[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 19 (Thursday, February 28, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H637]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    COMMENDING THE WORLDCOM CLASSIC

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend 
the charitable efforts of Worldcom Classic, the Heritage of Golf and 
the Heritage Golf Classic Foundation, a non-profit organization located 
at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, which sponsors the annual 
Worldcom Classic Golf Tournament in April of each year and which 
generates $56 million for the hospitality industry of Beaufort County 
and the low country of South Carolina.
  Since 1987 the Heritage Classic Foundation, chaired by Joseph B. 
Fraser, has given over $8.1 million to numerous charities, including 
noteworthy organizations such as Volunteers in Medicine of Hilton Head 
Island, the Shiners Hospital for Crippled Children in Greenville, Boys 
and Girls Club of Hilton Head Island, The Penn Center and Meals on 
Wheels. Also, 88 students have benefited from over half a million 
dollars distributed in scholarships to Beaufort County High School 
graduates.
  Last year they donated a record amount of $1 million, surpassing the 
$2 million total of the prior 7 years, which goes out to the 102 
charities and colleges across South Carolina.
  I want to thank the tournament director, Steve Wilmot, and all those 
involved with Worldcom Classic, the Heritage Foundation of Golf, for 
their tireless efforts to support the low country of South Carolina and 
congratulate them on being an example to all communities of this Nation 
of how one group with the determination and desire to reach out and 
help neighbors can actually change lives and make dreams come true.

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