The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival (TBBHF) invites golfers to the 6th Annual Heritage Golf Classic to be held on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Westchase Golf Club located at 11602 Westchase Golf Drive, Tampa, 33626. Registration begins at 7 a. m.

Participants will help a charitable organization and experience an exciting day of golf along with celebrity guests Ricky Reynolds, president, National Football League Players Association of Tampa, former Tampa Bay Buccaneer and founder of the Ricky Reynolds Foundation, and Henry Lawrence, former Oakland/LA Raider of 13 years, two-time Super Bowl champion and founder of the Henry Lawrence Youth Foundation. Additional celebrity guests to be announced.

Proceeds from this pre-festival fundraising event support the annual Heritage Photography Contest, providing at-risk middle school youth an opportunity to compete in an artistic photo contest.  The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners are awarded scholarships in the form of savings bonds that will mature when they graduate from high school.

Previous winners from Van Buren Middle School are: Janasia Harris (1st place), Kayla Pinkney (2nd place), and Keziah Moncur (3rd place). In addition, this event launches the 12th Annual Festival on January 12 – 21, 2012 and generates opportunities to support the 10-day celebration.

For a complete listing of TBBHF events, to register for the Heritage Golf Classic or for sponsorship opportunities please visit http://www.tampablackheritage.org.

For more information contact Demetrick Anglin, Heritage Golf Classic Chair at 813-532-0700 or golf@tampablackheritage.org.