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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, January 4,2023
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Gamma Sigma Omega Celebrates Membership
Milestones
L-R: Jessie Collier DeLoach, Janie Bruen, Eudora Allen, and Jacqueline Tomlin
City of Richmond Hill Announces the
Purchase of the Community House,
A Ford-Era Historical Building
price of $904,500.00. The sale
On December 11,
2022, the members of Gamma
Sigma Omega gathered to cele
brate those who have achieved
monumental milestones in their
membership status. The five
honorees have amassed prede
termined years of service that
correspond with set distinc
tions. Golden status indicates
50 and more years of member
ship, Pearl status requires 65
or more years of membership,
and Diamond status represents
75 or more years of member
ship.
Diamond member,
Eleanor Murdock, was memo
rialized for her years of dedi
cated service to the organiza
tion (75 years, 5 months). She
was initiated into Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®,
Beta Sigma Chapter on April
26, 1947, at South Carolina
State University. She passed
away on September 15, 2022,
at age 94.
Pearl member Jessie
Collier DeLoach, was initiated
into Alpha Kappa Alpha So
rority, Incorporated®, Gamma
Upsilon Chapter at Savannah
State University as a Charter
Member on November 1,1949.
She has earned numerous
awards for servant leadership
in her 73 years tenure.
Pearl member, Janie
Bruen, was initiated into Al
pha Kappa Alpha Sorority, In
corporated®, Gamma Upsilon
Chapter at Savannah State Uni
versity on November 24,1956.
This proud Life Member has
rendered service to the soror
ity for over 66 years. She has
served in various roles such as
program chairperson and assis
tant secretary.
Pearl member, Eudo
ra Allen, was also initiated into
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Incorporated®, Gamma Upsi
lon Chapter at Savannah State
University on November 24,
1956. She has been a dedicated
member for 66 years and has
served in such capacities as
president, musician, program
chairperson, and committee
leader.
Golden member,
Jacqueline Tomlin, was initi
ated into Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Incorporated®, Del
ta Upsilon Chapter in 1972,
while attending the University
of Missouri at Kansas City,
Kansas. She has functioned as
president, committee chairper
son, conference host, and oth
er roles where her leadership
skills have been evident during
her 50 years of service.
The event was held at
Butler Memorial Presbyterian
Church under the leadership of
President Charlene Jones. The
emcee for the occasion was
member Virginia Parham. As
a final tribute, Vice President
Nicole Lields presented each
honoree with a plaque of rec
ognition. After the program,
a reception was held in the
church fellowship hall.
The City of Rich
mond Hill announced today
that it has purchased the his
torical structure built by Hen
ry Lord locally known as the
Community House, located at
10512 Lord Avenue.
Outside of their ex
pansive home on the Ogeechee
River, this is the single most
imposing structure built by
Henry and Clara Lord during
their sojourn in Richmond
Hill from 1926 to 1951. Built
by local labor in 1936 near the
Ways Station School, the Com
munity House served residents
in the enhancement of their ed
ucational, social and cultural
development. Cooking, home
economics, sewing, dancing
and other activities were taught
at no cost to adults and children
alike. Local social activities
were held here, many attended
by the Lords themselves.
Sanford L. Carter,
Jr., owner of Carter Luneral
Home, offered to sell the build
ing and property to the City of
Richmond Hill at a purchase
Deep Center works
with the Chatham County Ju
venile Court to identify the
needs of young people mov
ing through the juvenile jus
tice system. With this, we now
operate a resource drive for
justice-involved young people
and are always collecting the
following items:
Natural hair
products, Menstruation prod
ucts (tampons, pads of all ab
sorbency); Hygiene products
(lotion, deodorant, toothbrush-
was finalized on December
29, 2022 and was funded by
SPLOST revenues earmarked
for historical preservation.
Under a temporary occupancy
agreement, Mr. Carter will con
tinue to occupy the property for
the next thirty days.
Richmond Hill May
or Russ Carpenter stated, “An
important part of what gives
a city character and a sense
of community is its history.
As the City of Richmond Hill
continues to grow, it is vital to
preserve this irreplaceable his
toric asset located in the Lord
es/toothpaste, soap).
Gas cards (suggest
ed amount: $20.00 - $50.00);
Lyft or Uber card credit (sug
gested amount: $25.00 -
$50.00); Kroger card (suggest
ed amount: $25.00 - $75.00),
Target or Walmart card (sug
gested amount: $25.00 -
$50.00) ;Notebooks/journals
These items can be
dropped at the Deep Center
Avenue Historic District for
future generations. There is no
chance to renovate or to save
a historic site once it is gone.
This reality brings to light the
importance of saving the Com
munity House - because once
a significant piece of our City’s
history is destroyed, it is lost
forever.”
The City of Rich
mond Hill intends to restore
the Community House, and
a committee is being formed
to determine future use of the
building once the restoration is
completed.
office (SCI: 3025 Bull Street).
We recommend reaching out
via email or telephone before
dropping supplies.
We ask that you not
drop any other items off with
out letting us know what those
supplies may be. Lor more in
formation, please email write-
withus@deepcenter.org or call
Coastal Care Partners Names
Reed Ely Director of Clinic
Operations
Ela ine Lee - Savannah, GA
912-231-7387.
Happy New Year!
Resource Drive for Court-Involved Youth
Reed Ely has joined
Coastal Care Partners, Savan
nah’s only comprehensive, reg
istered nurse-managed aging
services company, as Director
of Clinic Operations. Ely will
lead the company’s Skidaway
Clinic day-to-day operations.
In making the an
nouncement, Amy Pierce,
co-owner of Coastal Care
Partners, said, “As an R.N.,
Reed has what it takes to focus
on our healthcare customers’
many needs. He is the perfect
person to lead our clinic’s clin
ical and business operations.”
Ely began his nurs
ing career at Candler Hospital
in the Emergency Department.
He later transferred to the Cath
Lab at St. Joseph’s Hospital and
then worked in the Cath Lab at
Memorial Health. Ely was at
Memorial when the hospital
earned the Level 1 Emergency
Cardiac Care designation.
Certified in BLS,
ACLS, and PALS, he received
his Bachelor of Science in
Nursing degree from Geor
gia Southern University. His
honors include receiving the
Alumni Spotlight Award from
the Abbie DeLoach Lounda-
tion.
Ely is originally from
Macon, GA. He is a volunteer
and member at Community Bi
ble Church.
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Second St, John Missionary Baptist
Church Seeks Full-Time Pastor
Second St. John Missionary Baptist Church,
1323 Golden Street Savannah, GA, 31415, is
seeking a full lime Pastor who is called by God,
and equipped to preach and teach ihe Word of
God. The Pastor will serve in a Biblical
capacity that will create high impactful Godly
practices to further the mission of the Church
both spiritually and numerically. Please send
resume to the address below:
Second St, John Missionary Baptist Church
Attn: Pastoral Search Committee
P, 0. Box 1711
Savannah, GA 31402
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