🌱 SFD Expanded Critical Call Response + Living Vine Needs Help

Savannah GA

06 March, 2022

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Hello again, Savannah! Important update: You all, as readers, have made the Savannah Daily so successful that it is my honor to announce the next stage of the newsletter. Patch is looking for a local writer and entrepreneur to take the helm of the Savannah Daily. Although I have loved getting to know this community, we want to pass the torch to someone truly local to write about Savannah long term. So if you're interested in earning extra income while making this newsletter a more valuable resource for your neighbors, learn more and apply here. First, today's weather: Mostly sunny and humid. High: 84 Low: 65. Are you a local business owner or marketer? We can help you effortlessly run effective ads that reach customers in Savannah. Click here to learn more. Here are the top 3 stories in Savannah today: Savannah Fire Department leaders say their call volume has increased by the thousands since expanding their critical call response. Savannah Fire responded to 11,211 calls in 2021, the first full year of the expansion, and Fire Chief Derik Minard says the department is continuing to collect data to help the program grow. Minard added that better community education on what constitutes an emergency could also help alleviate the stress being placed on first responder resources. (WTOC)A Savannah nonprofit organization is struggling amidst staffing and volunteer shortages. The Living Vine provides a safe environment for women in crisis pregnancies, but Executive Director Karen Beasley says that if they are unable to staff the facility it may soon be forced to close. People of all skillsets can help keep the organization running by volunteering to do anything from painting and lawn care to teaching finance classes. (WTOC)The 100 Black Men of Savannah partnered with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive on Saturday. President Harold Oglesby said the group wanted to do their part to address the blood needs of the community, where there are "high level[s] of accidents and traumas that require bloodwork." A representative for the American Red Cross confirmed that there is a regional shortage in the supply of all blood types. (fox28media.com) From our sponsor: Today's Savannah Daily is brought to you in part by Newrez, a leading nationwide mortgage lender. Make a smart move for your future and refinance with Newrez today. Call 844-979-1707 to connect with a Newrez loan officer. Newrez, LLC (NMLS #3013) Today in Savannah: AARP Free Tax Assistance At Bull Street Library (10:00 AM) The Savannah Philharmonic Ben Tucker Instrument Donation Drive At The DeSoto Savannah (All Day) Financial Literacy Workshop At Southwest Library (2:00 PM) From my notebook: The Savannah Police Department is seeking a suspect who fled from officers while being taken into custody in connection with an auto theft case. 21-year-old Antoine Warren was last seen fleeing on foot on Pendleton Street wearing a blue zip-up jacket and handcuffs. Anyone with information is asked to call 911. (Facebook) Rock out in your official Savannah Stopover Music Festival 2022 t-shirt and sweatshirt! Grab yours online now and pick it up at the festival! (Facebook) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: FREE WEBINAR | Michelangelo, Masaccio and Giotto: The Chapels that defined the Renaissance (March 8) "Carol on Cumberland: A Natural History" (March 19) 2022 Mrs2Me Summit - The #1 summit for empowered divorced women (March 25) Add your event Loving the Savannah Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll see you soon. — Kayla Harrison About me: Kayla Harrison is a Writing Arts professor, as well as a freelance writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. In her free time, you can find her listening to podcasts, writing poetry, and visiting local coffee shops.