Like us on Facebook                               www.RecoveryWalks.org                         Follow us on Twitter  SAVE THE DATE! PRO-ACT RECOVERY WALKS! 2014 September 20, 2014         We're delighted to announce that planning for our 13th Annual Recovery Walk in downtown Philadelphia is in full swing. Committees have been formed and they are busy making exciting plans. In each of the last few years, we have gradually increased the number of participants--last year we reached 20,000 at Penn's Landing. Let's top that this year! We know we can do it with your help!   www.RecoveryWalks.org   has been updated and has all the information you may need  To register to join the Walk: click here To learn about the Honor Guard: click here To form and register a team: click here To volunteer for a committee or or Walk Day: click here To learn the benefits of sponsoring the event: click here To sign up as a Sponsor: click here To download team captains' tools: click here To donate to the Walk: click here Sincere thanks to our newest Sponsors Doylestown Hospital St. Mary Medical Center The First National Bank and Trust Company of Newtown We can't do it without all of you! Recovery Walks 2014 is an Important Fundraiser         The Recovery Walk has several goals:  to show that recovery is real--it's happening NOW; so that the joyful solidarity of 20,000 or more people can provide hope to others; to do our part in reducing the stigma of the disease of addiction; to educate the media; to honor people and organizations that provide services for the recovery community; and to honor those who have not survived this disease.         Hand in hand with those goals, the Walk is a fundraiser so that PRO-ACT can continue to expand our services to the growing number of individuals and families who wish to access and sustain long-term recovery. First, however, we must raise funds to cover the cost of the Walk--signs and banners; t-shirts; speakers and entertainers; parking; added law enforcement for the city; rental booths and equipment, etc. To donate now to Recovery Walks! 2014, please click here Celebrate National Recovery Month         While we're celebrating our 13th Annual Recovery Walk, we're also celebrating the Substance Abuse and Mental Services Administration's 25th Annual Recovery Month. Recovery Month promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for mental and substance use disorders, celebrates people in recovery, lauds the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible.          This year's theme, "Join the Voices for Recovery: Speak Up, Reach Out," encourages people to openly discuss--or speak up about--mental and substance use disorders and the reality of recovery. The theme aims to foster public understanding and acceptance of the benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery from behavioral health conditions. The observance also promotes ways first responders, faith leaders, youth and young adults, and policymakers can recognize these issues and intervene--or reach out--to help others, as well as themselves.