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Helping to build
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The Council on Addictions of New York
State (CANYS) is an organization of prevention, education, intervention
and treatment agencies throughout New York State that meets to address
concerns and issues that both affect the practice of prevention,
intervention and treatment of alcoholism, drug abuse, and problem gambling
as well as of organizational efficiency including administrative,
managerial programmatic, fiscal and staff and Board concerns.
Our mission is to effectively address problems related to alcohol,
tobacco, drug use and gambling problems in our local communities as well
as regionally and statewide.
CANYS is also committed to advocating for education about problems
related to alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and gambling and their associated
problems.
Our approach is community-based, and our commitment
often translates into a call to action for effective social and health care policies and
laws, and to change cultural norms throughout our society.
Alcoholism and drug abuse remain the NUMBER ONE
Public Health Problem in America. Each day, over 1,500 Americans DIE because of
alcohol, tobacco or other drugs, and many thousands more find themselves in hospitals, in
mental institutions, jails and prisons, or in family or divorce court because of the
far reaching and devastating effects.
Alcoholism, Chemical Dependency
and Compulsive Gambling continues to affect
1-in-every 4 New York State Families!!!
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OFFICERS OF THE
BOARD: 2009 |
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President:
Jennifer Faringer
NCADD-RA, DePaul
Addiction Services
1 Mount Hope Avenue
Rochester
,
NY
14620
Phone: (585) 423-9490 ext 689
Fax: (585) 423-1908
www.nydas.org
E-mail: jfaringer@DePaul.org
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Vice-President:
Larry Calkins
Seaway
Valley
Council for
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Prevention, Inc.
2 Riverside Drive
Canton
,
New York
13617
Phone: (315) 379-1211
Fax: (315) 379-0429
www.seawayprevention.org
E-mail: lcalkins@svpc.net
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Treasurer/Secretary:
Laura Elliot-Engel
Cattaraugus County Council on Alcoholism &
Substance Abuse
201 S. Union Street
P.O. Box
567
Olean
,
NY
14760
Phone: (716) 373-4303 x502
Fax: (716) 373-4327
www.cccasa.org
E-mail:
LE-E@cccasa.org
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BOARD MEMBERS - 2009
The
Board consists of 9 members
including the Past President.
Board
members elected by
CANYS
membership
to serve a 3 year term
ending Dec. 2009
Laura
Elliott-Engel, Cattaraugus
Julie Dostal – Otsego
Dave Ramsey –Dutchess
Larry Calkins –
Seaway
Valley
Judy Eckman - Saratoga
Board
members whose 3 year terms
end Dec. 2011:
Nelson Acquilano
,
Finger Lakes
Bill Bowman, Jefferson
Jennifer Faringer, Monroe
Pat Munson, Chautauqua
Dan Shubsda
,
Niagara
Jim Conklin, Orange
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STRATEGIC
PLAN COMMITTEES:
Membership
– Jennifer Faringer
Laura Elliot Engel
Advocacy – Nelson Acquilano
Betty Currier
Support
and Development –
Julie Dostel
Susan Jenkins
Legacy
– Bill Bowman
Nelson Acquilano
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Betty
Currier recipient of
2008
America
Honors Recovery Award!
Congratulations
to Betty Currier, former Executive Director
of the LEAF Council on Alcoholism!
Betty has been
nominated and selected to receive one of the Johnson Institute’s 2008
“
America
Honors Recovery” awards. The purpose of this award is to
recognize individuals who have survived their addiction experience AND
have made major contributions so that others might recover from alcohol
and other drug addiction.
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"Over forty nominations were received in our office and our
selection committee had the difficult task of going through all the
inspiring stories, experiences, and contributions to choose just six
individuals for the award this year.
On
Thursday, September 25, 2008 we will be hosting the Fifth Annual
“
America
Honors Recovery” Luncheon at the National Press Club in
Washington
,
DC
where you will receive your award. We will pay for all your travel
and lodging expenses to
Washington
. Christopher Kennedy Lawford is serving as chair of this year’s
luncheon.
Sincerely,
James G. White
President/CEO
Johnson Institute
CONGRATULATIONS
BETTY....
and a Special Thank-You for everything you have done !
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COUNCIL ON ADDICTIONS
OF
NEW YORK
STATE
MEETING
SCHEDULE
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MEETING SCHEDULE/ LOCATIONS
2009
February 5-6
Albany
, Holiday Inn Express
518-438-0349
Room Rate: $105
April 2-3
Geneva Ramada Lakefront
(315) 789-0400
Room Rate: $70
June 11-12
Albany
, Holiday Inn Express
518-438-0349
Room rate $105
August 13-14
Geneva
, Ramada Lakefront
315-789-0400
Room rate $70
October 1-2
Albany
, Holiday Inn Express
518-438-0349
Room rate $105
December 3-4
Geneva
,
Belhurst
Castle
315-781-0201
Room rates, variable.
