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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, July 24, 2013 9 yj^XGoirTOru^ AROUND Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club Inducts New Officers Photo by Les Wilkes Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club Officers for 2013-14 (From the left) James Gamble, Vice President; Maureen Horvath, Secretary/Treasurer; Rafe Semmes, President Elect; Mick McCay, President; Kenan Kern, Past Governor; Doug Foran, Past President. Flyod Whittington, Sergeant at Arms (not pictured). Rotary Past District Governor Kenan Kern in ducted seven officers of the Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club, including Mick Mc Cay as president. The Rotary year is from July 1-June 30 and, the induction ceremo ny is conducted at this time in more than 34,000 Rotary clubs around the world. The incoming offi cers are: Mick McCay, Pres ident; Maureen Horvath, Secretary/Treasurer; Rafe Semmes, President-elect; Flyod Whittington, Sergeant at Arms, and Past President Doug Foran. Savannah Sunrise, part of Rotary International, is one of 12 clubs in the Sa vannah area. Much of their support is focused on local charitable organizations, such as Midtown Community Cen ter, West Broad Street YMCA and SAFE Shelter, as well as a literacy initiative. Rev enues from the club’s annual Trick or Trot Road Race, held the last Saturday of October, funds several of their charita ble projects. Public Invited to Drainage Project Meeting The City of Savannah will hold a public drop-in session next week to explain plans for a project designed to provide flooding relief to the Baldwin Park neighborhood. The drop-in session will be held Thursday. July 25, at the Savannah Arts Academy, 500 Washington Avenue, from 5-6:30 p.m. The public is in vited to stop by to view the planned improvements, learn about the project schedule, and speak with project staff. For more informa tion, call the City of Savannah Citizen Office at 351-6527. Temple of Glory Community Church Presents SSftKSfs |2pm-4pm C \7 temple Colo; MONDAYS; CLOSED TUESDAY * FRIDAY I 1AM-3PM 1105 Stiles Avenue - Savannah, GA 31415 Call (912) 234 - 1501 for Today’s Menu CCDC (hitvni Cointy Danocr^E Omnnffi Save the Date! Sponsored by Chatham County Democratic Committee Saturday, October 5, 2013 7:00 PM Savannah Marriott Riverfront Tickets $100 For More Information or for Sponsorship and Ad Info Cal!: (912) 306-7022 2013ButtinierDimner@gmail,coiti Celebrating the Journey Join the community, the state of Georgia and the nation in celebrating the jour ney of Rev. Carl W. Scott Gil- liard on July 31, 2013 at the Family Life Center, located at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served, gifts are welcome, local, na tional, state leaders, radio and television personalities will be on hand. Gilliard will also be celebrating his birthday. Over 30 years ago a young man sacrificed a col lege scholarship and came back home to Savannah to attack the ever plaguing el ements of violence. The rea son stemmed from the lost of two friends that were killed to senseless violence. In High School, he was one of the best Drum Majors in Savannah. It was with the help of his mother Gertrude Gilliard and his Band director Mr. Law rence Hutchins Jr. that one day when he came home his bags were packed to be a part of the nationally known Mor ris Brown Marching Wolver ines. He met State Rep. Able Mable Thomas from Atlanta, Ga. who introduced Carl to the Rev. Jesse Jackson who was making his first bid for President. He then became his Youth and College Coor dinator where he helped orga nized the college vote. While in Atlanta he also met his mentor for life the Rev. Dr. Hosea Williams. He joined the SCLC in that same year and was groomed into lead Rev. Carl W. Scott Gilliard ership by the likes of the late Rev. James Orange, National Direct Action Coordinator the Rev Fred D. Taylor, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, former National Executive Director of SCLC Rev. Randall T. Os born. Rev. In '1988 Gilliard travelled to 28 cities in Ten nessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. He traveled on the Martin Luther King Pilgrimage for Economic Justice. He was appointed to the national advance team for SCLC and traveled with the late: Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Dick Gregory, Mrs. Corretta Scott King, former wrestler Thunderbolt Patterson, for mer Nation NAACP Presi dent Ben Hooks, Martin Lu ther King III and Savannah’s own Earl Shinholster. In the early 80’s Gilliard helped initiate sev eral programs and first in cluding Prayer Vigils for murdered victims, the Com munity Youth Initiative, food programs from Communi ty Centers to the brown bag give-away at St. Paul CME. Gilliard has been in radio and television for over 30 years with one of the longest and highest rated shows entitled “Tell It Like It Is” (WSOK) and several others programs. Gilliard is the founder of the Savannah Drama Club a Christian based cultural arts program that has served hun dreds of youth in Savannah and has traveled to the nation’ Capital and White House lour times. He is the curator and founder of the positive Rap group CandyLove and the organization Operation Love Inc.Gilliard was appointed by the national office of SCLC in 2009 to develop the Geor gia Coastal SCLC which is responsible for over 15 coun ties in Georgia were serves as President. In 2009 he also formed Savannah Feed the Hungry which now Feed the Hungry Inc. and represents: Savannah and is the current Pastor the Family Life Center. For more informa tion on how you can attend, be apart of the program or for presentations call: 912-349- 0774 or visit www.savannah- feedthehungry.com/ Celebrating 86 Years of Service, Leadership and Success Savannah's Financial Leader Since 1927 1 arver tate m 1