10 The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, April 3, 2024
A Garden Of Blue Pinwheels For Child Abuse
Prevention Month
Brightside’s Pin-
wheel Garden Planting for
Children Experiencing Foster
Care
In honor of Child
Abuse Prevention Month,
Brightside Child & Family
Advocacy will host its annu
al Pinwheel Garden Planting
Ceremony on Tuesday, April
2, 2024 at Grayson Stadi
um (1401 E Victory Drive) at
10:00 AM. This annual Pin-
wheel Garden Planting Cere
mony allows the organization
to bring awareness to the needs
of children experiencing fos
ter care. A pinwheel garden is
a visible reminder to keep the
pre vention of child abuse at the
forefront of people’s minds.
Each pinwheel will represent a
child within the foster care sys
tem within Chatham County.
Pinwheels reflect our hope for
the children of our communi
ty: a happy and carefree child
hood.
Brightside Advoca
cy is honored to join forces
with the Savannah Bananas
again for this significant event.
The partnership holds special
meaning for Owners Jesse and
Emily Cole, both foster parents
and founders of the nonprofit
Bananas Foster. Their firsthand
experience underscores the
crucial need to safeguard and
uplift children who have en
dured abuse and neglect.
Executive Director
Kate Blair states, “Bright
side Advocacy is dedicated to
shining a light on the issue of
child abuse and neglect in our
community. Serving as both a
champion for children in fos
ter care and the local Prevent
Child Abuse Council, we are
committed to preventing the
mistreatment of Georgia’s
children. Through education,
advocacy, and the promotion
of evidence-based prevention
strategies, we strive to ensure
the well-being of all children.’’
The theme of this
year’s awareness and impact
campaign, led by Prevent Child
Abuse America, is “Building A
Hopeful Future, Together.’’ It is
vital that we all come together
to eliminate the risk of child
abuse and neglect. This issue
can be prevented if we all do
our part to help.
There are nearly
300 children in foster care in
Chatham County, and each of
those children deserves to have
a Court Appointed Special
Advocate (CASA) volunteer
fighting for them. Savannah
CASA volunteers increase ac
cess to services, promote safe
ty, and advocate for timeliness
and permanency for children
involved in juvenile court
proceedings. Bright House
provides court-mandated su
pervised visitation and family
support services in a home-like
setting to strengthen family
relationships and work toward
reunification. For those in
terested in helping to prevent
child abuse in our community,
please visit brightsideadvoacy.
org.
Department Of Juvenile Justice And Ga Tech
Holds Youth Training Program Graduation
The Georgia De
partment of Juvenile Justice
(DJJ), in partnership with the
Georgia Institute of Technol
ogy (Georgia Tech) Supply
Chain and Logistics Institute
and the Georgia Tech Profes
sional Education Department,
held a graduation ceremony
for DJJ youth who completed
the Georgia Tech Logistics Ed
ucation and Pathway (LEAP)
training program today, March
26 in Savannah, Ga. The LEAP
certification program provides
secondary education students
training to compete for careers
in the supply chain and logis
tics field.
“We are so proud
of our youth’s hard work and
dedication to completing the
LEAP program,’’ said DJJ
Commissioner Shawanda
Reynolds-Cobb. “We look for
ward to continuing our part
nership with Georgia Tech and
seeing more youth accomplish
their career goals.’’
hirteen students from
the Chatham County Educa
tion Transition Center (ETC)
earned certificates of comple
tion and professional continu
ing education credits (CEUs)
in several courses, including
Supply Chain Management
Principles, Customer Service,
PUBLIC NOTICE
Request for Quotation #2024-0022
Speed Humps Installation Project
The Savannah Airport Commission hereby invites the
submission of sealed bids for:
RFQ #21)24-01)22 —
Speed Mumps Installation Project
Solicitation Opening-Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Soli citation Closing - Tuesday, April 30, 2024
R.FQ Documents can be found on the Savannah Airport
Commissioo’s Website at https://savamiahairport,com/
business/airport-busincss/notice-to-bidders/ under the
Notice to Bidders Tab. Responses must be scaled and
relumed to the Savannah Airport Commission: Attention:
Christy Dixon, 400 Airways Avenue, Savannah, (5A
3140ft (by mail), or at [he said address located in the
Administrative Area (3rd Floor) of the Airport ito later
than close of business (5:00 pm) on April 30, 2024. AH
bids must be plainly marked with the corresponding bid
number and name on the Outside of the envelope
The Savannah Airport Commission reserves the right to
reject any and all bids and waive informalities and
irregularities in the bids received.
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bidsJproposuls, as appropriate will be received by
the Board of Education for the City of Savannah and
Courtly of Chatham at the Purchasing Department, 20S
Bull Street, Room 213, Savannah, Georgia 31401.
KFP 24-21 Rand Uniforms! Annual Coni racll
Closing Date: 04/30/2024 @2:00 PM.
BID 24-66 Handheld Radios (Annual Con I met)
Closing Date: 04/30/2024 @ 11:00 AM.