Make reservations early!!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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CANYS
COUNCIL
ON ADDICTIONS
OF NEW YORK STATE
c/o
58 Brunlar Court
, M52,
Cooperstown
,
NY
13326
Please
take time to renew your membership.
If you aren’t currently a member,
please consider
joining CANYS in 2008!
The Council on Addictions of
New York State, Inc. (
CANYS
) is an organization of community-based prevention, education,
intervention and treatment agencies throughout
New York
State
. Our meetings address concerns and issues that affect prevention,
treatment and recovery of diseases of addiction. We also support each
other on issues related to organizational efficiency.
CANYS continues to grow! As
an incorporated statewide organization, we are undertaking projects that
support the mission of Council: advocating on local, regional, state and
national levels; sharing resources to promote public awareness. Currently,
over 75% of Councils in NYS became 2007 paid members.
Please take time to renew your membership.
If you aren’t currently a member, please consider joining CANYS
in 2008!
A typical CANYS Meeting
format…
A
CANYS
meeting is a wonderful opportunity to network, share with colleagues both
the excitement of new program development as well as the challenges we
face. Often we will schedule a workshop or information meeting on Thursday
afternoon, followed by, a break from our hectic work schedules, with
Thursday evening dinner. The
Friday business meeting provides us all with the opportunity to share both
successes and challenges, most often finding out that we are not in this
alone. Most importantly the strength of the CANYS meeting gives us the
opportunity to work together to assure the strength and effectiveness of
all community-based prevention, education, intervention and treatment
agencies in
New York
State
.
We frequently invite key
leadership Friday morning. Guests/Invitees
for 2007 included: Commissioner
Karen Carpenter Palumbo, Robert Lindsey, Fran Harding, Kathy Murphy, Ed
Freeman, Chris Wilkins, Diane Henk, Lureen McNeil, Peggy Bonneau,
John Ernst
,
Barry Donovan
and Kelly Matthews from Council of Community Services.
What a statement it would be
if EVERY Council in NYS became a member in 2008!!
The annual dues of $225 for 2008 remains the same as annual
membership dues in 2007. If this presents a hardship for your budget, you
may submit a request for reduced hardship dues which will be reviewed by
the
CANYS
Board.
Please send your 2009 membership to:
Laura Elliott-Engel, Treasurer
Cattaraugus County Council
201 S. Union Street, P.O. Box 567
Olean
,
NY
14760
Please write “2008 Membership” on the memo line
We thank you for your support!
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Click Here to download the Updated Membership and Dues
Form!
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Join Us
in the
New York State
Recovery Initiative:
FOR
Friends of Recovery |
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REMEMBER...
Getting Drunk is NEVER
Safe...
Getting High is NEVER
Smart...
Stay Clean... Stay Sober... Stay Healthy !!! |
PERSONAL FINDINGS
"CANYS is especially helpful to me. I find mutual support from colleagues who do what
I do, it helps me keep current with statewide initiatives, we share ideas and experiences
with new prevention curriculums, strategies, etc., find assistance with personal issues,
share Fundraising ideas, use the Thursday sessions to solve/address the concerns that we
have, and it provides a forum to speak regularly with Jean Miller and Fran Harding."
-- Jim Conklin
"I am most appreciative of our advocacy and success with "repealing" the
10% holdback of state aid. All in all from the NYSCADA days until now, the group has
really functioned as a (mini) support group for executive issues. We have sponsored some
trainings and rallied people to the Legislative Day, but mostly it has been support."
-- Susan Jenkins
"I relish the knowledge and support of existing Directors, and I sit there like a
sponge absorbing the information. CANYS keeps me informed about events, assists with
things like Council posters, gives us a heads-up on funding and program issues, there is
development of friendships, and a sharing of information and support networks. I
especially appreciate the influence of the Councils regarding OASAS and other entities
(NCADD, Channing Bete)."
- - Brad Finn
"We interface with agency Execs highly skilled in community based prevention work and
surf the "public funding" streams. I have been an admirer at how much many of my
colleagues have been able to accomplish in their communities. I have received inspiration
and guidance from many at CANYS and I am grateful for all of your willingness to share
things with me such as policies, procedures, employee manuals, & staffing & salary
information. My membership in CANYS has made my work at LICADD much easier. Thank
you."
-- Jim Devine
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
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"T hroughout
history,
it has been the
inaction of those who could have acted;
the indifference of
those who should have known better;
the silence of the
voice of justice when it mattered most;
that has made it
possible for evil to triumph."
-Haile Selassie -
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