Foundation For Recovery

To Host Second Annual Carity Golf Tournament

Foundation For Recovery, a 501(c) 3 nonprofit based in
Las Vegas, will host its second annual Charity Golf Tournament at TPC Las Vegas on Saturday, September 27, 2008. The Tournament begins at 7:30 am with shotgun start and will include a silent auction, banquet luncheon, and award ceremony held in the Grille at the TPC Las Vegas clubhouse. Prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third place teams, as well as for the longest drive, closest-to- the-pin, and longest putt.

The winner of the "Hole-In-One" challenge will drive away in a gorgeously restored 1962 red Chevrolet Corvette convertible. For more information on the event, please call the Foundation events coordinator at (702) 880-8238.

Sponsorship opportunities include Platinum ($10,000), Gold ($7,500), and Silver ($5,000) categories, tee sign ($500), and golf play ($300 per person or $1,200 for a foursome). Contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Individuals and corporations are encouraged to participate at all levels proceeds from this event will
help the Foundation in its mission to make advocacy, awareness, research and scholarships available for addiction recovery programs in our community. The Foundation seeks through its various initiatives and programs to remove psychosocial barriers and to ensure any addict needing recovery finds recovery.

Inaugural sponsors already committed to support the second annual Charity Golf Tournament include Ken & Mary Woloson and the law firm of Santoro, Driggs, Walch, Kearney, Holley & Thompson; Smith, Vicar & Company; Hunter Smith Family Foundation; John Lambrose & Laura Fitzsimmons; Las Vegas Recovery Center; Kane & Company, P.A.; and Dennis Belcher.

All money raised at this event will benefit the Foundation for Recovery, a nonprofit 501 (c) 3 public charity based in Las Vegas. The Foundation is dedicated to promoting recovery from addiction through diverse initiatives and activities including research, community and family education and outreach, scholarships for scholarly studies and professional treatment services and advocacy.

In 2008 the Foundation Accomplishments:

- Supported Green Valley High School's random drug-testing for its athletic student body with a $5,000 grant.

- Funded UNLV academic scholarships in Addiction Studies for three graduate students and one under-graduate student.

- Funded one detoxification treatment episode for an Addiction Treatment Scholarship Fund applicant who lacked sufficient financial resources.

- Chosen as the Nevada affiliate of The Partnership for a Drug-Free America to work on a statewide campaign to provide expansive drug prevention and recovery programs.

Contact Information:

Barbara Teel - Event Planner

FOUNDATION FOR RECOVERY
Tel: (702) 880-8238
Email:bteel@forrecovery.org
Website: www.foundationforrecovery.org

Foundation for Recovery is centrally located at 4750 West Sahara Avenue, Ste. 10, Las Vegas, NV 89102 on the northeast corner of Decatur Boulevard. The Foundation is an educational institution, dedicated to research, treatment and academic scholarship, and other initiatives. The Foundation also manages The Rooms, a group of meeting spaces for
recovery-related meetings and events and the Foundation for Recovery Bookstore, a retail shop offering recovery-related merchandise. For more information, call (702) 257-8199 or visit www.forrecovery.org.

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