Great Lakes Region
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Great Lakes Regional Representative: Donna Conley
Donna is the CEO of Ohio Citizen Advocates for Chemical Dependency Prevention and Treatment, a position she has held since its founding in 2001. She has also worked as the director of a community alcohol and other drug prevention coalition and has more than twenty years experience as an administrator in Ohio’s child welfare system at both county and state levels. Donna holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Wayne State University and an MBA from Franklin University. She is an Ohio Licensed Social Worker, an Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist II and the recipient of a several awards in recognition of her advocacy on behalf of prevention, treatment and recovery.
Great Lakes News and Events
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Event:
The Dawn Farm Third Annual Ride for Recovery
Organization:
Dawn Farm
Event Date:
2012-04-29
Time:
8:00 am to 3:00 pm
City:
Ann Arbor
Location:
Dawn Farm, 6633 Stony Creek Road, Ypsilanti Michigan 48197-6609
Agenda:
SCHEDULE: Bike Rides: (Helmets are mandatory for all riders!) Metric Century "Serenity" ride (100k) - starts 8:00 am 45 mile "Honesty" ride - starts 0800 AM 25 mile "Openness" ride - starts 0900 AM 10 mile "Willingness" ride – starts 10:00am * 5k/10k rides start at 10:00 am Runs/Jogs/Walks: * 5k/10k "Stony Creek Shuffle" 10:00 am-12:00 pm * Fun Walk at the Farm – ALL DAY! * Note – we are requesting having the road closed to traffic during the 5k/10k run/walk/rides – this will be announced on the Dawn Farm web site when determined. Recovery Celebration (with hot food!) from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm
Description:
The Ride for Recovery is a family fun and fitness event and a fundraiser for Dawn Farm. There will be bike rides, runs and walks with opportunities to participate at any fitness level. Registration includes a Ride for Recovery T-shirt and a "Fun Day at the Farm" event for all riders/runners/walkers and their families – food, hayrides, tours of the working farm, kid's activities in the Dawn Farm Community Barn, and more! We'll have a "Recovery Celebration" (with hot food!) from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm. All rides, jogs, and walks start and end at Dawn Farm in Ypsilanti. The event is supported by Team MANA, a cycling team of nurse anesthetists in Michigan who fundraise though biking. In addition to a fun event that the entire family can enjoy, the Ride for Recovery provides an opportunity to support a critical community service. Founded in 1973, Dawn Farm provides effective, compassionate and hope-filled professional care to members of our community who struggle with alcohol/other drug problems. Dawn Farm's continuum of services includes residential treatment, detoxification services, outpatient treatment, transitional housing, and community outreach programs that meet people with addictions where they are, whether in the mainstream of society, on the streets or in jail. Dawn Farm is committed to helping people find recovery, regardless of their ability to pay. Community support for events like the Ride for Recovery helps to keep these vital services available for those who need them most! Registration fee is $25.00 until April 15th 2012; registration after April 15 will be $30.00 Suggested fundraising donation is $50.00 (fundraising is appreciated but optional; people are welcome to walk/run/ride/participate without fundraising.) Participants can register AND fundraise online at www.firstgiving.com/dawnfarm. Participants are also welcome to register at Dawn Farm on the day of the event starting at 7:30am. Registration includes participation in a ride/run/walk, a ride T-shirt, and a "Fun Day at the Farm" for riders/runners/walkers AND their families.
Contact:
Anna Byberg
Phone:
734-485-8725
Email:
RideForRecovery@dawnfarm.org
Website:
www.dawnfarm.org/events/ride-for-recoveryEvent:
Dawn Farm Education Series
Organization:
Dawn Farm
Event Date:
2012-06-26
Time:
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
City:
Ann Arbor
Location:
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center auditorium, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197.
