Ever wonder how can you maximize your visit to Tybee Island? We have gathered the best insider tips so you can plan a dream trip to one of the most unique places you'll ever visit. BEST PLACE TO LAY DOWN YOUR TOWEL Park near the Tybee Beach Beach and Pavilion ( Tybrisa St, Tybee Island, GA 31328) use the bridge in front of the Tybee Island Marine Center turn right and walk towards the rock formation close to the sand dunes. This portion of the beach has a smoother sand, lots of shallow areas that are perfect for little kids to bathe safely, is less crowded, and because it's close to the sand dunes you will see a large variety of seaside birds.
The
Callaway Homecoming Initiative (CHI) is a Joint Partnership with Emory
University, Fort Benning and Callaway Gardens
The
Callaway Homecoming Initiative (CHI), a program a year-long in
planning between Emory University, Callaway Gardens and Fort
Benning’s Maneuver Operations Center for Excellence, becomes a
reality.
The
CHI is designed to help members of the U.S. Military reconnect with
their families and assimilate into a peacetime home environment upon
return from combat deployment. Set in the foothills of the
Appalachian Mountains in west-central Georgia at Callaway Gardens,
this program brings soldiers and families together – at no personal
expense – in a spectacular and serene setting, far from the stress
and anxiety of war.
A
series of classes, developed in partnership with Emory University’s
School of Medicine Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit, features
experts from around Georgia, who have volunteered their service,
providing information to soldiers and families about unique aspects
of military family life and transition from the combat theater.
Military
families also participate in a regimen of outdoor team challenges
including a timed adventure race, a zipline course, a laser tag
competition and more. Ample time is built in for recreational
activities as well, including golf, tennis, fishing, bicycling and
hiking. When the day’s activities end, CHI participants
unwind in Callaway Gardens’ Southern Pine Cottages, set in a
secluded woodland environment and equipped with screened porches,
full kitchens and fireplaces.
The
program is directed by J. Douglas Bremner, M.D., Professor of
Psychiatry and Radiology, and Director of the Emory Center for
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) at Emory University School of
Medicine in Atlanta. Dr. Bremner also serves as Director of Mental
Health Research at the Atlanta VAMC in Decatur, Georgia.
“With
all expenses paid and a comprehensive program that addresses all
aspects of the combat-to-peacetime transition, CHI is a win-win
prospect for everyone – soldier, family and society at large,”
said Dr. Bremner.
“Callaway
Gardens was created to provide a place of nourishment for the soul,
consolation for the heart, and inspiration for the mind,” said
Edward Callaway, Callaway Gardens’ chairman of the board.
“What better group of people to engage in this environment so that
they can benefit from its beauty at such an important and critical
time in their lives to re-connect with themselves, their family and
their homeland after providing such an incredible service to our
country.”
Follow
the program on Facebook at Callaway Homecoming Initiative and on
twitter using @CHI_Georgia. For more information on the
Callaway Gardens Homecoming Initiative, please write to P.O. Box
2000, Pine Mountain, GA 31822 or email
info@callawaygardens.com.
Callaway
Gardens®, is in Pine
Mountain, Ga., 60 minutes southwest of Atlanta and 30 minutes north of
Columbus. For additional information, visit www.callawaygardens.com
or call 1-800-CALLAWAY (225-5292).
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