Westporters Craig Melvin & Lindsay Czarniak To Host Golf Benefit

WESTPORT, CT — Today Show co-host Craig Melvin, and his wife, Fox Sports reporter Lindsay Czarniak, are hosting the Bottoms Up Invitational celebrity golf tournament at Shorehaven Golf Club, Aug. 14-15, which will benefit the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

The Westport couple is hosting the fundraising event in honor of Melvin's younger brother, Lawrence Meadows, who died of colon cancer in 2020 at the age of 43. Melvin is a member of the Alliance's board of directors.

"This golf tournament is a way to honor Lawrence and advance the Alliance’s cause," the couple wrote in a statement. "We can get more people screened, help patients navigate treatment, and fund innovative research to end this disease once and for all. We’re crossing our fingers for a beautiful weekend at Shorehaven Golf Club in Norwalk, Connecticut, from August 14-15, and looking forward to the rejuvenating experience of connecting with friends old and new."

Meadows is survived by a wife and two children, and in a feature in The Hour, Melvin discussed the shock of his brother's diagnosis, and the hope that Meadows still inspires.

On the 14th, a reception, live auction and concert are scheduled at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, followed by the celebrity invitational golf tournament and reception at Shorehaven on the 15th.

From the Alliance's website:

Celebrities Scheduled to Appear at the Concert & Scheduled to Golf*

• Mark Bryan - Hootie & the Blowfish
• Jim "Soni" Sonefeld - Hootie & the Blowfish
• Dean Felber - Hootie & the Blowfish
• Thomas McClary - The Commodores
• Robert Randolph - The Family Band
• Edwin McCain - Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist
• Dan Tyminski - Union Station
• Patrick Davis - Singer/Songwriter

Scheduled to Golf*

• Darius Rucker - Hootie & the Blowfish
• Mark Bryan - Hootie & the Blowfish
• Jim "Soni" Sonefeld - Hootie & the Blowfish
• Dylan Dreyer - NBC News Meteorologist
• Charlie Rymer - Golf Channel
• Harry Smith - NBC News
• Thomas McClary - The Commodores
• Robert Randolph - The Family Band
• Jeff Zucker - former CNN president
• Dan Tyminski - Union Station
• Tom Llamas - NBC News
• Sherree Burruss - CBS Sports Network
• John Starks - NBA
• Doug Williams - NFL
• Willie Geist - Sunday Today with Willie Geist
• Jay Williams - NBA
• Stephanie Szostak - Actress (A Million Little Things)

*All appearances are subject to change.

For information about tickets, donations or sponsorship opportunities for the Bottoms Up Invitational, click here.