FAN Macomb John Mattarella taught a Narcan training class. Free Narcan was distributed to the attendees. – October 17th

FAN Macomb David Clayton appeared on Flashpoint, WDIV Channel 4’s weekly hot topic program to discuss the Opioid epidemic. – October 15th

FAN Okemos Board Member P. Pavona was interviewed by Mary Beth Crain from Oceana County for a 3 part newspaper series to be published prior to a community forum on the opiate crisis and potential of a local FAN chapter—October 13th. 

FAN Macomb Judge Linda Davis and Katie Donovan presented Hope Not Handcuffs to the Staff of the 52-4 District Court in Troy. – October 13th

FAN Lapper The monthly forum was held at St. Matthews.  Rose Reiz did a presentation about hypnotherapy as a pain management alternative. – October 12th 

FAN Macomb 6th annual  FAN Fall Fest was held with over 1,000 guests in attendance at Penna’s of Sterling Heights. This year’s event featured Hope Not Handcuffs. – October 10th

FAN Lapeer Vickie Phelps manned an information table at the Women’s Expo event sponsored by McLaren Hospital. – October 5th

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten attended the Forgotten Man Ministries banquet and provided information about FAN and Hope Not Handcuffs. – October 5th

FAN Okemos Board Members Judge D. Allen and P. Pavona presented at the Okemos Lutheran Church in Okemos---October 5th 

FAN Macomb David Clayton represented FAN at the Macomb County Blue Cross Community Advisory Council Meeting. – October 4th

FAN Lapeer attended the Community Collaborative Meeting. – October 4th

FAN Lapeer Tina Dinnan and Pegg Patten attended a community information sharing event at the Free Methodist Church in Lapeer.  Information about FAN and Hope Not Handcuffs was shared. – October 1st 

FAN Macomb provided resources to attendees at the RIFFFEST help at DTE Music Theater.  Many in attendance were provided with resources on addiction and support– September 29th

FAN Macomb Judge Linda Davis participated in a roundtable discussion at The White House with Melania Trump, Kellyanne Conway,Tom Price and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who chairs a presidential commission on drug abuse and opioids. -  September 28th

FAN Okemos Board member A. Lick presented at the Sparrow Pain symposium event—East Lansing Mi.— September 28th  
FAN Okemos Board Member P. Pavona presented on “Drug Abuse in The Community”, Beaumont Hospital Troy Mi. – September. 28th 

FAN Macomb Phil Pavona, Tiffany Morelli and David Clayton presented to the Parish of Nurses at Troy Beaumont. – September 28th

FAN Okemos Board member A. Lick presented at the BCBS Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Academy in Lansing- Mi September 27th

FAN Macomb Katie Donovan testified before the House of Representatives for 2 Senate Bills. – September 27th

FAN Okemos Board Member E. Spence and advisory member J. Kapenga attended the State-wide SUD conference at the Lansing Center—September 25th and 26th  

FAN Lapeer Vickie Phelps participated in a grant writing class through Michigan State University. –
September 25th -26th

FAN Macomb attended the Resource Fair held at St. Joseph’s Chaldean Catholic Church. Many communiyt members were in attendance and FAN provided them with infromation on addicition support resources. – September 24th

FAN Macomb along with FA and Tomorrow a Better Day had resources available to the attendees at CARE of Southeast Michigan’s Ride for Recovery. – September 23rd

FAN Lapeer Vickie Phelps manned an information table at the Lapeer Senior Celebration. A Deterra
bucket was available and we collected over 600 pills. – September 22nd

FAN Macomb Katie Donovan, David Clayton and Mark Rudolph took part in project at the University of Michigan Arts and Music Department. The students will be taking their stories and creating a musical performance based on them. – September 22nd

FAN Macomb Katie Donovan did a podcast with Beyond Hope based in Seattle.  The focus was on family in recovery – September 20th

FAN Lapeer Tina Dinnan and Pegg Patten attended a community outreach event in Sanilac County
featuring speaker Randy Grimes. – September 20th

FAN Macomb Fraser’s monthly form featured a panel of speakers regarding Hope Not Handcuffs. The panel consisted of two parents who lost children to overdose, two Hope Not Handcuffs Angels, two Hope Not Handcuffs participants, Lisa Pettis and George Rouhib from the Fraser Department of Public Safety, Sargent Baron Brown of the Ferndale Police Department.  Over 100 community members attended the meeting – September 19th

