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🌱 'Happy Bags' For Savannah Homeless + GA Eye Health Celebration
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Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to start today off on an informed note, shall we? Here's everything going on today in Savannah.
First, today's weather:
Partly sunny and warm. High: 76 Low: 60.
Here are the top three stories today in Savannah:
- A 7-year-old from Savannah delivered 'Happy Bags' to the homeless. Bethany Moultry packed "happy bags" with food, water, wipes, and other essentials. Moultry explained that she wanted the homeless "to feel like they're never going to be forgotten." (fox28media.com)
- A Savannah optometrist prepares for the end-of-year event bringing awareness to eye health. ForSight Unique Eye Care and Eye Wear is partnering with the Savannah Center for Blind and Low Vision to hold the 3rd annual celebration on Dec. 30 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the office on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (WSAV-TV)
- The Savannah Jazz Christmas Concert and Jam made its triumphant return on Saturday night. The event brought together homegrown talent at the J.W. Marriott's Salzburg ballroom, featuring world-renowned trombonist Teddy Adams. (WSAV-TV)
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Today in Savannah:
- We Tried! (Teen Program) - Pooler Library (4:30 PM)
- Peter Mayer (Jimmy Buffett's Guitarist) - Stars & Promises Christmas Tour - Victory North Savannah (8:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- Savannah Police Criminal Investigations Division detectives are investigating a shooting that fatally wounded a 32-year-old male Sunday. There seemed to have been an altercation between the two males before the shooting occurred. They detained a person of interest at the scene. (Facebook)
- The Lucas Theatre for the Arts looks back 100 years when Warren G. Harding was in the White House, a loaf of bread cost 5 cents, and the Theatre opened its doors for the first time for screenings of "Hard Luck" and "Camille." They expressed thanks to all their audiences who support them and continue to make memories there. (Facebook)
- The Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia is having Mobile Food Pantries for the Week of Dec 27 - Jan 1, 2021. They will take place in Tattnall, Bulloch, and Evans counties. (Facebook)
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— Sammi Caramela
About me: Assistant Managing Editor at Lightning Media Partners and author of "Some Place Like Home."
