On Labor Day, hundreds of Oregon and Washington residents will celebrate recovery from alcohol and drug addiction when they join hands to span the Interstate 5 Bridge connecting the states of Washington and Oregon. The ninth annual Hands Across the Bridge event, set for 10 to noon on Monday, Sept. 6, with ceremonies on both the Vancouver and Portland sides of the Columbia, kicks off National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. Last year’s event drew almost 3000 participants whose lives had been affected by addiction and touched by recovery.
A brief outline of the activity that Hands Across the Bridge is planning for Recovery Month:
- An opening ceremony will begin with a prayer honoring all.
- Powerful stories of recovery will be told.
- Elected officials will speak on the benefits our community receives when all of our efforts are focused on the solution of recovery.
- In a very spiritual manner, honoring all, community members will begin the walk to the Interstate 5 Bridge and bridge the gap between the Oregon and Washington recovering community, family members, and supporters.
As the recovering community reaches out of their box of anonymity to stand in solidarity with our community to honor National Recovery Month, proving that treatment works and recovery is real, we all speak out in unity and
"Join the Voices for Recovery:
Now More than Ever.
Main Event Flyer in Color
Main Event Flyer in Greyscale
Main Event Flyer in Spanish
All donations are greatly appreciated.
Your donation will help to make this year's event a successful one and will
further our efforts to advocate for those in the recovering community.
Make donations payable to:
Hands Across the Bridge
1701 Broadway
J-1
Vancouver, Washington 98663 |
