Legislative Leaders Highlight American Diabetes Association Fundraiser
South Carolina’s top legislative leaders will join The Dome Team Wednesday night to raise money for the American Diabetes Association.
They’ll be working hard for the money as “celebrity” servers at The Blue Marlin Restaurant in Columbia’s Vista district.
“This is a great night where we can all put aside our partisan differences and raise money for a good cause,” said Rep. Garry Smith R-Simpsonville, the captain of the Dome Team. “Diabetes is an epidemic in South Carolina. We have the 10th highest rate of the disease in the country, and more than two-thirds of the medical costs for diabetes are paid for by Medicare and Medicaid. Diabetes has touched my family personally, and I’m proud to have so many people at the State House coming together to help raise money to fight it.”
The Dome Team is a bi-partisan cycling team, founded in 2011. Members of the team will be riding on May 4 at the Tour de Cure in Little Mountain, SC. Team members will ride anywhere from 5 to 100 miles.
Scheduled to serve Wednesday night:
- House Speaker Pro Tempore Jay Lucas
- House Majority Leader Bruce Bannister
- House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford
- Senate Majority Leader Harvey S. Peeler
- Senate Minority Leader Nikki G. Setzler
- House Ways and Means Chairman Brian White
- Rep. Kenny Bingham
- Rep. Doug Brannon
- Rep. Dan Hamilton
- Rep Bakari Sellers
- Rep Garry Smith
- Rep. Harry Ott
- Senator A. Shane Massey
- Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin
- Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott
- Otis Rawl, S.C. Chamber of Commerce
- Chelsea Washington, WIS
- USC Coach Curtis Fry
If you would like to help The Dome Team and the American Diabetes Association, please call (803) 799-3838 to make a reservation (and you can ever pick your celebrity server). Come listen to live music before and after, have a chance to win a door prize, and choose from a menu of the best-selling meals at the Blue Marlin.
- WHAT: Dome Team Fundraiser
- WHO: South Carolina Legislative Leaders
- WHEN: March 20, 5:00-10:00PM – 3 Reservation Times Available 5:00, 6:30, 8:00
- WHERE: The Blue Marlin, 1200 Lincoln St Columbia, SC
- WHY: To raise money for the American Diabetes Association
For more information on the Tour de Cure, or to make a donation, go to www.sctourdecure.com and search for “Dome Team.”
