From forvtpeerservice at aol.com Mon Mar 10 09:31:15 2008 From: forvtpeerservice at aol.com (El'Anya Nightingale) Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:31:15 -0500 Subject: [Faces] Fwd: [FOR-VT] Advocacy in Action! 10th Annual Recovery Day at the Statehouse March 28th In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CA50D287D2712E-1480-2087@WEBMAIL-DG06.sim.aol.com> Namaste', El'Anya El'Anya D. Nightingale Peer Services Coordinator Friends of Recovery-Vermont PO Box 1202 Montpelier, VT 05601 1-802-229-6103 -----Original Message----- From: RecoveryVT at aol.com To: core at friendsofrecoveryvt.org Sent: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 3:49 pm Subject: [FOR-VT] Advocacy in Action! 10th Annual Recovery Day at the Statehouse March 28th Mark Your Calendars! Call us today to register or to find out more about any of these upcoming events.? ? ? Our Stories Have Power: Media Workshop for Recovery Advocates March 14, 2008? 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Free, open to the public, must pre-register. Turning Point Center of Rutland, 141 State St., RUTLAND, VT Participants will learn how to develop recovery messaging that emphasizes key points of interest to the speaker and audience.? No matter who?you're speaking to, be prepared?to get your message across by?telling your story, refining your message, understanding your audience, and using personal safety when speaking to the media or other groups.? This will be?an opportunity to practice your new skills.? Speaking out for addiction recovery helps others understand that long-term recovery is a reality for many. ____________________________________________________________________ ? Advocacy in Action.? 10th Annual Recovery Day at the Statehouse March 28, 2008? 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in Room 11 (Statehouse, Montpelier) Join us for the?proclamation of VT's Day of Recovery, stories of recovery, guest speakers and the presentation of the Jack Barry Communications Award.? Free, No registration required. ? ___________________________________________________ Advocacy 101: A Citizens Guide to Mental Health and Substance Abuse Advocacy March 28, 2008? 1:30 - 2:30 in Room 11 at the Statehouse in Montpelier.? Free, no registration required. Presented by Ken Libertoff, Ph.D., Executive Director of the VT Association for Mental Health ? ____________________________________________________ The Impact of Alcohol in Vermont: Town Hall Meeting at the Statehouse April 10, 2008? 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the Statehouse cafeteria in Montpelier Panelists from prevention, intervention, treatment enforcement and recovery.? Meet with your legislators to discuss this important issue.? Free; light dinner provided. ? _______________________________________________________ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Patty McCarthy M.S. Executive Director Friends of Recovery Vermont PO Box 1202 Montpelier, VT 05601 1 (802) 229-6103 1 (800) 769-2798 (TOLL-FREE) visit our website at www.friendsofrecoveryvt.org Friends of Recovery - Vermont promotes the power of recovery from addictions to improve the quality of life and health for Vermonters. It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance. _______________________________________________ Core mailing list Core at friendsofrecoveryvt.org http://friendsofrecoveryvt.org/mailman/listinfo/core_friendsofrecoveryvt.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://friendsofrecoveryvt.org/pipermail/faces_friendsofrecoveryvt.org/attachments/20080310/6f37bcfe/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Recovery_Day_2008_flyer.doc Type: application/octet-stream Size: 147456 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://friendsofrecoveryvt.org/pipermail/faces_friendsofrecoveryvt.org/attachments/20080310/6f37bcfe/attachment-0001.obj