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Event Number	628
Title	Celebrate Recovery Month on the Natchitoches Riverfront-SAMHSA Sponsored
Description	The Natchitoches Center for Addictive Disorders celebrates Recovery Month on the Natchitoches Riverfront. Tables will be set up for displays. Natchitoches CAD staff will share information regarding various program offerings. Additionally, a representative from Tabacco Free Living will present smoke free air and tobacco information. The Natchitoches Detention Center choir will provide musical entertainment. Attendees will have the opportunity to make future appointments to visit the clinic for an onsite tour.
Date	9/7/2007 9:00 AM to 9/7/2007 12:00 PM
Type of Event	speakers, music & information
Location	Natchitoches Riverfront
Invited Officials/Presenters	Speakers include Judge Harrington (Drug Court), Dee Fowler (Natchitoches Mental Health) and Trudie Abner (OAD Reginal Administrator). Invitations sent to 50 dignitaries in the three-parish area (Natchitoches, Sabine, and Red River).
Expected Number of Participants	300
Primary Contact	James Cooper
Address	628 North 4th Street, 4th Floor Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone Number	225-342-3931
Email Address	jcooper@dhh.la.gov

Event Number	630
Title	Recovery Walk Region IV-SAMHSA Sponsored
Description	Walk for Recovery Lafayette, LA
Date	9/14/2007 8:00 AM to 9/14/2007 12:30 PM
Type of Event	walk
Location	Tyler Mental Health Clinic 302 Dulles Street Lafayette, LA
Program Agenda	8:00-9:00 Check in Time 9:00-10:30 Recovery Walk Begins 10:30-11:00 Guest Speaker, Mr. Sidney Mitchell, UL MIME Performance 11:00-11:15 Guest Speaker, Mr. James Cooper, OAD 11:15-12:00 Personal Trainer Cathy Credeur 12:00-12:30 Recovery Song/Closing
Invited Officials/Presenters	Mr. Sidney Mitchell, UL Mr. James Cooper, OAD Personal Trainer Cathy Credeur
Expected Number of Participants	250
Primary Contact	James Cooper
Address	628 North 4th Street, 4th Floor Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone Number	225-342-3931
Email Address	jcooper@dhh.la.gov

Event Number	629
Title	Celebrate Recovery Month With Bonne Sante' Chemical Health & Wellness Center-SAMHSA Sponsored
Description	Bonne Sante' Chemical Health & Wellness Center Recovery Month "Join the voices for Recovery: Saving Lives, Saving Dollars" Free Lunch
Date	9/14/2007 11:00 AM to 9/14/2007 2:00 PM
Type of Event	lunch
Location	Old Pointe Coupee Nursing Home Courtyard Free refreshment--Jambalaya & White Beans w/Cold Drinks
Expected Number of Participants	200
Invited Participants/Audience	Open to the public
Primary Contact	James Cooper
Address	628 North 4th Street, 4th Floor Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone Number	225-342-3931
Email Address	jcooper@dhh.la.gov

Event Number	653
Title	SAMHSA Sponored-NAADAC Open House
Description	Come join NAADAC for Addiction Professionals' day and to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the association.
Date	9/20/2007 11:00 AM to 9/20/2007 2:00 PM
Location	Alexandria, VA
Program Agenda	Doors Open from 11 am to 2 pm and all are welcome!
Expected Number of Participants	40
Primary Contact	Diana Kamp
Address	1001 N. Faifax St Suite 201 Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone Number	702-741-7686
Email Address	naadac@naadac.org
Web Site	http://www.naadac.org

