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Event Number | 484 |
Title | 2008 National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Press Conference and Kick-Off - SAMHSA-Sponsored |
Description | The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will unveil the results of the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health at a press conference on Thursday, September 4. 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 2007 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.
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Date | 9/4/2008 10:00 AM to 9/4/2008 11:00 AM |
Type of Event | Press Conference and National Kick-Off Event |
Location | National Press Building,
Holeman Lounge, 13th Floor
529 14th Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
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Invited Officials/Presenters | John Walters, Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
RADM Eric Broderick, Acting Administrator, SAMHSA
H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., Director, SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Candy Finnigan, Drug and Alcohol Interventionist appearing on the A&E documentary drama Intervention
Nathan Anderson, a person in recovery from drug abuse
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Expected Number of Participants | 100 |
Invited Participants/Audience | Media, organizations/associations and government agency representatives in the field of substance abuse addiction, treatment and recovery, 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 |
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Event Number | 462 |
Title | got recovery? t-shirts |
Description | in the spirit of "got milk", our got recovery? t-shirts are designed to increase awareness for addiction recovery. Help us spread the word by wearing yours, got recovery? |
Date | 8/25/2008 8:00 AM to 9/30/2008 12:00 AM |
Type of Event | Campaign to increase awareness |
Location | To order go to:
http://www.spiritworksfoundation.org/ |
Expected Number of Participants | 5000 |
Primary Contact | Jan Brown |
Address | 5800 Mooretown Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188 |
Phone Number | 757-564-0001 |
Email Address | jan@spiritworksfoundation.org |
Secondary Contact | Sissy Allen |
Address | 5800 Mooretown Road
Williamsbu VA 23188 |
Phone Number | 757-564-0001 |
Email Address | sissy@spiritworksfoundation.org |
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Event Number | 547 |
Title | "In My Own Words..." Essay Contest - ATTC National Office |
Description | In celebration of National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month, the ATTC National Office is excited to announce its essay contest "In My Own Words..."
The essay contest is open to anyone currently in the addictions treatment and recovery field, or closely related discipline. The deadline for submission is Midnight, October 1, 2008. Prizes include: First - $500; Second - $250; Third - $100
Guidelines are available online: http://www.attcnetwork.org/find/news/newsItem.asp?id=84
Questions? Contact Deann Jepson, jepsond@umkc.edu. |
Date | 9/1/2008 12:00 AM to 10/1/2008 12:00 AM |
Location | Find additional information, including submission guidelines online: http://www.attcnetwork.org/find/news/newsItem.asp?id=84 |
Expected Number of Participants | 1000 |
Primary Contact | Erin Fridley |
Address | 5100 Rockhill Rd
Kansas City, MO 64110 |
Phone Number | 816-235-6989 |
Email Address | fridleye@umkc.edu |
Secondary Contact | Deann Jepson |
Phone Number | 816-235-6981 |
Email Address | jepsond@umkc.edu |
Event Number | 78 |
Title | 15th National TASC Conference on Drugs & Crime - The Sky's the Limit: Strengthening Communities through TASC - Innovation, Integration & Imagination |
Description | In celebration of Recovery Month, the 15th National TASC Conference on Drugs & Crime will take place September 3-5. This event offers research applications, skills-building, and advocacy activities for public safety, substance abuse and mental health treatment professionals as well as faith-based organizations, juvenile and adult services providers, and community advocates.
REGISTER TODAY! Go to www.NationalTASC.org (*) for convenient online registration or a registration form that can be printed and mailed with payment to: PO Box 5061, Williamsburg VA 23188, ATTN: 2008 National TASC Conference Registration
Early Bird rates apply for all registrations received by July 31, 2008. Member: $295 Non-Member: $395
Regular Registration Member: $345 Non-Member: $445
(*) Sponsor and Exhibitor packages are also available. For details scroll to "Becoming a Sponsor/Exhibitor at the Conference" on the left menu of the National TASC homepage. |
Date | 9/3/2008 8:00 AM to 9/5/2008 7:00 PM |
Type of Event | Conference |
Location | Chicago, Illinois at The Westin Michigan Avenue
To reserve a room at The Westin Michigan Avenue, Chicago , call 1-888-627-8385 and ask for the National TASC rate.
Hotel bed rates are $199 single/$224 double (plus parking and all applicable taxes). Offer available until August 2, 2008 at 5 PM CDT.
