2008 CFC# 12486 
eNewsletter
November 18, 2008
Recovery Voices Count; Online Book Club; Insurance Equity Celebration, learn more...
Recovery Advocacy Toolkit: Making Our Voices Count
includes media outreach templates, event organizing “how-to” materials and many other resources. Lean more…
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eNewsletter - May 22, 2008
Joel Hernandez Voice of the Recovery Community reception
Join us in Washington, DC on June 18th as we honor Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) as the recipient of the 2008 Joel Hernandez Voice of the Recovery Community Award.
Science of Addiction & Recovery trainings
Register today! and join us at our Science of Addiction & Recovery "Train the Trainer" in Detroit, MI on June 7th sponsored with Detroit Recovery Project, NCADD- Greater Detroit Area, Brighton Hospital and Greater Macomb Project Vox. The training will be filmed as it rolls across the country and features trainer and recovery advocate Flo Hilliard. Learn more...
Johnson Institute transitions
The Johnson Institute has named Rev. Dr. James White as its new President. A leading political and community leader in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rev. Dr. White is an ordained minister, veteran addictions recovery counselor, program manager and three-term Milwaukee County Supervisor. Welcome!
Faces & Voices Board of Directors
Faces & Voices board of directors is pleased to announce that the following individuals were elected to serve on the board at its May 15, 2008 meeting: At-large: Dona Dmitrovic, Steve Gumbley and Ed Jurith; Central East: Steve Glaude; Frontier: Carla George Ayres; Great Lakes: Donna Conley; and Mountain West: Tonya Wheeler.
Call for Nominations to fill At-large seat: Faces and Voices' nominating committee is calling for nominations to fill the remaining year of an At-large member of its Board of Directors. Previous applicants for the position will be considered. The deadline for new applications is Monday, June 9th. A job description and nomination form are now available. Learn more...
Profiles of Recovery Advocacy in Action
The tenth in our series of interviews with recovery advocates from across the country by features Johnny Allem, who recently retired as CEO of the Johnson Institute. Learn more...
Missouri Recovery Network update:
The Missouri Recovery Network's annual Recovery Rally and Advocacy Day on May 1 was covered in the Jefferson City News Tribune and featured visits to legislators after a day-long rally in Jefferson City. Faces & Voices board members Judie Didriksen and Mike Barry and National Field Director Tom Coderre were among the Rally speakers.
Resources
Job opening: Women in New Recovery Mesa, Arizona is looking for a Program Manager.
Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR) invites advocates to attend a one-day Massachusetts Alcohol and Other Drug Advocacy Leadership Training Institute June 6 in Easton; June 13 in Westborough and June 20 in Springfield.
Wellstone Action's web site has been updated with some exciting organizing tools and materials.
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