[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 27, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E490]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           FRATERNITY SERVES

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 27, 2020

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 
has proven itself of serving the community as we all work to defeat the 
Wuhan virus. The Aiken Standard on May 25th in an article by Matthew 
Enfinger presented the following acts of kindness. A presentation photo 
highlighted fraternity members Ray Williams, Everett Chandler, Anthony 
White, and Will Jones. Fraternity buys lunch for Aiken police Officers.
  ``In an effort to show support and thanks to local police, Aiken 
Omega Psi Phi chapter provided lunch to officers at the Aiken 
Department Public Safety on Thursday.
  Around noon, members of the local chapter carried boxes of food and 
drinks provided by Chick-Fil-A in Aiken. [Owned by Tom Johnson]
  Ray Williams with the Sigma Pi chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, 
Inc., said it's a way to give back to area officers who work daily to 
keep Aiken safe.
  In addition to serving Public Safety, another group from the 
fraternity served lunch to We Care Nursing Home in New Ellenton.
  ``We wanted to show some support for our Aiken Public Safety by 
providing them lunch because they're putting themselves out on the line 
every day to protect and serve us regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic, 
``They're still out there doing our best to keep us safe.''
  Chief Charles Barranco with ADPS said the support from the community 
through lunches and simple thank you's has meant a lot to the law 
enforcement division.
  ``We're part of the community and when the community partners with us 
it's pretty cool to see the engagement especially when there's a fire 
call or police call going on,'' Barranco said. ``Many groups, such as 
the Omegas, have been part of COVID-19 response and we're very 
thankful.''

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