Online room reservations available at: Http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/tasc2008
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Program Agenda | Intensive workshop tracks will focus on the topics of: Incarceration and Reentry; Diversion; Clinical Skills and Interventions; Evaluation and Research; and Innovative Applications.
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Invited Officials/Presenters | There will be prominent speakers from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and many others. |
Expected Number of Participants | 300 |
Invited Participants/Audience | Public safety, substance abuse and mental health treatment professionals, counselors and social workers, faith-based organizations, juvenile and adult services providers, community advocates. |
Primary Contact | National TASC |
Address | 2204 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22301 |
Phone Number | 703-836-8272 |
Email Address | nationaltasc@nationaltasc.org |
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Event Number | 96 |
Title | Recovery Takes Flight 2008 |
Description | 30 thousand Balloons will be released across the country by CRC Health Group facilities at Noon local time creating a wave of recognition honoring recovery. |
Date | 9/10/2008 12:00 PM to 9/10/2008 1:00 PM |
Type of Event | Balloon Release |
Location | Over 60 facilities nationwide |
Program Agenda | 11:30am gather
11:50am Statement read
11:59 am countdown
Noon- release balloons |
Invited Officials/Presenters | Local dignitaries |
Expected Number of Participants | 30000 |
Invited Participants/Audience | Staff, clients and alumni of the various treatment centers |
Primary Contact | Melissa Preshaw |
Address | 20400 Stevens Creek Blvd, Suite 600
Cupertino , CA 95014 |
Phone Number | (408)367-2185 |
Email Address | mpreshaw@crchealth.com |
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Event Number | 311 |
Title | Recovery Takes Flight 2008 |
Description | 30,000 balloons will be released across the country by CRC Health Group facilities at Noon local time creating a wave of recognition honoring recovery. |
Date | 9/10/2008 12:00 PM to 9/10/2008 1:00 PM |
Location | 27th Street Clinic |
Program Agenda | 11:30 am--Gather, 11:50 am-- Statement Read, 11:59 am--Countdown to release ballons, Noon--Release Balloons |
Invited Officials/Presenters | Local Dignitaries |
Expected Number of Participants | 250 |
Invited Participants/Audience | Staff, clients, and alumi of the treatment center |
Primary Contact | Mitchell Parchem |
Address | 4383 N 27th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53216 |
Phone Number | 414/871-8883 |
Email Address | mparchem@crchealth.com |
Event Number | 312 |
Title | Recovery Takes Flight 2008 |
Description | 30,000 balloons will be released across the country by CRC Health Group facilities at Noon local time creating a wave of recognition honoring recovery. |
Date | 9/10/2008 12:00 PM to 9/10/2008 1:00 PM |
Location | 10th Street Clinic |
Program Agenda | 11:30 am--Gather, 11:50 am-- Statement Read, 11:59 am--Countdown to release ballons, Noon--Release Balloons |
Invited Officials/Presenters | Local Dignitaries |
Expected Number of Participants | 250 |
Invited Participants/Audience | Staff, clients, and alumi of the treatment center |
Primary Contact | Cynthia Newton |
Address | 4800 S. 10th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53221 |
Phone Number | 414/744-5370 |
Email Address | cnewton@crchealth.com |
Event Number | 313 |
Title | Recovery Takes Flight 2008 |
Description | 30,000 balloons will be released across the country by CRC Health Group facilities at Noon local time creating a wave of recognition honoring recovery. |
Date | 9/10/2008 12:00 PM to 9/10/2008 1:00 PM |
Location | Madison Health Services |
Program Agenda | 11:30 am--Gather, 11:50 am-- Statement Read, 11:59 am--Countdown to release ballons, Noon--Release Balloons |
Invited Officials/Presenters | Local Dignitaries |
Expected Number of Participants | 250 |
Invited Participants/Audience | Staff, clients, and alumi of the treatment center |
Primary Contact | Tanya Bakker |
Address | 3113 E Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53704 |
Phone Number | 608/242-0220 |
Email Address | tbakker@crchealth.com |
Event Number | 314 |
Title | Recovery Takes Flight 2008 |
Description | 30,000 balloons will be released across the country by CRC Health Group facilities at Noon local time creating a wave of recognition honoring recovery. |
