{"id":82890,"date":"2017-07-19T03:36:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T07:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=82890"},"modified":"2017-07-18T23:40:56","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T03:40:56","slug":"2017-run-for-recovery-to-combat-substance-use-in-the-north-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=82890","title":{"rendered":"2017 Run for Recovery to Combat Substance Use in the North\u00a0Country"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Ninth Annual Event Embraces Local Community<\/em><\/p>\n

For the ninth consecutive year, the Watertown Urban Mission will use its\u00a0popular Run for Recovery 5k walk\/run and 10k run to spread awareness of the dangers of substance use in the North Country. Unlike runs held in previous years, this year\u2019s event will not be held in honor of one particular individual but will be a community-owned event in which each participant is invited to walk or\u00a0run in honor, memory, or support of a loved one whose life has been affected by substance use.<\/p>\n

The Run for Recovery serves as a community effort to raise awareness about the addiction epidemic in our\u00a0community, to help stop the stigma surrounding addictions, and educate others of the many resources\u00a0available to seek treatment, guidance, and fellowship in recovery. All proceeds raised will benefit the Bridge\u00a0Program of the Watertown Urban Mission. The Bridge Program empowers individuals to rise above their\u00a0addiction through substance abuse treatment, case management, volunteer work, and life-skill building. Last\u00a0year\u2019s Run for Recovery drew over 400 participants, raising over $15,000 for the Bridge Program.<\/p>\n

Victims of addiction are people from all socio-economic backgrounds and the consequences of addiction are\u00a0life-changing and in too many cases, life-ending. The social stigma surrounding addictions has to change so\u00a0that our addicted neighbors, family, and friends will be willing to seek treatment, rather than suffer in silence\u00a0and shame. With the number of individuals suffering from addiction in our community rising to alarming\u00a0heights, it\u2019s more important than ever that we come together now, in support of recovery from addictions.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Run for Recovery will be on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and features an exciting course starting at the Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds in Watertown. Pre-registration is open now for $20 per person. Same\u00a0day registration, which will open at 7:00 a.m. with check in at event, will be $25 per person. You can register\u00a0online or print the mail-in registration form at zippyreg.com\/online_reg\/reg2017.php?e=870.<\/p>\n

New this year, you can further your participation in the cause by creating a personal online fundraising page\u00a0that you can easily share with sponsors in order to achieve your fundraising goals.<\/p>\n

We encourage you to share photos of someone you are running\/walking in honor, memory, or in support of to development@watertownurbanmission.org for addition into the community photo montage that will be\u00a0displayed at the event. This unique feature serves as a reminder of all of those who have been touched by addiction and will unite the community at large.<\/p>\n

Bridge director, Carol Lehman, comments on the new additions, saying \u201cWe are enthusiastic about the features this year\u2019s event offers. Both the personalized fundraising element and the photo montage will emphasize the community as a whole; this year it is for everyone impacted.\u201d<\/p>\n

We invite everyone affected by addiction, whether first-hand, or through a family member or friend, to support recovery from addictions by participating in or supporting this event.<\/p>\n

For information about the dangers of substance use, visit oasas.ny.gov\/.<\/p>\n

For information about the Run for Recovery, including online registration and to download and print\u00a0registration forms, call the Watertown Urban Mission at 315-782-8440 or go to WatertownUrbanMission.com\/RunforRecovery.htm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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