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Event: Rally for Recovery! 2007
Recovery community organizations and our allies will be hosting walks, rallies and other events to put a face and a voice on recovery and mobilize support for policies that support recovery.Check out whether there's an event in your area during Recovery Month below. Click here for all events happening on September 15th.
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Alabama
Organization:
Alabama Voices for Recovery/ Drug Education Council
Event Date:
9/7/2007
Event:
Spirit of Recovery Breakfast
City:
Mobile , AL
Contact Person:
Bill Layfield
Organization:
Alabama Voices for Recovery
Event Date:
9/16/2007
Event:
Celebrate Recovery Church Service
Event Flier
City:
Montgomery , AL
Contact Person:
Bill Layfield
Organization:
Alabama Voices for Recovery
Event Date:
9/29/2007
Event:
Recovery Walk
Time:
4pm-8pm
City:
Gasten , AL
Contact Person:
Bill Layfield
Arizona
Organization:
Jimmie Moyer Foundation
Event Date:
9/22/2007
Event:
Walk For Prevention
Description:
Second Annual Jimmie Moyer Foundation "Walk for Prevention" co-sponsored by Teen Challenge of Arizona. The primary campaign of 2007 is school presentations that explain our personal story of the fatal reality that accompanies drug use while educating students about facts and statistics through culturally relevant media displays. At the 2006 "Walk For Prevention" nearly 1000 people participated as a stand against drug abuse in their community!
Time & Location:
9AM - Noon Arizona State Capitol; Wesley Bolin Plaza
City:
Phoenix
Website:
www.standfightlive.com
Contact Person:
Jennifer Owens
California
Event Date:
9/16/07
Event:
Celebrate Recovery
Description:
It's a celebration for recovery! there will host speakers with fabulous stories. Come enjoy food and drinks. There will be billiards, foosball and Darts!
Time & Location:
4pm-6pm; Serenity House
4313 Amhurst Way
City
Pleasanton
Contact Person:
Denise Rogers
Organization:
A New Path
Event Date:
9/8/2007
Event:
Strut for Sobriety
Location:
Sheraton Harbour Island Hotel
City:
San Diego
Contact Person:
Dee Dee Sagun
Organization:
Church of Christ
Event :
Voices Of Recovery
Event Date:
September 29
Event Description:
Christian Based 12 Step Speakers and Educational Awareness on Abuse, Alcohol, Drugs and Recovery
Time & Location:
8:30 - 4:00; Culver Palms Church of Christ Venice Blvd
City:
Los Angeles
Contact Person:
Linda Ramirez
Delaware
Event Date:
9/8/2007
Event:
5th Annual Walk for Treatment and Recovery
Description:
Motivational Speakers, Refreshments, Giveaways, Praise Dancers, Info about Drug and Alcohol treatment available in Delaware.
Location:
Herman Holloway Park
City:
Wilmington, DE
Contact Person:
Patricia Evans
Florida
Organization:
Florida Chapter, National Black Alcoholism and Addictions Council, Inc.
Event:
"Step in the Name of Love" - Recovery Walk 2007
Event Flier
Description:
This is the 2nd annual recovery walk for the Orlando and Central Florida area.
Schedule & Agenda:
Walkers will meet at the J.R. Smith Community Center, receive a Proclamation from the Mayor of Orlando, walk 2 miles in the Washington Shores area of Orlando and return to the Center for refreshments, testimonies of recovery and edu-tainment from the youth and adults of the community
Time & Location:
10am-12noon; James R. Smith Center
City:
Orlando
Contact Person:
John Robertson
Organization:
Hanley Center
Event Date:
10/20/2007
Event:
One Step at a Time
Event Flier
Description:
5k race/walk, 1 mile fun run
Time & Location:
7:30am Registration; Okeeheelee Park; Palm Beach County Park
City:
West Palm Beach
Website:
www.hanleycenter.org/
Contact Person:
Cindy McAlpin
Georgia
Organization:
Victorious Living Support & Recovery Groups
Event:
Recovery Sunday
September 30, 2007
Event Description:
A two minute video of 4 addicts sharing their experience, strength and hope will be shown in both of our morning worship services. At the end of the video, one of the addicts will be called up on the platform and presented a 3 year chip for her sobriety. Volunteers will be passing out recovery information and answering questions at a kiosk. Mount Paran is a congregation of 9,000 members.
