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Congratulations and Hanpy Father's Day To All The Graduates and Fathers See page 2 for Graduates and Father's Day Tributes “GEORGIA’S BEST WEEKLY” PRSRT STD U.S POSTAGE PAID Savannah. GA Permit No. 923 ADDRESS SERVICE REQ ®he ^ahannal) tribune :rvice requested ^ June 15,2011- June 21,2011 • Vol. 40 No. 16 • www.savannahtribune.com • 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Holds Light the Night Corporate Recruitment Breakfast Pictured left to right: Mr. Gagliardo, Greyson Gagliardo, and Jenny Gentry, 2011 Corporate Walk Chairman Public Invited to Apply for Boards, Commissions and Authorities On Friday, June 10, 2011, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society held the annual Light The Night Corporate Recruitment Breakfast. The breakfast allows the Light the Night Walk staff to recruit business es and companies the oppor tunity to participate in the upcoming walk and help to raise funds for this worth while cause. The mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myelo ma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Locally, funds raised from events like the Light the Night Walk go to help people in our community. Among them, Greyson Gagliardo. Gagliardo was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) in November, 2010 when he was 12 years old. He has under gone chemotherapy since then and completed his treatments in May. Greyson attends Pinewood Christian Academy and is in the 8th grade. He loves football, paintball, video games and spending time with his family-Mom, Dad and brother Pace. Greyson was this year’s Honored Hero at the breakfast. The Light the Night Walk is scheduled for Friday, October 14, 2011 at Forsyth Park. “We are hopeful that we will surpass our $166,000 goal, and move closer to find ing a cure,” said Jenny Gentry, 2011 Light the Night Walk Corporate Chairman. Savannah City Council is now accepting applica tions to the boards, commis sions and authorities listed below. The Clerk of Council will accept appli cations from now until 4:30 p.m. on June 17. These groups work on various top ics of interest to the commu nity, providing guidance or assisting in making decisions which impact daily life in Savannah. Citizens with a wide range of backgrounds and experience are needed to fill these important roles. Applications can be found on the City’s website, www.savannahga.gov. For more information, contact the Clerk of Council, phone (912) 651-6442, fax 651- 4260 or email clerkofcoun- cil@savannahga.gov. Available appointments include: Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization, Coastal Workforce Investment Board, Code Enforcement Appeals Board, Cultural Affairs Commission, Electrical Appeals and Advisory Board, Housing Authority of Savannah, Keep Savannah Beautiful, Metropolitan Planning Commission, Park and Tree Commission, Property Maintenance and Enforcement Board, Savannah/Chatham Council of Disability Issues, Savannah Film Commission, Savannah Hospital Authority, Savannah Recreation Commission, and Savannah Zoning Board of Appeals. Telfair Museums Awarded Preservation Grant Small-Toney Speaks to Savannah Downtown Business Association Pictured with Small-Toney (c) are: Roger Moss, Kai Williams, Cat and Ruel Joyner Telfair Museums proudly announces a $7,500 grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation from the Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation. The grant will be used to aid the funding of the museums’ October sympo sium, Slavery and Freedom in Savannah. This highly-competitive grant was awarded to only 11 organizations nationally this year. “Without organizations like Telfair Museums, commu nities and towns all across America would have a dimin ished sense of place,” said Stephanie Meeks, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The 3-day symposium and subsequent book have important local, regional and national implications as a con temporary study for the exami nation of urban slavery and res idential settlement in Savannah and the urban antebellum south. They are designed to expand the public’s under standing of American history by presenting the under explored subject of slavery and freedom in an urban setting, specifically within the physical setting of the Owens-Thomas House and the preserved envi ronment of Savannah’s National Historic Landmark District. Led by national scholars Dr. Daina Ramey Berry, University of Texas at Austin, and Dr. Leslie M. Harris, Emory University, Slavery and Freedom in Savannah will kick off October 13, 2011, with a keynote lecture by Berry and Harris, at the Second African Baptist Church. A day and a half of lectures about slavery and freedom in Savannah, from the Colonial era through Reconstruction, will follow on October 14 and 15 at Savannah Theater. Additional funding for the Slavery and Freedom in Savannah symposium comes from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the City of Savannah, with support from Live Oak Libraries and Second African Baptist Church. City Manager Rochelle Small-Toney was the speak er at the Downtown Business Association's monthly meeting held Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency. As she addressed the audience, she assured the business owners in atten dance that there is a working relationship between the City and the downtown busi nesses. She went on to say that the city's best assets would be at their disposal to ensure continued downtown growth and development, as the downtown businesses are important to our local economy. In April, the Savannah Downtown Business Association held an open forum for the SDBA mem bership in order to give them an opportunity to express their concerns with govern ment and the downtown business environment. One issue that was addressed was cleanliness. Small-Toney then intro duced Susan Broker, who heads up the Citizen Office. This office will address main tenance and beautifying the downtown community. Small-Toney also addressed the possibility of the cruise ship leaving from the Port of Savannah and how that would impact downtown. 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