Petoskey Holiday Open House
2021-12-03 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Detroit) | Downtown Petoskey, MI
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We are so excited to participate in this year’s Holiday Open House! This is a night where the streets of downtown Petoskey close down and businesses open their doors to offer warm holiday greetings and hospitality. Be sure to stop by our office located at 407 – Unit A Michigan Street, Petoskey, Michigan for some cookies, hot cider, and holiday cheer!

Recovery Community Collaboration Meeting
2022-01-18
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Join us for the first Recovery Community Collaboration Meeting on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.
These meetings aim to create a cohesive network of treatment facilities and recovery support organizations within the Northern Michigan community.
Please RSVP to the event by emailing anja@crami.org.

Recovery Community Collaboration Meeting
2022-02-22 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-03-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Carnegie Hall, 451 Mitchell Street, Petoskey, MI, 49770
Please join us for this month’s Recovery Community Collaboration Meeting!
These meetings aim to create a cohesive network of treatment facilities and recovery support organizations within the Northern Michigan community.
Please RSVP by emailing anja@crami.org.

Recovery Community Collaboration Meeting
2022-04-19 12:00 - 13:30

Community Partnership Meeting
2022-05-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Carnegie Hall, 451 Mitchell Street, Petoskey, MI, 49770
Collaboration breeds unity. Third Tuesday of each month from 12:00 to 1:30 at the Carnegie Building in Petoskey – Sponsored Lunch from various organizations within the community. Each month a different presenter followed by discussion to improve recovery support services. All invited to participate to help build and support a recovery friendly community !

Butterfly Release for International Overdose Awareness Day
2022-08-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Pennsylvania Park, 411 Lake Street, Petoskey, MI, 49770
Join us for this International Overdose Awareness Day. This day is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdoes, remember without stigma those who have died, and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind.
This special event will include music, light refreshments, and a butterfly release to help our spirits heal.
Free to attend. RSVP to guarantee a butterfly to release. If you can’t make it, you can also donate or sponsor a butterfly that will be released for you. You can provide a dedication or a name to go on the envelope.
Join us and wear purple as a commitment to support recovery. You’ll notice a lot of purple at this event and events throughout September for Recovery Month. Purple is the color we wear to support Recovery in our communities and in ourselves. Purple is the color we wear to acknowledge the opioid crisis.
Sponsored by the Community Recovery Alliance. Funds raised with your donation help CRAs mission to sever individuals and families impacted by substance use disorders.
Recovery resources will be available from: My Recovery Life, Bear River Health, check back for more partners.

Soft Opening - Open House
2023-03-30 12:00 - 16:00
Soft Opening Event for Northern Michigan’s FIRST Recovery Center.
We are hosting an open house event to showcase our soon-to-open space! Meet the team, and enjoy snacks & refreshments while learning what CRA and this new Recovery Center have to offer.
This Recovery Center will be place for people in recovery to gather, socialize, participate in recovery-friendly activities, host meetings & more!
Metered street parking. Limited free parking is available on Howard St.

Dungeons & Dragons for Recovery
2023-04-01 15:00 - 18:00
Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is an improvisation, role-playing experience in which the recovery group’s main goal is to HAVE FUN. The Adventurers will also enjoying a cathartic and therapeutic time likely to stir up a surprising amount of self-awareness, self-discovery and esteem building. No experience needed. All levels welcome!
This is the first of a series of Dungeons & Dragons for Recovery experiences which CRA’s Recovery Community Center will offer. This first group will be approximately 2.5-3hrs long with time for breaks, informative education on what D&D is and how to play it, character creation and playing the game! We will also have SNACKS (thank you, CRA!)!!
The typical format of the group will be a 2 hour session, every other week, for 7 sessions, likely breaking for the summer months and re-grouping in the fall for a new campaign. Succeeding sessions will be broken up into new player welcome and education (30min) and check ins with each recovery adventurer about their week (20 min.). The next hour is spent playing D&D.
“Through tabletop role-playing games like D&D, players learn to better understand teamwork and character strengths of themselves and others. It provides an opportunity for increased mindfulness, as players think through their decisions as their characters rather than as themselves. Attendees will strengthen their skills in communication, socialization, creativity and adaptability. Adults of all backgrounds and levels of role-playing experience are welcome to play!” -Centerstone, D&D Experiential Therapy Group
RSVP with your Dungeon Master at: rodasi@crami.org or text: 231-409-6344

