This year it will be held at the large pavilion at Fassnight park, 1301 S. Campbell, Springfield, MO.  Make a note of the date and the location and we really hope to see you there!
Please forward this to others in the 'recovery loop' if you would!

SAN ANGELO,TEXAS   DEC. 11-13,2009    LOCATION:SAN ANGELO INN
CONTACT INFO: TRACY F.  AT  tracyflanary@yahoo.com or on world website

“In The Rooms” along with “The Holistic Life Styles Radio Show” and “WNN 1470 AM Radio” on September 12th, 2009 will be doing a live broad cast from the “Rally for Recovery” In Bicentennial Park in Miami, located on beautiful Biscayne Bay if you didn’t know September is National Recovery Month and there will be events all across the nation celebrating freedom from drug and alcohol addiction.  We're going to have one of the largest events in the country right here in South Florida!  So tune in to WNN 1470 AM Radio or listen stream lined on www.holisticlifestylesradio.com starting at 1pm-5pmEST on September 12th 2009. The tax free donation for the walk AND concert is only 9 dollars. Proceeds of this event will fund drug and alcohol education and awareness. Registrations are available at www.Rallyforrecovery.org be sure to sign up now! www.rallyforrecovery.org

ALL INCLUSIVE SOBER SKI VACATION.WILL INCLUDE ALL MEALS, ALL LODGING, SKI LIFT TICKETS, SKI RENTALS, SKI LESSONS, OR
SNOWMOBILING TO HOT SPRING, REGISTRATION, ENTERTAINMENT ON BOTH NIGHTS, MARATHON MEETINGS, AND 3 MAIN SPEAKERS ON FRIDAY NIGHT- SATURDAY NIGHT- SUNDAY MORNING. THE MEALS WILL INCLUDE 2 BREAKFAST, 1 LUNCH, 2 DINNERS(1 BEING STEAK OR CHICKEN DINNER SATURDAY MAIN) FOR INFORMATION CALL RIC AT (805)927-6996 WK OR (805)927-5459 HM

ALL STARTING AT $439.00-$495.00  FOR ENTIRE PACKAGE, PRICES WITHOUT SNOW ACTIVITIES $339.00-$395.00, DAY PASSES WITH SNOW ACTIVITIES $235.00, AND DAY PASSES WITHOUT SNOW ACTIVITIES $135.00
CHILDRENS RATES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
SPACE IS VERY LIMITED AND FILLING FAST
COME OUT TO CALIFORNIA AND AND FELLOWSHIP WITH US.
HUGS WITH LOVE TO ALL

Submitted by TheDotMack on August 26, 2009

September 12 is only 3 weeks away and preparations for the 2009 South Florida Rally For Recovery! are in full swing!  We’ve crossed the T’s and dotted the I’s and everything is falling into place for this event to be the biggest recovery party in South Florida history.  Being that the event is only a few weeks away, I’d like to take this opportunity to share with you my personal experiences that led to me feeling so strongly about the Rally For Recovery.

My first week in treatment not 4 years ago, dazed and confused, I was dragged against my will to see some dumb movie (I think it was Deuce Bigalow 2).  It felt so weird to be out and about with people, and 100% cleaner than I’d ever thought I could be.  I left that movie on a high, it wasn’t a great movie at all, but the experience of having fun without the use of mood or mind altering substances was more powerful than any drink or drug could have ever produced.

Later that year I attended a recovery concert in Boca Raton, FL.  Personally, I only listen to rock music, and this concert was with K.C. and the Sunshine Band.  Not only do I not dance, but I definitely don’t do disco!  That day I danced with my friends I’d met in the fellowship and had so much more fun than I could have ever imagined.  These memories in recovery are a happy reminder that I have a life is beyond my wildest dreams and it only can get better, as long as I take one step forward and do the next right thing.

MrClean, RT, and I have been putting in the footwork to make this Rally For Recovery an amazing and successful event.  We are so excited to see the vision for our community and our Rally come to fruition.  Again we’d like to invite you to join us in this tremendous experience and rejoice with each other that recovery is powerdul, beautiful, and absolutely possible.