Event Number	625
Title	Celebrate Recovery Day - SAMHSA Sponsored
Description	Come Join The Fun For The Whole Family! Celebrate Recovery Day! Sponsored by: Celebration Hope Center The Extra Mile, Southeast Louisiana Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority NAADAC & SAMHSA Spacewalks Child Games Activities Music State/Local Dignitaries
Date	9/21/2007 6:00 PM to 9/21/2007 8:00 PM
Type of Event	speakers, games, family fun
Location	Crescent City Christian School 4828 Utica Street Metairie, LA 70006 Parking is behind Celebration Church at 2701 Transcontinental Ave.
Expected Number of Participants	500
Primary Contact	James Cooper
Address	628 North 4th Street, 4th Floor Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone Number	225-342-3931
Email Address	jcooper@dhh.la.gov

Event Number	626
Title	Recovery Walk and Activities - SAMHSA Sponsored
Description	As we celebrate September as Recovery Month Join us for a Recovery Walk and Activities Sponsored by: Florida Parishes Human Services Authority/Addictive Disorders Services SAMHSA NAADAC Official Proclamation from the Mayor's Office Guest Speakers/Testimonials Social Service Agencies providing literature and information Light refreshments available Please wear your recovery T-shirts in support of this event
Date	9/28/2007 10:00 AM to 9/28/2007 2:00 PM
Type of Event	walk
Location	Zemurray Park in Hammond, LA
Expected Number of Participants	250
Invited Participants/Audience	All
Primary Contact	James Cooper
Address	628 North 4th Street, 4th Floor Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone Number	225-342-3931
Email Address	jcooper@dhh.la.gov
Secondary Contact	Jackie Lambert
Phone Number	985-871-1383

Event Number	473
Title	Mutual Aid Based Group Work.com
Description	I will be using my blog, Mutual Aid Based Group Work.com to promote recovery awareness month all month. The blog is viewed mostly by social workers providing group treatment.
Date	8/28/2007 1:27 AM to 8/28/2007 2:28 AM
Type of Event	On-line promotion of Recovery Awareness Month
Location	On-line
Program Agenda	on-line promotion
Invited Officials/Presenters	no one
Expected Number of Participants	500
Invited Participants/Audience	on-line viewers
Primary Contact	Andrew Cicchetti
Address	439 78th street, apt. 4 Brooklyn, NY 11209
Phone Number	212-505-6212
Email Address	atcicchetti@att.net
Web Site	http://www.mutualaidbasedgroupwork.com

Event Number	89
Title	Oxford House 9th Annual World Convention
Description	Oxford House is a concept in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. In its simplest form, an Oxford House describes a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home. Parallel to this concept lies the organizational structure of Oxford House, Inc. This publicly supported, non-profit 501(c)3 corporation is the umbrella organization which provides the network connecting all Oxford Houses and allocates resources to duplicate the Oxford House concept where needs arise.
Date	8/30/2007 9:00 AM to 9/2/2007 7:00 PM
Type of Event	Conference
Location	Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill 400 New Jersey Ave NW Washington, DC 20001
Program Agenda	Oxford House, Inc. exists to educate individuals and private and public entities in the benefits of the Oxford House concept of group homes for recovering substance abusers. It allocates all resources, including grant funds, property donations, and available personnel, to replicate democratically self-run and self-supported Oxford Houses to assist in the recovery of substance abusers.
Expected Number of Participants	500
Invited Participants/Audience	Oxford House Forum is open to any organization, company, or entity having an interest in the activities of the Oxford House Forum.
Primary Contact	Anna Mable-Jones
Address	1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 400 Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone Number	(301) 587-2916
Email Address	anna.mable@oxfordhouse.org
Web Site	http://www.oxfordhouse.org/

