Recovery Day Ottawa (wip)
We partnered with Gord Garner and Jason Miller from Recovery Day Ottawa in order to promote this campaign on campus, as well as participated in the community event. Together, we successfully raised awareness about this campaign and attended the events in both 2015 and 2016. The community event is held at City Hall every September. It is an interactive event with a BBQ, games, and many child-friendly activities. There is also an agency fair with a variety of addiction and substance use related agencies from across Ottawa in attendance (including the AC Umbrella Project). It was a great chance for student involvement as they got to talk about the project as well as learn about other community resources.
“Recovery Day Ottawa is an annual community event organized by CAPSA Ottawa in the month of September. Our purpose is to help reduce the stigma surrounding addiction and raise awareness about recovery in our community. We endeavour to engage the broader community by building partnerships with local, provincial, and national organizations and raising awareness through the #RecoveryAlly campaign” (Community Addictions Peer Support Association, 2017).