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Oregon
Event Number
639
Title
SAMHSA Sponsored-Ride for Recovery
Description
Clean & Sober Motorcyle Club invites you on our Ride For Recovery

Even if you are just showing support of someone you know in recovery

We are riding to the Hands Across the Bridge Celebration on the I-5 Bridge in Portland 10 am - Noon
Date
9/3/2007 8:00:00 AM
Type of Event
motorcycle ride
Location
Meet at Starbucks 65 Oakway Center, Eugene (off Coburg)
Expected Number of Participants
50
Primary Contact
Brian Haga
Address
PO box 246
Elmira, OR  97437
Phone Number
541-935-4949
Email Address
naadac@naadac.org

Event Number
229
Title
SAMHSA Sponsored-Hands Across the Bridge 2007
Description
On Labor Day, hundreds of Oregon and Washington residents will celebrate recovery from alcohol and drug addiction when they join hands to span the Interstate 5 Bridge connecting the states of Oregon and Washington. The sixth annual Hands Across the Bridge event, set for 10-noon on Monday, Sept. 3, with ceremonies on both the Portland and Vancouver sides of the Columbia, kicks off National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. Last years event drew almost 2000 participants whose lives had been touched by addiction and recovery. Hands Across the Bridge is sponsored by: The Recovery Association Project
Date
9/3/2007 10:00 AM to 9/3/2007 12:00 PM
Type of Event
Walk
Location
Washington residents: The Quay 100 Columbia St. Vancouver, WA
Oregon residents: Red Lion Inn at Jantzen Beach 909 N Hayden Island Dr. Portland, OR
Program Agenda
10:00-10:05-Welcome 10:05-10:15-Prayer 10:15-10:25-Address 10:30-10:35-Bridge Song 10:35-10:40-Proclamation 10:40-10:50-Serenity Prayer and Native American Drummers 11:00-12:00-Walk to Bridge
Invited Officials/Presenters
Commission Chair Ted Wheeler,
Expected Number of Participants
2000
Invited Participants/Audience
The recoverying community, community, many faith-based institutions and family members
Primary Contact
Raynard Delcambre
Address
1100 NE 28 Avenue
Portland, OR  97232
Phone Number
503-493-9211
Email Address
rsdelcambre@hotmail.com
Secondary Contact
Brenna Bedsaul
Address
1100 NE 28 Avenue
Portland OR  97232
Phone Number
503-493-9211
Email Address
bbedsaul@rap-nw.org
Web Site
http://www.rap-nw.org

Event Number
640
Title
1st Annual Hands Across the Bridge Salem-SAMHSA Sponsored
Description
Hold hands for Recovery across the bridge from Marion County to Polk County
Date
9/15/2007 10:00 AM to 9/15/2007 12:00 PM
Type of Event
walk
Location
Salem, Oregon
Expected Number of Participants
300
Primary Contact
Debbie Hall
Address
1100 NE 28th Avenue
Portland, OR  97232
Phone Number
503-580-4557
Email Address
debbieh@cascadiabhc.org

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
397
Title
Beyond Addictions Recovery Month/Open House Celebration
Description
On Thursday, September 6th, hundreds will gather at Beyond Addictions' new offices to celebrate Recovery Month and the expansion into a new 4,000 square foot counseling center. The celebration will kick off with a two hour complementary seminar to begin at 2:00pm. The seminar will focus on the treatment for sexual concerns, taught by Dr. Brett Copeland. CEUs will be provided for clinicians. The general Open House will begin at 4:00pm and end at 6:00pm. Finger foods will be served. These events are open to the community.
Date
9/6/2007 2:00 PM to 9/6/2007 6:00 PM
Location
Beyond Addictions
8285 SW Nimbus Avenue, Suite 148
Beaverton, OR 97008
Expected Number of Participants
500
Invited Participants/Audience
This is a Community Event
Primary Contact
Jennifer Lewis
Address
8285 SW Nimbus Avenue, Suite 148
Beaverton, OR  97008
Phone Number
503-644-8700
Email Address
jennifer@beyondaddictions.com
Web Site
http://www.beyondaddictions.com

Event Number
122
Title
Treasure Valley Recovery Month Celebration at the Caldwell YMCA
Description
Family activites at the Caldwell YMCA include swimming, games, cardio. There will be music, dance performance, and raffle for free prizes. Information on alcohol/drug treatment will be available as well as many other resources for people in recovery.
Date
9/8/2007 1:00 PM to 9/8/2007 5:00 PM
Type of Event
festival
Location
CALDWELL-YMCA
3720 S. Indiana Avenue
Caldwell, Idaho 83605
Expected Number of Participants
1000
Invited Participants/Audience
community
Primary Contact
New Vision Holy Rosary Medical Center
Address
351 S.W. 9th Street
Ontario, OR  97914
Phone Number
(800) 939-2273
Email Address
delmarstone@earthlink.net
Secondary Contact
Delmar Stone
Email Address
delmarstone@earthlink.net

