I closed my last newsletter saying “We will continue next week with a discussion furthering the idea of what the community can do and what the effect should bring.” That was on December 7th. The following week I had surgery and it has taken this long to get back to full speed.
I will be picking up where I left off with another installment of Addiction: A Global Problem that Needs a Community Solution, very soon.
We are in planning stages for this years National Recovery Month blowout in September and hope to keep recovery and recovery community needs at the forefront of the public sight and hearing as we start media coverage around the events of September. This is going to be big. Keep your eyes and ears open, and if you want to be involved, contact me.
When it comes down to the final solution around drug abuse, and addiction, the only two possibilities are prevention and recovery. I believe that holding recovery out in the public view is an important part of prevention. This we plan to do this year.
Our involvement with Tennessee’s Faith Based Coalition movement, is really picking up steam. Our next meeting here in Bradley County will be on May 25th with the location to be announced next week and a planning meeting to be scheduled during the first week of May. If you are interested in participation with this movement, again, contact me. You do not have to be a church or even a faith based organization to be involved.
Finally, we have added an event calendar to our website to help keep our visitors informed of important events. It can be found under the Events link on the main menu from any page.
You can also see it here.
We are looking forward to this year as we believe that the impact we have in combatting addiction, and supporting recovery, will multiply. Stay tuned for what is to come from Pirate Springs, and those we work with in this endeavor.
https://piratesprings.org.