Event Number	402
Title	Recovery Month Faith Community Bulletin Insert
Description	This product, a faith community bulletin insert, can be easily downloaded and used by churches, temples and mosques for their Sunday/Sabbath-day bulletins, newsletters or bulletin boards. The 5" X 8" double-sided informational sheet provides: current facts from research about the number of persons struggling with addiction; effectiveness of evidence-based treatment in bringing about recovery; what persons can do to become more informed about this disease; what persons can do to help others suffering from addiction; and what faith communities can do to provide support services. The bulletin insert in pdf is available in color and black & white. Both the color and black & white versions can be downloaded from the Mid-America ATTC Web site at: http://www.mattc.org/information/recovery/insert.html . Printing instructions are provided on the website.
Date	9/1/2007 12:01 AM to 9/30/2007 11:59 PM
Type of Event	product
Location	This product can be downloaded from http://www.mattc.org/information/recovery/insert.html and used anywhere in the country.
Program Agenda	N/A
Invited Officials/Presenters	N/A
Expected Number of Participants	100
Invited Participants/Audience	N/A
Primary Contact	Jan Wrolstad
Address	Mid-America ATTC; UMKC; 5100 Rockhill Road Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
Phone Number	(816) 482-1150
Email Address	WROLSTAD@MATTC.ORG
Web Site	http://www.mattc.org/information/recovery/insert.html

Event Number	530
Title	Governor's Proclamation for September
Description	Recovery Month Governor's Proclamation for the State of Louisiana
Date	9/1/2007 8:00 AM to 9/30/2007 4:00 PM
Location	Baton Rouge, LA
Expected Number of Participants	3000
Primary Contact	James Cooper
Address	628 North 4th Street / P.O. Box 2790-Bin#18 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-2790
Phone Number	225-342-0780
Email Address	jcooper3@dhh.la.gov
Secondary Contact	Joy Bordelon
Address	628 North 4th Street / P.O. Box 2790-Bin#18 Baton Roug LA 70821-2790
Phone Number	225-342-6717
Email Address	jbordeln@dhh.la.gov

Event Number	505
Title	Recovery Month Kick-Off National Survey on Drug Abuse Release -- SAMHSA-Sponsored
Description	The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will unveil the results of the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health at a press conference on Thursday, September 6. The annual survey, formerly called the Household Survey is the largest of its kind, and is the governments primary vehicle for determining how many persons are abusing illegal drugs, pharmaceuticals, alcohol and tobacco. The release of the 2006 survey results is the keynote of the annual National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month press conference marking a month long observance of the gains made by those in recovery from alcohol and drug abuse, as well as treatment providers.
Date	9/6/2007 9:30 AM to 9/6/2007 11:00 AM
Type of Event	Press Conference
Location	National Press Building, Murrow-White-Lisagor Rooms, 13th Floor 529 14th Street, NW Washington, D.C.
Invited Officials/Presenters	John Walters, Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Terry Cline, Ph.D., Administrator, SAMHSA H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., Director, SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Expected Number of Participants	100
Invited Participants/Audience	Media, organizations and the general public
Primary Contact	Mark Weber
Address	1 Choke Cherry Road Rockville, MD 20857
Phone Number	240-276-2130
Email Address	mark.weber@samhsa.hhs.gov
Web Site	http://www.recoverymonth.gov or www.samhsa.gov

Event Number	523
Title	Recovery Day
Description	Two persons and a staff in recovery will share their story.
Date	9/14/2007 11:00 AM to 9/14/2007 1:00 PM
Type of Event	City observance
Location	230 Robert Drive New Roads, LA 70760
Program Agenda	Welcome Silent Meditation Speakers Mayor Closing Refreshment
Invited Officials/Presenters	Mayor of New Roads, City Council Memebers, Sentor, State Representive,& Board Member
Expected Number of Participants	75
Invited Participants/Audience	People in treatment, recovey, and the community.
Primary Contact	Donna Hammond
Address	282A Hospital Rd New Roads, LA 70760
Phone Number	(225) 638-7663
Email Address	donna@bonnesantecenter.com
Secondary Contact	Sedonia Walker
Address	282A Hospital Road New Roads LA 70760
Phone Number	(225) 638-7663
Email Address	sedonia@bonnesantecenter.com
Web Site	http://www.bonnesantecenter.com

