Westin’s looking for gingerbread entries
The Savannah Harbor Foundation and The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa are seeking entries for the upcoming 12th annual Gingerbread Village: Savannah’s Edible Design Competition, a gingerbread-or-whatever-material-you-can-find house contest.
Make a gingerbread airplane or an aluminum-can Leaning Tower of Pisa. As long as all visible components of the design are edible, there are no limitations on how funky, eccentric or over-the-top entries can be.
Entries are divided into two categories, adult (18 and older) and student (17 and younger).
The adult division grand prize winner will receive $1,500, up from $100, and the student division grand prize winner will receive $500, double the amount awarded last year.
Entry forms must be received by Nov. 1 and can be downloaded from westinsavannah.com/gingerbreadvillageform or requested by email at Teresa.Berry@Westin.com or telephone, 912-201-2048. Forms can be submitted by fax, 912-201-2074 or email to Teresa.Berry@Westin.com.
Designs are due Nov. 18 and 19, and judging is scheduled to take place the evening of Nov. 19.
Savannah Tech to host ‘graduate’ program
This year’s first session of the graduate program for alumni of Leadership Savannah will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at Savannah Tech. Two more programs will follow.
The program offers Leadership Savannah alumni access to information about important institutions and organizations in Savannah and describes their roles in the community. Savannah Tech serves 5,000 students each semester among five campuses in Bryan, Chatham, Effingham and Liberty counties.
It offers more than 70 certificates, diplomas and associate degrees.
Members of the Leadership Savannah Graduate Program are invited to this program in the Eckburg Auditorium at 5717 White Bluff Road. Graduate dues for 2012-13 are $75 for all three programs.
RSVP to Margaret Mary Russell at MRussell@SavannahChamber.com or call her at 912-644-6432.
Autism workshop to focus on social skills
The Matthew Reardon Center for Autism will host a daylong workshop entitled “Skills for Life: Teaching Social Skills for Independence” on Nov. 2.
The presenter, Marian Joiner, specializes in social skills development programs presented in inclusive small group learning sessions to support the growth of greater independence and community participation.
The workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.
Registration is $49 per person. CEUs are available for an additional $12.
For more information or registration, contact Jennifer McGee at 912-355-9098, ext. 223 or go to matthewreardon.org.