Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) courses
Date: Jan. 20-24
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Location: Georgia Tech Professional Education’s Savannah campus, 210 Technology Circle
Those interested in registering may find more information online at http://www.pe.gatech.edu/courses.
Pooler lunch and learn
Date: Jan. 21
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: Cambria Suites, 50 Yvette Johnson Hagins Drive
Cost: $14 for Pooler Chamber members and $18 for non-members. Add $10 to cost per person after Jan. 20.
For more information, contact office@poolerchamber.com, 912-748-0110 or go to www.poolerchamber.com
Microsoft Excel I
Covers creating workbooks, navigating the work screen, formatting and navigating worksheets, entering labels and creating and working with charts.
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Thursday, Jan. 23
Time: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Location: The Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.
Cost: $85
For additional information, contact Judy Fogarty at 912-644-5967 or jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu.
Stan Deaton to speak
The Friends of Massie will host guest lecturer Stan Deaton at their annual meeting. The topic “The Power of History and the Importance of Cultural Institutions in our Community”
Date: Jan.22
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Massie Heritage Center, 207 E. Gordon St.
Savannah SCORE business lecture
We have two experts from Hancock Askew & Co. LLP, Midge Hermanns CPA, Senior Tax Accountant and Mary Roberts MBA, a skilled tax and valuation consultant.
Date: Jan. 22
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: SCORE conference room, 111 E. Liberty St.
Cost: Free, but bring your own lunch.
TO RSVP call, 912-652-4335
Chamber Restaurant Week
Date: Jan. 25-Feb. 1.
Chamber Restaurant Week has become one of the area’s most popular weeks for dining out and trying new restaurants. Modeled after successful culinary events in New York and other cities, more than 50 member restaurants will offer special prix-fixe multi-course menus for Lowcountry diners, Saturday, Jan. 25-Saturday, Feb. 1.
For more information go to www.hiltonheadchamber.org.
Creative Writing I
Introductory course to the fundamental techniques of writing fiction and nonfiction.
Date: Mondays, Jan. 27 through March 24
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Location: The Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.
Cost: $200
For additional information, contact Judy Fogarty at 912-644-5967 or jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu.
National Association of Women in Construction monthly meeting
Date: Monday, Jan. 27
Time: 5:30 p.m networking, 6-7:15 p.m. meeting
Location: The Exchange Tavern on Waters
Cost: Members $20, Non-members $30, cash or check only.
The speaker will be HEATHER RADKTE, VP of Speros, and she will discuss the link between office oechnology, smartphones, and social media and why you should
care. Please RSVP to Marilyn Blome at mblome@nielsonbonds.com
Critical Reading Prep for the SAT
Focuses on strategies for active reading. While improving their vocabulary, students will identify key words, recognize main ideas/themes, draw conclusions and make inferences.
Date: Mondays, Jan. 27 through March 3
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Location: The Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.
Cost: The cost is $160 and $135 per person for groups of three or more. Students will need to purchase The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd edition which costs approximately $13.
For additional information, contact Judy Fogarty at 912-644-5967 or jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu.
Math Prep for the SAT
Covers thinking strategies and skills development needed to use formulas to solve math problems on the SAT.
Date: Tuesdays, Jan. 28 through March 3
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Location: The Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.
Cost: The cost is $160 and $135 per person for groups of three or more. Students will need to purchase The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd edition which costs approximately $13.
For additional information, contact Judy Fogarty at 912-644-5967 or jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu.
Digital Imaging Basics
Covers the language and equipment of digital photography.
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 28 and Thursday, Jan. 30
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Location: The Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.
Cost: $75
For additional information, contact Judy Fogarty at 912-644-5967 or jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu.
Wilmington Island Farmers’ Market meeting
Date: Feb. 5
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Frank G. Murray Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Way.
Procurement Boot Camp
Learn how to sell to the federal government & large corporations.
Date: February 7
Time: 8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m.
Location: Georgia Power, 3120 Kilowatt Drive, Room 133A
Cost: Early bird pricing (on/before Jan. 31): $49, Regular pricing (after Jan. 31): $69
To register go to www.savannahsbdc.org or call 912-651-3200 for more information.
13th Annual Cross-Cultural Counseling and Education Conference for Research, Action and Change
The two-day conference focuses on racial identity development for blacks, whites and other people of color, ethnic identity development and gender and sexual orientation.
Date: Feb. 7-8
Location: The Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.
Cost: Registration fees vary and include two days of instruction, conference materials, two continental breakfasts, one lunch and refreshments.
Offered by: The Division of Continuing Education of Georgia Southern University
For more information, visit http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ce/conferences/ccissues/ or call Mary Jernigan at 912-478-2584.
ONGOING
BNI – Business Network International
Local Chapters:
• Referrals Have Power: 8:30-10 a.m. Tuesdays, GoodWill Industries, Richmond Hill
• Savannah Business Connections: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Hilton Garden Inn Southside, off Abercorn
• Crosstown Connections: 8-9:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Hampton Inn Southside off Abercorn
• Island Business Networkers: 8-9:30 a.m. Thursdays, Johnny Harris Banquet Hall, Victory Drive
• True Givers Increase Financially: 8-9:30 a.m. Fridays, Troy University, Hodgson Memorial Dr.
Information: Sarah Westcott, sarah@bni-scga.com.
Savannah Women’s Business Network
When: 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. every second and fourth Wednesday for lunch.
Where: The Exchange Tavern on Waters Avenue
Cost: Cost for lunch
Information: RSVP to Kari Brown at kcbrown@colonybank.com.
Historic Savannah
Chapter ABWA
When: 6-7:50 p.m. second Thursday.
Where: Candler Heart & Lung Building, room 2.
Cost: Free
Information: Call 912-925-4980 or email blynneroberts@yahoo.com.
Toastmasters Club
When: Noon each Tuesday
Where: Saint Leo University, Room 3, 7426 Hodgson Memorial Drive, Ste A.
Info: Call 912-844-9139 or go to www.toastmastersclub.org/.
Toastmasters Club of Richmond Hill
Date: First and third Friday of the month
Time: 8-9 a.m.
Location: Magnolia Manor, 141 Timber Trail, Richmond Hill.
Information: For more information, call 912-927-4607 or email 1168191@toastmastersclubs.org.
Pooler Business Network
When: Every first and third Thursday, 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m.
Where: Western Sizzlin, U.S. 80 in Pooler
Information: RSVP to Jason Torres at jasonjtorres@gmail.com.