Wilson Announces 2006 District Bus Tour
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 15, 2006
CONTACT: Kim Olive
(202) 225-2452 (Office)
(202) 420-9493 (Cell)
Wilson Announces 2006 District Bus Tour
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) on Monday, August 21, will embark on his annual 5-day district bus tour. Congressman Wilson and his staff will travel throughout South Carolina’s Second Congressional District to visit with constituents, discuss their concerns, and share news of his efforts in Congress.
Monday, August 21
7:30 a.m. Breakfast at Sunset Grill - 1214 Sunset Boulevard, West Columbia
9 a.m. Tour of Francis Mack Primary School - 161 Gaston Street, Gaston
10 a.m. Visit to Sugarbaker’s Corner Caf? - 290 S. Monmouth Avenue, Swansea
10:45 a.m. Visit to Wagener Town Hall - 111 Railroad Avenue, West, Wagener
11:30 a.m. Tour of Rawls Family Farm - 824 Fairview Road, Pelion
12:30 p.m. Lunch at Shealy’s BBQ House - 340 East Columbia Avenue, Batesburg
1:45 p.m. Visit to Lexington Town Hall - 111 Maiden Lane, Lexington
2:30 p.m. Visit to Irmo Chamber of Commerce - 1246 Lake Murray Boulevard, Irmo
3:30 p.m. Visit to Chapin Chamber of Commerce - 302 Columbia Avenue, Chapin
5 p.m. Tour of Lexington Medical Center - 811 West Main Street, Lexington
Tuesday, August 22
7:30 a.m. Breakfast at Lizard’s Thicket - 818 Elmwood Avenue, Columbia
8:30 a.m. Visit at Keenen Development Associates - 1301 Gervais Street, Suite 803, Columbia
9:20 a.m. Reach Out and Read - Moncrief Hospital, 4500 Stuart Street - Fort Jackson
10 a.m. Tour of DOD Polygraph Institute - 7540 Pickens Avenue, Fort Jackson
11 a.m. Speech to SCORE - Fort Jackson Officers Club
1:30 p.m. Tour of Harvest Hope Food Bank - 2220 Shop Road, Columbia
3 p.m. Tour of Center for Fathers and Families - 1821 Hampton Street, Columbia
Wednesday, August 23
9 a.m. Visit to North Town Hall - 9305 North Road, North
10:30 a.m. Tour of Milliken & Company - 955 Jackson Street, Barnwell
12 p.m. Visit to Collum Lumber Mill - 1723 Barnwell Highway, Allendale
1:15 p.m. Tour of Le Creuset - 114 Bob Gifford Boulevard, Early Branch
2:30 p.m. Visit to Orangeburg Community Development Corporation - Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce,155 Riverside Drive, Orangeburg
3:45 p.m. Tour of Alaglass Pools - 165 Sweet Bay Road, St. Matthews
Thursday, August 24
7:15 a.m. Meeting with Beaufort Regional Chamber Minority Advisory Council - Blackstone’s of Beaufort, 205 Scott Street, Beaufort
8:30 a.m. Tour of Hunting Island State Park - 2555 Sea Island Parkway, Hunting Island
10 a.m. Jumpstart’s Read for the Record - Shell Point Elementary, 81 Savannah Highway, Beaufort
10:45 a.m. Visit to Beaufort Memorial Hospital - 955 Ribaut Road, Beaufort
12 p.m. Lunch at Jasper’s Porch - 100 James Taylor Drive, Ridgeland
1:30 p.m. Tour of Bluffton High School - 12 H. E. McCracken Circle, Bluffton
2:30 p.m. Visit to Site of the future Technical College of the Lowcountry - Highway 278 across from Sun City, Hardeeville
3:15 p.m. Tour of Site for future Traditions Community of Hardeeville - Highway 278 near I-95 Exit 8, Hardeeville
4 p.m. Environmental Boat Tour of the May River - 110 Calhoun Street, Bluffton
Friday, August 25
7:30 a.m. Tour of Hilton Head Christian Academy - 55 Gardner Drive, Hilton Head Island
9 a.m. Meeting with DHEC Pandemic Flu EMT Officials - Hilton Head Island Regional Medical Center, 25 Hospital Center Boulevard, Hilton Head Island
10:30 a.m. Tour of American Hospitality Academy - 1 Corpus Christie, 118 Executive Center, Hilton Head Island
12 p.m. Tour of Daufuskie Island Resort - 421 Squire Pope Road, Hilton Head Island
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