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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 | 144 |
Title | Colorado Springs Wellbriety Powwow--SAMHSA-Sponsored |
Description | This event will take place at the Hillside Community Center located at 925 S. Institute in Colorado Springs. We will have drums, light snacks, local speakers in recovery, and possibly a dance performance. Please feel free to bring your families and friends to help us celebrate recovery! |
Date | 9/27/2008 1:00 PM to 9/27/2008 4:00 PM |
Type of Event | sobriety powwow/celebration |
Location | Hillside Community Center
925 S. Institute
Colorado Springs, CO 80903 |
Program Agenda | 1:00 pm-4:00 pm |
Invited Officials/Presenters | Governor Bill Ritter
Mayor Lionel Rivera
Don Coyhis, President, White Bison, Inc.
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Expected Number of Participants | 275 |
Invited Participants/Audience | Everyone is welcome to attend! Please bring your families and friends. |
Primary Contact | Kateri Vergez |
Address | 6145 Lehman Drive, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80918 |
Phone Number | 719-548-1000 |
Email Address | kateri@whitebison.org |
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 |
Web Site | |
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 | 347 |
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 | Colorado Springs Tx Ctr |
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 | Dawn Romero |
Address | 115 North Parkside Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80909 |
Phone Number | 719/475-7052 |
Email Address | dromero@crchealth.com |
Event Number | 72 |
Title | Rally For Recovery Real People. Real Recovery. |
Description | DJ's, Live Blues, Jazz, Rock & Oldies Bands. Guest Speakers from all Avenues of our Recovery community, Including Elected Officials With Celebrity Emcee's. Advocate of the Year Award, Advocacy Action Tent, and many other Self Solutions help on hand, Fun for the whole family, Kids activities & BB-Q Hamburgers & Hot Dogs available |
Date | 9/20/2008 10:00 AM to 9/20/2008 3:00 PM |
Type of Event | Recovery Rally |
Location | TBA |
Invited Officials/Presenters | Denver's Mayor John Hickenlooper
Denver DA Mitch Morrisey
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers
House Speaker Andrew Romanoff
Advocates for Recovery Colorado President Tonya Wheeler
Advocates for Recovery Events Coordinator Mark Wonder
And More TBA
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Expected Number of Participants | 1000 |
Invited Participants/Audience | The whole State of Colorado, Treatment Centers, Family's of people in and seeking Recovery, Neighborhood Associations and the community as a whole..... |
Primary Contact | Mark Wonder |
Address | POB 16523
Denver, CO 80216 |
Phone Number | 303-882-2172 |
Email Address | mrkwndr@comcast.net |
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Event Number | 965 |
Title | Oxford House - Firestone 2nd Anniversary |
Description | Celebrated its second anniversary September 21st and invited members from the recovery community to an Open House. |
Date | 9/21/2008 |
Type of Event | Open House |
Location | 5984 Stagecoach Avenue,Longmont, CO 80504-5585 |
Expected Number of Participants | 30 |
Primary Contact | Paul Molloy |
Address | 1010 Wayne Ave. Suite 300
Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
Phone Number | 000-000-0000 |
Email Address | paulmolloy1@mac.com |
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 |
Web Site | |
Event Number | 450 |
Title | Surrounded by Recovery 2008 |
Description | Multiple booths on hand from treatment and services avalible in Colorado. Also to have enough people in recovery to surround the State Capitol hand in hand to show that Recovery Happens. |
Date | 9/24/2008 11:00 AM to 9/24/2008 1:00 PM |
Type of Event | Demonstration to show Recovery happens |
Location | Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colorado |
Program Agenda | 11AM to 11:45AM network and give information to the public at multiple booths on treatment and services in Colorado. Also to give free Hep C and HIV Testing. 11:45AM to 12:50PM booths stay open and guest speakers begin 12:51PM all atendees will surround the Capitol and Thumper Hodge with lead us all in a prayer. The west steps of the Capitol will have a gap to simbolize a door way for thoes seeking recovery, it will also be a time to remember thoes that have died from Alcohol & Substance abuse. END at 1PM |
Invited Officials/Presenters | Guest Speakers are: Attorney General John Suthers
Senator Penfield Tate
Councilwoman Carla Madison
Carmalita Muniz
Tom Brewster
Nick Sterner
Mark Wonder |
Expected Number of Participants | 500 |
Invited Participants/Audience | Everyone in Recovery with 1min. of recovery to 100years this is to show our comunity that people can and do recovery from their substance abuse issues |
Primary Contact | Mark Wonder |
Address | POB 16523
Denver, CO 80216 |
Phone Number | 303-882-2172 |
Email Address | mrkwndr@comcast.net |
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Event Number | 405 |
Title | The Decisions We Make Concerning Alcohol and Substance Abuse Issues: Before, During and After |
Description | This year's Symposium is a comprehensive approach to Education, Prevention, Treatment, to include Relapse and Recovery all within the arena of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Issues. |
Date | 9/25/2008 7:30 AM to 9/26/2008 5:00 PM |
Type of Event | Symposium |
Location | The Prestigious Air Force Academy (Arnold Hall). Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Program Agenda | Numerous presentors from
8:45am to 4:30pm -vendors,
contests, give-aways, live music and more.
(see website call with your questions - don't miss it!!!) |
Invited Officials/Presenters | Senator Ken Salazar
State Attorney General John Suthers
Judge David Shakes
Dr. Gary Forrest
President Kamal Saleem
Dr. Michael Wilbourn
Dr. Judith Miller
Director Jean Armour
Director Drew DeMarie
Program Mngr Jade Thomas
Project Director Bert Singleton
VNI Detective Bob McDonald
Disaster Expert Dan Motisi
Anchor KKTV11 John Harding
Crystal Meth Anonymous Spokesperson John Fraley
New York Giant's Former Running Back Omar Bacon and more
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Expected Number of Participants | 250 |
Invited Participants/Audience | This years symposium is dual tracked, catoring to the Clinician/Professional and the Community Leader/ Family Member. It is all inclusive. Who should come? Everyone is invited. Register soon for appropriate accommodations. |
Primary Contact | Eric Rodwell |
Address | PO Box 75674
Colorado Springs, CO 80923 |
Phone Number | 719-244-7414 |
Email Address | Rodwell5@msn.com |
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Event Number | 452 |
Title | Meth Free Delta County Softball/Barbecue Fundraiser |
Description | Meth Free Delta County has challenged Local Law Enforcement officers to a good old fashioned Softball Game. Barbecue to Follow and lots of good old fashioned entertainment |
Date | 9/28/2008 3:00 PM to 9/28/2008 8:00 PM |
Type of Event | Softball Game & Barbecue |
Location | Hotchkiss, CO 81419 |
Program Agenda | Softball Game
Barbecue & Music |
Invited Officials/Presenters | Local Commissioners
Local Community Members |
Expected Number of Participants | 200 |
Invited Participants/Audience | Everyone invited to the fun |
Primary Contact | Brenda Burns |
Address | 348 River Ridge Road
Hotchkiss, , CO 81419 |
Phone Number | (970) 201-7402 |
Email Address | bburnscm@yahoo.com |
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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