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2 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, May 11, 2011
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Union Mission Celebrates Graduation
of 56th Starfish Culinary Arts Training
Program Class
Pictured left to right: Chef Paul Buck, Jerome Green, Sherrod Hall, and
Gloria Clements
Hair Extravaganza, Inc.
Gives Makeovers
L-R: Arjalon Green, Lisa Wilson, Founder, Brealon Green
Hair Extravaganza,
Inc., non profit, partnered
with Big Brothers, Big
Sisters and Greenbriar
Children's Center to provide
hair makeovers to young
adults in the community.
Founded in 2009, Hair
Extravaganza, Inc.'s mission
is to inspire, motivate and
unite professional stylists
and barbers to empower
youth and address issues that
affect at-risk youth in the
Coastal Empire.
To learn how you can
join this organization, go to
www.hairextravaganza.info.
Jerome Green and
Sherrod Hall graduated on
April 8 as part of the 56th
Starfish Culinary Arts
Training Program Class.
This landmark pro
gram, spearheaded by
Union Mission under the
leadership of Chef Paul
Buck, teaches culinary
skills to local residents in
need of job training.
At the graduation cere
mony, Sherrod Hall shared
his memories of what an
impact his family had made
on his life and how grateful
he was for the guidance of
the Starfish team as he
learned the skills that will
provide for him and his
family in the future.
Jerome Green, a talent
ed singer, performed an a
cappella rendition of the
song "I Found A Friend" by
Lee Williams.
Both men plan to use
their newfound abilities to
gain employment in the
Savannah area and hope to
open their own restaurants
someday.
This 14 week training
program offers participants,
culinary techniques, theory,
basic ServSafe certifica
tion, life skills training and
hands-on work experience
through the operation of the
Starfish Cafe. Job place
ment assistance is then pro
vided to support each grad
uate as they take the next
step.
The Starfish Cafe
(located at 719 E. Broad St.)
Catering is also pro
vided on-site or at a
requested location.
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Sol C. Johnson High School Named
2011 Jefferson Awards Winner
The Jefferson Awards for
Public Service is proud to
announce that Sol C Johnson
High School, from Savannah
GA, gave a compelling presen
tation of their Students in
Action (SIA) activities during
the 2011 Savannah Regional
Competition on April 14.
Before an audience of their
Savannah peers, including A.
E. Beach High School, Islands
High School, Jenkins High
School, Savannah Arts
Academy, and Savannah High
School, the students of
Johnson’s SIA team earned the
Jefferson Awards Gold
Leadership Banner and will
represent the Savannah Region
at the Jefferson Awards
National Ceremonies in
Washington, DC June 19
through 22 as the Savannah
Regional Recipient for
Outstanding Service by a High
School.
As regional recipient,
Johnson’s student leadership
team will spend four days in
Washington DC celebrating
service with over 500 Jefferson
Awards recipients from across
the country. The students of
Johnson High School will col
laborate with other schools
from the SIA program and
complete a service project in
the DC area while spending
time visiting with America’s
leaders on Capitol Hill.
The Jefferson Awards
Students in Action program is
currently operating in over 250
high schools nationwide in
eleven regions.
At the Jefferson Awards
Ceremony in D.C., Sol C.
Johnson High School will be
one of eleven high schools
competing for the title of
National Recipient for
Outstanding Service by a High
School. Each regional high
school, along
with the national honoree, will
be showcased as part of the
Jefferson Awards
Ceremonies.
Founded in 1972 by
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,
U.S. Senator Robert Taft Jr. and
Sam Beard, The Jefferson
Awards inspires, mobilizes and
sustains service through the
recognition of outstanding acts
of service for both the famous
and the unknown.
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