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"Living WRAP" Webinar on Thursday, May 24^th from 2-3 p.m.
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Join Mary Ellen Copeland as she explores how people use WRAP daily as their guide to recovery and wellness. Her presentation will include stories that she has gathered from people around the world who use WRAP; stories that illustrate the challenges of using WRAP, and the power of WRAP in helping people to improve the quality of their daily lives and to go on to meet their own goals and dreams.

Click here to register:   https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/778361768

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An Informational Alert by Fifth Freedom: A New
Workshop, "Navigating Advocating"
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Would you like to learn how to participate in the political process? Fifth Freedom is offering a new workshop at our website: "Navigating Advocating"! "Navigating Advocating" is a four-part training on civic involvement:

1. Voting - How to register to vote, update your registration info when you move, preview your ballot, and find your polling place, all online.
2. Tracking legislation - How to track state and federal bills as they go through the legislative process.
3. Tracking regulations - After a bill is passed, government organizations have to pass the regulations that actually enforce and enact the new law. Learn how to find and share your ideas about proposed regulations.
4. Contacting legislators and other officials - Learn how to find your representatives' contact information and how to write letters and emails with influence and impact.

Read "Navigating Advocating" here: http://fifthfreedom.org/navigatingadvocating/

Workshop: "Using the Internet for Employment"
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Do You Know The Best Employment Websites For Your Particular Job Search?

Wednesday, May 16^th, 6:00-7:00 p.m.at the Laurie Mitchell Employment Center

Presented By Cristina Avila, Program Assistant

For further information, contact: Jerry Brown at 703-970-3680

or Jbrown@lmec.org 

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June 25^th -29^th from 9:00 am-4:30 p.m. Presented in partnership with The Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery

The Fairfax-Falls Church WRAP® Team's Advanced Facilitators will partner with a Copeland Center trainer to provide the program's first Mental Health Recovery Educator and WRAP® Group facilitator training. For those interested in becoming a WRAP® facilitator this training will help you gain a deeper understanding of the recovery process and learn to:

· work with people to help them uncover their personal strengths and discover how they can use these strengths to support their recovery and wellness

· effectively share the key concepts to recovery: hope, personal responsibility, education, self-advocacy, and support

· work with individuals and groups to develop a Wellness Recovery Action Plan,

· teach about wellness tools and strategies

· empower and motivate people to work toward recovery - feeling the way they want to feel, making their lives the way they want them to be, and moving toward meeting their life goals

· use interaction and presentation styles and strategies that enhance recovery

This course models the behavior of a facilitator in a WRAP® class and stresses authenticity and unconditional high regard, as well as a strong set of values and ethics to guide your work.

The training is available to peers who have completed of one of the following; A Copeland Center Correspondence Course, a 2 or 3 day WRAP® Course/Workshop, an 8 or 12 week WRAP® Workshop/Group.

(Scholarships are available for a limited number of individuals living in Fairfax County or the Cities of Falls Church or Fairfax) Individuals from other areas are encouraged to apply. The COST of the training is $900 and does not include your travel, lodging or expenses.

Plan for five full-days (9 am - 4:30 pm) of training from June 24, 2012 through June 29, 2012 in Fairfax, VA. Applications are available on the Team's website HERE.

You can also access an application by going to the following web address: http://fairfaxfallschurchwrap.com

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Kenmore Club (Fredericksburg) to Host Yard Sale on June 9th
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Kenmore Club, a program of the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board (RACSB), is hosting a yard sale on Saturday, June 9th from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Donations are being accepting through Thursday, June 7th. Kenmore Club is located at the
Barbara C. Terry Building, 632 Kenmore Avenue, Fredericksburg.

 Funds raised through the annual yard sale support club member activities throughout the year.

For more information or to arrange a donation drop-off, contact Anna Loftis, Kenmore Club Advocate, at asilverberg@racsb.state.va.us or 540-373-7737.

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