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10- The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, October 17, 2012
NAACP Encourages Early Voting
The NAACP says
to VOTE EARLY!
Early voting begins
Oct. 15 and ends Nov. 2.
For a free ride to vote early
contact the NAACP branch
office at 912-233-4161. Sat
urday voting is Oct. 27, one
Saturday only, 9:am - 4:pm
Location 1: Voter
Registration Main Office-
1117 Eisenhower Dr. Suite E
Location 2: South
west Library (SavannahMall)
14094 Abercorn Street.
CAT Issues New Service Changes
After meeting with “Pulse” system with the Please pick up a
the public and making final
adjustments, Chatham Area
Transit’s fixed route sched
ule change took place on
Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. This
change will progressively
serve the interest of CAT’s
customers.
CAT is in the pro
cess of moving toward a
opening of our Downtown
Intermodal Facility. This
schedule change will ef
fectively represent the first
step toward that process. It is
also in line with the agency’s
transportation development
plan which will forecast the
services that are necessary
for the next five years.
copy of your new schedule
at the CAT offices located at
900 East Gwinnett Street or
the Old County Courthouse
at 124 Bull Street. The new
schedule information is also
available at CAT’s website,
www.catchacat.org.
Sigma Gamma Rho Donates School
Supplies to Butler Elementary
Chapter members left to right: Francie Benyard, Shanika Walker, Bonita Bradley,
Principal Lynette Ward, Rosabel Dixon, and Janette Scott
The Alpha Iota Sig
ma chapter of Sigma Gamma
Rho Sorority, Inc. donated
school supplies to Butler El
ementary School for its 2012
OPERATION BigBookBag
project. Members of the or
ganization collected more
than 100 items for students.
Operation BigBookBag is a
national initiative of the or
ganization that makes avail
able to local schools book-
bags, notebooks, writing and
drawing paper, pencils and
pens, textbooks and many
other needed school supplies.
The chapter has adopted But
ler Elementary as its school
of the year and will focus ef
forts on enhancing and sup
porting students’ learning
through various projects and
education initiatives.
Sigma Gamma Rho
Sorority, Inc. was founded in
1922 at Butler University in
Indianapolis, Indiana by sev
en school teachers and is a
non-profit service and social
organization.
Opening Doors for All, Step Up
Savannah Annual Meeting to be Held
Join Step Up Sa
vannah, Inc. and hear a na
tionally recognized expert
talk about how his Chicago-
based organization works
with ex-offenders to help
them find and keep jobs, and
stay out of jail. The Step
Up Savannah’s annual meet
ing, “Opening Doors for All”
will be Oct. 23, 2012 from
7:30 - 9:30 a.m at Savan
nah Technical College in the
Eckburg Auditorium. Steven
McCullough, vice president/
special projects for Safer
Foundation of Chicago will
be speaking.
Over 1,000 men and
women returned to Chatham
County in 2011 after serv
ing time in state prisons and
jail. Employment is the top
need for individuals return
ing to their communities af
ter incarceration yet there are
precious few local resources
designed to steer these indi
viduals on the path to suc
cess.
Celebrate the local
business awarded this year’s
Workplace Innovator award.
Come hear about Step Up’s
work to reduce poverty in
Savannah, and what indi
viduals and businesses can
do to help. Because poverty
matters.
This community
event is open to all at no
charge but reservations are
required: Email styler®
stepupsavannah.org or call
(912) 232-6747.
Shuman Elementary Student Wins
State Competition and Meets
President Jimmy Carter
Like many stu
dents across Georgia, Janeen
McAbee’s second grade class
competed in a postcard con
test sponsored by the Jimmy
Carter NHS Education pro
gram. This year’s theme was
titled “Digging Peanuts in
Plains: Home of the 39th
President.” While all of the
students’ postcards reflected
the theme, it was Jmia Law
ton’s postcard that won sec
ond place in her grade level.
“It felt good to win the con
test,” said Lawton.
Not only did Law-
ton win, but she traveled
to Plains, Georgia to meet
President Jimmy Carter. “It
was a feeling that I will never
forget,” described Jmia. Ac
companied by her grandpar
ents, Lawton was given a
medallion, a certificate, and
a signed copy of President
Carter’s book. The ultimate
prize was Lawton being able
to get a picture taken with
Jmia Lawton
the President to preserve the
memory. “It’s a huge honor
to get to meet President Cart
er and one that we know she
will always remember. We
are very proud of Jmia and
I know she represented our
school very well,” explained
McAbee.
Lawton’s win has
certainly sparked an interest
in many other Shuman stu
dents. Students are inspired to
learn more in the classroom
while steadily increasing their
understanding of History and
Social Studies.
Lawton was also
recognized at Shuman’s Con
stitution Day program where
she held the position of Mis
tress of Ceremonies. The stu
dent body and people from
the surrounding community
were among those who at
tended. Everyone gave Law-
ton a standing ovation after
hearing about the postcard
contest.
Students from across
the state entered this year’s
contest with over 8,000 en
tries received. The first, sec
ond, and third place winners
for this statewide contest will
be on exhibit at Plains High
School Museum through
May 2013. For a list of con
test winners visit http://www.
jimmy carter, info/spotlight_
l.html.
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