(Blackie) Wills, III, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Wills Group. вЂњCOVID-19 continues to have a significant and ongoing impact on our most vulnerable neighbors,вЂќ said Julian B. As part of the Enhancing Outdoor Spaces initiative, the Wills Group and Dash In will work with local communities to transform outdoor spaces valued by communities such as parks, libraries, and community gardens. Both initiatives are part of the Wills GroupвЂ™s ongoing commitment to work in partnership with local charitable organizations across the Mid-Atlantic region to help address food insecurity and enhance and improve outdoor community spaces.Д®nhancing Outdoor Spaces is a new community engagement initiative created by the Wills Group and its Dash In convenience store brand to ensure communities have access to vibrant and welcoming spaces in which to play and connect. Since March 2020, the Wills Group has donated more than $1 million through the Blackie Wills Community Leadership Fund to support regional and local food banks and nonprofit organizations as they collectively work together to address increased hunger and food insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.ДЇunds raised at this yearвЂ™s Blackie Wills Golf Classic event will also help to support the Wills GroupвЂ™s two community engagement pillars вЂ“ Ending Childhood Hunger and Enhancing Outdoor Spaces.

The Blackie Wills Community Leadership Fund is a component of the Wills GroupвЂ™s community engagement efforts which are focused on helping to end childhood hunger and enhance outdoor spaces in local communities across the Mid-Atlantic region. The Wills Group, a family-owned company headquartered in La Plata, Maryland, announced that it raised more than $200,000 at its fifth annual Blackie Wills Golf Classic event in support of the Blackie Wills Community Leadership Fund. on February 28 вЂ“ March 1.Funds raised will ensure that the Wills Group continues to build on the more than $1 million dollars donated in the past year to local food banks to help families in need across the Mid-Atlantic region. The third-ranked Saints will now turn their attention to the Low Tide Intercollegiate, which will be hosted by Limestone and played at the Dunes West Golf and River Club in Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Lamb made the best improvement out of the field, improving her position by 24 spots, firing a round-low, 66 (-6).There was a four-way tie for second place as Anderson's Kerington Lamb, Palm Beach Atlantic's Mackenzie McCormack, Nova Southeastern's Ellen Andersson, and Lynn's Alice Gatti all totaled even-par, 216.Saint Leo's Francesca Santoni won medalist honors after shooting three consecutive rounds of 71 (-1).University of Tampa took home sixth-place with a three-round score of 897 (+33).Florida Southern and Barry University tied for fifth after shooting team totals of 890 (+26).Limestone sat just behind South Atlantic Conference foe, Anderson, who tallied a team total of 877 (+13).The Saints finished the three-round tournament 19 strokes off first-place Lynn University.Competing as an individual, junior Lisa Sevenius (Aakersberga, Sweden) posted a day-two, 77 (+5) to round out the field.Sophomore Taylor Oberparleiter (Laurel Springs, N.J.) shaved seven strokes off her round two total, firing an even-par, 72.Graduate Ebba Hellman (Ronninge, Sweden) tallied a final round of 72 (E), improving her positon by 11 spots (T-31) during the concluding round.Freshman Maria Morales (Lambare, Paraguay) carded a team-best 71 (+1), jumping from 36 th place to a tie for 21st.Sophomore Stina Wikstrom (Gustafs, Sweden) equaled her total in the second round (73, +1) to also sit in 21 st place.Graduate Lena Schilowsky (Gloggnitz, Austria) completed the 54-hole tournament in a tie for 21 st after a third round score of 78 (+6).The Saints picked up one spot during the final round, finishing just behind Nova Southeastern, who shot an 885 (+21).Limestone shot a 288 (E) in the third round and finished the tournament with an 888 (+24).Location: Grasslands Golf and Country Club вЂ“ Par-72, 6,100 yards

The Saints shaved 14 strokes off of their second round score, finishing the tournament with a team-low, 288 after 54 holes. вЂ“ The Limestone University women's golf team wrapped-up the Lady Moc Golf Classic with a fourth-place finish on Tuesday afternoon.

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