RTF 24-62
If VAC Repair, Re placemen 1,
Installation and Preventative
Maintenance Services (Annual
Contract)
A pre-proposal conference is scheduled to occur on
Monday, April 15, 2024, it 10:00 AM. The
pre-proposal conference will be held at Capital
Projects Department Conference Room. 3609
Hopkins Street, Savannah, GA 314115. Depending to
COV1D-19 conditions prevailing at the time of the
pre-proposal conference, the district may require
participants to wear a mask and observe oilier
COVID-19 safety protocols.
Closing Date: 05/02/2024 @ 11:00 A.M.
RFP24-44 Workers Compensation Third Parly
Administration Services (Annual
Contract)
Optional Prc-Proposal conference is scheduled 10
be held at 208 Bull Street, Ron mi 303,
Savannah, Georgia 314111 on Tuesday, April 16, 21124
at 10:00 A.M,
Closing Date: 04/30/2024 @ 2:00 P.M.
At the time and place noted above, bids wilt be publicly
opened, and proposals registered. No extension of the
bidding/pmposal period wilt be made unless indicated by
written addendum. The Board reserves (he right tat reject
alt bids/proposals and to waive any irregularities or
technicalities in bids/proposals received whenever such
rejection or waiver is in the best interest of the Board.
The Board lias the right to disqualify a bid/pmpnsal of
any offeror deemed tun-responsive lo the Board. The
Savannah-Chathani County Board of Public Education
does not discriminate in educational programs, activities
or employment on the basis of race,color, national origin,
sex, or disability. Bidding documents may be obtained
from the Purchasing Department, 208 Bull Street, Room
213, Savannah, Georgia 31401 or they may be
downloaded from the District's website,
www.savannah.chathttm.kl2.ga.us. The Board of
Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Warehouse Operations, Trans
portation, Supply Management
and Procurement, and Demand
Planning. One student earned
six out of the eight available
certifications. Four graduates
are now working in supply
chain and logistics.
“These students show
that resilience is alive and well
among our youth! The partner
ship with DJJ has become one
of the largest wins of the GA
Tech LEAP program. It takes
a true partnership to make this
program a success, and we are
happy that we have found that
with DJJ,’’ said Charles Easley
Jr., GT-SCL Project Director
and Instructor. “This is the third
graduating class in Chatham
County, where we have more
than 40 graduates, and with
the abundance of supply chain
and logistics opportunities in
the region, these graduates are
poised to begin a career with an
abundance of opportunity and
promise as a part of this DJJ
Reentry Services initiative.’’
Each online course
was developed by the H. Mil-
ton Stewart School of Industri
al and Systems Engineering at
Georgia Tech. The DJJ LEAP
Program cohort, along with
the 40-hour online courses, in
cludes coaching, simulations,
mentoring, and job/career
preparation training.
A dozen youth gradu
ated from the program in 2022
and just under a dozen youth
(11) graduated from the pro
gram in 2019. In 2022, the pro
gram was expanded to include
Bibb and Muscogee County
ETCs. Also, this year, three
parents of youth earned certifi
cations through the program.
JP Morgan Chase &
Co. initially funded the LEAP
program in 2015, but subse
quent funding has come from
industry partners like the Geor
gia Power Foundation, Re
gions Foundation, Schneider
Foundation, The Home Depot,
Goodwill, and HMTX Indus
tries.
To learn more about
LEAP, visit https://www.scl.
gatech.edu/LEAP
Mary’s Place Of The Coastal Empire To Host
Extensive Lineup Of Events During April’s
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Mary’s Place of the
Coastal Empire is slated to
host an impressive lineup of
community events and initia
tives as part of Sexual Assault
Awareness Month this April.
The National Sexual Violence
Resource Center (NSVRC) has
centered this year’s month
long initiative around ‘build
ing connected communities’,
which the local nonprofit has
dedicated itself to since its
establishment in 1975 as the
Rape Crisis Center. Mary’s
Place is committed to unit
ing the Coastal Empire with a
common aim of putting an end
to sexual violence.
“Sexual assault
touches every community
within our region, and I want
all these communities to know
that Mary’s Place is here for
them to support survivors and
prevent future incidents. We
encourage the community to
join our mission and partici
pate in this year’s exciting line
up of events- whether it be as
a supporter, volunteer or spon
sor,’’ said Doris L. Williams,
Executive Director.
This April, Mary’s
Place is offering a wide variety
of ways to participate, includ
ing a solidary walk, communi
ty initiative, educational sum
mit, and benefit night. The full
lineup of events include:
Jeans for Justice
(month-long initiative in April)
- Also known as Denim Day’’,
began in 1999 as part of an
international protest of an Ital
ian Supreme Court decision to
overturn a rape conviction be
cause the victim was wearing
jeans. Utilize the symbolism
of jeans to bring attention to
sexual assault and to let others
know that injustice will not be
tolerated in your community.
For more information, please
visit https://marysplacega.org/
jeans-for-justice/.
