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Event Number	126
Title	Connecting the Pieces Together
Description	The Harry R. Kendall Science and Health Mission Center will host Chapel Service and Luncheon celebrating the positive impact of treatment for alcohol and drug use disorders in our communities and recognizing the strides made in treatment as well as educate the public that addiction is a treatable problem that affects us all.
Date	9/21/2006 11:00 AM to 9/21/2006 1:00 PM
Type of Event	PSC Chapel Service/Luncheon
Location	Philander Smith College M.L. Harris Auditorium #1 Trudie Kibbe Reed Dr. Little Rock, AR 72202
Program Agenda	TBD
Invited Officials/Presenters	TBD
Expected Number of Participants	300
Invited Participants/Audience	College students and citizens of Little Rock, Arkansas
Primary Contact	Lupita Rasheed
Address	#1 Trudie Kibbe Reed Drive Little Rock, AR 72202
Phone Number	(501) 975-8503
Email Address	lrasheed@philander.edu
Secondary Contact	Bishop Felton May
Address	#1 Trudie Kibbe Reed Dr. Little Roc AR 72202
Phone Number	(501) 975-8504
Email Address	bishop.may@philander.edu
Web Site	http://www.philander.edu

Event Number	437
Title	The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention's Picnic in the Park
Description	A brief program to highlight the tremendous efforts made by the various AOD programs and their staff, state officials and those clients in recovery will be followed by a cookout. The staff of The Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention will prepare a customary cookout menu.
Date	9/21/2006 11:00 AM to 9/24/2006 1:00 PM
Type of Event	Luncheon Cookout
Location	The Picnic in the Park will be held at the War Memorial Park Pavilion on Fair Park Blvd, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Program Agenda	Welcome & Opening Remarks Joe M. Hill, Director OADAP Invocation Rev. Billy Burris, Pastor St. Peters Baptist Church Music Selection..Dino Davis Proclamations & Remarks...Keith Rutledge, State Drug Director Comments from the DHHS Director, John Selig Comments from the DBHS Director, Pat Dahlgren State Drug Director, Keith Rutledge Psychotropic Medications for Co-occurring Disorders, L. B. Seltzer, AstraZeneca Introduction of Physicians In the Field Dr. Laurence Miller, DBHS Medical Director Personal Testimonies Adjournment
Invited Officials/Presenters	Physicians, Government Officials, Directors of State Agencies
Expected Number of Participants	250
Invited Participants/Audience	Those invited are, Providers of DOA activities throughout the state, and members of the Coordinating Council. Former clients have been welcomed to give personal testimonies.
Primary Contact	Denise Luckett
Address	4313 W. Markham Little Rock , AR 72205
Phone Number	501-686-9866
Email Address	denise.luckett@arkansas.gov
Secondary Contact	Rebecca Webber
Address	4313 W. Markham Little Roc AR 72205
Phone Number	501-686-9866
Email Address	rebecca.webber@arkansas.gov
Web Site	http://www.arkansas.gov/dhhs/dmhs/

Event Number	603
Title	Arkansas Recovery Month Rally and Picnic
Description	This three-hour event, held in a large city park in Little Rock, Arkansas, was a community-wide rally and picnic to celebrate addiction recovery and Recovery Month. Several state officials as well as Mid-America ATTC Director Pat Stilen spoke.
Date	9/21/2006 11:00 AM to 9/21/2006 2:00 PM
Type of Event	Rally and picnic
Location	City Park in Little Rock, Arkansas
Program Agenda	speakers and picnic
Invited Officials/Presenters	Joe Hill, SSA Director Pat Stilen, Mid-America ATTC Director
Expected Number of Participants	150
Invited Participants/Audience	state officials, persons in recovery, substance abuse counselors, the general public
Primary Contact	Pat Stilen
Address	Mid-America ATTC; UMKC; 5100 Rockhill Road Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
Phone Number	(816) 482.1168
Email Address	pstilen@mattc.org
Web Site	http://N/A

Event Number	313
Title	Recovery Jam
Description	A community event to raise awareness about substance abuse, mental disorders treatment and recovery.
Date	9/25/2006 4:00 PM to 9/25/2006 8:00 PM
Location	Little Rock River Market 400 President Clinton Drive Little Rock, AR 72201
Program Agenda	Talents, testimonials, speeches, entertainment
Invited Officials/Presenters	Mayor, county judges, candidates for governor, college presidents
Expected Number of Participants	250
Invited Participants/Audience	Persons in recovery, service providers, healthcare professionals, families, youth, churches and the general public
Primary Contact	Sandra Mitchell
Address	1200 S. Valentine Street Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone Number	501 663 7221
Email Address	bcdman@aristotle.net
Secondary Contact	Jackie Holt
Address	1200 S. Valentine Street Little Roc AR 72204
Phone Number	501 663 7221
Email Address	jackieholt@sbcglobal.net
Web Site	http://bcdinc.org

The Recovery Month effort aims to promote the societal benefits of alcohol and drug use disorder treatment, laud the contributions of treatment providers and promote the message that recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders in all its forms is possible.

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