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Event Number	520
Title	Breaking the Silence: Giving Voice To Those Affected By Hepatitis C
Description	Discussion on Hepatitis C and substance abuse
Date	5/1/2006 10:00 AM to 9/30/2006 5:00 PM
Type of Event	Conference
Location	Kansas City, Missouri
Program Agenda	Forum with opportunity for questions and answers
Invited Officials/Presenters	TBA
Expected Number of Participants	200
Invited Participants/Audience	Pastors, Health Ministers, Counselors, Health care officials, general public
Primary Contact	Johanna Koskinen
Address	10515 Blue Ridge Blvd.Suite 207 Kansas City, MO 64134
Phone Number	8167678472
Email Address	execdir@hepcmo.org
Web Site	http://www.hepcmo.org

Event Number	257
Title	Faith Community Bulletin Inserts
Description	A faith community bulletin or newsletter insert sheet that can be downloaded free by churches, temples, mosques and other faith groups. This 5 1/2" X 8 1/2 " double-sided informational sheet provides current facts from research about the number of persons struggling with addiction, effectiveness of evidence-based treatment, what persons can do to become more informed about this disease, what persons can do to help others suffering from addictions, and what faith communities can do to provide support services.
Date	9/1/2006 8:00 AM to 9/6/2006 8:00 PM
Type of Event	product
Location	Can be downloaded from http://www.mattc.org/information/recovery/insert.html
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	549
Title	Breaking the Silence of Addiction
Description
Date	9/5/2006 6:30 PM to 9/30/2006 8:00 PM
Type of Event	dinner, letter writing campaign, media campaign
Location	Crossroads Community Recovery Center 515 B East McCarty Jefferson City, MO 65101 573 634 8820
Expected Number of Participants	25
Invited Participants/Audience	We invited about 40 individuals and had 25 actually attend.
Primary Contact	Judie Didriksen
Address	515 B East McCarty Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone Number	573 634 8820
Email Address	ccrc@mchsi.com
Secondary Contact	Angie Carter
Address	515 B East McCarty Jefferson MO 65101
Phone Number	573 634 8820
Email Address	ccrc@mchsi.com
Web Site	http://www.recoverycenter.org

Event Number	330
Title	REGIONAL RECOVERY COINFERENCE
Description	ONE DAY EVENT FEATURING MANY SPEAKERS IN THE RECOVERY MOVEMENT,STRESSING "NO SHAME IN RECOVERY' AND 'RECOVERY IS NOT JUST FOR THE ADDICT'.OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE THE TOOLS,RESOURCES AND DIRECTION NEEDED TO UNITE THE COMMUNITY WITH THE MANY RECOVERY GROUPS, TREATMENT CENTERS, ECT. TO BREAK THE STIGMA THAT DEFEATS RECOVERY.
Date	9/16/2006 8:00 AM to 9/16/2006 5:00 PM
Type of Event	CONFERENCE
Location	TINNIN FINE ARTS CENTER ON THE CAMPUS OF THE THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI
Program Agenda	TO PROMOTE AWARENESS, AND UNIFY THE COMMUNITY AS A FORCE AGAINST THE STIGMA OF RECOVERY.
Invited Officials/Presenters	AUTHOR'S MARTIN DAVIS AND DR. CHARLES SMITH, THE DIRECTOR OF MO. RECOVERY NETWORK, THE DIRECTOR OF MO. MENTAL HEALTH, DEPT OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG COMMISION,ECT.
Expected Number of Participants	400
Invited Participants/Audience	SOUTHEAST MO. TREATMENT CENTER, SOUTHEAST MO.RESTORATION CENTER,MISSION MISSOURI,HEALING HARBOR AND ALL OTHER ORGANZATIONS INVOLVED IN FAITH-BASED OR SECULAR RECOVERY PROGRAMS,PLUS MANY MORE.
Primary Contact	AUSTIN MONTAGUE
Address	334CR578 FISK, MO 63940
Phone Number	573-686-3892
Email Address	TAGVILLE@YRLESS.NET
Web Site	http://TWENTYFOURSEVENRECOVERY.ORG

Event Number	325
Title	"No Shame in Recovery"
Description	All day conference with workshops and group meetings. Footprints, Power to choose, Healing Harbor, Twentyfourseven.
Date	9/16/2006 9:00 AM to 9/16/2006 5:00 PM
Type of Event	Conference
Location	Tinin Fine Arts Center Poplar Bluff, MO
Program Agenda	Begin With: Resistration Welcome & Prayer Speakers Break for Lunch Speakers Testimonies etc....
Invited Officials/Presenters	Mayor Betty Absheer Martin Davis - Main Speaker Jane Pfefferkorn -Co Dependency Wayne White- Footprints Ben Jordan Dr. Charles E. Smith Gerrit DenHartog - Missouri Recovery Network Al-Anon District Representative SEMO Ccommunity Treatment center Representative Bishop Ron Webb Restoration Center Various Testimonies from Recovery Groups/
Expected Number of Participants	450
Invited Participants/Audience	Public invited
Primary Contact	Austin Montague
Address	334 CR 578 Fisk, MO 63940
Phone Number	573-686-3892
Email Address	tagville@ryless.net
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Event Number	287
Title	Recovery Celebration at Busch Stadium
Description	In cooperation with the Johnson Institute's SportsLink Program and the St. Louis Cardinal's organization, a special section will be set aside for celebration of recovery from addiction. Individuals, family members, friends/allies and addiction treatment professionals will be able to purchase tickets at a special price. Pre-game events are planned and recognization of the Missouri Recovery Network on the marquee will be shown.
Date	9/17/2006 1:15 PM to 9/17/2006 4:00 PM
Type of Event	major league baseball game
Location	The new Busch Stadium, downtown St. Louis, Missouri.
Program Agenda	Major league baseball game: St. Louis Cardinals vs the San Francisco Giants
Expected Number of Participants	375
Invited Participants/Audience	Tickets are being sold to members and friends of the Missouri Recovery Network.
Primary Contact	Rhonda Flynn
Address	428 East Capitol Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone Number	573-635-6669
Email Address	rflynn@actmissouri.org
Web Site	http://www.morecovery.org

Event Number	463
Title	Hands in Recovery across the Chain of Rocks Bridge
Description	This is a Hands in Recovery across the Mississippi River joining Illinois and Missouri people, families and friends in recovery. Event starts at 5:00 p.m. with refreshments followed by the program that starts at 6:00 p.m. The program includes singing of American the Beautiful, a convocation, speaker Dick K. and a candle lighting ceremony. All are welcome!
Date	9/23/2006 5:00 PM to 9/23/2006 8:00 PM
Type of Event	recovery program
Location	Chain of rocks Bridge at Interstate 270 and Riverview Dr. This is the first exit on the Missouri side of the river.
Program Agenda	MC..........Algin Robinson America the Beautiful.....Angela Peebles Convocation.....Biship George White, Jr. Purpose of event......Stanley Dondle Introduction of speaker....Jeffrey Kushner Speaker....Dick K. Lighting of Candles.....all participants closing......Wardell Kahn
Invited Officials/Presenters	Proclamation from the Mayor
Expected Number of Participants	500
Invited Participants/Audience	recovering people, their families and friends
Primary Contact	Jeffrey Kushner
Address	Room 526, 1114 Market St. Louis, , MO 63101
Phone Number	314-589-6702
Email Address	jkushner@courts.mo.gov
Secondary Contact	Wardell Kahn
Address	1327 Veronica Ave. St. Louis MO 63147
Phone Number	314-389-9171

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