Chris Evert Champions Addiction Causes

Chris Evert Champions Addiction Causes

 

Former tennis champion Chris Evert was known as the “Ice Maiden” during her playing days, but there’s nothing chilly about her enthusiastic support for drug addiction charities in South Florida. The 24th installment of theChris Evert Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic kicks off tomorrow, featuring several former champions playing doubles with celebrities including Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale, comedian Jon Lovitz and Real HousewifeJill ZarinMatt Lauer, Chevy Chase and PresidentG.H.W. Bush have participated in previous years. “It wasn’t getting compassion and sympathy,” says Evert of drug abuse and addiction issues. “I was an athlete; I had no drug problems, but that’s not to say people that I love [didn’t have drug problems]. Read More…

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