Zack & Emily Greinke to Co-Chair Gala and Golf for Driving Out Domestic Violence
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke and wife, Emily, have been named the honorary co-chairs of the 7th Annual Driving Out Domestic Violence celebrity golf tournament and gala.
The tournament will take place Thursday, November 2 at Talking Stick Golf Club in Scottsdale with several current and retired MLB, NFL, NBA and PGA players participating. An awards reception will take place following the tournament.
On Friday, November 3, the Celebrity Gala will take place at Hanger One in Scottsdale, with live music, entertainment, food catered by Dominick’s Steakhouse and celebrity athletes in attendance. A silent auction will benefit Chrysalis’ domestic violence programs.
Chrysalis is an Arizona agency dedicated to preventing domestic abuse with services such as a crisis shelter, transitional housing, outpatient counseling, offender treatment, victim advocacy and lay-legal support.
To date, Driving Out Domestic Violence Celebrity Golf & Gala, has raised more than $1.5 million for Chrysalis and victims of domestic violence.
Lauren Teahen and her husband, Mark, a retired professional baseball player, founded Driving Out Domestic Violence in 2011 in honor of Lauren’s late mother, Shelley, a domestic abuse survivor.
Kelsey and J.J. Putz, a retired professional baseball player, serve as the co-chairs of the event.
