AODA Volunteers Event for Suicide Prevention

SOFA – 988-5K suicide prevention walk/run

Mental Health and the ability to talk about the challenges and support those who are struggling with the weight of depression, substance use, and recovery face a stigma that can make finding help a challenge. 988 is the national hotline that brings resources to those who are struggling. This 5k walk/run helps to highlight that resource and focus on those who are struggling with mental health and suicide related challenges. Honor those who have lost their battle, those who provide services and the families who will forever miss their loved ones and friends that aren’t with us to give hope to those who’s story is not over and keep moving forward.

**Register for 988-walk/run here: https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/Oconomowoc/SOFA

AODA Volunteers support for suicide prevention 2023

 

AODA VOLUNTEERS OF WAUKESHA COUNTY

VOLUNTEERING AT THE HOPE CENTER IN WAUKESHA –
OUTREACH MEAL PROGRAM

ADDRESS:  502 N. EAST AVENUE

WE ARE LOOKING FOR FOUR TO FIVE VOLUNTEERS ON EACH OCCASION.

WHEN:

  • MONDAY, JULY 18th – Patsy S., Holly R., Dinah –
    • NEED TWO VOLUNTEERS
  • THURSDAY, AUGUST 25TH – Patsy S., Lou H., John K., Jeff S.
    • NEED ONE VOLUNTEER

COMMITMENT OF TIME:  8:00 AM – 10:30 AM

DUTIES:

  • BRING SMILING FACES
  • TWO GALLONS OF MILK
  • PREP AND SERVE THE CLIENTS THAT VISIT THIS ESTABLISHMENT

The Hope Center Serves people who are homeless, in transitional housing, mental illness and others – anyone in need of help.

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO WEAR TENNIS SHOES, AS THIS IS REQUIRED BY LAW IN THE AREAS WE WILL BE WORKING.

 

PLEASE CONTACT DINAH AT 262 613-6227 OR EMAIL dvkpolzin@yahoo.com TO SIGN UP FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY!

The AODA Volunteers of Waukesha County hold their annual picnic at Frame Park every August.
2020 Flyer coming soon.

When:
Saturday August 7th, 2021

Time:
10AM – 2PM

Where:
Frame Park Picnic Shelter
(North end of park by playground)
Frame Park Drive
Waukesha, WI 53186
Map & Directions

Free for all people in recovery

  • Free Food
  • Games
  • Fellowship

All are invited – family and friends
Please bring a dish to pass if you are able.

 

We wish to acknowledge and thank the Waukesha Noon Kiwanis Club for their continued support in our picnic by donating most of the food and volunteering to help host our annual event.

The AODA Volunteers are recovering people who share their experience, strength, and hope at various facilities in Waukesha County.  We come from all walks of life and varying economic, occupational, and social backgrounds. The vital common thread is our experiences with alcohol and/or drug addiction, and we share but one primary objective:

“…carrying the message to the alcoholic [or addict] who still suffers”

Tradition 5, Alcoholics Anonymous

The message we carry to others is HOPE!

By giving it away, we keep what has been freely given to us…

We don’t fuss with rationale on how or why this works, it just does.  We leave it at that. Perhaps the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous said it best:

“Because it has now become plain enough that only a recovered alcoholic can do much for a sick alcoholic, a tremendous responsibility has descended upon us all, an obligation so great that it amounts to a sacred trust. For to our kind, those who suffer alcoholism, recovery is a matter of life or death…”

Bill Wilson ~ Founder of A.A.
A.A. Grapevine, April, 1948

If you or a family member or friend are caught in the web of addiction, please feel free to contact us before it is too late.

If you are a recovering alcoholic or addict and you want to help us spread the word, please feel free to contact us for more information, or to sign up as a volunteer.

Just remember…

Meetings

Health & Human Services Bldg
514 Riverview Ave, Waukesha

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Monday Morning
9:00 - 10:00am
Room 273
* Open Group


DTC - Monday Evening
6:30 - 7:30pm
* Closed Group


ATC - Tuesday Evening
6:30 - 7:30pm
* Closed Group


Thursday Evening
6:30 - 7:30pm
Room 114
*Covid regulations pertain to the group. Masks must be worn. Seating will be distanced.
* Open Group


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Alcoholics Anonymous, page 17