PUBLISHER’S THOUGHTS
VETERANS & FIRST RESPONSERS ISSUE PUBLISHER Jan Southern Jan@JDelSURMarketing.com 912-318-8645 CLIENT SERVICES Christie Wilson, Account Exectuive Christie@JDelSURMarketing.com Lacie Dockery, Account Executive Lacie@JDelSURMarketing.com DESIGN Laura Zielinski DISTRIBUTION Penny Redmond
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Write to us and tell us what you think. Pooler Magazine welcomes all letters to the editor. Please send all letters via email to Jan Southern at Jan@ JDelSURMarketing.com. Letters to the editor must have a phone number and name of contact. Phone numbers will not be published. ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS Pooler Magazine welcomes story ideas from our readers. If you have a story idea or photo essay you would like to share, please submit ideas and material by emailing Jan Southern at Jan@ JDelSURMarketing.com. Stories or ideas for stories must be submitted by email. Only feature stories and photo essays about people, places or things in the Pooler area will be considered.
In 2019, we felt compelled to create the inaugural Veterans & First Responders issue of Pooler Magazine to celebrate these amazing people in our community. It was moving, inspiring and so very encouraging. The next year, when our country was in the throes of a pandemic shutdown, we wanted to use the Veterans & First Responders issue to bring light and hope to the Pooler community. As we all struggled to find our footing, we watched so many step up and make sacrifices to help others.
Jan Southern
What became even more apparent during this time was that our first responders—firefighters, law enforcement, healthcare workers, and emergency medical teams—were in their element. This was what they were called and trained to do. Their dedication and highly specialized training was on full display during this time. In this issue, we detail the mission of the 200 Club of the Coastal Empire, which provides financial assistance to surviving family members of first responders killed in the line of duty. To date, they have given nearly $4 million to support these families, funded by donations and a series of community fundraisers. We also share stories of the dedicated men and women of our military who have a strong presence in our area. On any given day, you can see men and women in uniforms taking lunch breaks at the restaurants in our area, and many veterans have made the greater Pooler area their home. It’s not unusual to see military planes flying overhead and hear the loud booms coming from Fort Stewart or Hunter Army Airfield. If you’ve ever wondered what all these noises mean, we’ve got an article in this issue explaining them. We also talked to SFC Ryan Davis, an Army ranger who has a positive attitude despite losing three of his limbs on a mission in Afghanistan, and learned about the fascinating restoration process of the “City of Savannah,” a B-17 aircraft that was used during World War II and now resides right here in Pooler at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force. We hope you enjoy reading these stories as much as we enjoyed writing them.
CEO/Publisher Pooler Magazine
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