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  The 25th Annual Kingfish Charity Tournament For Children August 20th, 2008 Posted by Hunter Wilson

  The Bachelor Society of Charleston in partnership with Communicare, proudly announces the 25th Annual Kingfish Tournament to be held on Saturday August 23, 2008. The proceeds from this exciting event will benefit Communicare"s Smiles for a Lifetime program, the charitable organization dedicated to helping underinsured children receive proper dental care in South Carolina. Last year"s tournament raised $7500 for the organization, and this year the goal is $10,000. Commun-I-Care is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1993 to provide the working uninsured with health care. The organization began in upstate South Carolina with a handful of doctors who were willing to donate their time and resources because they were unsatisfied with other organizations lackluster results. Since their beginning Communicare has opened clinics throughout the state that provide all forms of health care to those who cannot afford insurance. CommuniCare"s model is unique in that to receive healthcare you must be a member of the program, and the only way to be a member is to be classified as working uninsured. Working uninsured are people whose jobs do not provide health insurance, and who cannot afford insurance on their own. The program is not a free handout which makes the members appreciate and not abuse the system. The group has gained such notoriety nationwide that pharmaceutical companies such as Merck signed on beginning in 2007 to donate prescription drugs. In 2007 over $34 million worth of 155 name brand prescriptions were dispensed to over 13,000 uninsured workers in South Carolina through Communicare. The specific branch of CommuniCare that the BSOC money will go to is the Smiles for a Lifetime Program which provides all children with free dental care. On top of the dental clinic Mayor Riley has reached out to CommuniCare to make a push for a full service clinic in Charleston. The group is seeking to broaden its exposure and this year will be the first year the charity moves its annual fund raiser to Charleston which has already gained national publicity. The BSOC fishing tournament is the largest fundraiser CommuniCare has had in Charleston to date.

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  Hunter Wilson

  Owner, CarolinaNightlife.com1 Posts

  Charles is the Executive Director of Carolina Nightlife and very involved in the nightlife industry in NC and SC. He has been working with venues of all sizes, different brands and products, and countless events across NC and SC for over 8 years.

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