Road Recovery event scheduled tonight at Warwick Valley High School
WARWICK This Friday evening, March 23, all are invited to a special event, One Night, One Recovery, sponsored by the Warwick Valley School District.
The program of music, stories and discussion will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Warwick Valley High School Library Media Center.
Road Recovery, founded by Warwick resident Gene Bowen, is dedicated to helping young people battle addiction and other adversities by harnessing the influence of entertainment industry professionals who have confronted similar crises and now wish to share their experience and knowledge.
With support from people in the mental health field, Road Recovery provides hands-on mentorship training, educational/performance workshops, peer-support networking, and access to real-life opportunities by collaborating with young people to create and present live-concert events.
The live musical performances by Type II, Glitter Freeze and other guests this evening are intended to bring awareness and focus to all of the amazing resources available to those in need of recovery, as well as to those already clean and sober. The message is that when we all come together as one our individual resources offer a stronger solution for our community.
Road Recovery empowers young people of all backgrounds to face their struggles and helps them develop comprehensive life skills, guided by independent professionals and supported by a community of like-minded peers.
One mans road to recovery Bowen embraced recovery in 1992.
In his biography on the Road Recovery Web site, he explained that he understood how lucky he was to survive so he set out to build an organization to educate young people about addiction and other adversities in hopes of helping them find their way towards a healthy and happy future.
Before entering treatment he had been a tour manager for a variety of artists for ten years. And in 1998, with the support of Sony Music Entertainment and Dreamworks Records, as well as mental health and substance abuse specialists and entertainment industry professionals who faced their own personal adversities, the Road Recovery Foundation, a non-profit (501c) organization, was born.
Essential information Road Recovery events have truly helped to create a culture of support and understanding for our teens who struggle with various issues, said Warwick High School Principal Richard Linkens. The music programs Warwick Valley has hosted have shed a light on the dark road many of our children walk when they enter the world of drug and alcohol use. It is so important for them to know they are not alone on the journey back. There is nothing better than watching teens helping other teens, and thats the magic of Road Recovery.
One Recovery, One Night is dedicated to the memory of Robert Dubuss III, who had been a member of the Road Recovery program.
For additional information visit: www.roadrecovery.org.