Tom2000:Phoenix House is a nonprofit drug and alcohol rehabilitation organization, operating in nine states, at over 50 locations. Phoenix House was founded in the late 1960s when six recovering heroin addicts came together to share a home in New York City. Phoenix House’s President, psychiatrist Mitchell S. Rosenthal, M.D., and addiction counselors from New York City’s Addiction Services Agency (ASA) set up a treatment program for the group. The disciplined peer group proved successful in breaking the patterns of drug addiction. Community members reinforced one another’s efforts throughout the course of long-term residential treatment.

This therapeutic community model became the basis of the Phoenix House treatment method, which since its start has helped 150,000 people. Long-term studies show that 75 percent of those who complete the program remain drug free, as do a substantial number of those who leave before completion[citation needed] . Phoenix House is now the largest nonprofit recovery organization in the United States,[citation needed] helping 6,000 people a day at treatment centers in California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Texas, and Vermont.

The Phoenix House treatment programs include Phoenix Academies (residential high schools for teens in recovery), as well as adult residential recovery centers, outpatient programs, after-school programs for teens, and programs for mothers with small children, the mentally ill, and prison inmates. The organization is funded mostly by government contracts, but also receives philanthropic support for a portion of its $100 million annual budget.

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PAWS FOR A CAUSE: WOOFSTOCK 2008

The Lincoln Home will once again be the idyllic setting for WOOFSTOCK 2008, on Saturday, August 9th from 9:30am-3pm. WOOFSTOCK, a joint venture between The Animal House and the Damariscotta-Newcastle Rotary Club, will feature pet-related seminars and demonstrations, a Family Fun Dog Show, Parade of Breeds, pet-related vendors, activities, services and games, free samples, food, and raffles throughout the day.

Some of the activities and services planned include Canine Good Citizen Testing (sign-up in advance is required), Pet Photography with Ronn Orenstein, Tarot Card and Paw Readings, Face Painting, Nail Clipping, Microchipping and Toothbrushing, Games for People and Pets and “How to Make the Perfect Dog Cookie!”. Plus, the “Taste Test” booth will be back again by popular demand!

Schedule of Events:

10:00am: Judy Garbow, Seminar: Animal Communication

10:30am: Judy Herman, DVM, Seminar: Feeding Raw Diet, Facts and Myths

11:00am: Flyball MAINEiacs, Demoonstration: Flyball

11:00am-1pm: Registration for Family Fun Dog Show

11:30am: Parade of Breeds

12:00pm: Canine Connection, Demonstration: Agility

1:00: Family Fun Dog Show

The following shelters and rescues will be participating at WOOFSTOCK 2008: Lincoln County Animal Shelter, Humane Society of Knox County, Boxers in Need, Life’s Little Paws Cocker Spaniel Rescue, Australian Shepherd Rescue and Placement Helpline, Maine Greyhound Placement Service, Safe Harbor Chesapeake Bay Retriever Rescue, North East Rottweiler Rescue & Referral, Coastal Great Dane Rescue, catwalk.dogpath, inc., Kennebec Valley Shetland Sheepdog Club & Rescue and New England Brittany Spaniel Rescue.

Over 30 pet-related vendors will be joining WOOFSTOCK this year from throughout New England including: Dogswell, Merrick, Blue Buffalo, Maine Friends of Animals, ZiwiPeak, Zuke’s, Planet Dog, Serendipity House/Douglas Paquette, Meadowbrook Kennel & Spa, Northern Tracks, Weruva, Canine Snack Shack, Honest Kitchen and many more.

All proceeds from WOOFSTOCK 2008 will be donated to the participating shelters and rescues and to Rotary charities. Well-behaved, leashed pets welcome. Rain or shine.

The Lincoln Home is located on River Road in Newcastle…look for the big white tents! For more information, please call The Animal House at 563-5595 or email: info@theanimalhouse.net.

Sponsored by Camden National Bank.

Stygified ’s cybercast on The Streets of Portland has been rescheduled to July 25th.

WHAT?         AQUAFEST is a community-wide, family event, featuring: Timed 5K Race for the Lakes on a safe, rolling, out and back course; Prize Events for Kids, ages 1 to 12 years; Fun Run, Walk, Crawl or Creep - - all Ages Invited and Dogs, too; Kayak Races; GPS and kayak clinics; Activities such as T-Shirt Painting, Games, and Geocaching; Shopping Opportunities at Village Shops, the Farmers’ Market, and Art Mart ;     Boat Rides, Float Plane Rides; Free Raffle and Great Prizes; Awards for summer long Fishing Derby and Raffle; Family Barbecue and Free Swim Time; Water Events at selected spots around the Watershed                                              

          WHEN?         August 29, 2008 –5 to 7 pm -  Cocktail Reception at the Village Inn in Belgrade Lakes                        August 30, 2008 – 8 to 5 pm  Various activities at the Center for All Seasons (CFAS),  in Belgrade Lakes Village, Point Road out and back from Camp Runoia, and other locations around the Belgrade Watershed

            WHY?  To support Milfoil Prevention and create a Watershed-wide Action Plan (WAP) to improve water quality and public enjoyment of the seven Belgrade lakes for all who live, work, visit, and play in the thirteen towns of the Belgrade Watershed.

            WHO?            The lake associations for East, Great, Long, McGrath, Messalonskee, North, and    Salmon lakes and ponds, working together as the Lake Trust of the Belgrade Regional                         Conservation Alliance (BRCA).  Lake Trust programs include Courtesy Boat Inspections, Invasive Plant Surveys, the nservation Corps, and a working group to improve and stabilize water quality by limiting Phosphorus enrichment of our lakes.

            INFO?                        Call the BRCA at (207) 495-6039 and ask Mary Kerwood for Information about AQUAFEST; AQUAFEST Flyers with registration forms are also at many local shops and restaurants;   Your Lake Association will be glad to provide Registration materials, too.

              Quick and easy Online Registration is available at www.belgradelakes.org

STYGIFIED LIVE CYBERCAST ON THE STREETS OF PORTLAND JULY 18TH,2008.

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