Michael Phelps was the celebrity appearance for this year’s 33rd annual U.S. Venture Open charity golf outing. The outings raises millions of dollars each summer to fight poverty in the Green Bay, Appleton and Oshkosh areas. Phelps was happy to be apart of the event saying, “its fun being a part of something that people are so passionate about.” Last year the outing raised just short of 4 million dollars and this year that was their goal and they passed it with 4.13 Million Dollars. Over three decades the Venture Open has raised nearly $37 million.