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  Departments  :   Parks, Recreation and Culture  :   Arts and Special Events  :   Recovery Month Youth Summit

Recovery Month Youth Summit
Recovery Partners Montgomery Gaithersburg: A Character Counts City

Recovery Partners Montgomery and the City of Gaithersburg
in recognition of
NATIONAL ALCOHOL and DRUG RECOVERY MONTH
PRESENT
A YOUTH SUMMIT
“Removing Barriers & Finding the Path to Higher Achievements”

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012
Picnic Pavilions at Bohrer Park, Summit Hall Farm
506 S. Frederick Ave.
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.


Come out and support our youth and the communities we live in.
The Theme for this Recovery Month 2012 is
“Join the Voices of Recovery; It’s Worth It”

Help encourage our youth to shoot for the moon.  And let them know if they don't make it, at least they'll be among the stars!

Music provided by Incwell, local talent with a positive message.

Resource tables, fellowshipping & networking throughout the day.

Program

10:30 - 11 a.m.

Welcoming Remarks from the Honorable Sidney Katz, Mayor of the City of Gaithersburg

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Guest Speakers

12 p.m.

Lunch and fellowshipping while enjoying the music of Incwell and the Freeword Band

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Guest Speakers

2:30 p.m.

Music by Incwell and the Freeword Band

Featured Guest Speakers

Youth Activists

  • Tony Lewis, Jr. - Founder of Sons of Life, an outreach organization that provides social and educational programming to children with incarcerated parents.
  • Roger Leonard - Author of new book and brother of Sugar Ray Leonard.

Gang Prevention

  • Luis Cardona - Youth Violence Prevention Coordinator, Montgomery County HHS.
  • Yango Sawyer - Peace Makers not Peace Breakers

Addiction

  • Speakers from Young Adults Alternative Programs/Maryland Treatment Centers
  • Lea – Youth Recovery Advocate
  • Nick Albaugh - Youth Recovery Coach

Domestic Violence

  • Stella Braxton - Domestic Violence Survivor

On Our Own of Maryland
  • Lauren Grimes – Co-occurring Disorders

Resource Tables

  • College, Police, & Armed Forces Recruiters
  • Job Corps
  • Youth Programs
  • Voter Registration
  • Banking Institutions
  • Character Counts!
  • Youth Opportunities Coalition
  • Behavioral-Faith-Base Recovery
  • Health
  • Giveaways, Takeaways & Games
  • And More

Special Thanks to our Recovery Partners
Avery House
Lawrence Court Halfway House
Maryland Treatment Centers
Peer Wellness and Recovery Services
Wells/Robertson House
On Our Own of Maryland
City of Gaithersburg Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture
City of Gaithersburg Community Services Division
Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Advisory Council



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