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Saturday is the Recovery Alumni Association's "Walk for Recovery." The alumni are the people who are the best example of getting off drugs and making our community a better place to live. Call Community Recovery Resources at 273-9541 for all the info, including how to sponsor a walker.
The following was written by Bob Rogers, the president of the Recovery Alumni Association. I had to edit it a bit for space issues, but he makes important points.
"The primary purpose of our Walk for Recovery is to show the community that recovery is and does happen in Nevada County. We keep reading letters of people wondering where all of these so-called recovering addicts are. It is more often than not a long, hard journey dealing with all of the legal, financial and personal baggage that has accumulated along the way before becoming a responsible and productive member of society. There is such a stigma attached to being a "drug addict" is it any wonder that once a person has recovered from the disease of addiction they might not want to call attention to themselves any longer?
"Our mission at this time is much smaller and simpler. Once a person is finally ready to accept treatment they are usually pretty much beaten and at the end of their rope. Major crisis and life failures have become a normal occurrence. It is the little mundane everyday problems that now seem so overwhelming once sobriety is achieved that cause many to relapse back to the old way of life. We know how to survive in that world. Living life on life's terms is a foreign concept at first ... There are no agencies with funds available to handle these kinds of problems. That is where the Recovery Alumni Association comes in. There is a process one must go through to apply for financial aid. There must be a verifiable need, all other resources must be exhausted and it requires the unanimous approval of our nine-member Board of Directors. Cash is NEVER given directly to an applicant, only goods and services ...With the help and support of the community we are able to make a difference. I hope this helps to explain a little more clearly what we hope to accomplish." They have a Web site up with more info: http://recoveryalumni.org.
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Dixie Redfearn can be reached at 477-4238 or by e-mail at dixier@theunion.com, or by fax at 477-4292.
The following was written by Bob Rogers, the president of the Recovery Alumni Association. I had to edit it a bit for space issues, but he makes important points.
"The primary purpose of our Walk for Recovery is to show the community that recovery is and does happen in Nevada County. We keep reading letters of people wondering where all of these so-called recovering addicts are. It is more often than not a long, hard journey dealing with all of the legal, financial and personal baggage that has accumulated along the way before becoming a responsible and productive member of society. There is such a stigma attached to being a "drug addict" is it any wonder that once a person has recovered from the disease of addiction they might not want to call attention to themselves any longer?
"Our mission at this time is much smaller and simpler. Once a person is finally ready to accept treatment they are usually pretty much beaten and at the end of their rope. Major crisis and life failures have become a normal occurrence. It is the little mundane everyday problems that now seem so overwhelming once sobriety is achieved that cause many to relapse back to the old way of life. We know how to survive in that world. Living life on life's terms is a foreign concept at first ... There are no agencies with funds available to handle these kinds of problems. That is where the Recovery Alumni Association comes in. There is a process one must go through to apply for financial aid. There must be a verifiable need, all other resources must be exhausted and it requires the unanimous approval of our nine-member Board of Directors. Cash is NEVER given directly to an applicant, only goods and services ...With the help and support of the community we are able to make a difference. I hope this helps to explain a little more clearly what we hope to accomplish." They have a Web site up with more info: http://recoveryalumni.org.
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Dixie Redfearn can be reached at 477-4238 or by e-mail at dixier@theunion.com, or by fax at 477-4292.
