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Event: Rally for Recovery! 2009
This year Faces & Voices of Recovery worked with local and state recovery community organizations and allies to hold Rally for Recovery! marches, walks, town-hall meetings, picnics and other events all on the same day – Saturday September 12, 2009. An estimated 70,000 people attended over 90 events, reporting on their events by calling in to the national “hub” event, A&E's Recovery Project Brooklyn Bridge Recovery Walk in New York City.
Our partnership with the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, The Partnership for a Drug-Free America and the National Recovery Month Planning Partners made September 12, Brooklyn Bridge Recovery Rally the largest even ever, drawing over 10,000 friends of recovery. The 51
- Register your event with us!
All organizations that register will receive a Rally for Recovery! banner and lapel stickers. - Sign up for our monthly organizing calls
- Check out Rally for Recovery! 2009 media coverage, flyers, photos, and more Help us raise the national profile of the recovery community and publicize our growing recovery movement by sending us media coverage, photos and any other highlights of your Rally for Recovery. Note: please remember to email your pictures with a caption identifying each person in your picture and where it was.
- Rally for Recovery! Organizing Tips
- Highlights, pictures and videos from Rally for Recovery! 2008
- Additional resources
- Logos
Rally for Recovery! Organizing Tips
Engage local business sponsors
Pee Dee FAVOR in Florence, South Carolina, reached out to many local businesses and organizations for sponsorship: St. John’s Parish; Circle Park; BOG, Inc.; Starting Point of Florence; First Reliance Bank; South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services; Celebrate Recovery; Dick’s Sporting Goods; Redbone Alley; Longhorn Steakhouse; Books-a-Million, Target, and Naturally Outdoors Outfitters.
Invite elected officials
The Missouri Recovery Network worked with their Governor to have a signing of the Recovery Month proclamation and press event at teh State Capitol in Jefferson City, MO, followed by an Open House at their offices.
Citizens Activated to Change Healthcare (CATCH) in Chicago welcomed U.S. Congressman Danny Davis, State Representative LaShon Ford and Chicago Aldermen Walter Burnett and Ed Smith to its Chicago Park District Rally.
Ninety people registered to vote at the event organized by Allston Brighton Substance Abuse Task Force in Brighton, Massachusetts, where participants heard from State Senator Steven Tolman and State Representatives Kevin Honan and Michael Moran after a 5K Walk.
The Central Illinois Recovery Coalition in Springfield, Illinois, welcomed State Representative Raymond Poe and Springfield Alderman Gail M. Simpson. The coalition registered 20 voters.
Reach out to the media
Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) took out a full-page ad in the daily Hartford Courant (circulation 226,000) the day before its 8th Annual Recovery Walks!; placed radio public service announcements featuring event guest speaker Paul Williams; and distributed car magnets promoting the event.
FAVOR of the Midlands in Columbia, South Carolina, obtained two radio station sponsors of its event, which included the Carolina Circus Clowns featuring juggling, face-painting, balloon animals and other family focused activities.
Sign up for our monthly organizing calls
Faces & Voices organizing network is meeting on a monthly basis to provide tips to make your event even more successful. For more information, email us. We look forward to working with you to bring national media attention to the tens of thousands of Americans who will be walking and demonstrating that recovery is a reality on September 12, 2009.
Additional Resources
How to Organize a Recovery Walk
Read more about Rally for Recovery! in Rising!
Don’t forget to post your events on the National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month and web site.
Rally for Recovery Logos
Below you will find logos that are available for your download. To download the file, click on the link and then click "save." All files are in zip format and need to be unzipped to open and view them. EPS files are for use with professional printing and should be sent to the Printer that you are using for your event. If you need any of these logos in another format, please email us.
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Rally for Recovery 2009 Logo
PDF (226KB) JPEG (69KB) EPS (254KB)
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Rally for Recovery 2009 banner
PDF (232KB) JPEG (222KB) EPS (2.5MB)
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Rally for Recovery 2009 black and white banner
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Rally for Recovery Banner
PDF (209KB) EPS (240KB) JPEG (2.49KB)
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Black Logo
JPEG(464 KB) EPS (220 KB)
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Color Logo
JPEG (859 KB) EPS (182 KB)
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Letterhead
PDF (216 KB) EPS (265 KB)
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