Did you hear the forecast?
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Are you as tired of this weather as we are? Car stuck in ice.
Events cancelled. No school. Kids bored. Lost gloves. Hat wet. Out of
peanut butter. And branches down!
This
is one tough winter for anyone, but for those of us in need of our
community, our support system, our programs and our fellowships, the
isolation is
even more challenging. If you have electricity, though, this is when you should double up on making phone calls and using social media.
You can
also get on your computer and explore how to expand your knowledge of
addiction recovery. Just Google those two words and a whole world of
resources will open up. Hopefully, one that will come up is PRO-ACT's
Recovery Walks! 2014--or just click here. Gotta work out!
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PRO-ACT and The Council will host our 13th annual Recovery Walk on September 20
in Philadelphia to celebrate addiction recovery. Everyone is
welcome--you don't need to be in recovery. It provides a fun way for
families to spend a day together and break the multi-generational impact
that addiction has on them and our communities. And it's a great way to
catch up with friends. Bring grandma, the family dog, your kids, and
other loved ones.
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The Walk has several
purposes, but one is fundraising so that we can continue to provide the
free recovery support services and programs that many of you have
benefited from. For those unfamiliar with what we offer, here's just a
keyhole glimpse of what we have done in just the last year alone (we
could go on and on but by the time you'd get to the end, the snow may
have melted):
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The Philadelphia Recovery Training Center served 2,356 individuals,
providing a combination of peer-based recovery support services,
face-to-face direct recovery support services and trainings and
workshops. They also trained 102 new volunteers, 32 of whom became
Recovery Coaches and 35 became Group Facilitators.
Being snowed in is a great opportunity for you to contact your family,
friends and associates and have them commit to your team for the Walk.
If you click here, you'll find many handy tools and advice on how to form your team
and get people excited about the Walk and collecting donations.
Beginning now will save you a last minute rush in August or September.
Remember, there's a prize for the team that collects the most in
donations and also for the largest team.
Now, please take a look outside and see if your neighbor needs a push!
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To make a donation to the Recovery Walk, please click here
