Memorial Health donates $15,000 to Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia
Special to the Herald
SAVANNAH – Memorial Health leaders presented a check for $15,000 to Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia April 23.
The check presentation took place during Memorial Health’s annual “We Show Up for our Communities” week of volunteerism.
“Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia is a vital resource for those in our region who face food insecurity and we are proud to support their good work,” said Brad Talbert, CEO of Memorial Health. “To date, we have contributed $65,000 from our Community Benefit Fund to help Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia feed low-income families, senior citizens, and others who face hunger.”
This year’s grant is a symbolic gift in honor of Memorial Health’s upcoming 70th anniversary. Memorial Health’s gift is meaningful in that it will provide more than 70,000 meals to those in need in our community.
To date, Memorial Health has contributed more than $1.8 million from its Community Benefit Fund, supporting 47 organizations.
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Two Effingham students among local scholarship winners
Special to the Herald
Two local high school seniors were awarded $100 as honorable mentions for their entries submitted to the annual Sandpiper Supply Inc. essay contest. This year’s theme was “What Makes Savannah Home”. Sandpiper Supply Inc. is a family-owned business in Savannah.
ECHS senior Jacques King and SEHS senior Riley Stringer were among the six students who earned honorable mention.
“They both wrote such great essays that we were glad to offer them both Honorable Mentions,” said Christy Ellis, director of showroom marketing and communications for Sandpiper Supply, Inc.
More than $4,000 in scholarships were awarded to students in Chatham, Bryan, and Effingham counties.
"Our hope is that these seniors will carry with them the formative experiences of their years in the Low Country, cultivate their talents through higher education, and one day return to contribute to the continued growth and vitality of Savannah,” Ellis added.
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Rincon resident named to Dean’s List
Special to the Herald
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI -- Columbia College recently announced its dean's list for the Spring 2025 semester. To be named to the dean's list, a student must have completed 12 undergraduate credit hours in a 16-week period and achieved a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0-point scale.
Among those named to the dean's list is Valentina Nuñez Galvan of Rincon, who attended in Fort Stewart.
