(SAVANNAH, GA) COMMUNITY HEADLINES, JUNE 17, 2013

(SAVANNAH, GA)  Real estate expert and community leader Celia Dunn has been named 2013 Savannah Country Day School Alumna of the Year. This award honors one alumnus or alumna who has provided extraordinary service to the community or who has achieved outstanding personal, business, or professional success. Celia has been inducted into the Junior Achievement Savannah Business Hall of Fame and was honored by Savannah Technical College as a Community Star. She has received recognition for being in the Distinguished Sales Society of the Savannah Area Board of Realtors for the past 33 years and has been featured on the BBC and HGTV. Celia Dunn Sotheby’s International Realty specializes in residential and commercial properties in Savannah and the Lowcountry of Georgia and South Carolina. www.celiadunnsir.com  

 

SAVANNAH, GA) Enmark Stations, Inc., is pleased to announce that their customers helped raised $65,468 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Light The Night Walk. During the entire month of May, the company’s 62 stores in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina sold Light The Night paper balloon icons for $1 each in support of LLS’s mission to cure blood cancer and help patients and their families. For more information about the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light the Night Walk, call 912-897-1300 or visit www.lightthenight.org/ga. For more information about Enmark Stations, Inc., call 912-236-1331 or visit www.enmarkenjoy.com.  

 

(EFFINGHAM/SAVANNAH, GA): The Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society (LDSS) to hold Camp Buddy Summer Camps. These educational, therapeutic and fun camps run over two weeks in Chatham and Effingham counties this summer. Effingham Camp Buddy begins on Monday, June 17, and continues through June 21, 2013 at the First Baptist Church of Springfield. Chatham Camp Buddy is July 8, 10, 12 and July 15, 17 and 19 at Marshpoint Elementary School. Visit ldssga.org

(SAVANNAH, GA) Buy Local Savannah presents a program that outlines the legal dilemmas that can arise when using social media. Benjamin Karpf, attorney with Bouhan Falligant LLP, will discuss the issues that may arise such as intellectual property, privacy, defamation, etc. Attendees will learn how to identify the pitfalls and strategies for avoiding them. Meeting is at The Pirate’s House on Thursday, June 27, starting at 11:30 am with lunch at 12 noon. Cost: members $20; non-members $30. Reservations and advanced payment may be made on-line at buylocalsavannah.com.

 

(HUFFINGTON POST) US Small Business Confidence Hits One-Year High In May: NFIB http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/11/small-business-confidence_n_3420419.html  

 

(SAVANNAH, GA) Park Place Outreach – Youth Emergency Shelter Earns Certification from the Georgia Alliance to End Homelessness Savannah shelter is listed as a Best Practices Partner https://carriagetradepr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1317&Itemid=16  

 

(SAVANNAH, GA) Medient Studios, Inc. will host a Green Charrette with local sustainability experts on Tuesday, June 18 from 11am to 1pm at the Creative Coast on 15 W. York Street. This is a private event.  medient.com 

 

(SAVANNAH, GA) Top Ten Tips Lecture Series June presentation, "Putting Together an E-Commerce Site." The presentation will be in the SCORE conference room, 111 E. Liberty Street, Savannah. It will run from 11:30 to 1:00 on June 27,2013. The speaker will be Keith Fletcher. Lecture is free; please RSVP to SCORE at 912-652-4335. www.savannah.score.org 

 

(SAVANNAH, GA) Thrive has just created a partnership with St. Andrew’s School to feed their students a healthier lunch. They have also launched a Kickstarter project in support of this partnership and are raising funds for necessary start-up equipment. To learn more, follow this link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/437117204/thriving-on-school-lunch.  

 

(SAVANNAH, GA) The Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce Announces a new Council: LaunchSAVANNAH for young professionals:  http://businessinsavannah.com/bis/2013-05-27/new-chamber-council-answers-questions-emerging-professionals#.Ub44o-s6fax  

 

(SAVANNAH, GA) Celia Dunn Sotheby’s International Realty introduces 244 E. Oglethorpe in Savannah. Priced at $1,350,000 and built in 1855, this 4-story brick townhouse is approx. 5112 sq. ft with an elevator and consists of 5 bedrooms and 5.5 baths. For more information contact Julia Morrison at 912-441-6767 or visit http://celiadunnsir.com/listings/residential/mls-109675-244-east-oglethorpe-avenue/ 

 

(LINKEDIN) Three Things I’ve Learned From Warren Buffett http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130612065727-251749025-three-things-i-ve-learned-from-warren-buffett?trk=mp-details-rc  

 

(SAVANNAH, GA) Natalie Hendrix, host of WSAV’s The Southern Scene, was one of the winners of the CarMax Road Rally on May 16, earning $2,000 for Park Place Outreach-Youth Emergency Shelter. The event, in which participants earned money for their designated charities by competing in a series of events, was held in conjunction with the grand opening of the Savannah CarMax, located at 8989 Abercorn St.

http://parkplaceyes.org 

 

(SAVANNAH, GA) The Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association meets on Saturday, June 22, at 10:30 am at The Exchange on Waters, 6710 Waters Ave. Leigh White, Physical Therapist at Candler Outpatient Rehab, will discuss "Benefits of Physical Therapy when Combined with Nutrition." Polio survivors and guests are invited. For info, call 912-927-8332 or go to coastalempirepoliosurvivors.org.

 

 

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