The RWLC Presents “An Evening At the Net” To Honor Extraordinary People at The Southeast Tennis and Learning Center in Washington, DC on April 27, 2005

Celebrity Guest Auctioneer, Tennis Great Pam Shriver and Special Performance by
Grammy Award Winning Recording Artist “Yolanda Adams”

WHO: Venus and Serena Williams, Pam Shriver, Yolanda Adams, Cora Masters Barry (Founder of RWLC)

Honorary Chairpersons: Senator Barrack Obama, Dr. Maya Angelou, The Honorable Jack Kemp and The Honorable William F. McSweeny

Honorary Vice Chairs: Congressman Elijah Cummings, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Congressman Frank Wolf, Mayor and Mrs. Anthony A. Williams, The Honorable Marion Barry, The Honorable Kwame Brown, The Honorable Linda Cropp, The Honorable Vincent Gray, The Honorable Kathy Patterson, The Honorable Alexis Herman and The Honorable Kweisi Mfume

Honorees; Leonard Manning (Tennis great) and Oracene Price (Mother of Venus and Serena)

WHAT: The Recreation Wish List Committee presents “An Evening at the Net” with Venus and Serena Williams in celebration of their 10th Anniversary. The event is sponsored by Comcast of the District, the Freddie Mac Foundation, Altria, Kerry S. Pearson, LLC, Pepco, AARP, Fannie Mae Foundation, Jair Lynch Consulting, LLC, Washington Sports & Entertainment, Philip L. Graham Fund and Verizon.

WHEN: Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Red Carpet Arrivals: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Reception: 7:00pm
Dinner: 8:00pm Attire: Fun Attire with Tennis Shoes

WHERE: The Southeast Tennis and Learning Center, 701 Mississippi Avenue, SE, Washington, DC (Tel. 202-678-7530)

WHY: The Recreation Wish List Committee (RWLC) of Washington, DC was founded in 1995 by Cora Masters Barry and is committed to providing quality athletic and learning enrichment programs for the children of the District of Columbia. Under the leadership of its Board of Directors, the RWLC brings together public and private resources to support the programs and facilities of DC Departments of Parks and Recreation. The RWLC has resurfaced deteriorated ball fields, installed computer labs, equipped run-down playgrounds, renovated neglected recreation centers, and have built the most prestigious state of the art Tennis and Learning facility in the country, The Southeast Tennis and Learning Center (STLC) in Washington, DC.

Press Info: Priscilla Clarke (pclarkepr@aol.com) Clarke & Associates @ Tel. 202-723-2200 or visit www.clarkepr.com

Event Info: The Recreation Wish List Committee at 202-678-7530 or visit www.recreationwishlist.org

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