(SAVANNAH, GA) In the midst of the uncertainty that surrounds the City of Savannah during this pandemic, Cecilia Russo Turner of Cecilia Russo Marketing, LLC brought the City’s Mayor and other local business, government and community leaders “together forever” in song, showing the world that the sun will come out in Savannah, Georgia, “tomorrow.”
“Savannah is so strong and I know that together we will come out of this better and stronger – hopefully sooner rather than later,” said Russo Turner. “But, in the meantime, we need to focus on something uplifting. My hope is that this video will be a warm, authentic, virtual hug.”
Choosing the “Tomorrow” and “I Don’t Need Anything But You” songs from the musical “Annie” for this sing-along seemed like an obvious choice for Russo Turner. The original Broadway production, which debuted in 1977, tells a story of an 11-year-old orphan finding love, happiness and family just as America looked forward to future prosperity in the wake of the Great Depression.
Russo Turner said she was inspired by her best friend Ann who she turns to for everything. “It was like an ah-ha moment,” she said. “Whenever I’m sad and depressed and looking for a little direction, I have always been able to turn to my best friend. She’s like a sister to me and her name is Ann Searcy. Since we were three years old, I always have and always will call her Annie. Then it hit me… let’s all sing a song or two from Annie!”
The Savannah leaders featured in this video are listed in order of appearance as follows:
- Emily McCarthy, Emily McCarthy Shoppe
- Michael Traynor, Savannah Morning News
- Mayor Van Johnson, City of Savannah
- Stacy Jennings, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
- Trip Tollison, Savannah Economic Development Authority
- Roger Moss, Savannah Exploratory Charter Academy
- Sherry Daniel, Roto-Rooter Plumbers of Savannah
- Mark Bennett, Gulfstream Aerospace
- Stratton Leopold, Leopold’s Ice Cream
- Lois Wooten, Philanthropist
- Dawn Baker, WTOC
- Melissa Yao Hille, MY Agency Savannah
- Erica Backus, Visit Savannah
- Cecilia Russo Turner, Cecilia Russo Marketing
- Brynn Grant, United Way of the Coastal Empire
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