Venice Rehab Center Reopens with Guest Jamie Lee Curtis

The Venice Recovery Center held a "reopening" fundraiser on Sunday, after completing renovations on the space at 414 Lincoln Blvd.

The center received $17,000 for the renovations from the Ahmanson Foundation in 2009.

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis lent her support Sunday, telling the attending crowd that she was a "dope fiend and alcoholic" with 13 years sober.

The center, which is run by the Sober Living Network and operated by volunteers, has been at its present location in Venice since 2008.

The center offers a place for addiction meetings for $20 to $50 per meeting and hopes to provide 50 meetings per week within the year, said Jeff Christensen, project director for the Sober Living Network.

The center raised an estimated $10,000 in donations, Christensen said, but a final count won't be completed until Thursday.