FAN Macomb Judge Linda Davis was a featured speaker along with Andre Johnson a Detroit Recovery Project’s Townhall Meeting. – September 19th

FAN Macomb John Mattarella taught a free Narcan training class where attendees were taught how to recognize an overdose and how to administer Narcan. After the class, each attendee was given a free Narcan kit.   Over 50 attendee were trained and given Narcan – September 19th

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten and Tim Brady manned a booth at the Almont Heritage Festival. Several community members attended– September16th

FAN Macomb Judge Linda Davis and Katie Donovan spoke at Rock N’ Resources along with Randy Grimes and Jeannie Richards. Hope Not Handcuffs had Angels in attendance to help anyone looking for substance use treatment. – September 16th

FAN Lapeer Gary Austin did a presentation on Narcan at the monthly forum. – September 14th

FAN Macomb Held a training class for new Angels for Hope Not Handcuffs. Over 50 more new Angels were in attendace – September 14th

FAN Macomb Katie Donovan met with John Beeding to assist in setting up partnerships and referrals in for his new sober living home in Macomb County- September

FAN Macomb Judge Linda Davis sat on a Panel of addiction professionals through The Institute for the Advancement of Behavioral Healthcare at The Capital Grille in Troy. – September 12th.

FAN Macomb WDIV Channel 4 news featured a special that ran all day regarding opioid addiction in Michigan. Katie Donovan was interviewed live on the air and she had a web chat going all day with David Clayton. Channel 4 featured a story on Hope Not Handcuffs and had a live phone bank running all day. FAN volunteers manned the phones along with Brighton Center for Recovery and CARE of Southeast Michigan. – September 6th

FAN Macomb Michael White was the speaker at Romeo’s monthly forum. Michael served in the United States Air Force for over 20 years and he shared his story of recovery with over 25 years clean and sober. – September 5th

FAN Macomb Judge Linda Davis, Katie Donovan and CARE of Southeast Michigan met with the CEOs and Presidents of Henry Ford, McLaren Macomb, St. Johns Macomb and Beaumont hospitals to discuss the possibility of rolling out Hope Not Handcuffs in the hospitals and to educate the staff on addiction.  – September 1st.

FAN SW Oakland/Livingston FAN attended curriculum nights with FAN information table at both Centennial and Millennium Middle SchoolsFAN Lapeer Tim Brady, Brenda Ruddock and Pegg Patten attended an after-hours mixer for the Lapeer

Chamber of Commerce. Pegg shared information about Hope Not Handcuffs and the upcoming Narcan
training at the monthly forum. Pegg also encouraged members to watch the Channel 4 special coverage
of the opioid crisis in Michigan. – September 1 st

FAN Macomb attended the International Overdose Awareness Vigil at Christ Church Fraser on Thursday, August 31st.  Several hundred attended the event hosted by FA, Tomorrow a Better Day, Christ Church Fraser and FAN. It was a beautiful tribute to those loved ones we lost too soon in our community to an overdose. - August 31st

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution in
collaboration with Barry County Drug Task Force National Overdose Prevention Day, Barry County -  August 31st

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution to
Mattawan Schools, Van Buren County - August 30th

FAN Macomb shared FAN and HNH resources at The Opiate and Heroin Awareness  Campaign of Hope at Ford Sterling Axle Plant. – August 29th 
 
FAN Macomb hosted a Drug Impact Panel for Court ordered participants. This month’s panel consisted of Anthony Mattarella, Matt Schiller and Linda Taylor. -August 29th

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FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at
Gilmore Center rehab, Kalamazoo County - August 28th

FAN Macomb , Executive Vice President, Katie Donovan and Roseville's Chief of  Police, Chief Berlin held a meetign regarding a potential door knocking program. August 22nd 

FAN Lapeer, Vickie Phelps manned an information table at a Farmer’s Market in Genesee County. She
had an opportunity to speak about addiction, share her story and share information verbally about FAN.  Hundres
of community members were in attendance– August 19th

