(SAVANNAH, GA) COMMUNITY HEADLINES, MAY 13, 2013

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(SAVANNAH, GA) Just a few questions for Small Business Owners to answer on the Survey: I expect the economy to improve? I plan to increase inventories? I plan to make capital outlays? I plan to increase employment at my company – etc..please take survey: Info will be presented on May 30 at THE STATE OF SMALL BUSINESS:  http://www.spsolutions.org/surveys/survey.php?sid=87http://www.spsolutions.org/surveys/survey.php?sid=87 .  

    

(SAVANNAH, GA) Photos by John Carrington from THE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS on SPOTTED http://spotted.savannahnow.com/galleries/index.php?id=401508

(SAVANNAH, GA/BLUFFTON, SC) Sotheby`s International Realty Affiliates LLC today announced the launch of branded websites for the golf and ski specialty markets. The specialized websites, which can be found at golfpropertysir.com and skipropertysir.com, provide detailed golf and ski lifestyle and listing information and resources. The websites enable buyers and sellers to search for properties in these segments and the sales professionals who represent them. celiadunnsir.com

(SAVANNAH GA / HILTON HEAD, SC) New Country BOB 106.9 recently teamed up with Enmark area convenience stores and collected enough items from listeners during a one-day donation drive to fill giant moving boxes at five Enmark stores across southeast Georgia. Donations were given to SAFE Shelter -a women’s shelter that provides housing for women and their children who are victims of domestic violence. https://www.facebook.com/#!/Bob1069). Visit SAFE Shelter’s website at http://safeshelter.org/home/ or call 912-651-0004 for more information.

(SAVANNAH, GA) Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire will honor clients and  business partners at its annual luncheon, Friday, May 17. The event will begin at 11:30 am at Goodwill headquarters, 7220 Sallie Mood Drive. The afternoon’s festivities will include games, giveaways, dancing, music, a picnic lunch and an awards presentation. For more information on Goodwill of the Coastal Empire, please visit goodwillsavannah.org. Facebook: Savannah Goodwill or Twitter: @SavGoodwill.

(SAVANNAH, GA) Savannah Friends of Music will celebrate its 10th anniversary at its annual meeting, Thursday May 23, at 11:00 am at the Plantation Club. A business meeting will include "2012-2013 in Review," presentation and election of new officers and board members, and the announcement of financial grants and summer camp scholarship recipients. The program will feature student vocalists and instrumentalists. Luncheon will be served at noon. Members and the public are welcome. For reservations, send a check for $25/person to Barbara McLaughlin, 140 Saltwater Way, Savannah, GA, 31411. For further information, call Lynne Davis at 912-355-4252.

(BUSINESS IN SAVANNAH) Please meet Jack Levine, President of Park Place Outreach – Youth Emergency Shelter:  http://businessinsavannah.com/bis/2013-04-29/jack-levine-board-president-parkplace-outreach#.UYboxoLufEY

(SAVANNAH, GA) The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training  is hosting an info meeting for people to get more information about their upcoming fall events, including the Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon & 1/2.  The meeting is on Thursday, May 16, at 6:00 pm, Fleet Feet Running, 3405 Waters Ave. Walkers and runners are welcome. For more info, visit teamintraining.org/ga or call 912-484-2582. View a short video here: http://youtu.be/GMSKG8L6K78

(SAVANNAH, GA)  A musical performance by the United Methodist Campus Ministry of Tennessee Technical University will be held on Tuesday, May 14, at 10:30 am at Wesley’s Women’s Center, 1601 Drayton Street, to benefit the children served in Wesley’s early childhood programs. For more information, contact Tammy A.K. Mixon, Wesley Community Centers of Savannah, Inc. at 912-236-4226 or visit their website at wesleyctrs-savh.org Wesley’s mission is to promote the economic, educational, and spiritual growth of women, children, and families.