Schedule & Agenda:
9 AM Worship Service
11:15 AM Worship Service
8 AM - 1:PM Kiosk
Time & Location:
9:00 AM; Mount Paran Church of God
2055 Mount Paran Road
City:
Atlanta
Contact Person:
Richard Morton
Hawaii
Organization:
Hina Mauka
Event Date:
9/14/2007-9/16/2007
Event:
Waianae Men in Recovery Keiki (children) campout
Time and Location:
Friday12pm-Sunday 12pm Maili Beach Park
City:
Waianae , HI
Contact Person:
Bill Mousser
Organization:
Hina Mauka
Event Date:
9/29/2007
Event:
Recovery Walk
Time and Location:
8am-4pm Ala Moana Magic Island
City :
Honolulu , HI
Contact Person:
Bill Mousser
Illinois
Organization:
Central Illinois Recovery Coalition
Event:
Recovery Walk
Event Date:
September 22
Description:
Congressman Danny Davis, Recovery Walk
Location:
Union Park
City:
Chicago
Contact Person:
Bill Johnson
Organization:
Central Illinois Recovery Coalition
Event:
Proctor Hospital Recovery Walk
Event Date:
September 29
Description:
Congressman Danny Davis, Recovery Walk
Location:
Proctor Hospital
City:
Peoria
Contact Person:
Bill Johnson
Organization:
Illinois Department of Human Services Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Event:
Play Ball! White Sox Game
Event Date:
9/12/07
Event Flier
Description:
Illinois will kickoff Recovery Month with SAMHSA-Sponsored PLAY BALL! at US Cellular Field with a White Sox day game. 200 game tickets have been made available for the event, which will feature a full game against the Cleveland Indians.
Time & Location:
12:00 pm; U.S. Cellular Field
City:
Springfield
Contact Person:
Trina Diedrich
Organization
Illinois Department of Human Services:Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Event Date:
9/20/07
Event:
Softball Game and Ice Cream Social
Event Flier
Description:
Area treatment centers, recovery homes, mental health center's and the recovery community will participate in a Softball Game and Ice Cream Social. The event will feature a live DJ, demonstration's by the Illinois State Police, a cookout, and free giveaways for everyone. Over 150 people are expected at this exciting community event!
Time & Location:
5:30pm; CY Young Field
McFarland Mental Health Center
City
Springfield
Contact Person:
Trina Diedrich
Indiana
Organization
BACK TO REALITY NON PROFIT CORP
Event Date:
9/28/07
Event:
BACK TO REALITY
Description:
Golf Outing, Luncheon
60.00 Golfing
40.00 Not Golfing
Schedule & Agenda:
Golf, Then a lunheon,Speakers
Prizes.100 proceeds go towards BACK TO REALITY
Halfway House for women With substance abuse.
Time & Location:
8am-1200 am; Frog Rock Country Club
City
Williamstown
Contact Person:
Sheila Thomas
Organization:
AHEAD Coalition
Event:
Celebrate Sobriety
Date:
September 29, 2007
Description:
Free live concert, free food, free child-care, free t-shirts for those interested in celebrating sobriety or supporting our Recovery Community.
Time & Location:
6pm -11pm;
Milligan Park, Shelter 1
City:
Crawfordsville, IN
Contact Person:
Jennifer Shook
Kansas
Organization:
Kansas Family Partnership
Name:
The Joy of Recovery conference
Date:
September 19, 21, 22 2007
Description:
2007 Recovery Conference
Schedule/Agenda:
Wednesday Sept 19th- comedy in recovery
Thursday Sept 20th Break-out sessions on recovery topics 3rd annual Sobriety Pow wow
Friday, Sept. 21st Awards Banquet
Time & Location:
Wednesday: 7-8:30 p.m.; Thursday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Holiday Inn Hotel and Convention Center
1616 West Crawford St.
City:
Salina
Web site:
www.srskansas.org/hcp/aaps/The_Joy_of_Recovery.htm
Contact Person:
Susan Liening
Kentucky
Organization:
Harlan County Unite Coalition
Event Date:
September 5, 2007
Event:
Signing of Proclamation
Event Flier
Description:
Signing of Proclamation by County Judge Executive Joe Grieshop
Schedule/Agenda:
Wednesday September 05, 2007 at 9:00 AM.