FAN Lapeer, Pegg Patten The Lapeer Female Citizen of the Year, represented Lapeer FAN as the Grand Marshal in
the Lapeer Days Parade. – August 19th

FAN Lapeer held their 4th Run Drugs out of Town event.   200 participants were involved in the event. – August 20th

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FAN Southwest Michigan held monthly Community Forum, Kalamazoo County- August 21st

FAN Lapeer had an information booth at the Lapeer Days Festival. Information about FAN, Operation RXand Hope Not Handcuffs was made available. August 18th -20th

FAN Macomb was present at the Live Rite’s Battle of the Bands.  Angel Coordinator, Lisa Boska shared HNH and FAN materials to several of the attendees at the event. – August 19th

FAN Southwest Michigan held monthly Community Forum, Berrien County - August 17th

FAN Southwest Michigan attended the Voice Change Hope Alliance Meeting, Berrien County - August 17th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Sacred
Heart Serenity Hills Rehab, Berrien County - August 17th

FAN Montcalm/Ionia The Greenville meeting was held where Ken Baker of Soaring Above Teen Center
shared his story about going from being in a gang and dealing drugs to becoming the founder of Soaring
Above to keep kids off the streets and clean. – August 17th

FAN Macomb Fraser’s monthly forum consisted of a panel of three people in recovery and a father who lost his son to overdose. Q&A was allowed at the end of the discussion. – August 15th

FAN Southwest Michigan presented to the Cassopolis City Commission, Cass County, August 14th

FAN Macomb, Narcan Trainer, John Matarella trained approximately 40 people about how to recognize an overdose and how to Narcan. Evzio autoinjectors and nasal spray were distributed for free for all attendees. – August 15th 

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at
Gilmore Center rehab, Kalamazoo County - August 14th

FAN Macomb was the sole beneficiary from the  Little Camille’s and The New Baltimore Chamber of Commerce fundraiser called Music by the Ba.  Kelley Nahas, Erin Whitkopf and Jen Busuito worked the FAN table. Lisa Wood and her sweet daughter Isabella worked the lemonade stand, in which all proceeds went to Hope Not Handcuffs. – August 12th 

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at
Interfaith Homes, Kalamazoo County - August 10th

FAN Macomb Erin Whitkopf was interviewed by WDIV with a Hope Not Handcuffs participant that she assisted in finding treatment. Segment to air on September 5th-6th during their special “Opioid Nation: An American Epidemic”. – August 10th 

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution to Open
Doors Housing Association, Kalamazoo County - August 9th

Kim Prowse, Representative from the Region 10 PHIP, was the featured speaker at the monthly forum.Kim met with the Board prior to the meeting to answer questions about placement referrals and gaps inservices. – August 10th

FAN Macomb Diane Engardio, Katie Donovan, Judge Linda Davis and Kelley Nahas, along with NW Wayne County FAN Board Members: Brian Spitsbergen and Lauran Rouseau had a conference call regarding a potential Hope Not Handcuffs program in Wayne County. – August 10th 
 

FAN Macomb Erin Whitkopf shared many resources and a FAN table at the Sterling Heights Police Department’s National Night Out. Several community members were present. – August 8th 

FAN Macomb Katie Donovan met with Chief Berlin from the City of Roseville to discuss a potential Door Knocking Program. – August 8th 

FAN Macomb Erin Whitkopf, Lisa Boska, Kelley Nahas, Diane Engardio and Katie Donovan attended a meeting with the Macomb County Office of Substance Abuse regarding Hope Not Handcuffs. – August 8th 

FAN Macomb was present at the WRIF Rockin Golf Outing. Kelley Nahas and Erin Whitkopf shared many FAN and HNH resources to the attendees. – August 7th 

FAN Macomb was present at the North Gratiot Cruise. Angel Coordinator, Lisa Boska share many FAN and HNH resources to attendees at the event– August 5th 

FAN Lapeer Michelle and Mike Grappin hosted an information table at the Lost in the Woods musicevent at Torzewski Park in Lapeer. – August 5th

FAN Southwest Michigan attended the Kalamazoo County Drug Task Force meeting, Kalamazoo County - August 4th

FAN Macomb was present at the Operation RX Steering Committee Meeting. – August 4th

