MADD Ups the Ante with Celebrity-Studded Poker Tournament “Hold ‘Em, Fold
‘Em, Save ‘Em” Poker Tournament designed to help victims and save lives.
Newport Beach, CA, – Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Orange County is holding its first-ever “Hold ‘Em, Fold ‘Em, Save ‘Em” Poker
Tournament on Saturday, July 31, 2010 at the Tustin Community Center in
Tustin, California. The tournament is designed to raise money to help MADD
support victims of drunk driving, as well as to prevent drunk driving and
underage drinking in Orange County.
Special guests Kelli Gates of the Mark and Brian Morning Show on 95.5 KLOS
Los Angeles and Vince Van Patten, host and commentator for the nationally
televised World Poker Tour and one of Hollywood Poker’s leading stars, will
be on-hand at the tournament. Registration begins at 4:00 PM, with
tournament play running from 5:00 – 10:00 PM. Players must be 21 or older
to participate.
“We’re thrilled to have Kelli and Vince participate in our first-ever poker
tournament,” said Mary Beth Griffin, Executive Director of MADD Orange
County. “With their support, they bring awareness to MADD and its
initiatives of helping drunk driving victims, and preventing drunk driving
and underage drinking here in our community. This is gearing up to be an
exciting, fun-filled event for a very worthy cause.”
The cost for the event is $100 for entry, $25 for gallery seats and $50 for
re-buys until 8:00 PM, limited to the first 100 players. The pot will be
based on the event. Sponsorship opportunities ranging from $100 to $7,500
are also available, in addition to $200 program advertisements and $500
victim/survivor sponsorships.
To RSVP for MADD’s “Hold ‘Em, Fold ‘Em, Save ‘Em” Poker Tournament, contact
Tiffany Townson at (714) 838-6199 ext. 15. To learn more about the
tournament’s sponsorship, advertising and donation opportunities, contact
Desiree Garcia at (714) 838-6199 ext. 11.
The Tustin Community Center is located at 300 Centennial Way, Tustin, CA
92780.
About MADD
MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) is a non-profit organization founded in
1980 by Candace Lightner in Sacramento, California after her daughter was
killed by a drunk driver. The driver who struck and killed her daughter had
two previous convictions for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) and was out on
bail for a drunk driving hit-and-run only two days prior. Today, MADD has
over 600 local chapters across the United States and is the largest crime
victims’ assistance program in the world with more than three million
members and supporters.
Since MADD’s inception drunk driving related deaths
have declined by 43 percent. MADD’s commitment is to eliminate drunk driving
through public awareness, victim assistance, youth programs, and public
policy. MADD’s mission statement “to stop drunk driving, support victims of
this violent crime and prevent underage drinking,” is indicative of their
new additional focus on reaching out to the nations’ youth.