Agenda:
TITLE: Addiction 101 DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 PRESENTER: James Balmer; President, Dawn Farm TITLE: Intervention! DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 PRESENTERS: Jeff and Debra Jay. TITLE: Transformation of the Culture of Recovery in America DATE/TIME: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 PRESENTER: William L. White, MA; Senior Research Consultant, Chestnut Health System TITLE: Chemical Dependency and the Family DATE/TIME: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 PRESENTER: Nancy J. Quay, LMSW TITLE: The Doctor's Opinion on Alcoholism DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 PRESENTER: Herbert Malinoff, MD TITLE: Alcoholics Anonymous: A Panel Discussion DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 TITLE: Al-Anon: A Panel Discussion DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 TITLE: Recovery is Everywhere DATE/TIME: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 PRESENTERS: Jill Kent, CRC; and Ross Zini, Dawn Farm Detox Counselors and Recovery Support Specialists. TITLE: Spirituality and Recovery From Addiction DATE/TIME: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 PRESENTER: Edward Conlin, BSEd, CADC. TITLE: Trauma and Chemical Use and Addiction DATE/TIME: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 PRESENTER: Tana Bridge, Ph.D., LMSW TITLE: The Physiology of Addiction DATE/TIME: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 PRESENTER: Carl Christensen, MD, Ph.D TITLE: Grief and Loss in Addiction and Recovery DATE/TIME: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 PRESENTERS: Janice Firn, LMSW; and Matthew Statman, LLMSW, CADC TITLE: In the Doctor's Office: Recovery Friend or Foe? DATE/TIME: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 PRESENTERS: Mark A. Weiner, MD; and Jason Schwartz, LMSW, CAADC TITLE: Relapse Prevention DATE/TIME: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 PRESENTERS: Robin Edison, M.Ed., LPC, NCC, CAADC TITLE: The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse DATE/TIME: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 PRESENTERS: Barbara Niess May, MPH, MSW; and David J.H. Garvin, LMSW TITLE: Jewish Spirituality and Recovery from Addiction DATE/TIME: Tuesday April 24, 2012 PRESENTER: Rabbi Yisrael Pinson TITLE: How to Support Recovery and Not Support Addiction DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 PRESENTER: Charles F. Gehrke, MD, FACP, FASAM TITLE: Psychiatric Disorders in Chemically Dependent Individuals: Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 PRESENTER: Patrick Gibbons, LMSW, DO TITLE: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 PRESENTER: James Balmer; President, Dawn Farm TITLE: Tobacco Cessation and Addiction Recovery DATE/TIME: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 PRESENTER: Anna Byberg; Dawn Farm Project Manager. TITLE: Eating Disorders DATE/TIME: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 PRESENTERS: Carl Christensen, MD, Ph.D.; and Lori Perpich, LLP, MS
Description:
The Dawn Farm Education Series is a FREE annual workshop series providing helpful, hopeful, practical information about chemical dependency, recovery, family concerns and related issues. Programs are presented by Dawn Farm staff, physicians, university professors, social workers, therapists and other experts. The presentations are designed to have broad appeal for diverse audiences. People in recovery, people interested in recovery, family members, friends, students, professionals, and anyone interested in any topic are all welcome! The Education Series is designed to reduce the misinformation and stigma that prevents people with addictions and their families from getting help and getting well, and to help create a community culture that supports recovery. The series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit organization providing a continuum of chemical dependency services in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
Contact:
Matthew Statman, LLMSW, CAC
Phone:
734-485-8725
Email:
info@dawnfarm.org
Website:
www.dawnfarm.orgEvent:
Dawn Farm 39th Anniversary Jamboree
Organization:
Dawn Farm
Event Date:
2012-09-09
Time:
1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
City:
Ann Arbor
Location:
Dawn Farm, 6633 Stony Creek Road, Ypsilanti Michigan 48197-6609
Agenda:
1:00pm to 4:30pm – Silent Auction 2:30pm - Award ceremony 2:45pm - Live auction Fun and activities – all day, 1:00pm to 6:00pm
Description:
When people want to have a great time while supporting a great cause, they head for the annual Dawn Farm Jamboree. The Jamboree is a family event with free admission and free activities for all ages, including great live music all day by a popular band, hayrides, animals to pet, pony rides, lots of games and activities for children, a rock climbing wall, tours of the 74 acre farm, and live and silent auctions and a gift table with a variety of donated goods and services, many at bargain prices! Food and beverages will be available. Our “Fellow Traveler” award ceremony will honor one or more supporters for their contributions to Dawn Farm and the recovering community. Dawn Farm welcomes old friends and new friends to join us and share in celebrating our successes in helping people with alcohol and other drug addictions become part of the recovering community, and to celebrate the tremendous power of hope, recovery and community in the lives of individuals, families, and our entire society. Funds raised from the sales and auctions will help defray treatment costs for individuals who need help and lack resources.
Contact:
Nancy Thom
Phone:
734-485-8725
Email:
info@dawnfarm.org
Website:
www.dawnfarm.org/events/jamboree
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