Event Number	779
Title	Open House
Description	Oxford Open House Event
Date	9/16/2007
Type of Event	Open House
Location	Acadiana House
Program Agenda	Open house, coffee and doughnuts to meet the community
Expected Number of Participants	55
Invited Participants/Audience	Open to Public
Primary Contact	Acadiana House
Address	104 Parduton Street Lafayette, LA 70503-2524
Phone Number	337-504-4521
Email Address

Event Number	780
Title	Open House
Description	Oxford Open House Event
Date	9/16/2007
Type of Event	Open House
Location	Bayou House
Program Agenda	Open house, coffee and doughnuts to meet the community
Expected Number of Participants	55
Invited Participants/Audience	Open to Public
Primary Contact	Bayou House
Address	2000 Filhiol Avenue Monroe, LA 71203-3414
Phone Number	318-342-9320
Email Address

Event Number	781
Title	Open House
Description	Oxford Open House Event
Date	9/16/2007
Type of Event	Open House
Location	Clearview House
Program Agenda	Open house, coffee and doughnuts to meet the community
Expected Number of Participants	70
Invited Participants/Audience	Open to Public
Primary Contact	Clearview House
Address	1802 Clearview Parkway Metairie, LA 70001-2410
Phone Number	504-304-0528
Email Address

Event Number	782
Title	Open House
Description	Oxford Open House Event
Date	9/16/2007
Type of Event	Open House
Location	Kenner House
Program Agenda	Open house, coffee and doughnuts to meet the community
Expected Number of Participants	55
Invited Participants/Audience	Open to Public
Primary Contact	Kenner House
Address	4157 Ole Miss Drive Kenner, LA 70065-1707
Phone Number	504-712-1879
Email Address

Event Number	783
Title	Open House
Description	Oxford Open House Event
Date	9/16/2007
Type of Event	Open House
Location	Lafayette House
Program Agenda	Open house, coffee and doughnuts to meet the community
Expected Number of Participants	55
Invited Participants/Audience	Open to Public
Primary Contact	Layfayette House
Address	319 Karen Drive Lafayette, LA 70503-3923
Phone Number	337-984-8247
Email Address

Event Number	784
Title	Open House
Description	Oxford Open House Event
Date	9/16/2007
Type of Event	Open House
Location	Le Grand House
Program Agenda	Open house, coffee and doughnuts to meet the community
Expected Number of Participants	70
Invited Participants/Audience	Open to Public
Primary Contact	Le Grand House
Address	241 Grand Avenue Lafayette, LA 70503-5055
Phone Number	337-706-7477
Email Address

Event Number	785
Title	Open House
Description	Oxford Open House Event
Date	9/16/2007
Type of Event	Open House
Location	Dulles House
Program Agenda	Open house, coffee and doughnuts to meet the community
Expected Number of Participants	55
Invited Participants/Audience	Open to Public
Primary Contact	Dulles House
Address	1105 Marie Antoinette Lafayette, LA 70506-3932
Phone Number	337-981-5109
Email Address

Event Number	786
Title	Open House
Description	Oxford Open House Event
Date	9/16/2007
Type of Event	Open House
Location	Mandeville House
Program Agenda	Open house, coffee and doughnuts to meet the community
Expected Number of Participants	55
Invited Participants/Audience	Open to Public
Primary Contact	Mandeville House
Address	3030 Highway 59 Mandeville, LA 70471-1939
Phone Number	985-727-1263
Email Address

Event Number	787
Title	Open House
Description	Oxford Open House Event
Date	9/16/2007
Type of Event	Open House
Location	Windsor House
Program Agenda	Open house, coffee and doughnuts to meet the community
Expected Number of Participants	70
Invited Participants/Audience	Open to Public
Primary Contact	Windsor House
Address	4601 Windsor Metairie, LA 70001-2421
Phone Number	504-304-3490
Email Address

