Recovery Month 2010
"Join the Voices for Recovery: now more than ever"
Tell your story
Share the power of recovery! In 300 words or less, tell us how recovery has made a difference in your life. Your story will help others know that recovery is possible. Email your recovery story to info@RecoveryIowa.org, and we'll post it on a special page during Recovery Month, September, 2010.
Tune in to the 2010 Road to Recovery Multimedia Series
On February 3rd, the 2010 Road to Recovery television season kicks off with its opening Webcast. Webcasts premiere the first Wednesday of the month.
- February: Join the Voices for Recovery: Now More Than Ever!
- March: Homelessness and Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Recovery-Oriented Housing and Achieving Healthy Lifestyles.
- April: Ignoring Instructions: The Importance of Using Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications Properly.
- May: Maintaining Resiliency and Sustaining Recovery: Ensuring That Recovery Lasts a Lifetime.
- June: Recovery at Any Age: Young People Can and Do Recover.
- July: Recovery and the Media: Addiction and Treatment in Entertainment and News.
- August: Embracing Diversity: Crossing Barriers To Deliver Treatment to
Everyone.
Premiers: 08/04/2010 - September: Language Matters: Talking About Addiction and Recovery.
Premiers: 09/01/2010 - November: The Road to Recovery 2010: A Showcase of Events.
Premiers: 11/03/2010
Resources you can use
Start planning your event now with the following resources. We will add items as they become available.
- National Recovery Month Website
- Download 2010 Recovery Month Toolkit
(11 MB) - Order 2010 Toolkit and other RM publications
- Sample Proclamation (MS Word)
- Help with event planning
- Successful Strategies for
Recruiting Training and Utilizing Volunteers: A Guide for Faith- and Community-Based Service Providers
Events
Send information about your Recovery Month event to info@RecoveryIowa.org, and we'll post it here.
Governor’s Cup Race |
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| Iowa Homeless Youth Centers has been chosen as the charity for this year’s Governors Cup Race. The Governor's Cup Race includes a 5K and 8K run; 5K walk; and a 5K Centipede Division for groups of runners. There will be a child’s run following the adult runs. For the $25 registration fee ($30 the day of the event), participants will enjoy a great event, receive a high quality performance T-shirt and enjoy refreshments and entertainment following the race. The course will wind through the East Village, the Principal Walk, beautiful downtown Des Moines and the new pedestrian bridges before returning to the west terrace of the Capitol. | |
| Date | 8/28/2010, 8:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Type of Event | Run for Recovery, Race and Walk |
| Location | West Capitol Terrace, E7th and Walnut, Des Moines |
| For information |
Toni Nicol 515-265-1222 tnicol@yss.ames.ia.us Register at www.iagovcup.com |
3rd Annual Recovery Run |
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| Clean and sober motorcycle run followed by food, fellowship and door prizes given away. Registration time is 11:30 to 12:20 with take off time of 12:30. There will be t-shirts for this event. | |
| Date | 9/12/2010 11:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| Type of Event | Alcohol free motorcycle run |
| Location | Manning City Park, Hwy 141 across from Casey's |
| Program Agenda | Will all leave together at 12:30, ride 150 miles and end together. Will eat and have drawing when all are back. |
| For information | Julie Peterson
Julie.Petersen@mrhcia.com, or Mike Powers, Mike.Powers@mrhcia.com,800-656-6372 |
The 2010 Recovery Month toolkit, Join the Voices for Recovery, Now More Than Ever, is now available. You may order a hardcopy, or download the Toolkit as a pdf file (11 MB).
The 2010 Recovery Month toolkit will assist you in planning, launching, and publicizing your activities and events. You can adapt the media materials to reflect your community's needs and use the "Targeted Outreach" section to educate your community, particularly the influencers who can create a positive environment for people in long-term recovery.
