October 2, 2009 Dear Editor, I spent the morning earlier this week tying purple ribbons around the trees in Forsyth Park. SAFE Shelter has been doing this in October for the past 10 years in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s our hope that the images of purple ribbons remind the...
October 1, 2008 Dear Editor; On behalf of the staff, clients and Board of Directors of SAFE Shelter, I want to thank the community for helping us make our Sept. 21 fundraiser, a Red Hot Evening with Paula Deen and Friends, a tremendous success! This was our first major fundraiser in several...
September 29, 2008 Dear Editor; It saddens me to no end that the City of Savannah has chosen The Savannah Morning News as its method of communication with shelters threatened with the loss of funds. As Executive Director of SAFE Shelter, the last notice I received from the city was...
January 14, 2008 Dear Editor; As a non-profit agency, SAFE Shelter struggles all year to provide temporary emergency shelter to victims of domestic violence and their children. Our shoestring budget does not allow any extras, so when Christmas rolls around, we have to turn to the community for help. This year when we...
May 17, 2007 Dear Editor; It was with a heavy heart that I read the article in todays' Savannah Morning News, “Woman’s body found on island”. I didn’t know her, but she was someone’s daughter and possibly a mother and a sister to someone. And her life was cut short needlessly....
