Recovery University Fundraiser - Needs Volunteers!

2012 ING Hartford Marathon / 4th Annual AU Fundraiser

“Running for Mental Health”

2012 ING Hartford Marathon
Saturday, October 13, 2012

Advocacy Unlimited is a nonprofit organization offering comprehensive recovery and advocacy education for persons with or in recovery from mental illness and/or addiction issues.  Its mission is to improve the quality of life for these individuals by helping them maintain and sustain their recoveries, reintegrate into the community, and reenter the workforce.  We offer our long-standing Advocacy Education Course taught in both English and Spanish; the Young Adult “Super Advocate” program for young adults age 18 to 25 with mental illness and/or addiction issues to learn how to recover or further their recovery, sustain their recovery, and become young peer support specialists who then help and provide hope to other young adults with mental and/or addiction issues; and Recovery University, the only state sanctioned Recovery Support Specialist certification program in Connecticut.  Please visit our website (www.mindlink.org ) for complete information about our outstanding programs and the amazing people that attend them.

AU is proud to be an official charity of the ING Hartford Marathon again this year as part of AU's 4th Annual Fundraiser.  We need your help and there are two ways you can help:

1.  Volunteers are needed:

AU has been asked to help with Late Athlete Registration/Packet Pickup on Friday, October 12th from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm at the Health & Fitness Expo in the XL Center in Hartford.  Anyone interested in volunteering their time on Friday for Advocacy Unlimited is asked to please send an email to Linda Lentini at LLentini@mindlink.org as soon as possible.  Your volunteering is sincerely appreciated.

2.  AU's 4th Annual Fundraiser:

As an official charity of the ING Hartford Marathon, you can donate safely and securely by credit card.  Visit http://www.crowdrise.com/AdvocacyUnlimitedHartford and click on the “DONATE” button.  Every donation, no matter how small or how large, will help enable AU to continue its mission of helping persons in recovery from psychiatric disabilities or addiction issues. 100% of your donation is tax deductible and is sincerely appreciated.  Please pass this information along to others you think would be interested in supporting AU.