August 4th FAN Montcalm/Ionia  forum was held. State Trooper Kevin Sweeny presented the Michigan
State Police’s Angel Program. Dr. Nancy Dettmann presented about addiction, recovery progress and
MAP’s and Deputies Strauble and Casul spoke about programs in Ionia County jails. – August 3rd

FAN Southwest Michigan attended the Voice Change Hope Alliance Meeting, Berrien County - August 3rd

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Sacred
Heart Serenity Hills Rehab, Berrien County- August 3rd

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution to Center
for Healing Sturgis, St. Joseph County - August 3rd 

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten attended the Community Collaborative Meeting and shared information about the upcoming Run Drugs out of Town event. – August 2nd

FAN Southwest Michigan tables at the annual Take Back the Night- August 1st 

FAN Macomb Andrew Hanus presented at the monthly forum for Romeo held at The Masonic Lodge. Several communites were in attendance to hear Andrew's journey with addiction. – August 1st 

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten had an opportunity to speak with Representative Paul Mitchell about the
impact changes in Medicaid could have in treatment access for those seeking help with their addiction.
She invited him to attend our September meeting to hear the stories and concerns of families. – August

FAN Lapeer Lapeer FAN was again the featured charity for the Lapeer Car Show.  Pegg Patten distributed information regarding FAN and Operation RX.  We received $221 because of the 50/50 raffle held by the DBA. - July 31st
 
FAN Southwest Michigan attended the Professional Counselor’s Meeting, Berrien County - July 28th

FAN Macomb, Lisa Boska, presented Hope Not Handcuffs to the Building Community Partners. Several people wre in attendance to learn more about this initiative. – July 27th 

FAN Okemos VP, P. Pavona, presented via phone conference to interested parties in Newago county—re- potential chapter. -July 27th

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten and Tina Dinnan participated in the quarterly meeting with FAN Fraser. - July 26th

FAN Isabella County, President Gonzalez,  attended the Michigan Indian Elders Association Conference at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort. She educated Tribal Elders about FAN, addiction, enabling, current FAN chapters and withdrawal symptoms. -July 26th

FAN Macomb Hosted the first All Chapter Web/Video Conference Meeting. Representation from 11 current chapters and one future FAN Chapter participated. – July 26th 

FAN Okemos D. Allen, J. Barron and P. Pavona took part in FAN’s first quarterly video conference. – July 26th

FAN Lapeer FAN had an information table at the Eastern Michigan State Fair in Imlay City. - July 25-29th

FAN Macomb Anthony Mattarella, Chris Heron, Erin Whitkopf and Steve Isakovic spoke on FAN’s Drug Impact Panel at Christ Church, Fraser.  – July 25th 

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at
Gilmore Center rehab, Kalamazoo County - July 24th

FAN Lapeer Tim Brady and Jessica Waldek had an information table at the Imlay City Blueberry Festival. - July 21-22nd

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten and Tina Dinnan attended the Wake-Up Lapeer breakfast at which time Tina shared information about Hope Not Handcuffs and promoted our Run Drugs out of Town event coming up on August 20th.  Sponsorship information was shared and several businesses offered to place our run signs at their place of business. -  July 20th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Sacred
Heart Serenity Hills Rehab, Berrien County - July 20th

FAN Southwest Michigan attended the Voice Change Hope Alliance Meeting, Berrien County - July 20th

FAN Montcalm/Ionia, State Trooper Kevin Sweeny, presented the Michigan State Police’s Angel
Program at the Greenville meeting. Montcalm Sherriff Greg Sergula donated $1,000 to FAN & spoke
about programs in county jails and Dr. Nancy Dettmann presented about addiction, recovery progress
and MAP’s. – July 20th

FAN Macomb Katie Donovan and Kelley Nahas met with Daniel Clements from 101.1 The WRIF to discuss future collaborations and sponsorship opportunities. – July 19th 

FAN Okemos VP, P. Pavona, and advisory board member, L. Vail member, attended the Ingham Opioid Abuse Prevention Initiative task force in Lansing Mi- July 19th

FAN Macomb Kelley Nahas attended a meeting with the MCMCA regarding the 2017 MCMCA Golf fundraiser held in May to recap and begin planning for next year. – July 18th 

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution for the
Recovery Room, Van Buren County - July 18th