Date | 9/10/2008 12:00 PM to 9/10/2008 1:00 PM |
Location | Wausau Health Services |
Program Agenda | 11:30 am--Gather, 11:50 am-- Statement Read, 11:59 am--Countdown to release ballons, Noon--Release Balloons |
Invited Officials/Presenters | Local Dignitaries |
Expected Number of Participants | 250 |
Invited Participants/Audience | Staff, clients, and alumi of the treatment center |
Primary Contact | Deborah Piskoty |
Address | 209 W Washington Street
Wausau, WI 54481 |
Phone Number | 715/845-3637 |
Email Address | dpiskoty@crchealth.com |
Event Number | 315 |
Title | Recovery Takes Flight 2008 |
Description | 30,000 balloons will be released across the country by CRC Health Group facilities at Noon local time creating a wave of recognition honoring recovery. |
Date | 9/10/2008 12:00 PM to 9/10/2008 1:00 PM |
Location | Valley Health Services |
Program Agenda | 11:30 am--Gather, 11:50 am-- Statement Read, 11:59 am--Countdown to release ballons, Noon--Release Balloons |
Invited Officials/Presenters | Local Dignitaries |
Expected Number of Participants | 250 |
Invited Participants/Audience | Staff, clients, and alumi of the treatment center |
Primary Contact | Jane Williquette |
Address | 1201 W Tuckaway Lane
Menasha, WI 54952 |
Phone Number | 920-733-4443 |
Email Address | jwilliquette@crchealth.com |
Event Number | 586 |
Title | Recovery Month-1st Annual Walk |
Description | 1st Annual Walk to support Recovery from Maehnowesekiyah Wellness Center to Keshena Pavillion. |
Date | 9/13/2008 8:30 AM to 9/13/2008 12:00 PM |
Location | Participants will gather at Maehnowesekiyah Welnness Center, State Hwy 47 at County Hwy G, Middle Village, WI to create posters and t-shirts to take on their walks |
Expected Number of Participants | 100 |
Primary Contact | Steve Dakai |
Address | N2150 White Cedar
Gresham, WI 54128 |
Phone Number | (715) 799-3835 |
Email Address | sdakai@mitw.org |
Event Number | 473 |
Title | Circle of Joy Wellness Festival |
Description | The third annual Circle of Joy Wellness Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, September 13, 2008. Anyone interested in learning more about nutrition, exercise, alcohol and other drug abuse recovery, health, and well-being is welcome to attend. A massage therapist will be available for chair massage sessions. Displays include topics such as: strategies for weight loss, vitamin and herbal supplements, water purifying, and decreasing aggression in schools. Delicious organic, nutritious foods will be sold as a fund raiser for Visions Counseling, Inc., a nonprofit organization that offers counseling services to those who do not have health insurance. |
Date | 9/13/2008 10:00 AM to 9/13/2008 5:00 PM |
Type of Event | Wellness Center Festival and Open House |
Location | From US 39/51 exit onto highway 64 East: 1 1/2 miles north of Hwy 64 off north highway 17 in Merrill, WI. Turn west onto Smith Road. Blue farm house on the west side of the curve, with display tents. |
Program Agenda | A 12 Step Recovery meeting will be held at 10 a.m., for members of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Alanon, Overeaters Anonymous, family members and others who would like to hear of the experience, strength, and support of the program. At 11:30 a.m., an Empowerment group will be held for women discovering how to break the cycle of dependency on alcohol, food, other drugs, or unhealthy relationships. |
Invited Officials/Presenters | Professionals with expertise in recovery and holistic healing of body, mind, and spirit. Recovering addicts with many years of abstinance and openess to sharing how they are living fully one day at a time. |
Expected Number of Participants | 500 |
Invited Participants/Audience | Community members, Tomahawk Fall Motorcycle Ride cyclists |
Primary Contact | Wendie Martell-Williams, MSW, CADC |
Address | N2355 Smith Road
Merrill, WI 54452 |
Phone Number | 715-551-1970 |
Email Address | visionscounsel@yahoo.com |
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Event Number | 228 |
Title | Recovery Film Festival |
Description | Eight great films celebrating recovery from addiction
plus comedian Mark Lundholm's "Addicted...a comedy of substance"
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Date | 9/13/2008 2:00 PM to 9/14/2008 6:00 PM |
Type of Event | Film Festival |
Location | Alano Club of Wisconsin Rapids, 1210 E. Grand Ave., Wisconsin Rapids, WI |
Program Agenda | Days of Wine and Roses
28 Days
My Name is Bill W
Drunks
Clean and Sober
When a Man Loves a Woman
