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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, January 25,2023 7
Water Contamination in The Savannah Area:
There is a Solution!
Chatham County Clerk Of Superior Court And
Gsccca Announce F.A.N.S.
Content Creator, Ronald Silver M.D
Filing Activity Notification System (FA.N.S.) to Benefit Chatham County Property Owners
and all Georgia Citizens
The Problem
Contamination of
Savannah and the surround
ing area’s drinking water is a
multi-factorial problem caused
by Lead, Forever Chemicals
and Microplastics. Lead con
tamination stems from old and
obsolete piping that causes
Lead to leach into the drink
ing water. The current solu
tion to the lead problem is the
lead pipe replacement program
which will take decades and
cost billions of dollars. Even
after the lengthy and costly lead
pipe replacements, this will
still not address lead contami
nation while the replacements
occur, or Forever Chemical and
Microplastic contamination in
general.
Shockingly, ~98%
of people have been found to
have Forever Chemicals in
their blood and ~100% of peo
ple have been found to have
Microplastics in their body.
Removing all three of these
contaminants is imperative to
restoring the quality of the pub
lic’s drinking water.
This public health
initiative becomes even more
vital when understanding that
the entire medical communi
ty agrees that any exposure to
these contaminants is extreme
ly detrimental towards people’s
long-term health. These effects
are exponentially worse for
children.
Water contamination
isn’t only an issue of health but
also one of equity. Water con
tamination disproportionately
affects underserved minority
communities due to the anti
quated and poor infrastructure
caused by neglect and under-
funding.
The Solution
Awareness and un
derstanding are important,
but answering the following
questions are critical: what is
the solution and what is the
best way to implement it? To
answer the first question, In
ternational Pure Water (IPW)
groundbreaking Gaya Nano
technology offers an immedi
ate solution.
IPW Has The Answers!
What is the Solution?
Until now, point-of-use at-
home filter systems used a
small number of large absorp
tion granules in their filter me
dia to remove contaminants.
Innovating the entire water
filtration process, IPW Gaya
NanoTechnology uses billions
of tiny nanoparticles; dramat
ically expanding the available
purifying surface area and,
thus, increasing the effective
ness of our filters exponential
ly. The superior contaminant
purification capacity and af
fordable market leading price-
point are clear results of these
improvements. Unlike others
in the market. IPW provides
a sustainable solution with far
less frequent filter cartridge
exchanges that are delivered
conveniently and directly to
your door. Most importantly,
IPW Gaya NanoTechnology
has been independently proven
to remove ~99% of Lead, For
ever Chemicals, Microplastics
and more; including Heavy
Metals, Pesticides, Pharma
ceuticals and Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOCs)
What is the Best
Implementation
Strategy?
The answer for im
plementation is an IPW-Savan-
nah Public Health Initiative.
Our door-to-door logistics and
affordable price point will en
sure that Savannah area resi
dents will receive their filters
at a price any municipality can
afford. This cooperative initia
tive will guarantee Savannah
area residents will receive their
filters conveniently, consistent
ly, and reliably. Giving them an
uninterrupted source of pure,
contaminant-free water every
day, all year long!
The Savannah Black Heritage
Festival begins February 1st and
runs through February 28th!
Grand Festival Day will be held
on Saturday, February 18th!
Remembering Elvira S, "Tootsie” White
"/ can do alt things through Christ who strengthens me. ” ! 1 Philippians 4: \ 3
Memories arc defined as the periods of time
covered by the remembrances and recollections
of a person. Those who have had the rare and
wonderful opportunity of meeting, knowing, or
working with Mrs. Elvira A White '‘Tootsie"
know that:
She is the first bom on March 3, 1936 to
Elizabeth Purofoy (Floyd) and Lawton
Stephenson; and later became the adopted and
loved child of Ben Floyd, Sr She was educated in
the local public school system.
At a very early age she was baptized and joined
the family church, Zion Hill Missionary Baptist
under the leadership of Rev. J.B. Bates. There,
she mentored under the wings of the first lady.
Sis. Floricnc Bates who taught her Christian
principles and true love for the Lord. At Zion Hill
she served faithfully as a member of the senior choir, serving as choir Chaplin, the
Mission and Deaconess Boards and many other church ministries and capacities.
As a young woman, she relocated to Atlantic City, New Jersey for a period of time with
her favorite aunt, Dorothy Moody. Upon her return, she was employed by Best Cleaners,
Derst Bakery and Savannah State College (University). She found her true vocational
passion in helping others when she received her certification as a Certified Nursing.,
Assistant. She was a private duly nurse for the Crawley Agency and retired as a Certified '
Nursing Assistant at Memorial Hospital.
