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 Derek Chase is determined. He knows where he is and where he wants to go.
Applying fresh ideas to his classical, pop and blues roots Derek Chase finds his groove in a brand new set of original songs.
He uncovers inspiration in the sounds of blues artists Robert Johnson and Willie Dixon; he nurtures his soul with the voices of the Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye; and he loves the music of Nick Drake; he digs popular music from all music eras; and from them all, he learns & creates a mixture of blues, folk, pop and rock with a unique sound like no other.
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| July 19th, 2010 |
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Substance Abuse Treatment and other Behavioral Health care exhibitors are invited and encouraged to reserve a booth at RecoveryNC Festival 2010. In addition, vendors, especially those in recovery, are encouraged to secure a booth from which they can display and sell their wares. Space is somewhat limited and going quickly, so don’t wait. Fill out the Registration Form now!
 Vendor Registration (216.9 KiB, 85 hits)
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| July 1st, 2010 |
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“This is precisely why we are holding Festival 2010. We want persons in recovery to be proud to celebrate their accomplishments. We want the local community to see the faces of recovery demonstrating their talents as musicians, vocalists, artisans, etc., in an open and accepting atmosphere of success over a disease that affects hundreds of thousands of families in our state,” said Donna Cotter, RecoveryNC Director.
RecoveryNC Festival 2010 (23.2 KiB, 114 hits)
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| July 1st, 2010 |
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More than 575,000 adults and over 71,000 adolescents need but do not receive treatment for an addiction in our state every year. In September of 2008, RecoveryNC was initiated as a response to this shocking statistic. The initiative is a vehicle through which persons in recovery from addiction to drugs and alcohol, along with their families, friends, and advocates, can speak out for access to the services they need to maintain long-term stable recovery. Additionally, RecoveryNC diminishes the stigma attached to addiction by demonstrating the value recovering people bring to their communities, provides an advocacy platform for those interested in influencing health policy, and creates a virtual community for recovering people, their families, friends and supporters, where hope and help can be shared.
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| June 23rd, 2010 |
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Hello, my name is Tammy, and I am here to tell you about my story of addiction. My addiction started out when I was around 18 years old, that was the first time that I ever snorted cocaine. I felt a rush like I had never felt before with my first toot. I was automatically addicted to the stuff. I knew I had to have it, and I wanted it every day. At the time, I was working and making the money to support my habit. But along with that habit came mood swings. So shortly after my addiction started, I lost my job because of that. Then soon afterwards the cocaine didn’t do it for me like it had in the beginning.
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| October 21st, 2009 |
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Tammi was a high achiever from elementary school until she graduated from Physical Therapy at East Carolina University. She had the highest grade point average from North Gaston High School in 1990 of 299 students. She was homecoming queen, played all sports and had been asked to run for mayor of our small town in Dallas, NC. She was also respected by the physicians in Gastonia as well as Charlotte. She has a son –Carter- age 9 who resides with myself and another surrogate parent.
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| October 19th, 2009 |
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RecoveryNC Campaign (Wilmington)
Date: 2009-10-01, 11:53PM EDT
If I may encourage anyone and everyone that has/is dealing with addicts or acholics please respond for support. It’s taking a long time, but now is an opportunity to grasp. Addicition and acholism has been in my family and surroundings forever. I have spoken up in courts, meetings, neighborhoods, etc. for years. These are serious diseases that need serious attention and assistance. Not just a 3-5 day fix. Not just meetings with the “whooo is me attitude”. I’m tired of the pain in everyone’s life when the “monster” rears his addiction. Please join and contact RecoveryNC Campaign Coordinator at: donna.cotter@recoverync.org or call 919-802-7972. Please sign up and let everyone know that we need “long term” help. The courts, attorneys, etc. just make money and don’t really care about the end results. This is the time for everyone to speak out, step out and make a difference. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Exhausted mom, sister and daughter
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| October 7th, 2009 |
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Giving
If giving, what would make my life better than before?
Sharing the things that I have or that I don’t have?
Giving 100% of my time to others not myself?
Picking up the pieces that I wrongfully left behind?
If given the chance, go back and change them.
But, who is to say that it would be better or worse than before?
Only my mind and heart can make this decision, nothing else could or would
Through all this pain and suffering that remains on me, I was given a new day, and only
God knows how it’s going to be, because he gave it to me.
7/29/2009
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Grace
Grace is in me as well as you, by grace we will live again.
So many questions but no answers
But, by grace I need none to be answered.
Striving through this life grace holds me together.
No doubts in my mind, today is the day that grace saved me from myself.
I was headed for destruction, but one day I had nothing to lose.
I fell to my knees and asked for help.
I needed something to believe. By God’s grace I found what I was looking for.
Time will tell where grace leads me.
7/29/2009
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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| October 1st, 2009 |
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My journey, an AA twelve step, more resistant than heroic, had a crossroad that to me could only be miraculous. I had done everything in recovery my way, but somehow up to nine months I had abstained from using. The advice from many meetings and recovery was no major changes in the first year, work the steps and don’t drink, go to meetings. I pretty much just did the latter.
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| September 1st, 2009 |
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