VOLUNTEERSSOUGHT FOR MLK DAY OF SERVICE
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. —Dec. 12,
2012 — The
Philadelphia Recovery Community Center (PRCC) seeks volunteers to help clean
the streets of North Philadelphia on MLK Day, Jan. 21, 2013, a national day of
service commemorating the life of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The
cleanup is a community service project of PRO-ACT’s Amends in Action committee.
“For
individuals in recovery, a day of service is an opportunity to make living
amends by giving back to the community,” said Cheryl Poccia, volunteer
coordinator for PRCC. “Our street-cleaning project is becoming an annual
tradition here at the center, and we welcome community members to join us.”
Volunteer
cleanup crews are deployed from the center, which is located at 1701 W. Lehigh
Ave., Unit 6, in North Philadelphia. Last year’s cleanup efforts began at 8
a.m. and ran until 1 p.m.
The
center also seeks donations of brooms, shovels, rakes, trash bags and gloves,
as well as food items for the volunteers.
Interested
volunteers should contact Stacie Leap, chair of PRO-ACT’s Amends in Action
committee, at 215-385-3131 or email Stacie.leap@icloud.com.
About Philadelphia Recovery
Community Center
Established
in 2007, PRCC is a collaboration between Pennsylvania Recovery
Organization-Achieving Community Together (PRO-ACT) and the City of
Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual DisAbility
Services. Programs and services include peer-to-peer recovery coaching, life
skills workshops, housing and credit information sessions, health and nutrition
programs, discussion groups, drug- and alcohol-free social activities and more.
About PRO-ACT
PRO-ACT
is the regional nonprofit organization working to mobilize and rally
individuals in recovery from addiction, as well as their families, friends and
allies in a campaign to end discrimination, broaden social understanding and
achieve a just response to addiction as a public health crisis. PRO-ACT is
hosted by The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania.
About The Council of
Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc.
The
Council
of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc. is a private nonprofit prevention,
education, advocacy, and intervention organization, providing a wide
range of
services to families, schools, businesses, individuals, and the
community.
Founded in 1975, The Council serves the Southeast region of Pennsylvania
and is
a member of a nationwide network of National Council on Alcoholism and
DrugDependence Affiliates. The Council has offices and Recovery
Community Centers
in Doylestown, New Britain, Bristol, and Philadelphia. For help with
alcohol,
tobacco or other substances, or for information on the disease of
alcoholism
and addiction, call 800-221-6333, toll-free, 24-hours a day. For more
information, visit www.councilsepa.org.
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