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Happy Easter April, 8, 2012 PRSRT STD U.S POSTAGE PAID Savannah. GA Permit No. 923 1805 MLK Jr. Blvd. Savannah, Ga 31415 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED “GEORGIA’S BEST WEEKLY’ abannaf) tribune April 4,2012-April 10,2012 • Vol. 41 No. 5* 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140 President Obama Mayor Jackson and Counsel Welcome Israeli Consul General and Delegation Challenges Budget Proposal President Barack Obama plans to challenge a Republican budget proposal embraced by front-running GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. In a speech to a media luncheon, Obama will call the measure prepared by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R- Wisconsin, and passed by the House a "Trojan Horse" that is disguised as a deficit reduction plan but actually imposes a "radical vision" amounting to "social Darwinism," according to excerpts released by the White House. "It's antithetical to our entire history as a land of opportunity and upward mobility for everyone who's willing to work for it — a place where prosperity does n't trickle down from the top, but grows outward from the heart of the middle class," Obama will say, according to the excerpts. "And by gut ting the very things we need to grow an economy that's built to last — education and training; research and devel opment — it's a prescription for decline." The remarks signal Obama's full engagement in his re-election campaign for the November general elec tion. So far, the president has generally avoided direct comment on the Republican nomination race, which Romney leads by a wide margin. However, he has increasingly framed the upcoming election as a choice between maintaining his policies and vision for continued economic recov ery and investment in future growth versus what he calls failed Republican policies of the past based on deep spending cuts and lower taxes intended to benefit the corporate class. "In this country, broad- based prosperity has never trickled down from the suc cess of a wealthy few," Obama said "It has always come from the success of a strong and growing middle class." Mayor Edna Jackson presents Consul General Opher Aviran with a picture of Savannah’s City Hall and a globe representing the working relationship between Savannah and Israel n Monday, April 2, 2012, Mayor Edna B. Jackson and members of Savannah City Council were joined with Israeli Consul General Opher Aviran and members of the Greater Savannah International Alliance and Savannah Jewish Federation for a news conference to release information on a new international partnership with Israel. Consul General Opher Aviran is the Consul General of Israel to the Southeastern United States, and was here on an official visit to Savannah. The Greater Savannah International Alliance, referred to as GSIA, was cre ated by Mayor and Council in 2010 to advance Greater Savannah’s position as a global community by foster ing international relation ships and initiatives that ben efit the region through com merce, culture, tourism and education. The visit by the Israel Consul General of the Southeastern US helps to support this effort. During this official visit Consul General Opher Aviran and his delegation met with a wide variety of entities representing com merce, culture/tourism, and education including: Facility Tour of Gulfstream Aerospace and Security Briefing; GA Port Tour and Homeland Security Briefing with Lunch; Meeting at Savannah Economic Development Authority and World Trade Center Savannah with Steven Weathers, President and CEO, Meeting with City of Savannah Police Chief, Willie Lovett as well as Meeting with the African American Community at Savannah State University New Student Center Ballroom and Meeting with Jewish Community at Jewish Educational Alliance and Adam Solender, CEO - Jewish Educational Alliance. For info on Consul General Opher Aviran, con tact the Public Information Office at 912-651-6410. Local Business Host Awards Luncheon for AASU Moot Court Team AASU assistant professor of criminal justice Becky da Cruz, center, accepts a special Recognition of Achievement H unterMaclean, a leading business law firm with offices in Savannah and Brunswick, recently hosted a special award luncheon for members of Armstrong Atlantic State University’s Moot Court Team. The luncheon, which took place at HunterMaclean’s Savannah Award on behalf of the unh office in early March, included the presentation of a Recognition of Achievement Award to the students for all their hard work during the 2011-2012 season. “We’re delighted to honor these hard-working students at Armstrong Atlantic State University,” said Andrew H. Ernst, a part- rsity’s Moot Court program. ner at Hunter Maclean. Armstrong students Phil Parham, Melissa William, Dwayne Crispell and Mathew Bryarly com peted in the National Moot Court Championship at Chapman Law School in Orange, California on January 13-14, 2012. Becky da Cruz, Armstrong Atlantic State University assistant profes sor of criminal justice, serves as lead coach for the teams representing Armstrong. HunterMaclean helps sponsor the Armstrong Moot Court program, making it possible for students to com pete regionally and national ly- Savannah Children’s Choir Holds Auditions On Saturday, April 28 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., the Savannah Children’s Choir will hold a Financial Aid Audition in the SCC choir room at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 34th & Abercom. Financial Aid may be used for SCC’s 2012 Summer Camp, held July 16-27, 2012 at Asbury Memorial, 1008 Henry Street (at Waters Ave.). This year’s camp theme is “Singers are Storytellers”, and campers will have the chance to dance, sing and act at the End of Camp Show on Friday, July 27 at 7 p.m. at Asbury Memorial. “Our Summer Camp pairs college student instruc tors earning advanced degrees in music education with kids who are excited to learn,” comments Emmy Williams, SCC Director of Education. “This year’s instructors are from Northwestern University, University of Nevada, Florida State, University of Georgia and SCAD,” she explained. “The instructors bring the latest theories and tech niques in music education and gain real-life teaching experience working with the brightest, most musical kids in Savannah!” “Summer Camp serves as the only audition into the Savannah Children’s Choir,” explains SCC Artistic Director and Co-Founder Roger Moss. At the audition, the stu dent will be assessed on basic musical skills; the ability to consistently match pitch and follow directions. “We don’t need a child to come with anything prepared,” com ments Roger Moss. “The audition process is short, fun and painless!” If you would like to apply for financial aid, sim ply send an email to info@savannahchoir.org with “Financial Aid” in the subject line, and you will be sent the Financial Aid appli cation along with a Registration Form. For more information about the camp, go to www.savannahchoir.org arver President ainee Dctuubcr 1971 Louis H. Iin-inci J-oujkkrand I si frcsidcnl i$ui LENDER 85 Years of Service, Leadership and Success