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Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. SGA Dental Partners plans $2.5M gift to Dental College of Georgia Savannah (augusta.edu) — Savannah is set to gain a major new Dental College of Georgia campus, backed by $178 million in state funding and a $2.5 million gift from SGA Dental Partners. Opening in 2028, it will train dentists and hygienists, expand one of Georgia's few four-year hygiene programs, and bring significant jobs and economic impact while improving access to dental care across coastal communities.
2. Healthy Savannah Observes Third Year of CDC REACH Grant Progress with Expanded Breastfeeding Support Across Chatham County (carriagetradepr.com) — Healthy Savannah is marking three years of CDC REACH grant work by expanding breastfeeding support across Savannah and Chatham County, including donating books to Live Oak Public Libraries and growing its "Breastfeeding Welcome Here" business campaign. Local families now have more access to breastfeeding education, friendlier public spaces, and connections to programs like WIC, with businesses invited to join the effort.
3. Lights, camera, action! The United Way of the Coastal Empire is shining a spotlight for the 2027 Community Fund Campaign kickoff (wtoc.com) — Savannah residents are being asked to rally behind the United Way of the Coastal Empire's 2027 Community Fund campaign, launched at the Savannah Convention Center with a $5 million base goal. With more than $800,000 already raised, the effort will support safety-net services and upward mobility programs, including food security and housing stability across the region.
4. Children's Hospital at Memorial receives $150,000 donation for pediatric cancer care (wtoc.com) — Pediatric cancer care in Savannah just received a major lift with a $150,000 grant to the Children's Hospital at Memorial, aimed at helping young patients and their families. The donation from Hyundai Hope On Wheels also highlighted survivors' stories and a symbolic handprint ceremony, underscoring long-term support for local children battling cancer.
5. Salvation Army responds after Center of Hope plans denied (wsav.com) — Savannah's Housing Authority has rejected the Salvation Army's request to keep pursuing a new Center of Hope on Augusta Avenue, sending the nonprofit back to the drawing board for a location. Leaders say they'll keep operating from Montgomery Street while searching for another site, emphasizing continued services for residents in Savannah, Chatham County, and surrounding counties.
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