Time & Location:
9:00 AM; Harlan County Courthouse, Harlan, Ky. 40831
City:
Harlan
Contact Person:
Joyce Heck
Massachusetts
Organization:
MOAR
Event Date:
9/16/2007
Event:
3rd New England Wide Motorcycle Ride for Recovery
Time and Location:
9am-11am Somerville City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue
Contact Person:
Stephanie Almeida
Organization:
MOAR
Event Date:
9/26/2007
Event:
MOAR and Friends 17th Annual Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Celebration Day
Time:
9am-3pm
Michigan
Organization:
NCADD-greater Detroit area
Event Date:
9/8/2007
Event:
7th Annual Celebrate Recovery Walk and Rally
Location:
Belle Isle Park
City:
Detroit , MI
Web Site:
www.celebraterecoverymich.org
Contact Person:
Ben Jones
Organization:
Detroit Recovery Project
Event Date:
9/7/2007
Event:
2nd Annual Recovery Symposium
Time and Location:
9am-2pm WCCCD- Detroit Campus
Web Site:
www.detroitrecovery.org
Contact Person:
Jessica Pitts
Organization:
Detroit Recovery Project
Event Date:
9/12/2007
Event:
Sixth Annual Prayer Breakfast
Time and Location:
10am-12pm Fellowship Chapel--7707 W. Outer Drive
City:
Detroit , MI
Web Site:
www.detroitrecovery.org
Contact Person:
Jessica Pitts
Organization:
Detroit Recovery Project
Event Date:
9/21/2007
Event:
Sixth Annual Warriors Award Reception
Time and Location:
7pm-10pm Hotel St. Regis-- 3071 W. Grand Blvd.
City:
Detroit , MI
Web Site:
www.detroitrecovery.org
Contact Person:
Jessica Pitts
Organization:
Detroit Recovery Project
Event Date:
9/28/2007
Event:
Third Annual Poetry & Karaoke Party
Time and Location:
5pm-8pm DRP Welcome Center -- 335 E. Grand Blvd.
City:
Detroit , MI
Web Site:
www.detroitrecovery.org
Contact Person:
Jessica Pitts
Missouri
Organization:
Missouri Recovery Network
Event Date:
September 23, 2007
Event:
CELEBRATE RECOVERY with the MRN and the St. Louis Cardinals
Description:
Join the Missouri Recovery Network in St. Louis on Sept. 23 as the 2006 World Champion Cardinals take on the Houston Astros on Sunday at 1:15 p.m. The MRN wants to bring public awareness that thousands of Missourians are in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Those in long term recovery are living proof that recovery is possible and there are real solutions to the public health crisis of addiction. Join us in St. Louis as we change the focus from the illness of addiction to honoring the hope, healing, and reality of recovery!
Schedule & Agenda:
Game begins at 1:15 p.m.