Event Number
569
Title
Annual Recovery Month Softball Tournament
Description
Annual softball game between the Josephine County Drug Court and the Jackson County Drug Courts
Date
9/12/2007 6:00 PM to 9/12/2007 7:30 PM
Type of Event
Softball Tournament
Location
Gold Hill Sports Park
14775 Highway 234
Gold Hill, OR
Program Agenda
Arrive - 5:45 PM
National Anthem - 5:55 PM
Play Ball - 6:00 PM to Dusk
Trophy Presented to Winner
Invited Officials/Presenters
All Drug Court participants - past and present are invited to play. A Probation Officer and a Judge have volunteered to umpire.
Expected Number of Participants
125
Invited Participants/Audience
All are invited to attend and cheer on the teams. BBQ will be provided!
Primary Contact
Casey  Black
Address
215 SE 6th Street
Grants Pass, OR  97537
Phone Number
(541) 471-3363
Email Address
casey@sopd.net
Secondary Contact
Lisa  McCredie
Address
100 S. Oakdale
Medford OR  97501
Phone Number
(541) 776-7171

Event Number
501
Title
Recovery Fair 2007
Description
The second Recovery Fair to be held in Yamhill County will bring together treatment providers from the private and public sectors, volunteer recovery organizations, faith-based and 12-step communities. The goal is to raise community awareness and advocate for recovery from addiction and mental illness. Along with live music and speakers, activities will include a bounce house, dunk tank, face painting, free hot dogs and nachos.
Date
9/15/2007 10:00 AM to 9/15/2007 5:00 PM
Type of Event
Street Fair
Location
Downtown McMinnville Oregon on Cowls Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets
Program Agenda
Main Stage Schedule
10:00 Rob Schulman - music
10:30 Judge John L. Collins - keynote address
11:00 recovery speakers
11:30 Tom Delzell "Health Consequences of Substance Abuse"
12:00 Celebrate Recovery Band - music
12:30 Diane Reynolds"Addiction is a Family Disorder"
1:00 Recovery Speakers
1:30 Dell Miller "Changing Relationships in Recover"
2:00 In Our Own Voice
2:30 Leo Read "Setting the Goals Financially"
3:00 Kristina Ribaldi "Life Hurts/God Heals"
3:30 Rob Schulman - music
Recovery Countdown
4:00 Recovery Walk
Invited Officials/Presenters
Honorable Judge John L. Collins; County Commissioner Mary Stern; Celebrate Recovery; DHS Child Welfare ART; NAMI - Yamhill Chapter; Yamhill County Drug Court Alumni Association; Thugz off Drugz; Springbrook/Hazelden; Stormwalkers Recovery Ministry; Confident Kids Support Program; Serenity House; Oxford House; Yamhill County Adult Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Programs; MacACTION; Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Post Treatment Services; Better Choices Counseling Services; Solutions Motocycle Club; Yamhill County Sheriff's Department
Expected Number of Participants
500
Invited Participants/Audience
open to the public
Primary Contact
Alene Jacobs
Address
535 NE 5th Street
McMinnville, OR  97128
Phone Number
503-434-7530
Email Address
Alene.B.Jacobs@ojd.state.or.us

Event Number
709
Title
Above All Influences Recovery Rally
Description
Rehabilitation agencies will have information booths, we will have guest speakers of those in recovery or supporters of recovery, raffle, food, fun. Also at the end of the celebration we will walk up to the bridge and hold hands across the bridge, then do a count down of the years in recovery.
Date
9/15/2007 11:00 AM to 9/15/2007 4:00 PM
Type of Event
Rally
Location
Veterans Park, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Expected Number of Participants
250
Primary Contact
Julie Hargraves
Address
P. O. Box 655
Klamath Falls, OR  97601
Phone Number
541-810-1674
Email Address
juliannclassic1@yahoo.com
Web Site
http://www.aboveallinfluences.com

Event Number
268
Title
Recovery Celebration Oregon 2007 Oregon Advocates for Recovery
Description
Rally with music, speaches, recovery countdown and information distribution on treatment and recovery services
Date
9/15/2007 12:00 PM to 9/15/2007 1:30 PM
Type of Event
Rally in municipal square-park
Location
East Delta Park
92nd and Harold
Portland, Oregon
Program Agenda
Welcome
Music
Why we are here
Celebrating Recovery
Keynote
Countdown
Book, pamphlet give away
Invited Officials/Presenters
Ronald E. Williams
Expected Number of Participants
500
Invited Participants/Audience
General Public, Recovery Community, Treatment Providers, Treatment Community
Primary Contact
Ron Williams
Address
PO Box 3802
Portland, OR  97208
Phone Number
503-490-3413
Email Address
ronaldewilliams@gmail.com

