Friends of Recovery

National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month

UPCOMING EVENTS

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Friends of Recovery- Vermont is seeking volunteers to staff various positions for Recovery Walk 2008. Volunteers are needed to help set-up and break- down the event and offer other logistical support throughout the day at the Recovery Walk. If you are interested in learning how you can help or for more information contact Patty McCarthy at recoveryvt@aol.com. Voluneteers recive free t-shirts and enjoy a volunteer orientation dinner!

Want to be an organizational sponsor of the event? Contact FOR-VT for details.
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GREEN MOUNTAIN RECOVERY WALK
Vermont's 3rd Annual Recovery Walk will be held in Montpelier beginning at the State House on Saturday, September 20, 2008. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. The ceremony will begin at 10 am and the walk will begin at approximately 11:00 a.m. The Walk is a celebration of recovery for those in recovery, their family members, friends and other allies, as well as a symbol of hope for the thousands upon thousands still in the throes of addiction, so that they and their families and friends can have hope and see that recovery is not only possible, but a reality for many whose lives at one time were hopeless and full of despair. For more information please contact Friends of Recovery- Vermont at 1 (800) 769-2798
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For more information about any of these events: Call FOR-VT at 1 (800) 769-2798 or email recoveryvt@aol.com.

To join the FACES LISTSERV click here

VISIT A RECOVERY CENTER NEAR YOU!

(by clicking on the link above you will leave the FOR-VT website and go to the www.vtrecoverynetwork.org website)

NEW SECTION: PERSONAL STORIES
Visit a new section of our website where you can submit or read Personal Stories about Recovery or in memory of those who lost their lives to substance abuse.

FACES Statewide Happenings
FACES Families of Addiction Consulting for Effective Services
”Shining the Light of Knowledge on the Darkness of Addiction”
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The FACES Project is made up of Vermont parents, families and adolescents whose lives have been affected by substance use and/or mental health issues. The goal of the FACES Project is to get parents and teens involved in helping shape teens substance use and mental health services across Vermont and when there is a need for family voices,
We want to be prepared and available FACES provides pportunities to share needs and concerns and focus on solutions.
WE ENVISION: * Getting rid of stigma *Reaching out to families *Changing attitudes *Increasing awareness of issues most important to families
The FACES Project has a Parent Advisory Board of consultants who are available to meet with community members and professionals.
WE VALUE: * A positive approach *Focusing on what’s going RIGHT *Diverse perspectives
To get involved with the Parent Advisory Board, please contact: Friends of Recovery-Vermont at 1-800-769-2798 Or email forvtpeerservice@aol.com
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Intentional “Wellbriety” Through Peer Support
CENTRAL VERMONT WELLBRIETY

Weekly meetings are an opportunity to: meet others like yourself, learn more about co-occurring conditions, receive educational and emotional support and explore ways to improve your quality of life

When: Wednesdays 6:15-7:45
Where: Bethany Church, Main St.
Montpelier, VT
(follow signs on front door)

Includes video discussion groups, guest speakers and other peer led activities.
Come and bring a couple of friends!! Light refreshments provided.
For more information call
Friends of Recovery-VT 1-800-769-2798

A project of the VT Integrated Services Initiative (VISI)

FREE * CONFIDENTIAL * NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
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