25th Annual Chris Evert Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic Raises $700,000 for Drug Abuse & Child Neglect
The 25th annual Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic wrapped up a successful weekend yesterday afternoon by raising $700,000 for its ongoing campaign against drug abuse and child neglect.
The monies go toward programs that are funded through the Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida and through the Drug Abuse Foundation of Palm Beach County.
The latest fundraising totals pushed the 25-year mark to nearly $22 million. The weekend’s events included a Pro-Am, a Charity Gala and two days of Pro-Celebrity Tennis.
Included in the $700,000 was the $140,000 raised on Saturday evening at the Charity Gala’s Silent and Live Auctions at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. That number will grow after auctions on CharityBuzz.com have closed.
Here are a few of the items that sold in the Gala’s live auction:
- A pair of Swiss International Air Lines tickets to any Swiss-operated destination in Europe went for $8,500
- Two Wimbledon packages that include semifinals and finals tickets and 4 nights hotel accommodations netted $10,000 each
- 2 VIP tickets to attend a speech by President Clinton, including a meet-and-greet and photo with the 42nd president, went for $5,000
- 2 VIP tickets to the 2015 Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles went to the high bidder of $8,500
- A 1-hour tennis lesson/hit with Chris Evert raised $15,000
The list of celebrities who turned out included:
David Cook, Hoda Kotb, Jon Lovitz, Timothy Olyphant, Maeve Quinlan, Gavin Rossdale.
Past & present tennis stars who played:
Chris Evert, Darren Cahill, Cliff Drysdale, Sebastien Grosjean, Jesse Levine, Martina Navratilova, Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Vince Spadea, Rennae Stubbs, Donna Vekic
More photos from the event can be seen at www.FloridaLeisurePhotography.com
