WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 20, 2005/ NS/ -- Celebrities and athletes are breaking out their golf clubs in support of a national monument to honor the dream and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the National Mall in Washington D.C.

Al Roker, Michael Bolton and Tom Arnold were among the famous names at the Tommy Hilfiger Corporate Foundation’s Fifth Annual All-American Golf Classic, which will benefit the Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation.

The foundation is hoping to build the only monument on the National Mall to honor a person of color. Groundbreaking for the memorial is scheduled for 2006, with a goal of dedicating the memorial in 2008. To date, $38.5 million of the $100 million needed for the project has been raised through corporate and private donations.

The golf tournament was followed by a cocktail reception, dinner hosted by Roker, musical performance by Bolton and a live auction with Arnold as auctioneer. Other famous names at the event included: Steve Schirripa (“Sopranos”), Richard Kind (“Spin City”), Jesse Palmer (NY Giant and formerly “The Bachelor”) Rob Mariano (reality TV star), Ricardo Chavira (“Desperate Housewives”), Shannon Elizabeth (actress), Tiki Barber (NY Giant), Howard Cross (former NY Giant), Chris Calloway (former NY Giant), Jeremy Lincoln (former NY Giant), Bart Oates (former NY Giant), Carl Banks (former NY Giant), Jim Finn (NY Giant), David Diehl, (NY Giant), Wayne Lucier, (NY Giant), Gibril Wilson (NY Giant), Jeremy Bloom (US Ski Team), Brian Currett (US Ski Team), Trace Worthington (US Ski Team), Bode Miller (US Ski Team), “Speedy” (Us Ski Team), Joe Pack (US Ski Team), Dhani Jones (MVP Eagles player), Herb Williams (Knicks coach), Joey Gilbert (“The Contender”)