Recovery
Walk SA &
Family Fun
Day
On Saturday, September 12th, 2009, over 600 people celebrated recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction to make a difference and offer themselves as living proof that RECOVERY is REAL. Recovery Month observances are held nationwide in September to provide awareness and offer hope that treatment really does work. This event was funded in part by a grant from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration -The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention - Methamphetamine Prevention Partnership and the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America and was sponsored by VALERO, Walmart, CPS Energy, San Antonio Water System, Reckitt Benckiser’s Suboxone, FROST Bank and the Jr. League of San Antonio.
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Despite the dark clouds and rumbling thunder hundreds of people braved the threat of rain and came out to join family members, friends, and allies to walk in the Recovery Walk SA & Family Fun Day at historical Brackenridge Park. |
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San Antonio Fighting Back, Inc., a non-profit agency, wishes to thank the following partnering agencies who helped make this event possible: Bandera Road Community Church, Kool Smiles Dental, BEAT AIDS, Lifetime Recover, Bexar County Adult Probation Dept., Mujeres Unidas Contra El SIDA, 386th Drug Court Bexar County, Juvenile Probation, Palmer Drug Abuse Program, Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Patrician Movement, City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, Police Explorers, TX. Dept. of Family & Protective Services, San Antonio Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse, Center for Health Care Services San Antonio College, Circles of San Antonio Students In Christ Youth Center, DAPA Texas Department of Transportation, Elite Counseling UTHSCSA Department of Community Pediatrics.
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The event featured Karen Grace, Weekend News Anchor and reporter for KENS 5 TV, as the Master of Ceremonies along with several guest speakers and entertainment by Da Vine Flava and International Recording Artist Patsy Torres. |
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