Mountain West Region
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Mountain West Regional Representative: Tonya Wheeler
Tonya is in long-term recovery from methamphetamine addiction and is passionate about sharing her recovery. She is the President of Advocates for Recovery – Colorado, a grassroots organization dedicated to making recovery from addiction visible as a positive, attainable goal. Tonya was one of the founding members of Advocates for Recovery and spends much of her time working with others in her community training them to be recovery advocates.
Tonya is sought after as a speaker at conferences and in the media for sharing what 18 years of sobriety has meant to her and her family. She has shared her recovery story with community leaders, treatment providers, probation and parole officers, child welfare case workers, and health care professionals nationally and in Denver.
Tonya serves as a Commissioner on the Denver Drug Strategy Commission, and is a member of the Advisory Board for the Mountain West ATTC. Tonya works as a Certified Addictions Counselor – Level III, and has worked in the substance abuse field for over 16 years.
Mountain West News and Events
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Event:
National Forgiveness Day
Organization:
Center Of Unconditional Love
Event Date:
2010-10-30
Time:
12:00 am to 12:00 am
City:
Liberty Center
Location:
Organizations & Communities Across The United States
Agenda:
1. Visit the Center Of Unconditional Love web site. 2. Sign up as a friend and volunteer to celebrate the event by forgiving others and distributing copies of the "Power Of Love Joy Of Forgiveness" plan by email, enewsletters, magazines, etc. 3. Take the Pledge Of Forgiveness 4. Distribute copies of the plan. 5. Hold a celebration. 6. Let the center know how many people received the plan. 7. Memorize the plan for your own life.
Description:
Volunteers/partners/friends across our nation plan to distribute more than 5 million copies of our "Power Of Love Joy Of Forgiveness" HEALTH/WELLNESS PLAN to as many people as possible while forgiving others, removing bitterness, and restoring joy in celebration of our 5th National Forgiveness Day.
Contact:
Bob Moyers
Phone:
419-533-4191
Email:
bobmoy@wcnet.org
Website:
www.unconditionallovelive.com
Faces & Voices of Recovery's regional listservs and Web pages
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