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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, June 6, 2012-9
Savannah/Chatham CASA Swears-In
Spring 2012 Class
CASA volunteers spring 2012 class
One of our most mem
orable experiences of the
CASA network, Volunteer
Swearing-In occurred on
March 13 and April 2, 2012.
The Honorable John Beam,
Jr. presided over the brief
ceremony.
Savannah/Chatham CASA
hosted the swearing-in of 16
additional volunteers joining
over 60 volunteers. These
individuals have completed
40 hours of training and
have committed themselves
to advocating for the safety
and permanency of our
abused and neglected chil
dren in the community. The
volunteers to join our ranks
were: Alan Anderson, Sarah
Batt, Erica Dyal, Dosenia
Hendrix, Rosalyn James,
Sharnda Kent, Jestine
Knight, Ulysses Lee, Joy
Mahony, Tonya Murray,
Sarath Rednam, Jamilah
Sims, Tracy Smith, Kesha
Stewart, Dana Whitfield and
Bianca Willis.
The role of our volun
teers is very important not
only to the Juvenile Court
Judges, but to the children
we advocate for. A CASA
volunteer offers a child
someone to trust and feel
safe with during complex,
and sometimes frightening,
legal proceedings. One of
the primary benefits of the
CASA program is that the
CASA volunteer is a consis
tent figure in the proceed
ings and provides continuity
for the child.
Contact our office to request
an application at (912) 447-
8908 ext. 100.
SCJ Hall of Fame Association Meets
With SCJ Officials
By Robert Sherman
On May 13, 2012, executive
committee members of the
Sol C. Johnson Athletic Hall
of Fame Association met
with Mrs. Bernadette Ball-
Oliver, the current principal
of the Sol C. Johnson High
School. Representing the
Hall of Fame Association
were Faheem Shabazz,
President, Frank Ellis, Jr.,
Vice President, and Horace
Luten, Financial Secretary.
The purpose of the meeting
was to: a) Advise the offi
cials of the formation of the
Sol C. Johnson Athletic Hall
of Fame, b) To familiarize
the school officials with the
purpose of the SCJAHOF, c)
To educate the existing stu
dent body of Johnson's illus
trious history in
academics and athletics, d)
To acknowledge the past
contributions of coaches,
players, cheerleaders, etc. as
part of the SCJ legacy and e)
To appraise the school offi
cials of planned events of the
SCJAHOF for the future. As
a graduate of the Alfred Ely
Beach High School, Mrs.
Ball-Oliver enthusiastically
received the group and a
pledge of support was
extended. She indicated that
the officials of SCJ were
extremely interested in
assisting the association with
future endeavors and that
any school facility was at the
association's disposal.
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Lutherans Gain Closure at
Slaves’ Burial Sites
Photo by DeAnn Komanecky, The Rev. John
Barichivich and the Rev. W. James Nelson
By Dr. Debroah Fonteneau
The historic Jerusalem
Lutheran Church of New
Ebenezer and Holy Spirit
Lutheran Church of
Savannah met to re-conse-
crate slave burial grounds
bordering New Ebenezer
Church’s main cemetery, on
Memorial Day weekend,
May 26, 2012. The Georgia
Salzburger Society,
Jerusalem Lutheran Church,
and Ebenezer Trustees
worked together, procuring
the expertise of LAMAR
Institute archaeologist Dan
Elliott to unravel the mystery
of more than 250 unmarked
graves and more than 270
years of difficult southern
history.
The Salzburgers, who
arrived in Savannah in 1734,
were outspoken anti-slavery
proponents. They were given
the worst land grants possi
ble, where many died of
malaria and other environ
mental maladies in the
swamps surrounding
Ebenezer Creek. Historian
Donald Grant (The Way It
Was) says Oglethorpe’s
political dualism in advocat
ing no slavery for the Georgia
colony while practicing
slaveholding in the Carolinas
may explain why he agreed
to “re-locate” a remnant of
the disease-ridden
Salzburgers.’ Truly, what
was “a stone of rejection” for
both faith communities
became a cornerstone for rec
onciliation between people
and the church, as Bishop
Julian Gordy’s sermon mini
mized the differences of long
ago in light of mutuality
between sister communities
today. Standing in for Mayor
Edna Jackson, Mayor Pro-
Tern Van Johnson helped lead
the funeral procession to the
graveyards, bearing a wreath
from the city of Savannah.
With Bishop Julian Gordy
assisting, and a large gather
ing of church folk surround
ing the graves, the Lutheran
Rite of Committal was per
formed and centuries of soli
tude, silence, and shame
were put to rest. Captain
Patrick Finley placed a
United States flag in the
hands of veteran, and mem
ber of Holy Spirit Lutheran
Church, Mr. Edward
Ellsberry. Lutherans gained
closure as the “New
Pentecost” affirmed the will
to be reconciled to God and
to one another.
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