Grand Opening with Ribbon Cutting
2023-04-05 16:00 - 18:00
The Grand Opening Celebration for Petoskey’s new Recovery Center!
The Recovery Center will be a place for people in recovery to gather, socialize, participate in recovery-friendly activities, host meetings & more!
Join us for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 4:00 pm followed by snacks & refreshments.
Check out the new Recovery Center and hear more about what Community Recovery Alliance has to offer. Meet the staff and board.
RSVPs appreciated. Support@crami.org 231.881.9116 or on Facebook.
Metered Parking. (Free parking is available on Howard St)

Pathway Earth - Nature as a Pathway of Recovery
2023-04-22 13:00 - 15:30
Join us for this informational and experiential introduction to Nature as a Pathway of Recovery.
From Indigeneous North American practices, to Druid, Pagan and other Earth-Based Spiritual Practices – all of our Ancestors were close to the Earth at one time.
Some of us deeply feel this call to be in conscious relationship with Nature. Some of us have found great healing, revelation and the ability to restore a sense of peace, humility, honor and wellness as a result of choosing to walk with Nature.
While not one path will ever look like anyone else’s path, you may find Nature as a primary or piece to your own Recovery Pathway!

Come learn about established Nature-based pathways of recovery
Hear about the relationship our Ancestors had with Nature and that which lives in your DNA
Guest Speaker: Shane Morseau. Hear a fellow in longterm recovery share his story of Recovery as an Anishaanabe man
Experience community Ritual elements
Hear about upcoming opportunities to connect further in Nature and in practice
Share light refreshments in fellowship

Thank-you gift to the first 50 attendees.
Bring your friends and family!
Doors open at 1p for fellowship.
There will be smudging offered outside of the building. You are welcome to decline if you have sensitivities.
Official start time 1:30p with introductions, experiential acknowledging of the Ancestors and the Elements, followed by a brief silent meditation. Guest Speaker 1:45-2:30p including a beautiful Prayer. 2:45-3p Brief educational share on Ancestral nature-based practices followed by a brief vizualization journey. Fellowship and Resource/Info Tables 3-3:30p.

Office CLOSED - Meet us at the NMRE Day of Recovery Education
2023-05-08
Monday, May 8, the CRA office and Recovery Community Center are closed as we will be at the TreeTops Resort in Gaylord, MI for the 2023 NMRE Day of Recovery Education!
If you need us, please call or email us and we will get back with you as soon as we are able. Or- come join us at the event!
support@crami.org
231-881-9116

LifeRing Meeting
2023-05-11 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-05-18 19:00 - 20:00
LifeRing Meeting
Thursdays 7-8pm!

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Location: CRA Recovery Community Center
407 Michigan Street, Suite A
Petoskey, MI 49770

Please use the side entrance off from the adjacent parking lot and please park on the street.
Thank you!

To learn more about LifeRing visit https://lifering.org/

Coaches & Coffee
2023-05-20 13:00 - 15:00
One of our next events will be our monthly Coaches & Coffee event, co-sponsored by CRA and NMSAS.

This event travels between different locations within the Northern, Lower 21-counties of our beautiful region. May’s Coaches & Coffee is being hosted in Cadillac by two awesome peer coaches.

This event is for Peer Recovery Coaches only, so if you are a Peer Coach (MDHHS or CCAR) please make space to join us, share yourself, be supported!

Refreshments will be provided.

H.E.A.R Meeting
2023-05-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-06-02 19:00 - 20:00
New Style of “Meeting” for those in Recovery Based in Music and other Artistic Expression.
Every other Friday at the CRA Recovery Community Center.
Bring an instrument or something creative to express/share.
This is a safe place to explore creating with others in Recovery!

Dungeons & Dragons for Recovery POSTPONED!
2023-05-27 15:00 - 17:00 | CRA Recovery Community Center, 231 State Street Suite 6, Petoskey, Michigan, 49770
This event is POSTPONED…
STAY TUNED for a Reschedule and feel free to contact us to let us know that you are interested!
A Therapeutic, Theatrical, Critical Thinking and FUN Recovery Event!
Come play D&D for the first time or the 100th time! Bring or be handed an epic D&D character, embark on a Quest and get into role-playing as you unleash hidden aspects of yourself playing Dungeons & Dragons!

Find out why this is so many people’s favorite form of “therapy,” tap into your creativity, find new friends in Recovery and most of all have some serious FUN!

No experience necessary, but all levels welcome!
Light Refreshments Provided.

We will gather for our Dungeons & Dragons Recovery Adventure at the new CRA Recovery Community Center. RSVP 231-373-6914 (call or text)
Street Parking is metered – come with meter money or the Park Mobile app.
(Parking lot is for building employees.)
Please enter using the side door, off the parking lot, alongside of the building.