Time & Location:
1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.;
Busch Stadium
City:
St. Louis
Web site:
http://www.morecovery.org/events.asp
Contact Person:
Brenda Schell
Nebraska
Organization
Nebraska Recovery Network
Event:
Recovery is a Reality Rally and moment of serenity
Event Date:
September 16, 2007
Event Flier 1
Event Flier 2
Event Description:
We will gather at the Nebraska State Capitol from 1-3. We have our own band "The Recovery Jammers". We have an art show by the Recovery Village Art Club kids, Testimonials and end with the annual "moment of serenity"
Event Schedule/Agenda:
Gathering of fun
A few short speeches
Moment of Serenity
Time & Location:
1-3; North Steps of the Nebraska State Capitol
City:
Lincoln
Contact Person
Rand Wiese
New Hampshire
Organization:
New Hampshire Taskforce on Women and Recovery
Event Date:
9/8/2007, 9/9/2007, 9/16/2007
Event:
Womens Leadership Training
Time and Location:
8:45am-1:45pm Goffstown Women's Prison
City:
Goffstown , NH
Web Site:
www.nhtwr.com
Contact Person:
Niki Miller
Organization:
New Hampshire Taskforce on Women and Recovery
Event Date:
9/22/2007, 9/29/2007
Time and Location:
9am-3pm Harbor Homes 45 High Street
City:
Nashua , NH
Web Site:
www.nhtwr.com
Contact Person:
Niki Miller
North Carolina
Organization:
Mountain Council on Alcohol & Drug Dependence
Event Date:
9/8/2007
Event:
Recovery Rocks the Mountains
Event Flier
Description:
a one-day festival to raise awareness of the importance of recovery for those that suffer from drug and alcohol addiction
Time & Location:
11am-3pm; Martin Luther King Park
City:
Asheville
Contact Person:
Laurie Tollman
Event Dates:
9/10/2007-9/15/2007
Event:
2nd Annual Blue Ridge Addiction Conference
Description:
To help bring the Medical and Addiction fields closer together to enhance the quality of treatment for our clients.
Schedule & Agenda:
Music, food, games, raffle, recovery walk
Time and Location:
8am-12pm; Broyhill Inn & Conference Center; 775 Bodenheimer Drive
City:
Boone
Web Site:
http://www.this-totalhealthintegratedservices.com
Contact Person:
David McLemore
Ohio
Organization:
The Woods At Parkside & Ohio Citizen Advocates
Event Date:
August 29, 2007
Event:
Celebration of Recovery
Event Flier
Event Description
Affirmation of the ability & right of all people to recover from AOD/Mental Health Condition
Event Schedule/Agenda:
Convocation, Rev. Dr. Richard Ellsworth Central College Presbytarian Church;
Area Recovery History, Central Ohio Group Fellowship Archivist 'Gunner'
Proclamations;
Governors Proclamation, by Ohio Department of Alcohol, Drug Addiction Services
City of Gahanna Proclamation, by Mayor Becky Stinchcomb
City Of Columbus Mayors Proclamation, by Napoleon Bell, Executive Assistant for Community
Relation Commission.
Julie Erwin Rinaldi, V.P. ADAMH Board, Consumer and Network Services
Terry Kelly, Serenity Street
Ohio Representative Jim McGregor, 20 District Ohio House
Keynote Recovery Speaker:
Judge John A. Connor, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas
Sister Ignatia Excellence in Service Award Honorees:
Tom Ramseyer, House of Hope
John Gilmore, VA Health Systems
Rev. Joe Johnson, Inner City Ministry
Time & Location:
10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon; 349 Olde Ridenour Rd.
City:
Gahanna ( Columbus, OH)
Contact Person:
Walter Asbury
Oklahoma
Organization:
Oklahoma Advocates for Recovery and Treatment Ass. (OCARTA)
Event Date:
9/27/2007
Event:
Capitalize on Recovery-6th Annual Recovery Rally
Event Flier
Time and Location
10am-2pm State Capitol
City:
Oklahoma City , OK
Contact Person:
Donna Woods-Bauer
Oregon
Organization
Recovery Association Project
Event Date:
9/3/07
Event:
Hands Across the Bridge
Event Flier
Description:
Every Labor Day, Recovery Associatio Project puts on an event called Hands Across the Bridge as a kick off event for national recovery month. We will have a ceremony in Vancouver WA, and one in Portland OR. Each side of the river will have a ceremony with speakers and stories, and then at 12 noon we will all walk onto the I-5 bridge to join hands and say the serenity prayer.
Schedule & Agenda:
10am both ceremonies begin. From 10 - 12noon there will be guest speakers.
