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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, June 15, 2011-7 SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS scssBana On July 22,2010, officials of Carver State Bank and St. Philip AME Church hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for Carver Commons, a development that includes a new main office for the bank and a Food Lion supermarket. The Food Lion store opened on March 30,2011. arver Help to Save the W. W. Law House W.W. Law House The Historic Savannah Foundation current has an opportunity to win a grant from the National Historic Trust for Preservation. The contest is called “This Place Matters” and Historic Savannah Foundation has chosen the W. W. Law House in the Cuyler- Brownville historic district as a place that matters to Savannah. The competition requires supporters to go online and vote for the project. Please help us as we spread the word to get as many people as possi ble to vote. The focal point of our entry is that Historic Savannah Foundation wants to help save the W. W. Law House in the Cuyler-Brownville historic district. W. W. Law fought for equality side-by- side with Martin Luther King, Jr. and worked tirelessly in Savannah where he was the local president of the NAACP for 26 years and led meetings, sit-ins, and boycotts all in the name of equality. Law also wanted equality in preserva tion. He believed in saving and celebrating black history and culture in Savannah. His efforts saved a historically African-American cemetery, began the Savannah Negro Heritage Trail, saved the King Tisdell Cottage and created a Civil Rights Museum. Preserving Law’s home is an equally important and appro priate step in preserving a tan gible element of his life. Law fought for equality and preser vation for his entire life and it is now time for the citizens of Savannah to accept the torch and save his home. Help Savannah win national attention, a first place price of $25,000 (half of Historic Savannah Foundation’s prize winnings will be dedicated to stabilizing the W.W. Law Housejand save places that matter to all of us! The contest runs through June 30. Visit www.myhsf.org to vote and for further informa tion on W. W. Law. (one vote per email and all voters are able to opt out of any further emails). This Place Matters, and so do everyone’s votes! hmc www.carverstatebank.com i? The Trojans' Ministry of Second African Baptist Church 123 Houston Street Savannah, GA C. MeGifl Brown. Pastor Welcomes The McIntosh County Shouters Wednesday, June 15,2011 6:00 pm I ho McIntosh County Shouters haw been demonstraiing old slave shouts and singing slave songs all ihuir lives. This age-old tradition was believed to have difid ottt in the early 2(Hh century. When it was discovered that this group still practices a custom that was begun b> iheir ancestors, a perform ing group was organized, calling themselves the McIntosh County Shout- crs. This Concert is Tree und open to the public. For more information, call the church’s office at 12.233.6163. Local NAACP to Hold Mass Meeting The Savannah NAACP’s Economic Development Committee will hold a forum to review SPLOST/ESPLOST, in conjunction with their General Membership Meeting on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 4pm at the First Evergreen Baptist Church, 622 E. Bolton Street. The forum will specif ically examine minority and women-owned small business participation in SPLOST/ESPLOST expen ditures. Representatives from the City, County, and the Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education have been invited for a panel discussion. The public is invited. For more information please call 912-233-4161. or visit www.savnaacp.com Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. From the ballot box to the classroom, the thousands of dedicated workers, organ izers, leaders and members who make up the NAACP continue to fight for social justice for all Americans. Front view of the new Carver Main Office to be completed during the summer of 2011 at 701 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Savannah, Georgia. Richards Honored During Loyalty Program at St. Philip Pictured from left to right are Bro. Greg Linton, 2011 Loyalty Month Chair, Rev. Dr. John Foster, Senior Pastor of St. Phillip A.M.E. Church, and Sis. Swannie Moore Richards, Loyalty Month Honoree. In March of this year, St. Philip A.M.E. Church in Savannah, GA, where the Rev. Dr. John Foster is Senior Pastor, honored long time active member and pub lic service pioneer Mrs. Swannie Moore Richards during the Loyalty Joint Worship Service ending their Loyalty Month celebrations. Mrs. Richards has served as the chair of Loyalty activities for numer ous successful years and set the bar extremely high for commitment and service rooted in the love of Christ. While the beloved Mrs. Richards knew about the Loyalty Joint Worship Service and knew that her son, Rev. David F. Richards, III (Pastor of St. Paul A.M.E. in Valdosta, GA), would be ministering the word of God, she was not aware that she would be graciously honored by her family, other organi zations of which she is a member, and the entire church family. Her husband of fifty- two years, Mr. David F. Richards, Jr., was proudly there to support the honoring of his hard-working wife and glad to have the beautiful surprise revealed. Joining her husband and her son and his family, her daughter, Dr. Bonnye Richards Anthony, and her husband and children along with her daughter, Ms. Yvette K. Richards, traveled to surprise her when she arrived to church. Mrs. Richards was also surprised by the presence of her sorority sisters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and community persons rep resenting the National Council of Negro Women, Inc., the Savannah State University family, Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., Jack and Jill of America, Inc., and countless others that she has worked with, taught, and/or mentored through the years. Her church family showered her with a book of cards, letters, and special words celebrating her decades of service to St. Philip A.M.E. Church and to the A.M.E. church in general. * IP*' ^