1736 Family Crisis Center - Press Releases

Los Angeles, CA - Please join Brad Garrett and his friends, Ray Romano, Mimi Rogers, WSOP Champ Cyndy Violette, Joely Fisher, Anthony Anderson, Jennie Garth, Peter Facinelli and premier sponsor Toyota Financial Services, for a fun-filled day of poker, laughter, a few good roasts, more laughter, food and celebration - and victory against domestic violence. Brad will be hosting a Texas Hold-Em Poker Tournament and each hand played will be a strong step forward in ending the violence against women and children. All proceeds from this tournament will go to benefit, 1736 Family Crisis Center, a cherished organization of Brad's.

1736 Family Crisis Center operates an emergency youth shelter in Hermosa Beach and four shelters for domestic violence victims and their children who are escaping severe abuse, located throughout Los Angeles County in confidential locations. Through the Center's five shelters, three clinics, five 24-hour emergency response stations and outreach services, 25,000 abuse victims and children were helped in 2007. The most severe cases seen in hospital emergency rooms, courts, public protective services and social service agencies throughout LA were taken into 1736 Family Crisis Center's Care.

1736 Family Crisis Center relies 100% on grants and donations to provide these much-needed services to domestic violence victims and abandoned youth. In this uncertain economic climate, the nonprofits are being hit the hardest, and sadly an unstable economy statistically fuels domestic violence across the country. So help out by joining in to play poker, and with each hand played, be a part of the progress of peace as we help to end domestic violence.

Brad's Texas Hold-Em Poker Tournament will be April 20th at 1:00pm at the Hollywood Park Casino. The buy-in is $350.00 with $100.00 re-buys available for the first hour. 1st prize is $10,000.00 cash, 2nd prize is a seat at the World Poker Tournament Invitational 09. The final 10 players will receive prizes. Buy-Ins or donations can be sent to 1736 Family Crisis Center, 2116 Arlington Ave., Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90018, Attn: Poker Tournament.

Please contact Tobi Quintiliani, Director of Special Programs, for more information on tournament buy-ins or sponsorship opportunities. (310) 543-9900 ext. 210. www.1736fcc.org

1736 Family Crisis Center is a private, nonprofit organization working to ensure the safety, survival, and success of domestic violence victims and their children, homeless and runaway youth, and others in need throughout Los Angeles County and beyond.

Throughout its 35-year history, 1736 FCC has expanded its services to include four shelters for domestic violence victims and their children, a shelter for runaway and homeless youth, three Community Service Centers located in Torrance, South Los Angeles and Long Beach, 24 hour hotlines, emergency response services, and more. 1736 Family Crisis Center services reach over 25,000 people each year.