SEPTEMBER 2017 20 | FRONTDOORSMEDIA .COM Celebrity Golf Classic The annual golf classic takes place at the Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler during late spring and brings sports celebrities and community members alike together to support (last year) the Cardinals’ Calais Campbell’s CRC Foundation. The foundation aims to allow children to learn life skills through sports, creative endeavors and guidance. Evening on the Diamond Last year marked the 11th annual Evening on the Diamond — raising raised over $2.1 million and hosting over 700 attendees, making it one of the top fundraising events in the Valley. The event includes a silent auction, live auction and land awarded the Lee T. Hanley Community Leadership Award to Amy Gibbons, past president and CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix. Jamie Killin CONTRIBUTING WRITER THE BEST SPORTS CHARITY EVENTS IN THE VALLEY ARIZONA CARDINALS ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS special section {sports giving back} Photo: Arizona Diamondbacks Photo: Barry Arizona Diamondbacks

SEPTEMBER 2017 FRONTDOORSMEDIA .COM | 21 Goldschmidt Bowling Bash Last year, Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hosted the inaugural Goldy’s Bowling Bash, benefitting his charity, Goldy’s Fund 4 Kids, which supports the Phoenix Children’s Hospital Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Lucky Strike Bowling Alley. The event, which hosted several prominent athletes, is expected to take place again this year. Suns 88 Slam Dunk Street Party This year will mark the fifth annual Slam Dunk Street Party, which will celebrate 50 years of the Phoenix Suns in the Valley. The event will take place at the Southwest Airlines Hangar and include food, drinks live music and appearances by Suns legends. Fiesta Bowl Running of the Bills Duck Race This quirky event advocates “adopting” a rubber duck to race for a good cause — and a chance at winning some top dollar prizes. At the event that took place earlier this year, 12,000 ducks floated down the canal in Old Town Scottsdale! FIESTA BOWL PHOENIX SUNS ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS special section {sports giving back} Photo: Phoenix Suns Photo: Fiesta Bowl