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		Youth "Empty Bowls" a Success! Youth from the residential program did an outstanding job greeting people, serving soup, cleaning tables, and asking survey questions. Live music was performed to a packed house. A total of approximately..." The rest is here. National Alcohol Awareness Month With GLRC April is National Alcohol Awareness Month and GLRC is helping to spread the word. We will be celebrating National Alcohol Screening Day April 24th by providing free alcohol screenings. Anyone can have a screening completed by either coming to Westwood Mall in Marquette from 10am to 6pm where we will have an information booth set up or by calling 228-9699, or toll free at 1-888-GLRC-REC (1-888-457-2732). Students Help Welcome Mushers Marquette, Michigan February 17, 2009 – Students from Great Lakes Recovery Centers helped welcome participants of this year’s U.P. 200 and Midnight Run by stuffing gift bags for the racers. Race participants will receive the gift bags that have been decorated by students from the Gwinn Schools and filled with donated items from area businesses. For the last few year’s the students from Great Lakes Recovery Centers have been assisting the U.P. Sled Dog Association by stuffing gift bags and helping with the vet check that takes place the day of the race. Patty Holman, Board member of the U.P. Sled Dog Association said, “the kids from Great Lakes are a great help every year.” Students assist sled dog handlers during the vet check while race vets check the canine athletes that will participate in the races. “The students enjoy their time away from the program with the dogs,” said Teresa Piziali, Supervisor at Great Lakes Recovery Centers Youth Services. Piziali went on to say, “it’s a great way to show our kids that it feels good to give back.” Many of the students at the Youth Program have had a very turbulent existence and this experience serves as a valuable lesson as to what life can be like. Photographs can be seen in our Press Release by clicking here. Substance Abuse Clients Experience Metamorphosis First Hand For several years, the clients at Great Lakes Recovery Centers Youth Services have been rearing Monarch butterfly eggs and larvae. Watching the metamorphosis from egg to butterfly offers a rewarding and beautiful experience. The process lends itself to many metaphors for recovery. More information can be found here. Youth Bridges Releasing Celebration Roughly twenty seniors and youth clientele participated in the event that involved two weeks of preparation. In the sessions preceding the celebration the two groups worked together to make carefully crafted miniature baskets. The baskets symbolically would hold any pent up emotion that had held them down. More information can be found here. Therapists join GLRC's new Behavioral Health Services team Great Lakes Recovery Centers has always offered healing substance abuse treatment, now we have integrated much needed mental heath services into our treatment repertoire. We have added three therapists to help meet the specific needs of children and families; John Olesnavage Ph.D., LP, Karl Wideman M.S., LLP and Jane Henry M.S., LPC, CAAC. We accept a wide array of insurances, for direct information on Behavioral Health Services please contact our Marquette outpatient office at 228-6545. 14^th Annual mini R.O.A.D. Day A group of seniors and youth worked together over the past few months to put together a day of games and celebration that took place recently at Great Lakes Recovery Center’s (GLRC) 14^th Annual mini R.O.A.D. Day . Smiles and laughter were present wherever you looked at the First United Methodist Church of Marquette. The kids from GLRC’s Youth Services hosted games that the two groups had spent weeks preparing together as part of the GLRC Bridges Program. Activities included a ring toss, bingo, a number wheel, bean bag toss, and blinko, among others, all in an effort to find a common thread of humanity. More information can be found here. ECONO FOODS – WE SHARE PROGRAM We are pleased to announce that GLRC will partner with Econo Foods in participating in the We Share Program. This program allows each Econo Foods store to donate 1% of all Econo Foods receipts collected by GLRC to be donated to the agency. Currently Econo Foods has stores in Marquette and Iron Mountain that match our service areas. We are looking for your support in collection of as many receipts as possible. We are striving for a goal of total receipts equaling $1,000,000 over the next year. That would equate to a $10,000 donation for the agency. New CEO Appointed: Greg Toutant was appointed by the board of directors at their November 2007 meeting to be CEO and Executive Director of GLRC. Greg had served as interim director since March of 2007. Greg was chosen after several months of searching and interviews. Greg had previously served as the Deputy Director of Clinical Operations and has been with GLRC for over 8 years. He holds a Masters Degree in Education and is a CARF surveyor. Our Administrative Office Has Moved: The administrative office for Great Lakes Recovery Centers, Inc. has moved. The new address is 201 Rublein Street and we are located in Suite A. Our phone and fax numbers have remained the same. Our complete mailing address is: Administrative Office, 201 Rublein Street, Suite A, Marquette, MI 49855. Payment Options Increase: GLRC is now able to accept credit card payments through Visa and MasterCard. Transactions need to be processed through Marquette Outpatient Services. For more information, contact our Marquette Outpatient office at (906) 228-6545. GLRC Shirts Available: Tiffany Bowden has arranged for GLRC shirts to be made with the agency logo and title imprinted on them. Styles available are T-shirts and polo shirts. T-shirts are available in the following colors: white, black, gray, blue, red and an incredibly bright pink and the polos in "any color" we can think of. The T's are $7 and the polos are $12. To order or for more information, please contact Tiffany at (906) 632-2522 or at tbowden@glrc.biz. Please contact us at either (906) 228-9699 or email info@glrc.biz to have an item placed on this page. Please check back often for new items and updates.

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