Savannah (GA) Chapter, The Links, Incorporated - BLOG

Links facilitate workshop on heart education

2/27/2020

In an effort to provide education for hearty hearts during Heart Month, The Savannah (GA) Chapter, The Links, Incorporated, sponsored a movie night at the African American Information Center in Savannah on Thursday, February 27, 2020. Prior to the movie, Dr Roy Flood, a cardiologist spoke to attendees about how to have healthy lifestyles to protect their hearts and attendees were able to ask questions.

Students receive 2020 New Beginning awards

2/27/2020

The New Beginning Art Exhibition celebrated 19 years in the visual arts competition in a partnership between the Savannah (GA) Chapter, The Links, Incorporated, the Savannah Black Heritage Festival, the City of Savannah and the Savannah Chatham Public School System. The chapter applauds the art teachers in the school district who led students in the design and execution of art work as their contribution to the success of New Beginning.

New Beginning was held Thursday, February 20, 2020, in the Ben Tucker Theater in the Savannah Cultural Arts Center. Savannah Mayor Van R. Johnson, II, was on hand to congratulate the students, teachers and parents for their hard work and dedication to the creative success of this juried competition. Links chapter President Angela Young presented the awards. The jury panel was made up of art educators and professional artists from throughout the Savannah area.

F.A.-Me group shows off business skills at Savannah Black Heritage Festival

2/12/2020

Members of Links F.A.-Me (Fabulous Active Me) participated in the 31st Annual Savannah Black Heritage Festival on Saturday, Febuaruary 8, 2020. The young ladies had a vendor booth during Grand Festival Day. Over a period of months they worked tirelessly to prepare earrings, bow ties, lapel pins and other African themed merchandise to sell at the festival.

The young ladies were there to explain prices and they helped customers make purchasing decisions.

Links collect socks for the homeless

12/17/2019

The Savannah Links Chapter members donated dozens of pairs of socks to support the Equal Opportunity Authority (EOA) for Savannah-Chatham County, Inc., which has acquired a 40-unit permanent supportive housing facility to provide services to homeless men. This Links service project culminated activities in November 2019 for Friendship Month. Celebrating the donation (L-R) are EOA workforce development manager Arthur Best, chapter member, Patrece Grant, chapter President Angela Young, Ms. Tom McBeth, EOA Executive Director and chapter members Karen Bogans, Amii Best, and LaToya Brannen.

F.A.-Me continues entrepreneurship lessons

11/22/2019

The F.A.-Me students continued their lesson in etrepreneurship through a session sponsored by the Savannah Chapter's International Trends and Services Facet. The girls used fabric and beads purchased in Africa to continue making products for their own business project.

Links F.A.-Me launches entrepreneurial project

10/25/2019

International Trends and Services facet chair Dionne Hoskins-Brown led the F.A.-Me (Fabulous Active Me) program participants through an activity to learn some of the principals of economic sustainability and entrepreneurship. The activity launched a lesson in how to create content for sales. In this case, the middle school girls learned how to make corsages that will be sold at the Savannah Black Heritage Festival in February. They learned step by step how to make the colorful corsages with a white pearl center. The facilitator used a "cricut" machine ( which looks similar to a printer) that cut various sized circles for sewing them in a manner to form petals. The students learned how to thread a needle and knot a very long thread for tacking (sewing) the circles and pearl in the right form. Pointers for entrepreneurship were given throughout the lesson. (10/24/2019)

Links in Pink" at First Bryan Baptist Church

10/6/2019

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Health and Human Services facet of the Savannah Links chapter presented "Links in Pink" at First Bryan Baptist Church on Sunday, October 6, 2019. Chapter members worshipped together and after the service they shared information about breast cancer detection and awareness, and also offered refreshments.

LaToya Brannen featured in “Beacon” Magazine

9/22/2019

Congratulations to Link Latoya Brannen who was featured in “Beacon” magazine in the Sunday, September 22, 2018, edition of the Savannah Morning News. She is one of “Nine community connectors” who are “Bridge Builders.”

Wanda Lloyd inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame

8/6/2019

Congratulations to Wanda Lloyd (holding award), who was inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame on August 9, 2019, in Miami, Florida. Lloyd's career has included her work as an editor at seven daily newspapers, including The Washington Post and USA Today, and teaching roles at four universities.