Event Number
375
Title
OXFEST
Description
Oxford Houses of Oregon and Washington are preparing for one of the largest community festivals promoting successful recovery in the Northwest. This event, in its 8th year, has come to be known as OXFEST. Oxford Houses will be providing this celebration on September 15th as a part of the National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month.
Date
9/15/2007 12:00 PM to 9/15/2007 9:30 PM
Type of Event
Music Festival / Family
Location
East Delta Park / Portland OR
Program Agenda
7 bands - food - water slide - dunk tank - softball - kids and family games. fun for everyoneone
Expected Number of Participants
2000
Invited Participants/Audience
any and all recovering addicts and alcohoics along with fmaily and friends
Primary Contact
Tony Perkins
Address
3413 NE 138th Ave
Vancouver, WA  98682
Phone Number
(360) 772-8592
Email Address
tony@oxfest.net
Web Site
http://www.oxfest.net

Event Number
377
Title
OXFEST
Description
Oxford Houses of Oregon and Washington are preparing for one of the largest community festivals promoting successful recovery in the Northwest. This event, in its 8th year, has come to be known as OXFEST. Oxford Houses will be providing this celebration on September 15th as a part of the National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month.
Date
9/15/2007 12:00 PM to 9/15/2007 9:30 PM
Type of Event
Music Festival / Family
Location
East Delta Park / Portland OR
Program Agenda
7 bands - food - water slide - dunk tank - softball - kids and family games. fun for everyoneone
Expected Number of Participants
2000
Invited Participants/Audience
any and all recovering addicts and alcohoics along with fmaily and friends
Primary Contact
Tony Perkins
Address
3413 NE 138th Ave
Vancouver, WA  98682
Phone Number
(360) 772-8592
Email Address
tony@oxfest.net
Web Site
http://www.oxfest.net

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
527
Title
Celebrate Recovery Luminary Event
Description
Addiction Specialist Dr. Bill Kelley will address the community on the disease of addiction and take participants to a higher level of understanding regarding addiction. Participants will then create their own luminary bags and place around the county court house. Music and free ice cream will be available.
Date
9/20/2007 6:30 PM to 9/20/2007 8:30 PM
Type of Event
special Speaker and luminary event
Location
111 E. 5th Street, United Church of Christ and in front of the Wasco County Court House in The Dalles, Or.
Program Agenda
6:30 - 7:30 pm Guest Speaker
7:30 - 8:30 pm Luminary event
Invited Officials/Presenters
Dr. Bill Kelley, M.D.
City Council Members
County Commissionors
School Board Members
Expected Number of Participants
250
Invited Participants/Audience
Parents, Youth and members of the Recovery Community, ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Primary Contact
Debby Jones
Address
610 Court St.
The Dalles, OR  97058
Phone Number
541-506-2673
Email Address
debbyj@co.wasco.or.us

Event Number
679
Title
Families of Tradition Campout
Description
The Families of Tradition Camp will be held on September 21-23, 2007 beginning at 5 pm in the Blue Mountains on the Umatilla Reservation. The family camp is designed to celebrate reunification of parents and children who have completed 16 consecutive weeks of White Bison's Families of Tradition Curriculum. Activities include Drum call, basket weaving, making medicine bags, Sacred Campfire storytelling, walking the medicine wheel, sign language and many team building activities in the woods.
Date
9/21/2007 5:00 PM to 9/23/2007 12:00 AM
Type of Event
wellness campout
Location
Blue Mountains
Westminster Camp
Box 300
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
Program Agenda
Begins at 5:00 pm
Expected Number of Participants
75
Primary Contact
Sissy  Falcon
Address
PO Box 160
Pendleton, OR  97801
Phone Number
541-278-7529
Email Address
info@whitebison.org

Event Number
410
Title
Celebrate Recovery Month PICNIC-Hands Around the Park
Description
food, music, dance performances, information on recovery
Date
9/26/2007 6:00 PM to 9/26/2007 8:00 PM
Location
LIONS PARK, ONTARIO
Expected Number of Participants
200
Invited Participants/Audience
community
Primary Contact
New Vision Holy Rosary Medical Center
Address
351 SW 9th Street
Ontario, OR  97914
Phone Number
(541) 881-7444
Email Address
dstone@specialcarecorp.com
Secondary Contact
Andrea Lockner Lifeways
Phone Number
(541)889-9167
Email Address
alockner@lifeways.org
Web Site
http://www.holyrosary-ontario.org/NewVision.htm