Effingham County is proud of its many civic
organizations. These clubs, associations and other miscellaneous groups
are dedicated to improving the quality of life in our county. Several of
them raise the money that they need to operate by sponsoring a variety of
fund-raising activities.
Citizens
Against Violence- P.O.
Box 2494, Statesboro, GA 30459; Phone: (912) 764-4605; E-mail - cavinc@frontiernet.net.
We provide domestic violence
shelter and prevention services to Bulloch, Candler,
Effingham, Jenkins, and Screven Counties.
Civil Air
Patrol (CAP)
In 1946,
Congress granted a charter to Civil Air Patrol, charging its members
with three missions.
First, CAP was to promote
aviation. As years passed, that mission expanded to include
aerospace education as well.
Second, CAP was to provide a
training program to support the nation’s youth in contributing
to society and preparing for successful adult lives.
Finally, CAP was to continue
its emergency services, the work for which CAP is still best
known today.
Civil Air Patrol is the United
States Air Force Auxiliary. Civil Air Patrol meeting in the JROTC
building at Effingham County High School on Fridays. For more
information contact Brandon Parks at
pilotparks@hotmail.com
or go to
www.capleadership.com.
Coastal Parents of Multiples Club
Support group for parents of
twins, triplet and more. Join us on the first Tuesday of each
month at 7:30 pm at Memorial Health University Medical Center
Education Building Auditorium. E-mail
coastalparentsofmultiples@yahoo.com for more information.
Ebenezer
Rifles Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #1901- P.O. Box 1218, Rincon, GA 31326; E-mail -
ebenezerrifles@excite.com.
The SCV is the direct heir of
the United Confederate Veterans, and the oldest hereditary
organization for male descendants of Confederate
soldiers. The SCV continues to serve as a historical,
patriotic, and non-political organization dedicated to
insuring that a true history of the 1861-1865 period is
preserved.
Meetings are held at T-Bone's Restaurant, 3rd Tuesday of
each month at 7 pm.
Established in 1990 and
incorporated as a non-profit organization, the program
provides extensive services to victims and witnesses of
personal injury crimes (armed robbery, assault, rape, child
molestation, murder, domestic violence, etc.). Since
inception, the program has provided services to over 2,500
clients.
Effingham
County Exchange Club
Meetings are held the first and third Wednesday of each month at
the Recreation Building located behind the Health Department
in Springfield on Highway 119. They begin at noon and end promptly at 1 PM. For more information or to find out how to become a member, contact Pete Lancaster at (912)
754-3519.
The Girl Scouts is the world’s
pre-eminent organization dedicated solely to girls – all
girls – where, in accepting and nurturing environment,
girls build character and skills for success in the real
world. In partnership with committed adults, girls develop
qualities that will serve them all their lives – like
strong values, social conscience, and conviction about their
own potential and self-worth.
In the Girl Scouts, they
discover the fun, friendship, and power of girls together;
and through the many enriching experiences provided by the
Girl Scouts, they can grow courageous and strong. To learn
more about this great opportunity for your daughter please
visit our web site at
www.GirlScouting.org.
Goshen Real Estate Investor
Group (REIG) is an informal group of individual real estate
investors from Effingham and Chatham county (Georgia), who
meet monthly for networking and educational purposes.
Interests and holdings vary and include wanting to get
started, single-family, and mobile homes. The group was formed
in July 2003, but has no formal officers or rules and
regulations.
Goshen REIG meets the fourth Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., at
Carey Hilliard's on Hwy 21 in Garden City, GA.
HFH of Effingham County is a
locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International
and is a non-profit, Christian housing organization. Habitat
builds homes in partnership with volunteers and families in
need, regardless of their ethnic or religious background. The
homes are then sold to those in need at no profit and with no
interest charged.
Board meetings are the
fourth Tuesday@ 11:30 AM at the Restore, 3605 GA Hwy 21 S
Rincon.
Those families in need of
decent, affordable housing can call our office at
(912) 826-6433 for more information about the process of
applying for Habitat home ownership
Your Lions Club is involved in
service activities that benefit your community directly, and
also fosters service activities internationally. For
more information, please visit our Web site or send us an e-mail
message.
Rotary
Club of Effingham County
The Rotary Club of Effingham
County was the first Rotary Club in the County. It
meets every Thursday from 12:30 to 1:30 at St. John's
Lutheran Church social hall on Hwy 21 at W. 7th Street in Rincon. Guests are always
welcome.
Rotary
Club of Effingham Sunrise
The Rotary Club of Effingham
Sunrise meets every Tuesday morning from 7:30 to 8:30 at
Guyton Christian Church at 301 Pine Street in Guyton. Guests
are always welcome.
Together
for Georgia, Inc.-
P.O. Box 1422, 5509 McCall Road, Rincon, GA 31326-1422; Phone
(912) 826-2981, Fax (912) 826-2981.
Together for Georgia operates
a quality retail Thrift Store in Rincon that provides all of
the funding for our charity's operation and services. As
part of our services, we provide free clothing, furniture,
appliances, etc. to needy families and individuals in and
around Effingham County.
Each year we also purchase gift certificates at Christmas
time for needy families in Effingham. We have given away
over $750,000 in Effingham since 1996. We
gladly accept donations of any useable household or business
items.
Treutlen
House - 711
Zitterour Road, Rincon, GA 31326; Phone: (912) 826-4520, Fax;
(912) 826-2996; E-mail - info@treutlenhouse.org.
Click on our name to visit our Web site!
The Treutlen House at New
Ebenezer is a community-based, ecumenical ministry for
children and families who are dealing with personal crisis
and are seeking assistance to improve their current
situation. Treutlen House will provide a
professionally administered continuum of preventive and
therapeutic services to children and their families.
These services will include family preservation, alternative
family placement, or independent living.