With Love,
TheDotMack (Alex)

Submitted by MrClean on August 26, 2009

When I was in treatment back  in 1982, I was very happy to put on some extra weight because at the time I was emaciated. I actually gained 30 pounds in that treatment center. For the first time in many years, I had an appetite and I wasn’t worried that the food would keep me from getting the best high possible. I came into that treatment center wearing a medium t-shirt and I left wearing an extra large.

I’ve been clean since my first and only white chip on November 19, 1982 and have vigilantly worked my program. I willingly do the right thing no matter how difficult it may seem at the time; today I live my life with integrity. I will say there’s been one area of my life that has been unmanageable and thats in the area of food.

My Father was chronically obese to the point that he had to weigh himself at a local produce wholesaler. We never knew how much he actually weighed. I swore that I would never let myself go like that, and now I’m now looking to lose 75 pounds and continue on my daily path to be not only spiritually healthy, but physically healthy as well.

I know I’m not alone. Looking around meetings, one can readily see that obesity is quite prevalent in the rooms. This is a program of action and I’m going to work on my weight starting today! It’s not important what diet I’m using because frankly I believe that it isn’t the diet but the “one day at a time” approach to the lifestyle. By “telling” on myself, I’ll be answering to you guys! I’ll let you know soon what diet I’m going on but I don’t want to endorse anything until I can see that it works! When I mentioned this idea to RT and TheDotMack, Alex quickly chimed in to “count me in dude”! Our group already has 2 members - how about that! And now I’m asking, do you want to get healthy with us?

Here’s the plan. We’re going to start a weight loss group. The only requirement for joining is a willingness to lose some weight! The name of the group is “Weight Loss In The Rooms”. It makes NO difference what diet that you’re on, this is just to have a place to go to share our experience strength and hope! Let’s do what we do every day in our recovery and support one another to achieve our goal weight.

I’m looking forward to meeting you guys and sharing in our common bonds, and I’m looking to start counting not just how many years our In The Rooms members have under there belt, but the pounds we can shed together (and hopefully move a couple of notches inward on that collective “belt” I just mentioned)!

Submitted by holistic_health_info on August 26, 2009

The Holistic Life Styles Radio Show is now broadcasting Monday - Friday from 2 to 3 p.m., Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., all EST (9 hours total per week).

Tune in to WWNN 1470 AM Radio for live broadcasts each week and the web sites www.HolisticHealthMagazine.com, or http://www.blogtalkradio.com/holistichealthtalk

With exciting personalities at the helm, John Hollis, of Holistic Life Styles Radio Show, speaks with special guests each night on the topic of recovery and holistic lifestyles. Some of our hosts are South Florida psychotherapist Kristy Summers & John Giordano of “G & G Holistic Addiction Treatment Center”. Past guests include author and interventionist Ken Seeley of “A&E Intervention”, Rev. Leo Booth from “Spiritual Concepts”, “In The Rooms” founders RT & Kenny P., and many others in the fields of addiction & holistic life styles. Listeners will hear about many products and services providing benefits to mind, body and spirit. Lively discussions ensue, sparked by calls from listeners.

“Holistic Life Styles Radio Show” provides an interactive means of involving listeners from around the world. Our significant Internet presence and links to social networking sites including www.InTheRooms.com, Facebook and Twitter speak to our outreach to the virtual community the online magazine, radio show, and the web site work in concert, providing the latest and best information to readers and listeners and exposing our growing number of messages to the widest possible audience for maximum effect. We look forward to seeing you all at the www.rallyforrecovery.org September 12, 2009.

For more information, contact John Hollis via email at info@holistichealthmagazine.com or telephone him any time at 1-877-799-8773.

Submitted by BenBen The Fisherman on August 26, 2009

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Central Atlantic Region Speaker Jam hosted by BRANA Date: September 12, 2009 Time: 10am-6pm, lunch will be served Location: South River #4 Dam(Lofton Lake) in Greenville, VA Directions: Take Exit 205 off of Interstate 81. Turn Right onto Raphine, Road. Turn Left onto US-11 North. Turn Right onto Lofton Road. Turn Left onto Cold Springs Road. Turn Left onto Lofton Lake Lane. Contact Info: Shawn C.(301)268-4794, Ernie S.(540)280-0936