Basketball Diaries
Under the Influence |
Expected Number of Participants | 100 |
Invited Participants/Audience | The public is invited. |
Primary Contact | Laurie Duraney |
Address | 1891 Riverview Drive
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 |
Phone Number | 715-424-2565 |
Email Address | lauriel555@peoplepc.com |
Event Number | 589 |
Title | Recovery Rally |
Description | Annual event celebrating recovery from alcohol and or drug abuse |
Date | 9/20/2008 12:00 PM to 9/20/2008 4:00 PM |
Location | Elver Park (New Shelter) |
Expected Number of Participants | 300 |
Primary Contact | Catina McAlister |
Address | 6601 Grand Teton Plaza, Suite A
Madison, WI 53719 |
Phone Number | 608-829-1032 |
Email Address | catina.waaoda@tds.net |
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Event Number | 208 |
Title | Alliance for Recovery Advocates 8th Annual Rally for Recovery |
Description | Join us in celebrating people and recovery. There will be speakers, performers, music, food, children's activities, games and prizes, a raffle and closing ceremony "Hands Across the Park for Recovery." |
Date | 9/20/2008 12:00 PM to 9/20/2008 4:00 PM |
Type of Event | Recovery Rally |
Location | Elver Park, Madison WI |
Expected Number of Participants | 300 |
Primary Contact | Catina McAlister |
Address | 6601 Grand Teton Plaza
Madison, WI 53719 |
Phone Number | 608-829-1032 |
Email Address | catina.waaoda@tds.net |
Secondary Contact | Angela McAlister |
Address | 6601 Grand Teton Plaza
Madison WI 53719 |
Phone Number | 608-827-6049 |
Email Address | angie.waaoda@tds.net |
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Event Number | 456 |
Title | Addiction Nurses Week |
Description | Its the First Annual Addiction Nurses Week!
(Sept. 24th-30th)
Celebrate the contribution of nurses in addiction treatment and be a part of Recovery Month September 1st-30th.
Addiction nurses are integral to the process. Addiction nurses know firsthand the affects of addiction from treatment to counseling to education and from working with patients, families and communities. NOW addiction nurses can celebrate their experience along with their colleagues in the field of substance use disorders. |
Date | 9/24/2008 1:00 AM to 9/30/2008 1:00 AM |
Type of Event | National observance |
Location | Across the nation |
Expected Number of Participants | 500 |
Primary Contact | Carolyn Baird |
Address | 119 Joyce Dr
McMurray, PA 15317 |
Phone Number | 724-941-8551 |
Email Address | carolynab@earthlink.net |
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Event Number | 541 |
Title | Chippewa Valley Rally for Recovery |
Description | 1st Annual Rally for Recovery
Fun Walk - Food - Live Entertainment - Children's Activities - Informational Booths |
Date | 10/4/2008 10:00 AM to 10/4/2008 12:00 PM |
Type of Event | Rally and Fun Walk! |
Location | Altoona WI 54720
City Park |
Program Agenda | Registration for Fun Walk 9AM
Speakers 10 AM
Live entertainment, food, children's activities 10 AM - 12 PM |
Invited Officials/Presenters | WI Dept of Health Services
Bureau of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
Individuals and Families in Recovery |
Expected Number of Participants | 100 |
Invited Participants/Audience | Open to Public |
Primary Contact | Thuy Smith |
Address | 4076 115th St
Chippewa falls, WI 54729 |
Phone Number | 715-861-3081 |
Email Address | ttvspyv@yahoo.com |
Secondary Contact | Pamela Radcliffe |
Address | 2390 Ridgeview Drive
Eau Claire WI 54701 |
Phone Number | 715-797-7969 |
Email Address | plrad@hotmail.com |
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Event Number | 672 |
Title | Gratitude Cruise for Halloween, 2008 |
Description | Fellowship vacation on the largest cruise ship in the world, Freedom of the Seas. |
Date | 10/26/2008 2:00 PM to 11/2/2008 9:00 AM |
Type of Event | 7 Day Western Caribbean Cruise |
Location | Leaving Miami, FL, to Labadee, Haiti, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Mexico. |
Program Agenda | Itinerary distributed to guests first day on ship. |
Invited Officials/Presenters | Keynote Speakers: Angie P., Ohio, Lorna K., NY, Russell Sp, FL |
Expected Number of Participants | 150 |
Invited Participants/Audience | Program for registered guests only. Please call 561-702-2312 |
Primary Contact | Snow Piccolo |
Address | 102 NE Second St. #417
Boca Raton, FL 33432 |
Phone Number | 561-702-2312 |
Email Address | Snow@sobercelebrations.com |
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