Hello Fellow followers and community! The past two weeks on campus brought about a turning point for the Collegiate Recovery Community on UNC- Charlotte's campus. We have officially opened the room to the recovering population. Room 121 in the Student Health Center is open for meetings by the end of September the space will be available to students.
IKEA-Charlotte came to the university and helped us put together the furniture they have dedicated to the school. This partnership is such a gift and we feel as though IKEA has picked the perfect style for this particular small area. Guys this room was a old file room!!! Now it has turned into a place where the recovering population can come get a way from the rest of the world and get down to recovery or if they would like just chill and hang out.
We have gotten recognized by the media for the efforts we have been putting into this program. As a recovering student this is really a dream come true! To think just a year ago we were embarking on something that seemed quite distant and now it is a tangible reality.
The students are starting to come forward. This is what makes this program so awesome! When you start to hear students say, "they are glad that a program and place like this is being offered on campus"!!! It reinforces the evident need for a place for the recovering community.
The mission statement speaks volumes. We got the DIY Adhesive which many of us know as the decals that you can peel on and off walls without leaving marks. They worked perfectly for the statement we are creating with distinguished intellectualism.
The picture the design team from IKEA chose to put on this wall encompasses the essence of recovery. A tree with the rays of light coming through the tree. You step out of the dark into the light when you are in recovery, the awareness of what is around you becomes stronger. Everything gets a little brighter and life comes alive. It is a process and it takes time, so seeing the rays of light offers hope and serenity!!!!
This semester we are going to have game nights, camping trips, volunteer opportunities and much more.
Meetings this Fall: Student Health Center (Room-121)
Campus AA Group:
Monday- 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Meetings this Fall: Student Health Center (Room-121)
Campus AA Group:
Monday- 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Niner Noon Thirty:
Wednesday- 12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m.
PICTURES FROM ASSEMBLY DAY
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Beginning of the day (Before)
Finishing Touches (After)
This picture ties the room together.
Hillary excited about the new picture, this is right after the ladies from IKEA assembled the frame.
This is our Mission Statement, Leslie, Wellness Promotion Department (far left) and fellow assemblers helping to put everything together.
Media Coverage:
Partnership with IKEA
http://campusnews.uncc.edu/node/3158
ABC Grant Approval
http://campusnews.uncc.edu/wellness-promotion-awarded-abc-grant
WBTV News:
FOX News 14:
Charlotte Observer:
INSPIRATIONAL SITES:
E-sober Buddy:
Insights of a Sober Yogi:
http://insightsofasoberyogi.blogspot.com
COLLEGIATE RECOVERY COMMUNITIES:
http://aacccrc.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-writing-on-walls.html
Texas Tech:
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/hs/csa/collegiate_recovery.php
Kennesaw State:
http://www.kennesaw.edu/studentsuccessservices/crc/
University Of Michigan:
http://www.uhs.umich.edu/recovery
COLLEGIATE RECOVERY COMMUNITIES:
Anne Arundel Community College Blog:
http://aacccrc.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-writing-on-walls.html
Texas Tech:
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/hs/csa/collegiate_recovery.php
Kennesaw State:
http://www.kennesaw.edu/studentsuccessservices/crc/
University Of Michigan:
http://www.uhs.umich.edu/recovery
Please follow us if you are in recovery, know someone in recovery or would just like to join us to follow our efforts. We appreciate the support and all the love that is going into making this program what it is.
Hillary Belk
Undergraduate Assistant
Center for Wellness Promotion
UNC-Charlotte
