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February 11, 2012

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Georgia History Festival Trustees Gala

February 11, 2012

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Trustees Gala

Saturday, February 11, 2012

7 p.m.

Hyatt Regency

2 West Bay Street, Savannah

The Georgia Historical Society’s premiere annual fund-raising event and the exciting finale of the Georgia History Festival is the annual Trustees Gala. Each year, this elegant and much-anticipated event draws Georgia’s top business and civic leaders to honor and pay tribute to the best our state has produced.

This year, GHS’s two-week commemoration of Georgia history—with an emphasis on the life and legacy of Festival Honoree Juliette Gordon Low, Savannah native and founder of the Girl Scouts of America—culminates in a lavish banquet with the theme “Savannah Sol.” Guests will enter the Latin-inspired ballroom to an evening of elegantly-appointed dining and entertainment, featuring the live music of Hot Sun Quartet.

Hot Sun Quartet

The highlight of the Gala is the induction by the Governor of the year’s Georgia Trustees, two citizens of Georgia who exemplify a lifetime of excellence in their work and philanthropic accomplishment. The 2012 Trustees, philanthropist and real estate developer Thomas Cousins and former U.N. Ambassador and Civil Rights leader Andrew Young , will be in attendance to receive their awards. Following the presentations, the new Trustees will engage in a moderated conversation, featuring questions on topics ranging from business to philanthropy to history and life philosophies.

The Georgia Trustees

In conjunction with the Governor’s Office, the Georgia Historical Society reconstituted the Georgia Trustees as a way of recognizing Georgians whose accomplishments and community service reflect the highest ideals of the founding body of Trustees.  The original Georgia Trustees, a governing body chartered and appointed by His Majesty King George II of England in 1732 to establish a new colony in North America, founded the Georgia colony upon the principle of Non Sibi, Sed Aliis, “Not for Self but for Others.” They established and governed the colony with this vision until their disbandment in 1752, after which Georgia became a royal colony. Reestablished in 2009, the Governor will make an annual appointment of new Trustees whose history-making accomplishments and service reflect the original Trustees’ ideals.

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