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National
Recovery Month
A Success!
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RICARES
Corner
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Rally4Recovery -
A Success!
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Jims Corner
Director of
Anchor Recovery
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Michelles Corner 3
The Goal Of
Anchor

Special Dates to
Remember
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From The
Editors Desk
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Anchor Recovery Newsletter
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National Recovery Month
A Success!
Anchor & RICARES represent Rhode Island at the Natonal Fed Up! Rally in
Washington, D.C. on September 28, 2014.
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P A G E 2
Looking to go back to school? Check
out your options here at Anchor. No
matter what your education level is
right now, you can find the
resources for the next step right
here!
Referrals for GED
2 year college
4 year college
RC101 Classes
Recovery Coach Academy
coming up November 10-14,
2014. Contact Liz Buddington
at lbuddington@RICARES.org
to register
You can help me out by
volunteering and donating your
time at RICARES.
Thank You,
Holly Cekala
Executive Director,
RICARES

Knowledge is Pow-
er; Wisdom is Di-
vine.
RICARES Corner
A N C H O R R E C O V E R Y N E W S L E T T E R
Rally4Recovery- A Success!
The Rally4Recovery is Rhode Islands largest celebraton honoring Natonal Recovery Month.
The event drew over 8,000 people.

Above, Annete Joseph, CPRS, from Anchor, Katherine Taylor, Lieutenant Gubernatorial
Candidate and Mil Herndon, RICARES posing for the camera at the Rally4Recovery. Below,
Senator Whitehouse with Annete Joseph.
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Michelles Corner
Anchor Halloween Bash
On October 25, 2014, there will be a Halloween Bash at the Anchor Recovery Community
Center in Pawtucket at 249 Main Street. from 6:00pm - 11:30pm. All are welcome to this
friendly event. There will be rafes, prizes, music, food and of course candy.
Please contact Michelle Harter at 401-721-5100 or mharter@provctr.org for more information.
Over 8,000
people
attended the
Rally4Recovery ;
What a record!
Jims Corner
Its a family afair! On the lef, Director of Anchor Recovery Community Centers, James Gillen and his
two rapper sons who performed at the Rally4Recovery. On the right, Jim Gillens daughter with Mil
Herndon, RICARES who is the Event Planner for the Rally4Recovery.

Prescription Drug Take Back
The Prescripton Drug Take Back took place on
September 26, 2014 at Walgreens on
Elmwood Avenue. Pictured to the lef is
Shannon Addison, Anchor, Dennis Dutra,
RICARES and Mathew Wills, Anchor member.

The goal of the Anchor Recovery
Community Center is to provide
recovering Rhode Islanders, their
family members and friends, easy
access to opportunities that will
assist them in enhancing their lives
in recovery as contributing mem-
bers in society.
Anchor Recovery Community Center
249 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Tel 401-721-5100 Fax 401-721-5107

Anchor Recovery Community Center
890 Centerville Road, Warwick, RI 02886
Tel 401-615-9945 Fax 401-615-9963

Were on the Web
www.anchorrecovery.org
What has Anchor done for
you?
Please let us know what Anchor has done for
you by e-mail to: ajoseph@provctr.org,
hcekala@provctr.org or jgillen@provctr.org
Special Dates to Remember
October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2014 - 6:00 pm Recovery Karaoke
October 7, 14 , 21, 28, 2014 - 11:00 am Spiritual Guidance, Anchor Warwick
October 8 , 2014 - 10:00 am Remembrance Celebration of Lost Loved Ones
October 14, 2014 - 9:00 am Anchor Volunteer Orientation
October 17, 2014 - 10:00 am Expungement Clinic
October 19, 2014 - 3:30 pm Greater Love Ministries
October 21, 2014 - 11:00 am Cancer Survivorship Support Group
October 26, 2014 - 3:30 pm Greater Love Ministries
October 28, 2014 - 9:00 am Anchor Volunteer Orientation
From the Editors Desk
Annette Joseph, Founder and
Editor of the Anchor Newsleter with
Denise Christian, the Anchor
Newsletter Assistant Editor and
Proofreader.
Annette and Denise would like to thank
everyone who has contributed to the suc-
cess of the Anchor Newsletter, and wish
you a safe and sober Halloween. Thank you.
If you would like to contribute to the An-
chor Newsletter, please submit your suc-
cess stories, sober event dates, recovery
humor, art, and dates for special events to
Annette Joseph at ajoseph@provctr.org or
call 401-475-7370.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN