On Tuesday, September 2nd
we are holding a Meet and Greet for Chris Cull at the Reach Centre in
Stratford. Chris is a young man in
recovery from addiction who biked across Canada this summer to raise awareness about
the prescription drug problem in our country. It is our turn to welcome him to
our beautiful province. I hope that you will join us!
Many
Islanders have been impacted by addiction in one way or another. The people who struggle are
our family, friends, neighbours, co-workers and so on. Let’s show our support
and appreciation to Chris for his tremendous efforts in raising awareness and
trying to make a difference.
His promotional
video:
Below is a little bit of
information about Chris from his INSPIRE website:
My name
is Chris; I’m 29 years old from a small town called Bowmanville, Ontario,
Canada.
I want to share my experience with
addiction in hopes that it will assist those who may be at the point I was, and
their loved ones.
About 6
months ago, I came up with an idea to help addicts and their families.
I will be riding a bike 7,500 km from the
Pacific to the Atlantic Coast, filming a documentary and internet reality show
about prescription drug abuse and how it has affected Canada. I want to show
people that not only is the grass greener on the other side, but you can still
live your dreams as you watch me live mine. Just remember, if you or your loved
one is suffering through addiction, your life is not over. Just because
mistakes were made, it doesn’t define you or them as a person.
Never
Give Up! Never Quit!
As it
happened in my experience, once the individual’s head is clear, they will value
your loyalty.
If you would like to come out
and meet Chris, please RSVP to Rose at behindtheaddiction@gmail.com
with the number of people who will be joining you.
You can also RSVP on our
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/458497547625541/?fref=ts
Light refreshments will be
served so your RSVP is appreciated to help us plan for an adequate amount of food.
Thank you and hope to see you
Tuesday evening at 5:30!
Location:
Reach Centre, 223 Mason Road, Stratford, PE
Date: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014
Time: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Time: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
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