and based onai plans and speedications
through Addendum #2
Construction PI arts & Specs dated 11/13/2010
Addendum ftl dated 2/4/2011
Addendum #2 dated 3/4/2011
r-or any quest i ons co nter nln (jj t he bid p rocess, please contact Ge ne McCart hy in
writing via the contact information below:
R.J- GRIFFIN & COMPANY
Attn: Gene McCarthy
800 Ml. Vernon Hwy. Suite 200
Atlanta. GA 30328
(770) 551-88B3
(770) 551-3483
gmoc arthy-3?'Tjgri H i n .com
Phone:
Fas:
E-mail
H. J. GriFfm S Company
SeneraJ ConfrBdofs
Genual CunthAtmiia
A MFIIHFR. 0F THE Jt DJW DDhSTRUCTi^M CWJUP
Top Ladies Of Distinction
Lady of the Year 2011
Lady Annette Mitchell
The Savannah Chapter
of Top Ladies of Distinction,
Incorporated is honored to
present to the Savannah
Community the 2011 Top
Lady of the Year, Lady
Annette S. Mitchell. This is
the third time that Lady
Mitchell has received this
honor. She was selected as the
Top Lady of the Year in 2006
and 2009.
Lady Annette was
inducted into the Savannah
Chapter in September, 1996
and has served the local chap
ter and area faithfully in many
capacities. These include
Chairperson for Community
Beautification, Corresponding
Secretary, 2nd Vice President,
1 st Vice President, 2006 Area
IV Leadership Conference
Registration Chairperson,
Area IV Community
Partnership Chairperson, Area
IV Political Action
Chairperson, and Chairperson
of Registration for the 2006
National Convention held in
Savannah, Georgia.
Currently Lady Mitchell
serves as President of the
Local TLOD Chapter and
Recording Secretary for Area
IV.
Lady Annette is married
to Lord Abraham Mitchell, Sr.
and is the proud mother of two
adult children, Alana Dawson
and Abraham, Jr. She has two
granddaughters and is a retired
educator of the Savannah-
Lady Annette Mitchell
Chatham County Public
School System after serving
for 34 years.
Lady Annette is a life
long member of the Tremont
Temple Missionary Baptist
Church where she works with
the Mission and Floral
Ministries and the History
Committee. She is a of mem
ber Gamma Sigma Omega
Chapter of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Incorporated,
the Electa Chapter of the
Order of Eastern Stars,
National Council of Negro
Women, American Business
Women Association, Chatham
Retired Educators Association
(CREA), Georgia Retired
Association of Educators
(GREA), The Savannah
Branch of NAACP and
Volunteer for Hospice
Savannah.
Lady Annette had the
distinction of being name Top
Lady of the Year for 2006 and
2009 in the Area IV competi
tion. She will compete for this
title at the Area Conference,
which will be held March 31-
April 2,2011 in Memphis, TN.
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