Maine Recovery News - Special Recovery Month Edition

Happy National Recovery Month!

Each September, National Recovery Month shines a light on the emergence of a strong and proud recovery community. We celebrate our community, which includes our members, service providers, recovery residences, treatment partners, and allies who make recovery in all its forms possible.

Personally, it’s a reminder for me of the power of hope. Each year at the PRCC Rally 4 Recovery, I am moved by the recovery countdown because you can feel the immense power of love, hope, and unity. It includes everyone, and the “most important” people are the ones newest to recovery. We celebrate the many years, days, and hours of freedom and love. You can feel the gratitude of recovering. You can feel the joy. From one day to many years, we’re all in this together.

Recovery month is celebrated in communities across Maine to inspire hope and express gratitude. Recovery Month makes visible that over 26 million people in the United States have recovered from Substance Use Disorder (SUD).

Recovery is for everyone because it benefits everyone. In recovery, we build new connections to ourselves, our families, and our communities.

We know that when people recover from active addiction the community also recovers and thrives. This is one of the many reasons that Recovery Community Centers (RCCs) are such important places. RCCs offer a a safe place to share, heal and grow that honor the multiple pathways of recovery.

Today there are 17 RCCs throughout the state of Maine with several more starting in the next few months. Celebrations of Recovery Month will take places across the state reaching from Portland to Caribou. We love seeing recovery so visible in our communities.

Kindly,

Leslie Clark, Executive Director

PRCC Rally 4 Recovery

It’s the time of year that we take a moment to celebrate our journeys and recognize new milestones. As PRCC marks 10 years of serving Maine’s recovery community, please join us September 10 from 12 pm to 4 pm for a unique edition of the Rally 4 Recovery, in which we will celebrate Recovery Month as well as host a grand opening of our newly renovated center.

This year, in addition to our usual festivities of music, speakers, food trucks, family activities, recovery resources and more, we will be celebrating PRCC's 10 year anniversary as well as doing an official ribbon cutting ceremony of our new home at 102 Bishop Street.

This is a great event organized by people in recovery, allies, friends, and families.

Celebrating Recovery Month Across Maine

Recovery community centers, non-profit organizations and businesses across Maine are celebrating National Recovery Month. From Portland to Caribou, together we are all recovering out loud showing the hope and possibility of recovery.

Below are a list of events happening around the state in order by date.This list will be updated regularly on the PRCC website. Have an event to add? Email info@portlandrecovery.org.

September 1 at 3–5 pm

2022 Recovery Month Kick-Off with Special Guest Joseph Green

Faces & Voices of Recovery

Online

FREE

September 3 at 8:30 am

4th Annual Softball Summer Classic

Family Restored

Payson Park, Portland

September 4 at 8 am (registration) 10 am ride

Recovery Ride

Recover2gether

Begins at ARRC and ends at REST Center

$10 entry

September 8 at 8:30 am – 4 pm

Building Recovery Ready Communities

Rotary District 7780

The Regatta - 28 Levesque Drive, Eliot Maine

Registration is $25

September 9 at 8 am – 5 pm

Mobilize Recovery in Maine: Organizing Summit

Maine Recovery Advocacy Project (ME-RAP)

Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta

Registration closed – waiting list available

September 9 at 10 am – 3 pm

Resource Fair

Roads to Recovery Community Center

1 Water St. Caribou Community

September 10 at 12 pm – 4 pm

Rally 4 Recovery

Portland Recovery Community Center

Free

September 10 at 11am – 3 pm

Lakes Region 2nd Annual Recovery Remembrance Walk

87 S High St. Bridgton, ME

September 10-18

Your Miles for Milestone Challenge 2022

Virtual Participation

September 15 at 4 – 5:30 pm

Recovery Wellness Initiative

Healthy Acadia

152 E Main St. Dover or Zoom Meeting ID 7878875581

FREE

September 17 at 6pm – 9pm

Celebrating Recovery

Save A Life, Incorporated

19 VFW St. Lincoln

FREE

September 18 at 11:30-3:30pm

Recovery Rally

Larry Labonte Recovery Center

412 Waldo St. Rumford

FREE

September 24 at 12 – 5 pm

Recovery Palooza

Bangor Area Recovery Network (BARN)

Bangor Waterfront at 81 Railroad St. Bangor

FREE

September 24 at 10 am – 12 pm

Wellspring 7th Annual 5K Race for Recovery

Wellspring Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Mental Health Services

Bangor Waterfront

$20

September 24 at 11 am – 2 pm

ME Family Event: Cornhole & Cookout; Auction & Open House

INSPIRE Recovery Center

24 Church St. Ellsworth

FREE

September 28 at 3 – 6 pm

Celebrating Recovery

Coastal Recovery Community Center

11 White St. Rockland

FREE

September 30 at Noon

Fall into Recovery BBQ

Roads to Recovery Community Center

1 Water St. Caribou

FREE

Download the map of Recovery Community Centers in Maine for connecting to a center in your area.

Social Media Kit

Go Purple this Recovery Month on your social media channels!

PRCC created a suite of images that you can use on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter. Images are sized for your convenience to be profile photos, cover photos or general posts.

Simply visit portlandrecovery.org/recoverymonth to download the image of your choice.

Recover out loud with us - and make sure to use the hashtag #RecoveryInME!

Coaching Corner — Recovery Coach Basics

Recovery Month is a great time to sign-up for Recovery Coach Basics.

This one-day training scheduled for December 2 is designed to help you gain a better understanding of the recovery process.

The curriculum provides a basic, introductory version of Recovery Coaching in order to meet the needs of those who want a general understanding of the recovery process to better understand and support the recovery of their loved ones, friends, and colleagues.

Learn more about coach training on the PRCC website or email Justin Reid with any questions.

Building Recovery Community Throughout Maine

This newsletter allows us to connect with you, our Maine recovery community. Whether you're a person in recovery, family member, or ally, you are part of the solution to addiction. Published on a regular basis and sent via email, this newsletter provides updates and gives you an opportunity to help support recovery and spread the message of hope throughout the state of Maine. To learn more about PRCC, whose programs are funded in part by the Maine Department of Health & Human Services, visit our website. Please send any feedback or information you'd like us to include to newsletter@portlandrecovery.org.

PORTLAND RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTER portlandrecovery.org

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