Events

Upcoming Events
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Past Events
  • CHAD Sober Cookout: Sunday, 9/25/11, Eden Street Park, 1-4PM.  Music, Food, Fellowship.  This is a free event.
  • Recovery Day at the State House, 9/26/11, 9AM-4PM.
  • Third Annual Charlestown Candlelight Vigil sponsored by Charlestown Against Drugs (CHAD).  This vigil is to remember those who lost their battle with drugs and alcohol and to give hope to those struggling with addiction.  Saturday, September 17th, 2011, Hayes Square at 6:30 PM.  For more information including how to include a picture of your loved one in the vigil, please contact Shannon Lundin (617) 320-9058.
  • The annual Charlestown Against Drugs (CHAD) March will take place on Monday, June 6th at 6:00 pm.  All supporters will meet at the Charlestown Police Station, 20 Vine Street at Bunker Hill Street. The march will step off at the police station, continue along Bunker Hill Street to the Charlestown Community Center on Medford Street.  At the end of the march, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department will be on hand with its Ident-A-Youth Program for children at the community center. All marchers will be given first opportunity for the raffles, hotdogs & ID program.  See the CHAD March flyer here.
  • Celebrate MGH's 200 Years of Commitment to the Community on Friday, June 10, 2011at the Bulfinch Tent, Massachusetts General Hospital.  Poster Session 11:00am - 2:00pm; Speaking Program 12:00-1:00 pm:
    Peter Slavin, MD, President  
    The Honorable Thomas M. Menino, Mayor, City of Boston
    John Auerbach, Commissioner,  Massachusetts Department of Public Health
  • CSAC's 2nd Annual Safe Prescription Disposal Day - June 11 at the Charlestown Open Market, corner of Austin and Main Streets.  Reduce prescription drug abuse by disposing of your unused medications.  Any and all unused, expired prescription or over-the-counter medications accepted. accepted.  No questions are asked, no names are taken.  Receive a $5 coupon, redeemable at Charlestown businesses.
  • 1st Annual Walk-a-Thon to benefit The Women’s Recovery Initiative: Sunday, May 22nd, Bunker Hill Community College. 9AM-12PM.  For more information contact Maura O’Neil, (617) 448-9834, or go to http://www.charlestownrecoveryhouse.org/Women-s-Initiative.html
  • On Saturday, April 30 at 10 AM, the Union Street  Playground (next to the skating rink) will be officially dedicated to Peter Looney as the "Peter Looney Park".
  • Charlestown Community Safe Medical Disposal Day: Saturday, April 30 from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Boston Police Department District A-1 Charlestown Station (20 Vine St., Hayes Square).  Please blacken out/remove any personal information on pill bottles (leave name of medication); if not in bottles, place in sealable plastic bags; put all sharps in containers or sturdy bottles.  This is totally anonymous - no questions asked, no names taken.  In partnership with CSAC, BPD, and the US Department of Justice DEA.  Look for the next Safe Disposal Day in June at the Charlestown Open Market during Charlestown Pride Week.
  • Sunday, April 10, the Charlestown Women’s Club proudly hosts the Charlestown Women’s Recovery Initiative.  This is an issue that affects every family. Please attend if you are in recovery, you want to be in recovery, or know someone struggling with any kind of addiction problem. We welcome you to come to this informational and exciting meeting on a timely topic that we have all been waiting for.  For more information about the Women’s Recovery Initiative contact:
    Peggy Carolan 617.784.8192 - Diane Grant 617.549.9786 - Susan Rawlinson 857.247.7201
    When: Sunday, April 10
    What Time: 2-4 PM
    Place: K of C, 75 West School Street, Charlestown
    Featured Speaker: MAUREEN MCGLAME, Director, Children of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse, Robert F. Kennedy Children's Action Corps, www.rfkchildren.org
  • The 4th Annual Charlestown Recovery House Fundraiser will take place at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 75 West School St., on Sunday, November 28 from 11 AM to 2 PM.  The event features brunch a performances by comedians Lenny Clarke, Tony V., Steve Sweeney, and Patty Ross, as well as a raffle for $1000 cash!  The event is alcohol free and tax deductible.  Tickets are $50 each.
  • Boston's Breaking the Cycle Recovery Walk, Saturday, September 18, 2010. Registration at 9 am, 5k run 10 am, 3 mile walk 11 am, rally 12 pm. At the Breakheart Reservation in Saugus, MA.
  • Charlestown Candle Light Vigil:  To remember those who lost their battle with drugs & alcohol and to give hope to those struggling with addiction.  Saturday, September 18, 2010, 6:30 pm at Hayes Square.  Sponsored by Charlestown Against Drugs (CHAD).  Contact Shannon Lundin (617) 320-9058 for more information & to learn how to include a picture of your loved one in the vigil.
  • Recovery Celebration Cook-Out: Saturday, September 25, 2010 1:30 pm (Rain Date: Sunday, September 26). Eden St. Park.  Sponsored by Charlestown Against Drugs (CHAD).
  • Recovery Celebration Day at the State House.  Tuesday, September 28, 2010.  9:30 am March to State House from City Hall Plaza; 10:15 am Celebration in Gardner Auditorium.  Sponsored by the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR).
  • CSAC is sponsoring its First Annual Safe Prescription Disposal Day.  It will be held in conjunction with the 4th Annual Charlestown Open Market on June 12, 2010.  This initiative is an effort to ensure the proper disposal of expired or unused medication that has the potential to be abused or harmful to the environment.  This program is to assist individuals in restricting teen access to harmful prescription narcotics.  It also provides an opportunity to safely dispose of these hazardous materials by keeping them out of the water supply.  Too often individuals dispose of such medication by flushing and therefore potentially exposing them to the water supply.

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