COMMITTEE REPORTS
President Will Gruver
Saturday, June 17 is District Assembly in Dublin, 9:30am - 3:00pm at Oconee Fall Line Technical College. Register to attend here!
Membership dues invoices are out and due by July 15th. Please make sure your email address is up to date with Tony as he goes by the ones in ClubRunner. You can arrange for a payment plan throughout the year with Tony or Jasmine. You may also pay for all of your lunches up front for the entire year or be billed for them.
June 20 - Will's Presidential Address and final club meeting as President- Includes fun games!
MEMBERSHIP
July 18th: Committee “fair” to get all members plugged in.
August is Membership Month
Inducting 3 new members June 20th
SERVICE
ASP will be Re:Purpose Savannah!!! Thanks to everyone who voted!
Jasmine Mills will keep us posted on GRSP arrival and will invite us to meet her at the airport, etc…Suzy Karpf has already been in touch with our student as well.
FOUNDATION
Will Gruver thanked Josh Yates for challenging members to contribute to the foundation
SOCIAL
Next social is Tuesday, June 27th: Social at Wormhole 5:30-7:30
Upcoming: July 4: no formal meeting, but small group options that day.
GUESTS/VISITORS:
Suzanne Ainsley- with Camp Sunshine (Guest of DJ Spisso) is promoting a Pickle Ball Tournament July 10th. Registration deadline is June 30th, $75/player registration @Savannah Golf Club: Click Here.
FEATURED SPEAKER: Tania June Sammons, Savannah Victorian Society
Tania Sammons Tania is the current president of the Savannah Victorian Society. She has nearly 30 years of experience as a writer, curator, public historian, and museum specialist. She has led and consulted with institutions in the development and implementation of many significant educational, artistic, and historical programming projects via exhibitions, books, lectures, and symposia. Tania began her career in museums at the University of Kentucky Art Museum as an undergraduate student and continued her professional path in Savannah working at several Savannah museums, including 17 years at Telfair Museums, and four years at the Andrew Low House.
Currently writing a book about the history of Citizen Advocacy.
Savannah Chapter of the Victorian Society of America- our chapter is the 2nd largest in the country with around 100 members, just behind the NY Metro Chapter. Founded in 1966 in response to the train station demo in 1964. Committed to the cultural arts, education (through summer school programs, trips, tours, etc…) but open to anyone who is interested. Most meetings are held at St. John’s church on Madison Square.
Sav society offers partial scholarships for the Newport School (student will be speaking on June 13th) and focus their programing on lectures, which follow the school year calendar. Coming up in September will be Andrew Nag (SCAD professor) patriot design and Russian art.
National society offers study programs as well 3-4 days, includes behind the scenes tours, lectures, homes, etc… Publications focus on cultural and social history.
SAVE THE DATE: SSU Event: 6:00 Sept 26th: Dr Tiya Miles- a Harvard Professor and Author to discuss her book “All that she carried: the journey of Ashley’s Sack, A Black Family Keepsake.” Incredible story about the power of objects with an incredible story. Reminder- every lecture they host includes a reception, so there’s a social element.