Event Number	788
Title	Open House
Description	Oxford Open House Event
Date	9/16/2007
Type of Event	Open House
Location	Olive House
Program Agenda	Open house, coffee and doughnuts to meet the community
Expected Number of Participants	55
Invited Participants/Audience	Open to Public
Primary Contact	Olive House
Address	329 Olive Street Shreveport, LA 71104-2417
Phone Number	318-221-8444
Email Address

Event Number	659
Title	Addictions Counselor Day 2007
Description	Whereas, addiction counselors are uniquely qualified, frontline health care professionals who are indispensable in the process of guiding patients with addictive disorders to recovery; Whereas, alcohol and drug disorders are a major public health problem that costs American society more than $300 billion each year, affecting millions of Americans of all ages, races, and ethnic backgrounds and in all communities through treatment, education, and prevention programs; and Whereas, addictive disorders are a treatable disease and treatment of addiction is as successful as the treatment of other chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and asthma; and Whereas, tens of thousands of addiction-focused health care professionals have dedicated their lives to increasing awareness of alcohol and drug disorders and enhancing the care of individuals, families, and communities through treatment, education and prevention programs; and Whereas, addiction counselors promote excellence in care by promoting the highest quality and most up-to-date, science-based services to our clients, our families and our communities; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gary A. Rosenberg, Garrison Commander of the United States Army Garrison Bamberg, do hereby proclaim 20 September 2007 ADDICTIONS COUNSELOR DAY GARY A. ROSENBERG LTC, SF Commanding
Date	9/20/2007 1:00:00 AM
Type of Event	official observance
Location	United States Army Garrison Bamberg, Germany
Expected Number of Participants	250
Primary Contact	Larry Ashley
Address	University of Nevada, 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89154-3066
Phone Number	702-895-3935
Email Address	BambergPAO@eur.army.mil
Web Site	http://www.bamberg.army.mil/sites/local/

Event Number	436
Title	Recovery Month Addiction Professional Day
Description	A Community Picnic in the Park. Leaders, Treatment Facilities, Clients, Counselors, Drug court, and all will enjoy current trends, and community treatment resources, music and food.
Date	9/20/2007 9:00 AM to 9/20/2007 2:00 PM
Type of Event	Community Picnic
Location	Nicholson Park 7101 11th Street Marrero, LA. 70072
Program Agenda	Prayer--Rev. P. Noah Welcome-Councilman Bryon Lee Substance Abuse Treatment-Speaker Resources in Mental Health-Speaker Music Mental Health-Ceceile Tebo Current Trends in Drug Abuse Co-Occurring-Keynote Speaker Encouraging Professional-Speaker Music Serving Food Benediction
Invited Officials/Presenters	Councilman Bryon Lee Mayor Nagin, Parish presidents, Politicians, Judges, Community Leaders, NOPD< JPSO and other, Dr. Clark, Dr. Volkow, Cecile Tebo
Expected Number of Participants	500
Invited Participants/Audience	Treatment Facilities, Community Agencies, Drug Court, Recovering Clients, Clients in Treatment, Neighborhoods Assoc and others
Primary Contact	Bernadine Williams
Address	5001 Westbank Expressway Ste B Marrero, LA 70072
Phone Number	504-261-7513
Email Address	bwilliams@nocoxmail.com
Secondary Contact	Shaneeka Harrison
Address	5001 Westbank Express Way Ste B Marrero LA 70072
Phone Number	504-371-0206
Email Address	sharrison@nocoxmail.com
Web Site	http://rhsdp@nocoxmail.com
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Event Number	183
Title	Region IV Softball Tournament
Description	Various Softball Teams are formed and will play against one another. Halfway houses, inpatient treatment centers, and outpatient clinics will be participating.
Date	9/22/2007 7:00 AM to 9/22/2007 8:00 PM
Type of Event	softball tournament
Location	Beaver Park, Lafayette, LA 70506
Invited Officials/Presenters	OAD Regional Manager
Expected Number of Participants	100
Invited Participants/Audience	Anyone who wants to support recovery
Primary Contact	Glenda Rader
Address	302 Dulles St. Lafayette, LA 70506
Phone Number	337-262-5464
Email Address	gsrader@dhh.la.gov
Web Site	http://gsrader@dhh.la.gov

