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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, October 24, 2012- 13
Second Annual Fall
Festival to be Held
The PTA at Butler
Elementary have partnered
with 21st Century to host
their second annual fall fes
tival on Oct. 26, 2012 from
6:15pm to 8:15 pm at Butler
Elementary.
The 21st Century
Community Learning Cen
ters (21st CCLC) is a federal
ly funded grant that supports
the creation of after-school
programs to provide academ
ic enrichment opportunities
for children. Savannah-Cha-
tham County Public Schools
operate twenty- seven 21st
CCLC sites within desig
nated schools throughout
Savannah-Chatham County.
Services include academic
intervention and enrichment
activities along with a
broad array of youth devel
opment opportunities.
The PTA developed
an idea to not only celebrate
the end of the first nine
weeks, but to make the fall
festival a family night. There
will be games, live music,
food and educational booths
for students and parents.
“We wanted to do
something that was fun for
the students, said Alexan
dria Gregory, PTA Secretary.
It’s good for morale and for
parents to come and partici
pate.’’
This year’s theme is
“Sowing Seeds of Success.”
The event is also being used
as a tool to encourage stu
dents to stay on target and get
excited about their school.
It gives students a chance to
have some fun and to cel
ebrate their accomplishments
outside of the classroom.
SSU Awarded $1.13
Million Grant
Savannah State Uni
versity was recently awarded
a $ 1.13 million grant from the
National Institutes of Health
through its Minority Bio
medical Research Support
(MBRS) Research Initiative
for Scientific Enhancement
(RISE) program. The money
will be used to support RISE
student interns at Savannah
State from September 2012
to August 2017.
RISE internships
provide underrepresented
minority undergraduates with
access to relevant academic
research training during their
freshman, sophomore, junior
or senior years to prepare
them for successful admis
sion to and completion of
doctoral programs in bio
medical and behavioral sci
ences at top-tier institutions.
The grant awarded to SSU
will support ten students in
each of the five years of the
program. Each RISE intern
will receive an hourly wage
which will amount to up to
$3,000 during the academic
year and up to $3,600 during
summer research. In addi
tion, interns will participate
in training activities which
enhance their ability to suc
cessfully enter a biomedical/
behavioral science doctoral
program.
Students selected
for the RISE internship pro
gram must major in behavior
analysis, biology, chemistry,
forensic science or marine
science. Eligible students
can remain in the program
for up to four years, during
which they must maintain
a 3.0 GPA and work with
a faculty mentor. Students
will also present their work
at scholarly conferences and
engage in all program activi
ties.
For more informa
tion contact Hua Zhao, Ph.D.,
associate professor of chem
istry, at 912-358-4448 or Al-
exa Schider, RISE program
manager, at 912-358-4279,
or visit http://linux.savan-
nahstate.edu/rise/index.html.
S.P.A.C.E Registering
Students for Session
Savannah’s Place ture and Education. Located
for Art, Culture, and Educa
tion (S.P.A.C.E.) is now reg
istering students for Session
5 classes and workshops. Day
and evening sessions are of
fered for children, teens, and
adults in all skill levels. Ses
sions began Oct. 26 and run
through Dec. 14. All classes
and workshops are held at
the Department of Cultural
Affairs studio S.P.A.C.E. lo
cated at 9 W. Henry Street.
Six week classes are
available, as well as week
end workshops. New classes
and workshops this session
include a Cartooning work
shop where students learn
basic cartooning techniques
and begin creating their own
cartoon characters. In the six-
week Beginning Lapidary
Arts class students learn how
to polish rocks and begin cre
ating free-form designs for
jewelry. The Holiday Clay
Ornament workshop will give
students the chance to create
their own personalized holi
day ornaments and decora
tions from clay slabs.
Class fees include
instruction, use of studio
space, use of equipment and
all materials and tools re
quired. Space is limited and
advance registration is re
quired. Credit cards are ac
cepted. Class schedule and
registration forms are avail
able online at www.savan-
nahga.gov/arts or by calling
(912)651-6783.
S.P.A.C.E. is Sa
vannah’s Place for Art, Cul-
at 9 W. Henry St., S.P.A.C.E.
houses the offices of the City
of Savannah’s Department
of Cultural Affairs as well as
a public gallery, a 100-seat
black box theatre and art and
ceramics studios. For more
information, visit www.sa-
vannahga.gov/arts
Union Mission Hires
Development Manager
Natalie L. Leggette
Union Mission, a leading
non-profit organization dedi
cated to preventing and reduc
ing homelessness through
out the greater Savannah
area, recently hired Natalie
L. Leggette as development
manager.
In her new position,
Leggette will oversee and
create strategic development
plans to address the needs of
all agency programs, coordi
nate fundraising initiatives
and solicitation packages and
work to find alternate revenue
sources.
“We’re grateful to
have Natalie come on board
to help with fundraising” said
Dr. Frances Carter, president
and CEO of Union Mission.
“She brings a wealth of ex
perience to our team and will
help enhance Union Mission’s
programs and initiatives.”
Bringing years of
experience in nonprofit devel
opment campaigns, Leggette
comes to Union Mission from
SAFE Shelter, Inc., where she
served as volunteer coordina
tor.
She developed
and coordinated domestic
violence awareness events,
trained all agency volunteers
and provided domestic vio
lence education and aware
ness presentations to local
organizations.
Originally from
Penfield, N.Y., Leggette pre
viously served as the director
of marketing and promotions
at Monroe County Broadcast
ing Company in Rochester,
N.Y. During her tenure, she
secured unprecedented na
tional and regional accounts
and community exposure for
clients.