Elvira married Carl E. White and has been married for 62 years.
She was a staunch supporter of many charities and organizations: The Heart
Association, St. Jude's Children, American Cancer Society, Lupus Foundation, American
Red Cross, Alzheimer Association, American Diabetes Association, Salvation Army,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Easier Seals and The Mayo Clinic. She always prayed for
others before herself.
She was president of the Azalea Social Club and a long-time member of the Live Oak
Neighborhood Association. If ever there was a need from the family, Elvira was always
there with a listening ear, comforting words or a helping hand.
She enjoyed family time together especially playing games or singing competitions.
She had a very warm and caring spirit that shone brightly to anyone who met her. She
lived a very rich and full file.
Surrounded by her loving family, she peacefully transitioned to her eternal rest on
Monday, December 12th at 6:2S pm.
p She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Sheila Floyd "Cookie", sisters:
Lucille Fields, Evelyn Bonner, Jacqueline Jenkins and brother, Clarence Lawton
Stephenson.
The life, joys and memories of her arc left with her husband Carl E. While, son, Andre
B. White (Waynesboro, GA), daughters, Beverly M. White, A. Evctlc (Thomas) Chancy
(Marietta, GA), Bridgelt (Ellon) Brady, step-son, Kenneth (Joyce) Jackson (San Antonio,
TX); siblings: Vera D, Robinson, Brenda (John) Johnson, Patricia (Henry) Campficld
(Allentown. PA), and Ben Floyd, Jr; grandchildren; Tam-cka Adams (Charleston. SC),
Shari (Christian) Ellis, (Bronx, NY), Christopher T. (Alisha) Chaney, (Lithonia, GA),
Erika Brady, Tyra Brady, Naysa Chancy (Marietta, GA) and Elton Brady, JI; eight
great-grandchildren; lifelong best friends; Doris Brown and Beulah Kiah; adopted
daughter, Theresa A. Frazier; adopted sons: Atly. Leon C. Lee (Fayetteville, NC) and
Dennis Greene, Ret. Col. USAF (Hampton, VA)\ sisters-in-lovo: Beverly Deaton and
Glendora Gent; brother-in-love Richard Davis; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins,
in-laws and loving friends. ' '
The Chatham Coun
ty Clerk of Superior Court,
Tammie Mosley in conjunc
tion with the Georgia Superi
or Court Clerks’ Cooperative
Authority (GSCCCA), proudly
announces a free, consum
er-friendly process that noti
fies property owners any time
filings are made related to their
registered property! F.A.N.S.
will also notify of filing activ
ity related to personal property,
liens and plat filings.
“The Citizens of
Chatham County will quickly
become “F.A.N.S.” of this new
monitoring system’’ Chatham
County Superior Court Clerk,
Tammie Mosley enthused.
“With our Clerk of Superior
Court partners, we are excited
to roll out F.A.N.S. We believe
the Filing Activity Notifica
tion System gives the property
owner tools to monitor filing
activity which could help pre-
The Cann/
Jackson Park
Neighborhood
Association
Meeting
To Be Held
The Cann/Jackson
Park Neighborhood Associa
tion meeting will be held on
Thursday, February 2, 2023
at First Narazeth Missionary
Baptist Church 1023 west 44th
Street (& Hopkins across from
Beach Hi) @6pm. Please Bring
a Neighbor!
Tammie Mosley
vent property fraud,’’ stated
John Earle, GSCCCA Execu
tive Director.
Citizens can simply
register with an email address
or telephone number. After
submitting a name, the user
will receive an email and/or
text notification whenever a fil
ing related to that name is filed
in the selected records.
The Georgia Superi
or Court Clerks’ Cooperative
Authority was created by an
act of the Georgia General As
sembly in 1993. The purpose
of the GSCCCA is to provide
a cooperative for the develop
ment, acquisition, and distri
bution of record management
systems, information, services,
supplies, and materials for Su
perior Court Clerks and Geor
gia’s citizens, while providing
cost savings to local govern
ment and the state of Georgia.
If you would like
more information, please con
tact Tammie Mosley at tam-
mie.mosley@gsccca.org or
Mike Smith at mike.smith@
gsccca.org.
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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 the 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. O. Box 1711
Savannah, GA 31402
February 16-19, 2023
SAVANNAH
BOOK FESTIVAL
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Sundoy, February 19th
CLOSING ADDRESS
Lucas Theatre
2:00 PM
David Maraniss
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Thursday, February 16th
OPENING ADDRESS
Lucas Theatre
6:30 PM
Preston & Child
Friday, February 17th
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
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February 18th
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Presenting Sponsors:
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