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New Hampshire
Event Number
157
Title
Step 1 Memorial Walk - SAMHSA-Sponsored
Description
New Hampshire tri-county region walk will honor people and families in recovery as well as those who have died as a result of this disease. Following the walk we will have a celebration including musical entertainment and a barbeque.
Date
9/15/2007 10:00 AM to 9/15/2007 2:00 PM
Type of Event
Walk
Location
Community Field Park
Berlin
Program Agenda
10am Registration
12pm Recovery Walk
Invited Officials/Presenters
Governor John Lynch
Joe Hardin - Office of Alcohol and Drug Policy
Dorothy Chicaderis - Office of Alcohol and Drug Policy
NH legislators
City officials
Expected Number of Participants
275
Invited Participants/Audience
Everyone is invited to participate.
Primary Contact
Chuck Bernd
Address
33 Spring Street
Berlin, NH  03570
Phone Number
(603) 752-8033
Email Address
cbernd@tccap.org
Secondary Contact
Lucille Tremblay
Address
33 Spring Street
Berlin   03570
Phone Number
(603) 869-2210
Email Address
ltremblay@tccap.org
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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
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
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
528
Title
Help and Hope: Youth and Recovery
Description
Discussion about the supports needed for youth in our community to stay away from AOD and to remain in recovery.
Date
9/10/2007 7:00 PM to 9/10/2007 8:30 PM
Type of Event
phoenix house keene center community event
Location
Keene Public Library, 60 Winter St. Keene, NH 03431
Invited Officials/Presenters
County Administrator
Regional Prosecutor
SAP Counselor from Keene High School
LADC therapist
Expected Number of Participants
50
Invited Participants/Audience
Keene State College students
Keene High School students
parents
coalition members
attorneys
teens and young adults in recovery
Primary Contact
jan manwaring
Address
106 roxbury street
keene, NH  03431
Phone Number
603-358-5035
Email Address
jmanwaring@phoenixhouse.org
Web Site
http://phoenixhouse.org; go to New England

Event Number
591
Title
Womens Leadership Initiative
Description
A series of free empowerment workshops for women in recovery, based on a curriculum developed by a leading women's model program. This training teaches recovering women to advocate for needed services, for themselves and for thier families.
Date
9/15/2007 9:00 AM to 9/29/2007 2:00 PM
Type of Event
Leadership Training
Location
Harbor Homes
45 High St.
Nahshua, N.H.
Program Agenda
Finding your voice in recovery, leadership developement, and team building.
Expected Number of Participants
25
Invited Participants/Audience
Recovering women and thier families and trained peer facilitators.
Primary Contact
Niki  Miller
Address
816 Elm Street #189
Manchester , NH  03101
Phone Number
603-647-4629
Email Address
info@nhtwr.org
Web Site
http://www.nhtwr.org

Event Number
592
Title
Women's Leadership Initiative
Description
A series of free empowerment workshops for inmates in recovery at the New Hampshire State Prison for Women, based on a curriculum developed by a leading women's model program. This training teaches recovering women to advocate for needed services, for themselves and for thier families.
Date
9/15/2007 9:00 AM to 9/16/2007 2:00 PM
Location
New Hampshire State Prison for Women
Program Agenda
Finding a voice in recovery, leadership developement, and how to advocate for needed services for themselves and thier families.
Invited Officials/Presenters
Comissioner of Corrections, Warden Fortier, and community supporters.
Expected Number of Participants
35
Invited Participants/Audience
Women in recovery and thier families and trained peer facilitators.
Primary Contact
Niki  Miller
Address
816 Elm Street #189
Manchester, NH  03101
Phone Number
603-647-4629
Email Address
info@nhtwr.org
Web Site
http://www.nhtwr.org

Event Number
508
Title
Art and Recovery
Description
The Partnership for Healthy Youth, a local substance abuse prevention coalition, is sponsoring an exhibit featuring the work of artists either in recovery or inspired by recovery. It is a non-juried show, and art in all media and from artists of any age will be accepted. An opening reception will be held on Monday, September 17th, from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Date
9/17/2007 9:00 AM to 10/12/2007 7:00 PM
Type of Event
Art Exhibit
Location
Franklin Pierce University, 73 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth
Expected Number of Participants
30
Invited Participants/Audience
Any and all interested parties are encouraged to attend and works will be accepted for display until September 10, 2007.
Primary Contact
Megan  McDonald
Address
440 Portsmouth Ave.
Greenland, NH  03840
Phone Number
603-373-9251
Email Address
megan@makinithappen.org
Secondary Contact
Kelley Argie
Address
27 Lowell St. Suite 502
Manchester NH  03101
Phone Number
603-622-6116
Email Address
kelley@makinithappen.org

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
594
Title
Recovery Month graduation reception
Description
Taskforce on Women and Recovery leadership training graduates present thier vision for community recovery services.
Date
9/29/2007 1:30 PM to 9/29/2007 3:00 PM
Type of Event
open house
Location
Presented in collaboration with Keystone Hall/ Greater Nashua Council on Alchoholism, and Harbor Homes.
45 High Street
Nashua, N.H.
Program Agenda
Finding a voice in recovery, leadership development, and supporting recovering women with advocation of needed services for themselves and thier families.
Invited Officials/Presenters
Senator Hillary Clinton, Congress Woman Carol Shea Porter, and members of the New Hampshire Legislature, Comissioner of Corrections, members of the New Hampshire Recovery Community and thier families.
Expected Number of Participants
75
Invited Participants/Audience
Presentation ceremony of certificates of completion designed by leadership graduates, refreshments, fellowship, comments from special guests and invited officials.
Primary Contact
Niki  Miller
Address
816 Elm Street #189
Manchester, NH  03101
Phone Number
603-647-4629
Email Address
info@nhtwr.org
Web Site
http://www.nhtwr.org