Charity Polo Match Draws Celebrities And High Profile Business Leaders

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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Promises Foundation hosts the 9th Annual Polo in the Palisades fundraiser, benefiting Miriam's House, a transitional living home for low-income women and their children. The fundraiser will be held on September 27, 2014 at Will Rogers Historic State Park. This year we will be honoring the amazing work of five community heroes including: Richard Rogg the founder of Promises Treatment Center, Susie Spain the founder of Angels at Risk, Karl McMillen philanthropist and founder of the McMillen Foundation, the Westside Food Bank, and Sean McFarland renowned sex and addiction therapist. "Elements Behavioral Health and Promises Treatment centers are proud to support the extraordinary work by Miriam's House with young mothers and their families. Through family preservation and early, intensive intervention Miriam's House is preventing the disease of addiction from reaching the next generation," said David Sack, MD, CEO of Promises Treatment Centers. "An important part of our mission is to be of service to the local community, and Miriam's House is one of the most meaningful ways we give back."

Past Honorees include: Matthew Perry, Jamie Lee Curtis, Victor Assad, Keith Arnold, and Earl Hightower.

Tickets are $250 per person and sponsorship opportunities are still available.

"The Polo in the Palisades event is one of our most highly anticipated fundraisers of the year," said Patricia Meyers, the event Chair, a Promises Foundation board member, and the Clinical Admissions Director at Promises. "We look forward to coming together with the recovery community to support Miriam's House and the incredible women and children it serves."

About Promises Foundation:
Miriam's House, is a 15 bedroom converted convent located in Culver City, California. It is a recovery home for mothers and a refuge for children to escape chaos and instability. The yearlong program nurtures the individual needs of both mother and child while fostering the healing process of fractured families.

Sponsors: Wells Fargo Bank, Promises Treatment Centers, Lisa and Richard Rogg, RNC Center Capital Partners.

Tickets now available, please call (310) 636-0165 for more information.

SOURCE The Promises Foundation