Organizations

Organizations

Southeastern Flower Show

Kenna Simmons,

As the Southeastern Flower Show celebrates its 20th anniversary, this year's edition, held Feb. 7-11, will transform the Georgia World Congress Center into a cross between a lush landscape and a gardener's catalog come to life.

Organizations

Savannah Chamber of Commerce

Kenna Simmons,

It would be easy to say that, when a group of merchants gathered in Savannah on Dec. 13, 1806 to form a chamber of commerce, they had no idea what their city would become. But the Savannah Chamber of Commerce has always been pretty far-sighted, so it's entirely possible that if the same group viewed the city and the organization today, its members wouldn't be surprised.
Organizations

Family Connection Partnership

Terrell Johnson,

When the national children's advocacy organization KIDS COUNT announced its rankings of the 50 states in the early 1990s, Georgia ranked near the bottom in a range of indicators of child and family well-being, from teen pregnancy and high school graduation rates to the number of children living in poverty.

Organizations

League of Women Voters of Georgia

Terrell Johnson,

Measured against today's membership, the first meeting of the League of Women Voters of Georgia was a small one. The year was 1920 and 22 women's suffrage activists from around the state gathered in the Atlanta home of Emily C. McDougald to found an organization that would encourage women to take advantage of their newly-gained right to vote, which became law that same year.