(SAVANNAH, GA) COMMUNITY HEADLINES, MAY 6, 2013

(GOODWILL) In celebration of Goodwill Week, six Goodwill job connection career centers will host career fairs on Tuesday, May 7, from 10 – 2 pm at West Broad Street YMCA, Richmond Hill, Statesboro, Brunswick, Lyons, and Waycross locations. Local residents can find out about training resources and job opportunities in their communities. Goodwill funds job training and placement programs and support services such as financial education, youth programs and other family strengthening initiatives by selling donations of gently used clothing and household goods in both stores and online. For more information, visit goodwillsavannah.org, Facebook: Savannah Goodwill, or follow them on Twitter: @SavGoodwill.

(SAVANNAH, GA) Savannah restauranteur and Food Network star Jamie Deen will emcee the Fourth Annual Night of Champions sponsored by the Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society (LDSS) on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at the Westin Harbour Resort & Spa. This evening includes the awards ceremony, a silent auction, dinner and cash bar. Doors open at 6 pm and business attire is requested. Tickets are $25 per person or reserve a table for ten for $250. Tickets can be purchased online at  nightofchampions.org  

(SAVANNAH, GA) The National Letter Carriers’ Association will be sponsoring their annual food drive Saturday, May 11, 2013. The letter carriers will pick up the bags from donors’ homes on May 11 and drop them off at Second Harvest. For more information on Second Harvest programs or to discuss volunteer opportunities, call 912-721-1790.

(SAVANNAH, GA) On Thursday, May 23, from 11:00am to 1:00pm, SAVANNAH SCORE will present: The State of Small Business.  See 13 Speakers Lined up to Give reports: RSVP at  www.savannah.score.org   

(SAVANNAH, GA) Tickets go on sale for Savannah’s new voice festival which will take place from August 3 – 17, 2013 with a series of twelve events celebrating beautiful singing. Educational events are free with the majority of other events priced at $15 plus some social gatherings for members. Festival season passes will be available valued at $115 for only $95. For more information, visit savannahvoicefestival.org, email info@savannahvoicefestival.org, call 855-76-OPERA or write to VOICExperience, PO Box 2045, Savannah, GA 31402.

(INC MAGAZINE) Why we Make Bad Decisions: http://www.inc.com/thebuildnetwork/why-we-make-bad-decisions.html 

(BUSINESS IN SAVANNAH) Learn about the history and holdings of local Savannah company Kole Management at this link: http://businessinsavannah.com/bis/2013-04-29/business-savannah-kole-management-co#.UX-keYLufEY 

(SAVANNAH, GA) St. Peter’s Episcopal Church recently presented two $15,000 checks to two Savannah charitable organizations, Horizons Savannah and Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Shelter. Over 700 people shopped at the boutique. To view a photo of the donations being awarded visit http://www.prlog.org/12122743/1 

(SAVANNAH, GA) Celia Dunn Sotheby’s International Realty introduces 537 E. Perry Street in Savannah’s Historic District. Built in 1999 and priced at $625,000, this 2,556 sq. ft. three story townhouse has 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths and a deck that overlooks Crawford Square. For more information, contact Susan Myers at 912-398-8620. http://celiadunnsir.com/listings/condos/mls-109286-537-east-perry-street/ 

(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) The May Small Business Council SMART Lunch – Small Business Resources Part I will be held on Tuesday, May 7, with networking at 11:30 and the program from noon – 1 pm at the Savannah Morning News Auditorium, 1375 Chatham Parkway. Join this informative series sponsored by Comcast to find out what resources are available for existing small businesses. Marjorie Young, President of SCORE and owner of Carriage Trade Public Relations, Inc. and Tony O’Reilly, President of the Small Business Assistance Corporation, will be sharing expertise and answering questions.  The cost is $11 for Chamber members. RSVP to Cally D’Angelo, 912-644-6459.

(SAVANNAH, GA) Attention  SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS in Savannah – please take this survey: http://www.spsolutions.org/surveys/survey.php?sid=87.