SMART Recovery Meeting
2023-06-13 12:00 - 13:00
SMART Recovery meetings at CRA!

Tuesdays and Fridays at 12:00pm in our Recovery Community Center.

SMART meetings are a wonderful option to add into your current recovery journey practices, offering practical tools and coping skills to empower you to face life on life’s terms.

We look forward to seeing you and building this meeting together as a great pathway to learn more about self-management in recovery!

Please use the side door off of the parking lot.

Green Wisdom for Recovery
2023-06-24 13:00 - 15:00
ATTENTION: Due to Lack of Registration/Interest we are cancelling THIS Saturday’s Green Wisdom for Recovery Class. Please Register for the July 8 or August 5 classes if interested and apologies for any inconvenience.

Learn how to grow a relationship with Nature as a part of your Recovery Pathway!

Go on a nice Nature Walk with others in Recovery to get some Fresh Air & Light Exercise
Learn some basic Plant Identification & Uses
Experience Nature Meditation & Deep Listening Skills

This is a free, 3 class series. Join us for one or all of them!
Dates: June 24, July 8, August 5
June’s Class will be held in Benzie County
July’s Class will be held in Petoskey
August Class will be held in Gaylord

Please REGISTER by calling, texting or emailing: rodasi@crami.org, 231-383-6914
Bring something to stay hydrated with, something to take notes with, and maybe some sunscreen and bug repellent.

Green Wisdom for Recovery
2023-07-08 13:00 - 15:00
Learn how to grow a relationship with Nature as a part of your Recovery Pathway!

Go on a nice Nature Walk with others in Recovery to get some Fresh Air & Light Exercise
Learn some basic Plant Identification & Uses
Experience Nature Meditation & Deep Listening Skills

This is a free, 3 class series. Join us for one or all of them!
Dates: July 8, August 5
July’s Class will be held in Petoskey
August Class will be held in Gaylord

Please REGISTER by calling, texting or emailing: rodasi@crami.org, 231-383-6914
Bring something to stay hydrated with, something to take notes with, and maybe some sunscreen an bug repellent.

CRA-fty 90s Night
2023-07-24 18:30 - 20:30 | CRA Recovery Community Center, 231 State Street Suite 6, Petoskey, Michigan, 49770
Join us for an adult-only 90s Retro Craft Night!
Some craft options to expect:
Coloring book pages, origami, melting beads, paints & more 90s-style Crafts.
CRA is serving pizza and chips and will be playing Saved By the Bell reruns – whooohooo!
PRIZE for the BEST 90s themed outfit!
POP-in or hang for the entire time but come join us!

Green Wisdom for Recovery
2023-08-05 13:00 - 15:00
Learn how to grow a relationship with Nature as a part of your Recovery Pathway!

Go on a nice Nature Walk with others in Recovery to get some Fresh Air & Light Exercise
Learn some basic Plant Identification & Uses
Experience Nature Meditation & Deep Listening Skills

Please REGISTER by calling, texting or emailing: rodasi@crami.org, 231-383-6914
Bring something to stay hydrated with, something to take notes with, and maybe some sunscreen an bug repellent.

Overdose Awareness and Remembrance Butterfly Release Event
2023-08-31 19:00 - 20:00 | Pennsylvania Park, 411 Lake Street, Petoskey, MI, 49770
Our 3rd Annual Overdose Awareness and Remembrance Butterfly Release Event will take place on Thursday, August 31, 2023 @ 7:00pm. We will gather at the gazebo in Petoskey’s downtown Pennsylvania Park to remember and honor those we have lost to overdose and Substance Use Disorder (SUD).
We will have light refreshments, some “swag” to give away, and of course, the beautiful butterfly’s, delivered to us safely and ready to fly in memory of our loved ones who have passed on.
Please visit our Events tab on Facebook and RSVP to this event.
Event will be cancelled in case of rain.

*Sponsored by Northern Michigan Opioid Response Consortium
*Funded in part by a grant from Northern Michigan Regional Entity

Embodied Story Work Hosted By Meghann Perry and CRA
2023-09-18 08:30 - 2023-09-19 16:30
This is a two-day training – Sept 18 (8:30am-4:30pm) and Sept 19 (8:30am-4:30pm).

*This training is MCBAP approved for 14 CE hours.

Embodied Story Work uses Storytelling and Theatre techniques in group practice within any program. There are two primary elements within Embodied Story Work, Recovery Storytelling and Drama Therapy, both effective in working with any age group, any type of population, and in any stage of prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery.

We ask that you are committed to attending both days before signing up using this link -> SIGN UP NOW

Meals will be provided.

