Voice of the Recovery Community Award
Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) is the recipient of The Joel Hernandez Voice of the Recovery Community Award!
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Rally for Recovery! 2008
Start planning your 2008 Rally for Recovery! event. This year's Rally for Recovery will take place on September 20, 2008! Learn more...
Event: Rally for Recovery! 2008
Start planning your 2008 Rally for Recovery! event. This year's Rally for Recovery will be on September 20, 2008!
- Rally for Recovery! Organizing Tips
- Highlights, pictures and videos from Rally for Recovery! 2007
- Additional resources
- Logos
Rally for Recovery! Organizing Tips
Engage local business sponsors
Pee Dee FAVOR in Florence, South Carolina, reached out to many local businesses and organizations for sponsorship: St. John’s Parish; Circle Park; BOG, Inc.; Starting Point of Florence; First Reliance Bank; South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services; Celebrate Recovery; Dick’s Sporting Goods; Redbone Alley; Longhorn Steakhouse; Books-a-Million, Target, and Naturally Outdoors Outfitters.
Invite elected officials
Citizens Activated to Change Healthcare (CATCH) in Chicago welcomed U.S. Congressman Danny Davis, State Representative LaShon Ford and Chicago Aldermen Walter Burnett and Ed Smith to its Chicago Park District Rally.
Ninety people registered to vote at the event organized by Allston Brighton Substance Abuse Task Force in Brighton, Massachusetts, where participants heard from State Senator Steven Tolman and State Representatives Kevin Honan and Michael Moran after a 5K Walk.
The Central Illinois Recovery Coalition in Springfield, Illinois, welcomed State Representative Raymond Poe and Springfield Alderman Gail M. Simpson. The coalition registered 20 voters.
Reach out to the media
Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) took out a full-page ad in the daily Hartford Courant (circulation 226,000) the day before its 8th Annual Recovery Walks!; placed radio public service announcements featuring event guest speaker Paul Williams; and distributed car magnets promoting the event.
FAVOR of the Midlands in Columbia, South Carolina, obtained two radio station sponsors of its event, which included the Carolina Circus Clowns featuring juggling, face-painting, balloon animals and other family focused activities.
Additional Resources
Read more about Rally for Recovery! in the latest issue of Rising!
Don’t forget to post your events on the National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month web site.
Rally for Recovery Logos
Below you will find logos that are available for your download. To download the file, click on the link and then click "save." All files are in zip format and need to be unzipped to open and view them. EPS files are for use with professional printing and should be sent to the Printer that you are using for your event. If you need any of these logos in another format, please email Jared Hess.
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Rally for Recovery Banner
Pdf (209KB) EPS (240KB) JPEG (2.49KB)
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Black Logo
JPEG(464 KB) EPS (220 KB)
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Color Logo
JPEG (859 KB) EPS (182 KB)
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Letterhead
PDF (216 KB) EPS (265 KB)
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