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STEP WORK JUST FOR TODAY 

October 27 2016

Step 4 Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

(AA BIG BOOK )

Job 13:23 "How many are my iniquities and sins? Make known to me my rebellion and my sin.

(GODS BIG BOOK ) By Joseph Dickerson / Recovery Connections 2016

Greetings to all,

Attached you will find the PRO-ACT Philly Calendars for November 2016.  This month’s highlights include:

·         Mind and Meditation Training: Mondays, 11am-12pm

·         Community Recreation: Tuesdays, 12pm-2pm

·         Gateway to Work: Monday, 11/28 – Friday, 12/2, 10am-1pm

·         Mental Health First Aid: (must sign up at www.healthmindsphilly.org ) Monday, 11/14 andTuesday, 11/15 10am-2:30pm

·         Community Brunch: Tuesday, 11/1, 11:30am-2pm (see flyer for more info)

·         Recovery Voices Count: Friday, 11/4, 1pm (see attached flyer)

·         Breast Cancer Forum: Friday, 11/4, 1:30pm (see attached flyer)

We hope you can join us this Friday, 10/28 from 5-7pm for our Halloween Costume Party – we will have a DJ, food and games. All are welcome!

JodyAnn McIntosh, CRS

Volunteer Coordinator

PRO-ACT/Philadelphia Recovery Community Center

1701 W. Lehigh Ave., #6

Philadelphia, PA 19132

Phone: (215) 223-7700 x 106

Fax: (215) 223-7707

Email: jnewell@councilsepa.org

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You’re Invited! LIVE FACEBOOK CHAT on Ways Parents Can Help Kids Manage Stress Join us on Wednesday, October 19 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT for a live Facebook chat with Dr. Denise Pope, co-founder of Challenge Success at Stanford University and author of Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids. The discussion will explore ways that parents can help their kids manage their time better, stay focused and handle stress in today’s hectic academic environment. To participate in the chat, please “Like” and visit the Partnership’s Facebook Page at 1:00 p.m. EDT onOctober 19. The chat will take place right under the announcement image of Dr. Pope in the comment thread. Please make sure to refresh your browser throughout the chat to view all of the comments in real time and follow the live conversation. We invite you to submit questions in advance and Dr. Pope will do her best to answer them during the chat. Dr. Pope is featured in our new documentary film BREAKING POINTS, about Rx stimulant abuse among young people and the unhealthy ways teens cope with stress.

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