ABC Recovery Center gala to honor 50 year legacy

Southwest Riverside News Network

The ABC Recovery Center in Indio will celebrate its 50th anniversary and honor the CEO of the Betty Ford Center at a gala next week. The March 15 gala featuring music by the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies swing band will begin at 6 p.m. at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. The ABC Recovery Center provides detoxification, residential, transitional and outpatient services for people addicted to alcohol and drugs.The center was started in 1963 in an Indio home and hosted Alcoholics Anonymous meetings every night. Its programs are based on 12 Step principles, and the center is licensed and certified by the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, according to center spokeswoman Kate Burke.

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