We're Helping to Reframe the National Dialogue on Addiction and Recovery
Last week was Washington Week for Leslie and Lindsey Glass. On Monday, Leslie joined the White House Business Council for a "Conversation with Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville, FL Business Leaders" to learn about White House Business Partnership Opportunities. Leslie joined Roxie Jerge, Teri Hansen, Joel Fedder, Ken and Barbara Edelin, Ed and Sheila Crego as representatives from Sarasota, which is not considered an entity on its own.
This 5-hour briefing was an eye-opener for the 90+ Florida business leaders in attendance, and was the largest of the 40 get-togethers the White House has organized to date. The purpose of the meeting was to encourage business partnerships between local and national businesses and a wide range of government agencies. The meeting provided real information about what is going on in the Obama administration to spur innovative business ventures. We had face time with 16 senior White House advisors and directors and left with a new understanding and respect for the efforts the administration is making to create economic growth in every state. There is a lot more positive work going on than we hear about from any source.
Lindsey Glass Speaks at Congressional Briefing
Then the week got even better. On Thursday, March 22, speaking for the 23 million people who are not currently receiving any treatment for addiction, Lindsey went to Congress and spoke to a standing-room only crowd of Congressional aides and addiction professionals with a ten-minute speech about how recovery works. She was on the roster with Dr. Laura Nelson Chief Medical Officer, Arizona Department of Health Services, Mark Stringer, Director State of Missouri Department of Mental Health, Divisions of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Sheriff/Coroner Brian Gootkin, Gallatin County, Montana. Lindsey was honored to speak on behalf of Faces and Voices of Recovery and NASADAD.
ROR Received a $10,000 Grant from an Anonymous Donor
A thousand thanks go to a beloved Sarasota donor, who contributed $10,000 to the ROR Film Fund for final editing of The Silent Majority, and design of The Silent Majority Website. This donor has no personal experience with addiction, but has a long and rich history supporting education projects for children and teens. The donor saw the movie, immediately responded to its potential for inspiring teens both local and nationally to make healthy choices about alcohol and substances. The donor wishes to remain anonymous.
"The Silent Majority" will have its first public screening at the JMATE convention in Washington D.C. on April 10. For more information, contact us.
ROR Goes to Hollywood
Leslie and Lindsey have been invited to The Entertainment Industries Council Prism Awards in Los Angeles on April 19th.The Entertainment Industries Council (EIC) honors films and television programs that make a positive difference in the world honoring film and TV programs which portray realistic depictions of dependence, in an annual, star-studded, televised awards show. They are now in talks to film behind the scenes interviews to launch their "Recovery Works" media campaign later this year.
Call to Action
ROR can't change the world on its own. We need your help. In addition to speaking out for Recovery in the national arena, we are working on:
Events to launch "The Silent Majority" and use the film to enhance existing prevention, education, and recovery programs.
We are developing a "Recovery Works" Media Campaign–six public service commercials that will run all over the world forever for free. For this initiative, we need $20,000 for cameramen, editing, and graphics. And we need real people to appear on camera.
To donate to the campaign (Click here)
For an event, or to help with the media campaign, contact us. (Click Here)