In addition, she
also helped lead fundrais
ing efforts for the Baltimore
City Commission for Women
with award-winning results
at the national convention,
more than tripling the annual
proceeds of the organization
within three years.
Savannah Book
Festival Elects Members
The 2013 Savannah
Book Festival directors have
elected three new members to
its volunteer board. Among
them is Dr. Mark Murphy, Sa
vannah physician and author
of the recently published The
Shadow Man. Murphy will be
one of the featured speakers
during the free all-day Festi
val on Saturday, February 16.
Other new board members
are Libba Anderson and Will
Holland who will serve until
April 2015.
Newly elected of
ficers for the Savannah Book
Festival are Ann Higbee as
vice president and Lesley
Francis as secretary. Higbee
chairs the Festival’s LITE
RATI committee and Francis
chairs the Visibility Team.
Stephanie Duttenhaver has
been re-elected as president
of the Festival and Scott
Richards as treasurer.
In an election by
current board members, terms
were renewed for one year
ending April 2013 for Steph
anie Duttenhaver, Cindy Ed
wards, Jack Romanos, Steve
Green and Monica McGold-
rick. Additional current board
members include Scott Rich
ards, Scott Lauretti, Vaugh-
nette Goode-Walker, Alice
Jepson, Ben Oxnard, Jenny
Long and Don Sturtz. Jeff
Tucker, CPS is an ex officio
member.
Savannah Book
Festival Executive Director
Robin Gold said, “The new
and standing members of the
board bring exceptional tal
ent and expertise to Savan
nah Book Festival 2013. With
their input and guidance, we
anticipate that the upcom
ing Festival will be our best
by far.” As previously an
nounced, James Patterson
will be the keynote speaker,
David Baldacci the closing
address honoree and Dave
Barry the Valentine’s Day eve
speaker for Savannah Book
Festival 2013.
SCAD Announces
Lecture Series Events
The Savannah Col
lege of Art and Design is
pleased to present three new
events as part of the 2012
SCAD School of Building
Arts Lecture Series. Held at
the SCAD Museum of Art
at 601 Turner Blvd., the se
ries connects students and
the larger design community
with industry professionals
who exemplify this year’s
theme: The Next City. The
lectures are free and open to
the public with admission to
the SCAD Museum of Art.
The Fall 2012
SCAD School of Building
Arts Lecture Series events
for October and November
include the following:
“Authenticity”
Nov. 1, 5:30 p.m.
Andee Hess, interior
design principal for Osmose,
creates compelling environ
ments with a strong story and
concept that enriches the ex
perience of life.
“Making Space: Tech
nology, Flexibility and
Community in the Creative
Economy”
Nov. 8, 5:30 p.m.
Drawing from pop
culture, industry research
and personal observations,
Coleman Gutshall will dis
cuss the geography of the
contemporary office and the
role of spatial design in fa
cilitating creativity and in
novation. For more informa
tion, visit scadmoa.org or call
912.525.7191.
Boys & Girls Clubs
Receives $10,000 Badges
For Baseball Grant
Badges for Baseball,
was created in collaboration
with the U.S. Department of
Justice as a juvenile crime
prevention initiative. It’s a
simple concept: - pair cops
and kids together to play and
learn. The program works to
enhance the relationship be
tween law enforcement and
kids in under-served com
munities across the country
using baseball as the hook.
Badges for Baseball provides
an opportunity to reach kids
at an impressionable age and
gives them opportunities to
see law enforcement offi
cers as mentors, coaches and
friends.
The Cal Ripken,
Sr. Foundation partners with
America’s most successful
youth serving organizations
such as Boys & Girls Clubs.
Each program site receives
program materials including
Healthy Choices, Healthy
Children, baseball, softball,
Quickball equipment, train
ing, and ongoing support
from Foundation staff and
local law enforcement agen
cies. Partners receive fund
ing from the Foundation to
support their staff needs and
other costs associated with
running Badges for Base
ball. Kids learn the value of
a healthy lifestyle, the im
portance of setting goals, and
how to achieve these goals
such as staying in school, not
joining gangs, and staying
away from drugs. In addition,
children and their families
begin to see their local law
enforcement as an agent for
positive change and safety.
Most importantly, law en
forcement officers and young
people begin to have fun to
gether and develop a mutual
respect for each other and
their community.
Historical Savannah
Foundation to Host 57th
Annual Meeting
The 57th HSF Annual
Meeting will be held Nov. 15,
2012 at 6:30pm at SCAD’s
Poetter Hall, 324 Bull St.,
Jonathan H. Poston, director
of properties and Hay House
for the Georgia Trust, will
serve as the keynote speak
er. From his experience in
Charleston, Macon and other
cities, Poston will discuss the
active role house museums
play in the local preserva
tion movement. This event is
free and open to the public.
Members of the media are
welcome to attend.
Who Will
Our OhiMrtn Sato.
Streets and neighborhoods filled with crime, drugs
and illegal activities are not safe for our children.
Our children will not thrive in a community
where they live in fear and intimidation.
Sheriff A1 St. Lawrence is committed to keeping
our streets safe and providing a safe living
environment for all Chatham County citizens.
Re-Elect Sheriff RX St, Lawrence
for a safer today and brighter future fox our children.
Vote Early or Vote November 6th at the Polls.
RAID FUSt^T THE CQHMiTTEE Efl RE-ELECT nL ST LAWRENCE