(SAVANNAH, GA) The Savannah Book Festival elected a new slate of officers and board members for 2013-2014. Elected were Ann Higbee, president, Jack Romanos, chairman, Will Holland, treasurer, Ben Oxnard, assistant treasurer, Jenny Long, secretary. Board members include Jane Anspach, Amy Condon, Stephanie Duttenhaver, Scott Lauretti, Stratton Leopold, Cindy Edwards, Steve Green, Alice Jepson, Don Sturtz, Libba Anderson, Mark Murphy and Jeff Tucker, ex officio. Now in its seventh year, the festival will take place February 13-16, 2014, with most events free and open to the public. Visit savannahbookfestival.org, call 912-598-4040 or info@savannahbookfestival.org. 2013 Best of Savannah Book Festival Video:  http://youtu.be/gOmeo5sObD0

(SAVANNAH, GA) The Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society (LDSS) honored their 2013 Champions during their Fourth Annual Night of Champions. Champions and their employers were Shameka Mitchell, Center for Digestive & Liver Health:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVdKwGjmUFg&list=UUdbLJJjrjgotmn9Bkfd5TGQ&index=4; Kathryn Weis, Piggly Wiggly:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-nvIV7gdZI&list=UUdbLJJjrjgotmn9Bkfd5TGQ&index=1; Margaret Hiers, Quantum Specialized Assembly; Jim Ford, Rincon Transmission:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArqIYgOITuE&list=UUdbLJJjrjgotmn9Bkfd5TGQ&index=2; and Townsend Brown, Chic-Fil-A:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdKIDvcd9Zk&list=UUdbLJJjrjgotmn9Bkfd5TGQ&index=3. Night of Champions celebrates the contributions made by differently-abled adults who are employed, contributing community members and recognizes local businesses who both hire people with intellectual disabilities and encourage other area businesses to do the same. The Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society (LDSS) is a non-profit support group to benefit people with Down Syndrome and their families through local leadership in support, outreach, education and advocacy. They are an affiliate of the National Down Syndrome Society. http://www.ldssga.org/

(SAVANNAH, GA) On May 22nd, the Savannah Sand Gnats will help a deserving charity. Purchase your tickets in advance for this Pack the Park event and a portion of the proceeds go to www.dravetfoundation.org Contact Melissa King (912.572.8349) Ryan King (912.658.0424) or Brian Judson (912.856.7559) for tickets. The Sand Gnats will donate an additional 50 cents for each ticket scanned that night, so show up and enjoy the game.

(SAVANNAH, GA) Celia Dunn Sotheby’s International Realty introduces 521 E. Taylor Street in Savannah’s Historic Beach Neighborhood. Priced at $275,000, this 936 sq. ft. cottage has 1 bedroom and 2 full baths. It is presently being used as a vacation rental. For more information, contact Susan Myers at 912-398-8620. http://celiadunnsir.com/listings/condos/mls-109415-521-east-taylor-street/

 

 

(SAVANNAH, GA) NEW DATE FOR THE STATE OF SMALL BUSINESS – On Thursday, May 30, from 11:00am to 1:00pm, SAVANNAH SCORE will present: The State of Small Business.  See Speakers Lined up to Give reports: RSVP at  www.savannah.score.org   

 

 

(SAVANNAH, GA) The Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association will meet Saturday, May 18, at 10:30 am at The Exchange Restaurant on Waters, 6710 Waters Ave. Polio survivors and guests are invited. For information call 912-927-8332 or go to coastalempirepoliosurvivors.org

 

(SAVANNAH, GA) Enmark Stations, Inc., is pleased to announce that all 62 of its retail stores in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina will sell Light The Night paper balloon icons in support of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Light The Night Walk. The paper balloon icons will be sold in all stores from May 1-31 and will cost $1 each. For more information about The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 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.  

 

 

(SAVANNAH, GA) Zumba, Yoga, Walk, Run, Dance! It doesn’t matter how you move … just move! Join Movement in the Park, a health expo just for girls and women of all ages on Sunday, May 19th at 2P.M. in Forsyth Park. Sponsored by Dawn’s Daughter, Fleet Feet Sports, & Nike, the expo benefits "The Dawning of a Miracle Scholarship", a $1,000 scholarship awarded every year to a Chatham County Public or Private School college bound female graduating senior with a chronic/life-threatening illness. Register online for all of the fun, food and give- a-ways! http://www.dawnbakeronline.com/movement-in-the-park Registration is only $10 or call 912-232-6048 for more details.    

 

 

(SAVANNAH, GA) Applications for the 2013-2014 Leadership Savannah Class will be accepted through June 14, 2013. www.leadershipsavannah.org

 

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