{"id":108787,"date":"2019-08-27T11:27:14","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T15:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=108787"},"modified":"2019-08-27T11:27:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T15:27:14","slug":"a-day-at-the-great-new-york-state-fair-to-fight-addiction-remember-overdose-victims-and-stomp-out-stigma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=108787","title":{"rendered":"A day at the Great New York State FAIR to fight addiction, remember overdose victims, and Stomp Out Stigma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, the Great New York State\nFair will partner with the Central Region Addiction Resource Center, a program\nof the Madison County Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Inc., to host the\n2nd Annual Stomp Out Stigma (SOS) Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stigma means a mark of disgrace and is synonymous with\nshame. The stigma associated with substance use permeates society and is the\ngreatest barrier to treating addiction and stopping overdose. Aug. is Overdose\nAwareness Month and September is Addiction Recovery Month. Caring agencies are\nout in force to advance a community-wide effort to create public awareness, end\noverdose, treat addiction, and foster recovery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOS Day brings the effort to center-stage with a service\nprovider information fair at Chevy Court Pavilion from 10 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m. All are\nwelcome as groups from the region will join in solidarity to offer the public\nsupport and resources and spread a message of unity and hope. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is an honor to partner with the New York State Fair and\nthe multiple agencies that will be represented on Stomp Out Stigma Day,\u201d said\nLauren Davie, Project Coordinator for the Central Region Addiction Resource\nCenter. \u201cStigma is still a barrier to people struggling with a Substance Use\nDisorder receiving the care they want and\/or need and by working with the New\nYork State Fair, we are able to continue the conversation in our own community\nabout what services are available, how someone can get connected to those services,\nand to remind the community that no one is alone on their journey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The theme of this year\u2019s SOS Day is \u201cStories of Hope.\u201d The\npublic is encouraged to submit a personal story of hope here www.cr-arc.org\/there-is-hope<\/a>,\nwhich can be done online prior to or at the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, in addition to the SOS Day provider fair,\nthe Central Region Addiction Resource Center is teaming up with Prevention\nNetwork of CNY, HEAL Onondaga, and Refuge Recovery for an Overdose\nAwareness Vigil at the New York Experience Field from 7:45 p.m. \u2013 8:45\np.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Syracuse Mayor, Ben Walsh, will address the Vigil\ncrowd as will Mary Hall, whose son Dennis Katz died from an overdose this\nspring. The vigil is in honor of Dennis Katz. The event will end with a\nblessing, and a moment of silence, as decorated lake lanterns are set adrift in\nthe pond to memorialize all those lost to an overdose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOS Day, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service Provider Information Fair<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Chevy Court Pavilion<\/p>\n\n\n\n