Some big announcements today!
The first one is a video I made celebrating recovery. Shining Strong is a non-profit corporation I founded in April of 2013, and I'm so pleased to announce it is making HUGE strides in helping people struggling with addiction and breaking down the stigma that surrounds this disease by CELEBRATING RECOVERY. With my fellow board members Lisa, Amanda and Lisa, we are increasing our outreach, partnering with other pioneering people and organizations like The Anonymous People and Gosnold on Cape Cod and growing our audience (and hence our outreach) by leaps and bounds.
To promote our organization AND celebrate the gifts of recovery, we created a video. PLEASE share this on your social media pages, and/or tell your friends about it. You never, ever know who you may be helping, as two-thirds of Americans are impacted by addiction either directly or indirectly. This video shows that RECOVERY WORKS, and it's full of beautiful and inspiring women who are on this recovery journey with me:
To continue our outreach and continue to administrate our sites Crying Out Now and The Bubble Hour we need your help. All proceeds from my jewelry businesses fund Shining Strong, but that isn't enough to meet our expanding needs. This is a fantastic problem to have, because Shining Strong and its websites are growing faster than any of us ever imagined they would.
Contributions go towards the administration and marketing of all three of our websites, producing our internet talk show/podcast The Bubble Hour, as well as helping us with expansion plans that include hosting yoga/meditation sessions, recovery retreats and much more.
On the right-hand side of my sidebar is a Widget that says "Please Help Shining Strong"... you can choose any amount and it ALL helps. As an added thank-you ... any contribution of $30 and over will receive a signed copy of my book "Let Me Get This Straight". If you contribute $30 or more you will see a form to fill out with your name and address for where to send the book, as well as a place to request a customized message from me, if you'd like.
You can also go directly to the contribution page by clicking here:
Please Help Shining Strong!
EDITED TO ADD: Some people are reporting trouble with this widget, especially MAC users. I apologize, and I'm working on it with WePay. I am able to accept credit card donations that go directly to Shining Strong's account, so if you are interested in this option, please email me at onecraftyellie@gmail.com. I apologize for the trouble.
There are non-monetary ways to help, too. You can share this post on FB or Twitter or email it to friends -- anything to spread the word about Shining Strong! You can come like our Facebook page by CLICKING HERE. If Crying Out Now or The Bubble Hour or my personal blog have helped you or a loved one, you could come leave a testimony (you can do it anonymously) on Shining Strong's website by CLICKING HERE.
Any way you can help is so very much appreciated, and we thank you.
Last announcement - Shining Strong's presentation of The Anonymous People was sold out so quickly we moved to a bigger screen at the West Newton, MA theater, and we have more seats available!! They will go fast, so if you haven't gotten your $10 ticket yet, and you live anywhere near the Boston area, please CLICK HERE NOW to get your ticket!
We are SO excited about this film - it is changing the conversation about recovery, breaking down the stigma that surrounds addiction and catalyzing much needed political, economic and social change!
We get many questions, particularly from people in the recovery community, about how this film and how it relates other 12 step recovery programs' traditions. Greg Williams, creator of the film, was a guest on The Bubble Hour and he talks about the film, how it all came about, why and how the recovery conversation is changing and answers the questions about this film and 12 step traditions. EVERYONE in recovery, struggling with addiction or alcoholism, or who loves someone in recovery or struggling NEEDS to listen to this show. Greg is compassionate, graceful and articulate and we are so grateful for his appearance on our show:
Thank you, everyone, for all your support, encouragement and love over the years. This is just the beginning of some very exciting and hopeful times for the recovery community and for Shining Strong. We appreciate all your help. So much.
Ellie, just a note to say Thanks! and that the first link in this post to Shining Strong is not working - it has a , where it needs a .
ReplyDeleteThank you for the head's up! That's what I get for writing a post late at night... :) I changed it.
DeleteAnd for some reason, when I click it (both the one in the post and on the sidebar), I get an error message saying "invalid amount". Is there another way to donate?
DeleteMissy - I'm sorry! I made a donation to check if it works (from the post) and it worked for me? Not sure what is wrong? I'll keep looking into it.
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Your video is inspiring. You give of yourself to help others struggling with addictions embrace recovery. Thank's for being so generous with your life. You're awesome!
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