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3rd Annual Recovery Conference Critical Partners: Mental Health and the Road to Recovery Another Successful Rotary District 7780 Outreach to the Recovery Community By Doreen Blanc Rockstrom, Recovery Initiative Planning Committee Member, Portland RC Dr. Linda Durst, Chief of Psychiatry, Maine Health The Recovery Initiative Planning Committee is grateful to the 19 Rotary Clubs in District 7780 who sponsored the third annual conference on Recovery that took place on Saturday, September 28th at Noble High School in North Berwick, York County, Maine. In keeping with the Rotary International mission of expanding mental health services globally, our compassionate crowd of attendees from Maine and New Hampshire, Rotarians and non-Rotarians, were made aware of the dangers of addictive medicine and suicide by keynote speakers, while panelists addressed accomplishments in providing more services in counseling, coaching, and employment to those in early Recovery from substance use. |
After submitting my article for the District Newsletter last month, I realized it was the third article I had submitted as District Governor. So what does that mean you ask? Well, that means our Rotary year is ¼ in the rear-view mirror already. Flashback to my year as club President, as it went by so quickly and before you know it, I was speaking at my last meeting as President and I truly felt saddened because the year went by so quickly and I was just getting comfortable. Once again, let us all take a breath and enjoy our moment in time, as time is precious. Appreciate each and every day with family, friends and, of course, Rotary. Our Rotary year will be over and what we have accomplished throughout our year may be only a memory to us, but most likely has a lasting impact on others.
Almost a year ago we shared the news of the generous District 7780 donors, Brenda and Dick Cressey,
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