Time & Location:
10am-12pm; Vancouver WA ceremony is at the Vancouver Landing located at 100 Columbia Blvd. Portland OR ceremony will be located at 909 Hayden Island Dr.(in the parking lot of the Red Lion hotel in Jantzen Beach)
City
Portland
Contact Person:
Brenna Bedsaul
Pennsylvania
Organization:
PRO-ACT/BCCADD
Event Date:
9/9/2007
Event:
Recovery Walks! 2007
Description:
This year marks PRO-ACT's 6th Annual Recovery Walks! Join the largest walk for recovery from alcohol and other drug addictions in Southeastern Pennsylvania. In just a few short years, attendance at this 3-mile walk has grown in size to over 3,000 walkers. This event is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Schedule & Agenda:
New! Parent & Child Fun Area; Live Music; Motivating Speakers; Honor Guard (those with 10+ yrs. recovery pave the way for those with "less time"; call to be in the Guard); Fruit & Water; WALK FOR RECOVERY!
Time & Location:
8am-12noon Memorial Hall, 4231 N. Concourse Dr. (one block away from Parkside Ave., West Philadelphia)
City:
Philadelphia
Website:
www.proact.org
Contact Person:
Fred Martin
Organization:
PRO-ACT/BCCADD
Event Date:
9/14/2007
Event:
Recovery Talks! 2007
Description:
PRO-ACTs 2nd Annual Legislative Breakfast will feature honored guest panelists/legislators from the 5-county region of Southeastern Pennsylvania. This event is designed to raise awareness of the issues affecting recovering persons and their families. Add your voice and help empower the Recovery Community to work with legislators at all levels of government to shape public policies that promote recovery! This event is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA).
Schedule & Agenda:
TBA
Time & Location:
8:30am-11:30am Loews Philadelphia Hotel; 1200 Market Street
City:
Philadelphia
Website:
www.proact.org
Contact Person:
Fred Martin
Organization:
PRO-ACT/BCCADD
Event Date:
9/28/2007
Event:
Recovery Works! Baseball Game
Description:
Help PRO-ACT fill the stands with over 500 faces and voices for recovery! Get ready for a fun-filled evening as the Philadelphia Phillies take on the Washington Nationals. For the 3rd consecutive year, PRO-ACT will participate in this annual national baseball game initiative, developed to gain national visibility for recovery by the federal agency SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration). The initiative is held in ballparks across the country during Recovery Month to show the nation that Recovery Works! This is a SAMHSA-sponsored event.
Schedule & Agenda:
Gathering at 6pm; Ball game begins 7:05pm
Time & Location:
6pm-11pm Citizens Bank Park
N. Pattison Avenue
City:
Philadelphia
Website:
www.proact.org
Contact Person:
Fred Martin
Organization:
Gaudenzia
Event Date:
9/29/2007
Event:
Gaudenzia Autumn Blues BBQ
Time and Location:
12pm-4pm City Island (Carousel Pavilion)
City:
Harrisburg , PA
Web Site:
www.gaudenzia.org
Contact Person:
Julie Girsch
Organization:
Pyramid Healthcare
Event Name:
Addiction Recovery Forum
Event Date:
September 14, 2007
Description:
Pyramid Healthcare and Reckitt Benckiser are sponsoring an Addiction Recovery Forum Lunch. Featured guest panelists from the medical community, county agencies and people living in recovery will present on the prevalence of substance abuse in Allegheny County and options for treatment and recovery. The purpose of this event is to raise awareness on the issues affecting the medical community and persons in treatment and recovery. Share your concerns, suggestions and help empower the Recovery Community to work with medical providers and county agencies to improve and increase treatment options for substance dependence conditions.
Schedule & Agenda:
Lunch provided during the meeting. Panelists will be introduced and discuss what their practices, agencies, and organizations provide to the community in terms of substance dependence treatment. Questions will be taken after the presentations from the audience for discussion from the panel.
Time& Location:
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM; Circuit Center, Five Hot Metal Street, The South Side
Event City:
Pittsburgh
Contact Person:
Carol McKelvey
Washington
Organization:
Alliance for Recovery
Event Date:
9/22/2007
Event:
2nd Annual Power of Recovery Walk
City:
Seattle , WA
Contact Person:
Neil Scott
Organization:
ResidenceXII
Event Date:
9/22/2007
Event:
The Second Power of Recovery Walk and Fair
Time and Location:
1pm-5pm Carillon Point,
Web Site:
www.recoverywalk.org
Contact Person:
Susan Burnash
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