Recovery Day Lancaster, an annual family-friendly festival that celebrates recovery from addiction, will return this year with an expanded roster of events, along with several pandemic precautions. After offering an online celebration in 2020, organizers have planned an in-person event for Saturday, Sept. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Buchanan Park, Race and Buchanan avenues, Lancaster.
Returning activities will include the Walk for Recovery, children's games and crafts, music, holistic health demonstrations, speakers, and a large unity circle. New features will include the inaugural 5K Run for Recovery, free books for adults and children, and the involvement of Lancaster County's special courts for veterans, drug-related cases, and mental health treatment.
Box barbecue meals will be available from Hess's Barbecue, and Upohar World Cuisine will provide a vegan lunch option. Meals may be reserved in advance at https://recovery-day-lancaster.ticketleap.com/lunch-tix/ or purchased at the door. Attendees may bring their own picnic lunch and lawn games.
The Lancaster County Recovery Alliance (LCRA) organizes the event in cooperation with the 521 Club, a sober club, which arranges the day's "Recovery Rocks!" concert. Other musical performers at the event will be Half Past Dead, a Grateful Dead tribute band, and Octavia Blues Band.
The event will begin with the 5K Run for Recovery, which will start at the Buchanan Park side of Franklin & Marshall College campus.
Becca Moyer, regional program supervisor at the RASE Project, and James Severson, certified recovery specialist at WellSpan Health, as the masters of ceremonies, will preside over the opening ceremony at 10 a.m.
Keynote speaker Daniel Albert, CEO of Hero in the Fight, will give his presentation at 10:30 a.m. He will share about his experiences and how he found recovery and health. Additional inspirational speakers will follow.
The event will also feature information about local and regional resources for addiction recovery, ice cream, cornhole, and magician Richard Nguyen.
All participants must wear a mask, and free masks will be available for those who do not have them. Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, one of the event's sponsors, plans to provide on-site COVID-19 vaccinations. Dining tables and exhibit tables will be spaced to accommodate social distancing. Hand sanitizer will be available throughout the park.
For more details, visit https://lancastercountyrecovery.com/recovery-day/. Community members may sign up for the 5K Recovery Run at https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Lancaster/5KRunWalkforRecovery2021.
LCRA's mission is to encourage recovery within the community at large for those affected by addiction through awareness, advocacy, and access and to eliminate the stigma of addiction. For more information, visit http://www.lancastercountyrecovery.com or http://www.facebook.com/LancCoPARecoveryAlliance.
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