Title
"Sports-Link" Recovery Month 2004 Celebration (SAMHSA Sponsored)
City
Minneapolis, MN
Description
Public tribute at major league baseball game recognizing and celebrating the power and possibility of recovery from addiction.
Date
Thursday, September 16th
Type of Event
Baseball Game
Location
Metrodome
Program Agenda
Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago White Sox Game begins at 7:10 p.m. Picnic celebration prior to the game at the ballpark.
Who Should Participate
All persons supporting recovery
Expected Number of Participants
1,700
Invited Officials/Presenters
Various local, state and national dignitaries
Primary Contact
Dona Dmitrovic
Address
1273 National Press Bldg., Washington, DC , 20045
Phone Number
202-662-7105
Email Address
donad@johnsoninstitute.org
Secondary Contact
Kelly Cochrane
612-331-5600
Web Site
http://www.johnsoninstitute.org
National Recovery Month Annual Prayer Breakfast
Minneapolis
On Thursday, September 9, Augsburg College will host the annual prayer breakfast honoring the voices for recovery in Minnesota. This inspirational and moving event will feature an invocation by the Augsburg College campus pastor, as well as personal experiences of members of the recovery community at large as well as those involved with the StepUP Program at Augsburg College, either as students, staff, or parents. The StepUP Porgram at Augsburg College provides counseling support, a safe community, and housing for college students in recovery from the disease of Chemical Dependency. The StepUP Program is a member of the Association of Recovery Schools.
September 9, 2004
Prayer Breakfast
Augsburg College Christensen Center East Commons 2211 Riverside Avenue
7:00 Breakfast Buffet 7:10 Opening Meditation 7:15 Panel Sue K., CHarles and Jan L., Eric M. 7:35 Keynote Speaker Bob B. 8:00 Closing remarks; Serenity Prayer, lead by K.C. Fisher, student
Free and open to the public; all recovering people, freinds of the recovery community, and professionals are invited.
50
Rev. David Wold, Augsburg College Susan Klaseus, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Augsburg College Bob Bisanz, Parent Charles and Jan Lloyd Eric Mauer, Student KC Fischer, Student
Christin Crabtree-McWethy
Augsburg College office of Government and Community Relations, 2211 Riverside Avenue, Campus Box 142, Minneapolis MN 55405
(612)330-1651
crabtree@augsburg.edu
Tracy Beckman
2211 Riverside Avenue, Campus Box 142, Minneapolis MN 55405
(612)330-1575
beckman@augsburg.edu
http://www.augsburg.edu/stepup
3rd Annual Hmong Resource Fair - SAMHSA Sponsored
St. Paul
This is a "Twin Cities" AAPI event that's been held for several years. It features cultural, employment, funding, and health and human service resources with booths and speakers.
October 30, 2004, 10am-2pm
Community Resource Fair
Arlington Senior High School St. Paul, MN 55117
Community resource fair with booth and speakers.
Hmong and other Asian and Pacific Islander families and community members
1,000
SAMHSA and CSAT staff; Lee Pao Xiong, Director of Housing Policy and Development, Community Planning and Economic Development Department, City of Minneapolis and William Yang, Executive Director of Hmong American Partnership
Ms. Ilean Her
Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, 658 Cedar Street, 1st Floor, St. Paul, MN 55155
(651) 296-0538
kao.ly.her@state.mn.us
Ford Kuramoto
340 E. Second St. #409, Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 625-5795
fhkuramoto@napafsa.org
