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This letter was originally sent to the membership July 13, 2023. We’re posting it on the website now because we have a number of new members who have joined since then who would be interested in it.
Ryan McCurdy, Executive Director of Savannah Rep, spoke to the Skidaway Hamiltons and Abigails on January 16. He provided history, context, and a view to the future. Ryan said that many countries have their own theater traditions, but there is no theater unique to the U.S. An important date in […]
On October 10, 2023, two distinguished curators from the Smithsonian Insttiution Museum of American History presented this program to the Skidaway Hamiltons. Faith Ruffins, Project Director and Chief Curator – Low Country Exhibition and Project Dr Tony Perry, Curator of Environmental History Meeting Video [excerpt from Smithsonian website] At the […]
In 10 short years, the United States will have more people older than 65 than those under 18. We will join Japan, Italy, Singapore and South Korea facing a weakened workforce, too few citizens to support their safety net for children and the elderly, and shuttered schools. Ours will not […]
The Opioid Crisis and Fentanyl February 21, 2023 Michael Sarhatt Director of the Chatham Savannah Counter Narcotics Team Michael Sarhatt, Director of the Chatham Savannah County Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) , spoke to the Skidaway Hamiltons and Abigails on February 21st. The CNT was formed in 1994, consolidating all narcotics […]
Program Summary Justice Unites Savannah Together (JUST) Skidaway Hamiltons, 17 January 2023 Rabbi Robert Haas, Congregation Mickve Israel, Savannah Rabbi Haas is currently the Co-President of JUST. Many congregants at churches, synagogues, and mosques do volunteer work in their communities through soup kitchens, housing efforts, and other community-based social […]
Patti Lyons President/CEO of Senior Citizens, Inc. On November 15, Patti Lyons spoke to the Skidaway Hamiltons and Abigails. She began with demographics. In 2018, 24% of this area’s population was over 65. By 2025, 42% will be over 65. As the population ages, there will be a significant decrease […]