Solidarity Walk (6-8
p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024 at
Forsyth Park) - Join Mary’s
Place for their Solidarity Walk,
where all members of the com
munity are invited to partici
pate and provide support for
others as we walk in solidar
ity for the survivors of sexual
assault. This uplifting event
offers community members
a unique opportunity to join
in the effort to end sexual vi
olence, show their support for
survivors, and raise awareness
of the programs and services
offered by Mary’s Place. For
more information, please visit
https://marysplacega.org/soli-
darity-walk/.
“Recharge. Reset.
Respond.’’ A Responders Sum
mit on Sexual Assault (8 a.m.
- 2 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 10,
2024 at Savannah Technical
College Eckburg Auditorium)
- This free training initiative is
designed for a diverse array of
professionals, including SART
Team Members, representa
tives from non-profit agencies,
law enforcement officials,
court administrators, school so
cial workers, counselors, ther
apists, students pursuing relat
ed fields, and all individuals
dedicated to providing support
to survivors of sexual assault.
For more information, please
visit https://marysplacega.org/
summit-2024/.
“Find Your Voice’’
Lip Sync Competition (Friday,
Apr. 26 at Victory North) - The
competition returns to Victory
North for a second year! This
innovative fundraising event
will once again offer guests
delicious food and cocktails, a
silent auction, and a chance to
enjoy and vote for the teams
competing for the 2024 ‘Find
Your Voice’ awards. All pro
ceeds benefit our mission to
support survivors of sexual as
sault and prevention education.
For more information, please
visit https://marysplacega.org/
gala/.
For more information
including registration, tickets,
and sponsorship opportunities,
please visit https://marysplace-
ga.org/events/.
Based in Savannah
and serving seven counties in
the Coastal Empire, Mary’s
Place provides a wide range of
services including a 24/7 crisis
line, hospital accompaniment,
support groups, prevention
awareness, educational out
reach, and more. The nonprofit
understands that not only wom
en face sexual violence, but all
communities regardless of sex
or gender identity. Through ed
ucation and prevention aware
ness. Mary’s Place hopes to re
duce stigma around asking for
help, and ultimately reduce the
number of survivors.
Mary’s Place is com
mitted to supporting survivors
of sexual assault in the Coastal
Empire and to implementing
vital prevention and education
al programs across the region.
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Offers
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1110 May St.
Savannah. GA 31415
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TIME:
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Savannah Technical College Wins National Honors
with Collegiate Advertising Awards
Notice of Publication: 1804 Reynolds Street
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN AND ALSO ALL
KNOWN RESPONDENTS WHOSE- ADDRESSES ARE
UNKNOWN. ALL NONRESIDENTS OR UNKNOWN
DEFENDANTS. On or about November 21,2023, AWS£
Affordable Homes 2, LLC, filed a petition in the Superior
Court of Chatham County, Civil Action No.:
SFCV23-01330-ST. seeking to quiet title in curtain lands
described more fully as:
Northwest 2s 7ft feet of Lot ] 06 and West 23 s 7ft feet of
Lot 107 Schwarz Ward, known under the present
numbering system of Savannah as ift-04 Reynolds
Si reel.
Subject Property Address: 1804 Reynolds Street,
Savannah, GA 31401
Pared ID: 20064 15001
Any interested parties, known Respondents whose
addresses arc unknown, nonresidents or unknown
Respondents arc hereby noticed of said petition and any
person or parties having an objection to said petition being
granted shall show cause why the property should not be
registered as prayed, in writing, to the Clerk of Superior
Court of Chatham County, on or before April 30, 2024.
Said parties filing an objection lo be heard in person at a
trial of said petition. Said Notice being issued pursuant lo
an Order of the Superior Court of Chatham County,
Georgia, dated the 22nd day of March, 2024.
TAMMIE MOSLEY
Clerk, Superior Court of Chatham County, Georgia
133 Montgomery Street, Suite 304
Savannah, Georgia 31401
Savannah Technical
College won five gold awards
and one silver award with the
2023 Collegiate Advertising
Awards. The College recently
won top honors with the Edu
cational Advertising Awards.
The College won gold
in five categories: self-pro-
motion for the Career Ready
backdrop; logos/trademarks/
mascots for the HVAC Student
Club logo; photo/illustration
for the 2023 GOAL Student
of the Year (Darrell Sanders)
by Stephen Morton; and the
2023 Opportunity Gala honor
ing Chef Mashama Bailey won
gold for both total fundraising
campaign and invitations. The
College won silver in the in
ternet advertising (series) cate
gory with the Creative Careers
web advertising campaign.
The College has won
gold the past two years in the
self-promotion, invitation, and
photo/illustration categories.
For more information about
STC’s national and regional
awards for the past two de
cades visit www.savannahtech.
edu/awards.
Photo: Savannah Techni
cal College won gold in the
photo/illustration category
with Collegiate Advertising
Awards 2023 for this photo
of STC Barbering student
Darrell Sanders, who was
named the 2023 STC GOAL
Student of the Year. Photo
credit: Stephen Morton.
