Infiniti Sponsors "Chukkers for Charity," Tennessee's Premier Polo Event

FRANKLIN, Tenn., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Infiniti, known worldwide for its high horsepower performance luxury vehicles, yields the spotlight this weekend for a display of horsepower of another kind – polo ponies – as the presenting sponsor of Chukkers for Charity's "Hot & Cool in Havana" charity polo match and classic car show.  Among those taking the field at Franklin's Riverview Farm will be Nic Roldan, the top-ranked professional polo player in the United States.

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Infiniti will provide an on-site vehicle display featuring the 2011 Infiniti G Convertible and Infiniti QX full-size luxury SUV, as well as sending live Twitter and Facebook posts of all the exciting polo action.  

Since its inaugural match in 1996, Chukkers for Charity has grown into Tennessee's premier polo event.  It serves as an important fundraiser benefiting Saddle Up!, Middle Tennessee's oldest and largest therapeutic riding program for children ages 4 – 18 with disabilities, and the Rochelle Center, a non-profit agency offering outcome-based day support for adults with developmental disabilities.

"Infiniti supports major charity efforts around the globe, but this weekend's beneficiaries and the event are right in our own backyard," said Infiniti Americas Vice President Ben Poore.  "We extend our appreciation to the wonderful team at Chukkers for Charity, the participants in the polo matches and classic car show, and all event attendees for helping support these two great organizations, Saddle Up! and the Rochelle Center."

The gates open at 2:30 p.m. (CDT), with the car show beginning at 3:00 p.m. and the polo match at 5:00 p.m.  For more information, go to chukkersforcharity.net.

About Infiniti

Infiniti offers a full-line of luxury performance automobiles, including the G Coupe, Sedan and Convertible, M sedan, EX and FX crossovers, and the QX full-size SUV.  More information about Infiniti and its Total Ownership Experience^® can be found at www.InfinitiUSA.com.

About the Rochelle Center

Rochelle Center, founded in 1972, is a non-profit agency offering outcome-based day supports for adults with developmental disabilities as they strive to be self-reliant in our community.  Meaningful day supports provide continuing personal individualized training in the areas of self-determination, communication, recreation and sensory stimulation in The Developmental Supports Program.  The Production Center offers employment opportunities both on and off campus with individual job training and skills as they progress along the continuum to Supported Community Employment and eventual independence.

About Saddle Up!

Saddle Up! celebrates 20 years this year and is middle Tennessee's oldest and largest recreational therapeutic horseback riding program and the only one exclusively serving children and youth with documented disabilities.  Founded in the summer of 1990 with lessons one night a week for 10 students, Saddle Up! today operates year-round and serves nearly 190 students annually with more than 4,500 lessons.  This is achieved with a dedicated volunteer corps of nearly 300, 7 full-time and 23 part-time staff members, and the "horse staff" of 20 whose power makes the program work.

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