Car dealer donates to ‘Self Help’
During the month of June, Mike Reichenbach Chevrolet partnered with Bluffton Self Help to donate $10 to the local charity for each test drive when drivers mentioned Bluffton Self Help.
On July 8, Audre’ Reichenbach, along with the dealership’s staff, presented Lili Coleman, executive director of Bluffton Self Help, with a check for $1,000. The partnership was formed to celebrate the grand opening month of Bluffton’s newest dealership.
Bluffton Self Help’s mission is to “help Bluffton neighbors in critical need of short term financial assistance, food and clothing, while supporting them to become more self-reliant.” More information can be found at BlufftonSelfHelp.org.
Davenport House gets grant to check wallpaper
The Davenport House, the historic Savannah home that sparked the founding of Historic Savannah Foundation, has received a $1,266 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors to assess conservation issues of the wallpaper in the museum’s entrance hall and stairwell.
“The funding will allow the museum to hire a specialist to determine how best to correct the problem,” said Jamie Credle, director of the Davenport House Museum.
The funds will be matched by the Davenport House. Recommendations from the assessment will be used to replace the wallpaper where needed.
Richmond Hill wins grant for landscape project
The city of Richmond Hill has received a $50,000 GATEway grant, the maximum amount available, from the Georgia Department of Transportation to beautify the intersection of U.S. 17 and state road 144.
GDOT allocated more than $1 million in grants to 43 local governments around the state to buy and install plants for landscape projects on state routes.
The intersection is a four-way stop less than a mile west from what is considered Richmond Hill’s city center.
Savannah’s Applebee’s restaurants join cancer crusade
Three Applee’s restaurants in metro Savannah — 587 Al Henderson Blvd., 11120 Abercorn and 4705 Highway 80 East — will join a nationwide effort throughout July to raise money toward childhood cancer cures.
The fund drive is in support of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, which was established when 4-year-old cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott set up a front yard lemonade stand in Philadelphia to raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer cures.
More Than 850 restaurants have joined the drive to raise $5 million.
Fundraising efforts will vary by restaurant, include donating a portion of each lemonade sale (all varieties) to the foundation.
Applebee’s customers also may buy a paper lemon in support of childhood cancer research.