Telfair County Chamber of Commerce

The final class of the 2012 Telfair-Wheeler Youth Leadership Program was held May 7, 2012 at Southern Star Grill in McRae, GA.  Guest Speakers were Deanna Jones from Robins Federal Credit Union, McRae and Jeff McGhee from The Merchants and Citizens Bank, McRae.

Mrs. Jones and Mr. McGhee discussed the importance of credit scores, how to make loans, checking accounts, debit cards;  savings accounts. 

The Telfair-Wheeler Youth Leadership Class visited the Emergency Preparedness Office/Health Department on February 15, 2012.

Article written by Hollyn Batchelor, 9th Grade Student at Telfair County High School:

“This month we went to Dublin, Georgia to visit the Health Department. We learned about the safety of our state and how to make leadership choices. Some are born with leadership and others make themselves that way. The members of the Telfair Youth Leadership Group are leaders because we are the class officers for our school. I am the proud Vice President of the Freshman Class.

We met several people on this trip. We met Ms. Jody, Mr. Mark, and many more (so many I couldn’t keep up with all the names!!) . While they were speaking, I learned that health departments are more than just shots and check-ups. They also do inspections such as animal inspections and food inspections. These people also work in prevention of tobacco and drugs.

I enjoyed learning about the Community Health Department. Now I will know what to do in Emergencies!”