- Collection:
- Civic Magazine
- Title:
- Civic magazine
- Creator:
- Savannah (Ga.). Public Information Office
- Date of Original:
- 1996
- Subject:
- World Changers
Young volunteers in community development--Georgia--Savannah
Housing rehabilitation--Georgia--Savannah
City managers--Georgia--Savannah
Mayors--Georgia--Savannah
Homeowners--Georgia--Savannah
Housing--Georgia--Savannah
Rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Savannah
Austrian Americans--Georgia--Savannah
Festivals--Georgia--Savannah
Police--Georgia--Savannah
Citizens associations--Georgia--Savannah - People:
- Adams, Floyd, 1945-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- television programs
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Hosted by Carol Bell. Segment one: Savannah's housing rehab efforts, 0:00-6:09. Civic Magazine covers a ceremony with city officials honoring the efforts of youth groups like World Changers, AmeriCore, Group Work Camp USA, and the Pick Paint Program to make repairs and touch-ups on homes for homeowners who would not be able to do so themselves. Speakers at the ceremony include Assistant City Manager Henry Moore, Mayor Floyd Adams, Jr., Homeowners Mr. and Mrs. Walker whose home was repaired by World Changers, and World Changers Project Coordinator Kim McClain. Segment two: CHSA partnership, 6:09-11:42. Civic Magazine covers a dedication ceremony for a recently completed housing project on Wolf Street, built with help from the Community Housing Services Agency and property owner Larry Wimpy. Speakers at the dedication ceremony include Assistant City Manager Henry Moore, City Manager Michael Brown, Mayor Floyd Adams, Jr., and property owner Larry Wimpy. Segment three: Salzburgers remembered, 11:42-21:27. Civic Magazine covers a dedication ceremony for the re-naming of a downtown park to honor the Salzburgers, German-speaking immigrants who were some of Savannah's first settlers, having come to escape religious persecution. Relatives of the original Savannah Salzburgers are in attendance from Germany and Austria. Speakers at the dedication ceremony include Alderman George A. Zettler, Mayor Floyd Adams, Jr., and Vice President of the Austrian Economic Chamber R. Engelbert Wenckeim. Segment four: National Night Out, 21:27-28:21. Civic Magazine covers National Night Out in Savannah, a celebration that aims to engage Savannah's residents with their local police force and give them an opportunity to fraternize with their fellow Savannahians. There are also many activities for children. Interviewees at National Night Out include Savannah Police Department (SPD) Chief David Gellatly, SPD Sgt. William Gwyn, William Shellman of the Midtown Neighborhood Association, Alderman at Large Pete Liakakis, Assistant City Manager Henry Moore, Alderman David Jones, Alderman at Large Gary Gebhardt, and City Manager Michael Brown.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/civic/id:0123-v13-01b
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:gsg_civic_0123-v13-01b
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 video file (mp4) (28 min., 21 sec.) : sd., col.
- Holding Institution:
- City of Savannah Municipal Archives
- Rights:
-