Funded in part by a grant from Northern Michigan Regional Entity

Storytelling Workshop Hosted by Meghann Perry and CRA
2023-09-21 10:30 - 2023-09-22 15:30
Join us for a 2-day workshop; September 21-22, 10:30am-3:30pm each day; hosted by Meghann Perry and CRA.
Participation is requested for both days, and the deposit is refundable after completing the workshop on the second day.
*This workshop is MCBAP approved for 8 CE hours.
Learn to find and tell your story with facilitator Meghann Perry and create a powerful tool for recovery and advocacy.
Finding how to tell your personal recovery story can be a challenge. We all have a story to tell.
We use storytelling as part of our journey, but also how to tell our story as an advocate for others on their journey.
Family, friends, and allies have stories of their recovery and how recovery has influenced their lives.
This workshop will help us grow and heal, learn to identify and use your authentic voice, and create a critical step to personal recovery and advocacy as we build a community where recovery is for everyone.
We Recover Together and our stories help us heal, provide hope to others, and strength the voice of the recovery community as a whole.
The work can be hard.The road can be long.The journey can be lonely.That’s why we have storytelling.
When facing challenging life events, storytelling is a proven tool for healing and one that Meghann Perry and Revolution Recovery has pioneered.
Their method shifts perspectives allowing for deeper personal understanding and greater change.
The stigma associated with challenges like substance misuse, addiction, trauma, grief, and mental health are often as debilitating as the conditions themselves.
Meghann Perry uses proven methods to address stigma head-on, challenging the stories we tell ourselves and others.
By re-writing these stories, we heal individuals.
We transform the culture that surrounds us, creating the world of recovery we all need and deserve.

Reserve Your Spot Today:
HERE
*Free of Charge Just RSVP with the link above to save your spot!

Sponsors:
Northern Michigan Opioid Response Consortium
This event is made possible with funding from the Northern Michigan Region Entity

CANCELED Storytelling Showcase - Hear Stories of Recovery
2023-09-22 18:00 - 20:30
CANCELED.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We hope to see you at next week’s Euchre Night!
Come join us for an evening full of sharing the stories of recovery and encouraging hope as we celebrate
Recovery Month 2023
6:00PM – Enjoy some light refreshments
6:30PM – Stories of Recovery Showcase
Use the link below to reserve your seat for this event.
RSVP HERE
We use storytelling as part of our journey and as a way to advocate for others on their journey.
Family, friends, and allies have stories of their recovery and how recovery has influenced their lives.
We Recover Together and our stories help us heal, provide hope to others, and strength the voice of the recovery community as a whole.
The work can be hard.The road can be long.The journey can be lonely.That’s why we have storytelling.
Sponsors:
Northern Michigan Opioid Response Consortium
This event is made possible with funding from the Northern Michigan Region Entity

Euchre Night!
2023-09-30 18:00 - 20:00 | CRA Recovery Community Center, 231 State Street Suite 6, Petoskey, Michigan, 49770
Come Join in on a Sober Social evening with Food, Refreshments, and Prizes to be won.
RSVP on our Facebook Page HERE
or email melissa@crami.org

CRA Open House during the Annual Petoskey Holiday Open House
2023-12-01 18:00 - 20:00 | CRA Recovery Community Center, 231 State Street Suite 6, Petoskey, Michigan, 49770
Want to know what CRA is doing for the community?
Want to come check out our Community Center?
Want to enjoy some Holiday Punch – Safe for all ages – and Cookies? (while supplies last)
Stop in to see us, get some information about the work we do, and grab a treat.

*Recoveree and Family Friendly*

Luncheon Lectures ~ Problem-Solving Court~
2023-12-07 11:30 - 13:00
Emmet County’s 57th Circuit Court will launch a new DWI/Drug Problem-Solving Court in January 2024. This hybrid specialty court will provide an alternative to the traditional sanction-based criminal justice model for drug and alcohol offenders. To help the community learn about this new court, Circuit Judge Jennifer Deegan and the Community Recovery Alliance in Petoskey have partnered to bring Dr. Alex Elswick of the University of Kentucky to speak at this special Luncheon Lecture program. Dr. Elswick is a trained researcher, recovery coach and mental health therapist, as well as the co-founder of Voices of Hope, a peer-driven recovery community organization.
Your $15 fee includes a buffet lunch beginning at 11:30 am, lecture begins at noon.

Note: At this time, masks are optional inside NCMC facilities.
Cancellations are non-refundable within 48 hours of this event.

Sponsored By:
Community Recovery Alliance
Northern Michigan Opioid Response Consortium