Event Number	664
Title	Recovery Walk and Activities
Description	A proclamation from the Mayor of Hammond followed by testimonials from people in long term recovery culminating in the Recovery Walk. The event is to be held in Hammond's Zemurray Park on Friday, 9/28/07 from 10 am to 2 pm. Social Service agencies will be present to provide information and literature. Light refreshments served.
Date	9/28/2007 10:00 AM to 9/28/2007 2:00 PM
Type of Event	Walk with Testimonials from People in Long-Term Recovery
Location	Zemurray Park in Hammond, LA
Invited Officials/Presenters	Hammond Mayor Mayson Foster
Expected Number of Participants	150
Invited Participants/Audience	Open to the public
Primary Contact	Jackie Lambert
Address	19404 N. 10th Street Covington, LA 70433
Phone Number	985-871-1383
Email Address	jlambert@dhh.la.gov

Event Number	610
Title	House Party
Description	This House Party will feature clips from HBO's "Addiction" series to generate discussion between a panel of treatment professionals and representatives of faith-based organizations.
Date	9/28/2007 12:00 PM to 9/28/2007 2:00 PM
Type of Event	Panel Discission
Location	The Open Door Re-Entry Center 6781 Tom Hebert Road Lake Charles, LA 70607
Program Agenda	Meet-Greet-Eat-Seat Introduction of Film Clips Response from Audience Introduction of Panel Members Discussion
Invited Officials/Presenters	Regional Director of the Office of Addictive Disorders (OAD), Clinical Supervisors and counselors from local treatment facilities, Department Head of McNeese State University's Psychology Department, officials from DOC
Expected Number of Participants	200
Invited Participants/Audience	Representatives of the area's faith-based organizations and the lay ministers that administer religious programs at the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Prison, Calcasieu Correctional Center, and Women's Corrections System.
Primary Contact	Jerrie Abshire
Address	6781 Tom Hebert Road Lake Charles, LA 70607
Phone Number	337-244-6158
Email Address	jerrie_abshire@hotmail.com
Secondary Contact	Lisa Sober
Address	6781 Tom Hebert Road Lake Charl LA 70607
Phone Number	337-478-8232
Email Address	theopendoorlc@hotmail.com
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Event Number	544
Title	Saving Lives, Saving Money
Description	Walk will be 8am-10am Speakers-10am-11am Games and Activities for families and children. Poster Competion between clinics, halfway houses, drug court, and ATR providers Recovery Speaker Meeting Recovery Dance Canlelight Vigil
Date	9/29/2007 8:00 AM to 9/29/2007 10:00 PM
Type of Event	Walk, Speaker Meetings, Municipal,City Observance
Location	North Levee Park and Farmer's Market in Alexandria, Louisiana
Program Agenda	Waiting on final copy
Invited Officials/Presenters	Dr. Westley Clark, Director of Center for Substance Abuse Treatment for SAMHSA Egan Jones, Office for Addictive Disorders Regional Manager Mayors from different communities throughout the Region
Expected Number of Participants	800
Invited Participants/Audience	All ATR providers-staff and clients All clinics in the Region-staff and clients All Mayors throughout the Region( Participants) Sheriff's from througout the Region(participants) Planning Committee(participants) Dr. Westley Clark(participant) Open to public News Media
Primary Contact	James Cooper
Address	628 North 4th Street / P.O. Box 2790-Bin#18 Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone Number	225-342-0780
Email Address	jcooper3@dhh.la.gov
Secondary Contact	Shirley Washington
Address	401 Rainbow Drive, Unit 35 / P.O. Box 7118 Pineville LA 71360
Phone Number	318-487-5349
Email Address	SWashing@dhh.la.gov