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Event Number	49
Title	Rally for Recovery 2007 - SAMHSA Sponsored
Description	This is a day of celebration and education. We will celebrate those in recovery and educate the public about recovery from addictions being a reality in New Jersey EVERYDAY.
Date	9/15/2007 12:00 PM to 9/15/2007 4:00 PM
Type of Event	Celebration of Recovery
Location	Libery State Park Morris Pesin Drive Jersey City, NJ 07305
Expected Number of Participants	3000
Invited Participants/Audience	Those in recovery from any addiction, their families, friends, supporters and allies
Primary Contact	Jeanette Grimes
Address	360 Corporate Boulevard Robbinsville, NJ 08691
Phone Number	(609) 477-7012
Email Address	jgrimes@ncaddnj.org
Secondary Contact	Candice Singer
Address	360 Corporate Boulevard Robbinsvil NJ 08691
Phone Number	(609) 477 7013
Email Address	csinger@ncaddnj.org
Web Site	http://www.foarnj.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	64
Title	Breaking the Silence of Self-Injury Benfit Concert
Description	Breaking the Silence of Self-Injury Benefit Concert on Saturday, March 24! This benefit concert is sponsored by Vicki Duffy, author of the self-injury book, No More Pain. All proceeds will go toward Launching Point, a 501(c)3 non profit organization established in December 2006. Launching Point is a self-injury support & resource center in Morris County, NJ, which is the only of its kind on the East Coast! (if you are not familiar with self-injury, it is when a person causes physical harm to their own body in the form of cutting, burning, scratching, hitting, hairpulling, all as a way of coping with overwhelming emotions) The concert will feature NJ talented bands and musicians: Love Bleeds Red, Seeking through Silence and Christina Alessi. There will also be step and dance routines. The concert takes place at 7:00pm at Living Praise Church in Florham Park, NJ. Tickets are $10.00 in advance or $15.00 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online at launchingpoint.org. Make a point to save the date: Saturday, March 24 at 7:00pm, a benefit concert that you dont want to miss! Doors open at 6:00pm with vendors, prizes to be won and refreshments available.
Date	3/24/2007 6:00 PM to 3/24/2007 10:00 PM
Type of Event	Concert
Location	Livin Praise Church 37 Vreeland Road Florham Park, NJ 07932
Expected Number of Participants	300
Invited Participants/Audience	leaders, counselors, doctors, laymen, mental health community, all walks of life
Primary Contact	Vicki Duffy
Address	PO Box 5212 Parsippany, NJ 07054
Phone Number	973-224-4144
Email Address	vicki@launchingpoint.org
Web Site	http://www.launchingpoint.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	152
Title	Black Rock Foundation Race for Recovery
Description	First Annual Fund Raiser for Black Rock Foundation, Dedicated to the Healing of Addiction--supports the Peter P. Black IV Memorial Scholarship Fund. This Scholarship funds educational and personal development goals for addicts who demonstrate dedication to their recovery process.
Date	9/16/2007 9:00 AM to 9/16/2007 12:00 PM
Type of Event	5K Race/Fun Walk
Location	Cooper River Park Park Blvd. and Cornell Ave. Pennsauken, NJ 08002 Camden County
Program Agenda	7:45 a.m. Registration begins 9:00 a.m. Race start 9:05 a.m. Walk start Pre- Registration $20 Registration at event $25 Participants received tie-die event T-shirt. Entertainment, Prizes
Invited Officials/Presenters	Appearance by Board Member, Joe Conklin
Expected Number of Participants	250
Invited Participants/Audience	Everyone. On line registration available through Active.com or Black Rock Foundation site
Primary Contact	Kate Holt
Address	903 Westerly Drive Marlton, NJ 08053
Phone Number	(856) 797-7920
Email Address	blackrockfoundation@gmail.com
Web Site	http://www.blackrockfoundation.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	468
Title	Second Annual Recovery Month Dinner
Description	This second annual celebration of recovery hosted by St. Clare's hospital includes a dinner, a guest speaker to share their experience strength and hope in recovery, a clean time count up to acknowledge the acheivements of all those present, and a candlelight walk.
Date	9/24/2007 4:00 PM to 9/24/2007 6:30 PM
Type of Event	Celebration of Recovery
Location	St. Clare's Hospital Boonton Campus 130 Powerville Rd. Boonton, NJ 07005 Clark MacWright Room
Expected Number of Participants	65
Invited Participants/Audience	St. Clare's Clients Only
Primary Contact	Lee Ann Cianci
Address	130 Powerville Rd Boonton, NJ 07005
Phone Number	973-316-1893
Email Address	lcianci@saintclares.org

Event Number	412
Title	Tree of Hope Celebration
Description	NCADD of Middlesex County, Inc. celebrates National Recovery Month each September by awarding the Tree of Hope to an organization that promotes recovery within Middlesex County, NJ. This years recipient is New Hope Foundations Open Door in New Brunswick.
Date	9/26/2007 6:00 PM to 9/26/2007 8:30 PM
Type of Event	Annual Observence
Location	New Hope Foundation's Open Door 2-4 New & Kirpatrick Streets New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-246-4800
Program Agenda	Introductions Guest speakers Candle Lighting Ceremony Hanging of Ornaments Closing remarks Singing of "Trading my Sorrows"
Invited Officials/Presenters	Mayor City Council Board of Chosen Freeholders NCADD's Board of Trustees
Expected Number of Participants	100
Invited Participants/Audience	Everyone is invited
Primary Contact	Dennis Lee
Address	152 Tices Lane East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Phone Number	732-254-3344
Email Address	dennis@ncadd-middlesex.org
Secondary Contact	Ezra Helfand
Address	152 Tices Lane East Bruns NJ 08816
Phone Number	732-254-3344
Email Address	ezra@ncadd-middlesex.org
Web Site	http://www.ncadd-middlesex.org
Flier/Media	http://rmweb.relyonmedia.com/download/RecoveryMonth/200 7/TreeofHopeFlyer07.pdf

Event Number	255
Title	BACK TO REALITY
Description	At 8:00 am is shortgun start to follow is a lunch and speaker in recovery,and drug court.
Date	9/28/2007 7:30 AM to 9/28/2007 2:30 PM
Type of Event	golf outing
Location	Frog Rock Golf Country Club south white horse pike route 30 hammonton Nj 08037. contact sheila Thomas for tickets.60.00 856-629-6768
Program Agenda	Golfing eating speaker's food and fun
Invited Officials/Presenters	Judges,Doctors,Priest probation officers people in recovery.Media
Expected Number of Participants	100
Invited Participants/Audience	Friends and families in recovery,and that supporters
Primary Contact	Sheila Thomas
Address	23 Glassboro rd Williamstown, NJ 08094
Phone Number	856-629-6768
Email Address	sheilae357@yahoo.com
Web Site	http://sheilae357@yahoo.com