FAN Macomb Tommy Kraus (aka: Tommy Gunz) was the guest speaker at the monthly forum in Fraser. He present to over 100 attendees. – July 18th

FAN Lapeer Sara * from Channel 25 news interviewed Judge Barnard regarding the new program. -July 18th

FAN Lapeer the County Press ran an article about the new drug court that is being developed in Lapeer County.  Judge Laura Barnard is spearheading the new drug court. - July 16th

FAN Macomb held their annual Run Drugs Out of Town event.  Over 30 vendors, 100 sponsors and  2,300 people in attendance. – July 15th 

FAN Lapeer at our regular FAN meeting Diane Welker, a nurse practioner spoke on Pain Management and covered topics of dependency and addiction. - July 13th

FAN Lapeer Cheri Pfeiffer and Brenda Nuz did an interview with Channel 25 reporter Andrea Chodnicki.  The interview highlighted the opioid epidemic and the need for treatment resources.  Hope not Handcuffs was also highlighted. - July 13th

FAN Macomb David Clayton presented Hope Not Handcuffs to The Clinton Township Area Optimist Club at their monthly meeting. – July 12th 

FAN Montcalm/ Ionia and The Montcalm Prevention Collaborative trained community members about how
to recognize and overdose and use Narcan. – July 12th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Bim’s
Birthday Bash Music Festival, Van Buren County - July 11th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at
Gilmore Center rehab, Kalamazoo County - July 10th

FAN Macomb Katie Donovan, Kelley Nahas, Lisa Boska and Erin Whitkopf met to discuss streamlining procedures for Hope Not Handcuffs. – July 10th 

FAN Lapeer was the designated charity for the Lapeer Car Show.  Pegg Patten distributed information regarding FAN. $64 was received because of the 50/50 drawing held by the Lapeer DBA. - July 10th

FAN Southwest Michigan attended the Voice Change Hope Alliance Meeting, Berrien County- July 6th

FAN Southwest Michigan presented about FAN and overdose prevention to Paw Paw Lions Club, Van
Buren County - July 5th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution to
Cassopolis OBGYN, Cass County - July 5th

FAN Macomb Lisa Boska and Keith Messervy presented Hope Not Handcuffs to The Green Party of Macomb. – July 5th 

FAN Montcalm/ Ionia community members were trained about how to recognize an overdose and how
to use Narcan. – June 30th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution to St.
Joseph County Drug Task Force Group, St. Joseph County - June 29th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution Loaves
and Fishes Food Bank, Kalamazoo County - June 28th

FAN Macomb, Erin Whitkopf attended the McLaren Macomb Medical Education Luncheon for new Residents at the hospital. – June 28th 

FAN Macomb,  Executive VP and Co Founder of the Hope Not Handcuffs Initiative, Katie Donovan,  received a Leadership Award from PAARI in Boston, MA. for all her work with the HNH program.  Over 250 guests were in attendance from across the United States, including Richard Bau, the White House Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP),  – June 28th

FAN Okemos Board member, P. Pavona, presented to Hayes Green Beach Hospital In Eaton County Mi. - June 27th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at
Gilmore Center rehab, Kalamazoo County - June 26th

FAN Okemos Board member, P. Pavona, presented to interested community members regarding an Eaton county chapter of FAN - June 26th 

FAN Macomb Hope Not Handcuffs Angels and Alumni marched in the Bay Rama Parade in New Baltimore. – June 25th 

FAN Macomb Erin Whitkopf manned the FAN table for an event put on by the Hispanic Coalition of Macomb at St. Francis Maximilian in Ray, MI. – June 25th 

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten, Tim Brady and Vickie Phelps attended the Color our Community With Hope walk in Imlay City. Pegg promoted Lapeer’s Run Drugs Out of Town.  Vickie Phelps shared her son’s story, presented Hope Not Handcuffs and talked about her involvement as an Angel with the program. – June 24th 

FAN Lapeer Tim Brady, Brenda Ruddock and Pegg Patten attended the Lapeer Chamber After Hours Mixer to provide information about the Run Drugs out of Town event. – June 22nd 

FAN Lapeer Brenda Ruddock, Tina Dinnan and Tim Brady manned an information table at Lapeer Family Fun Day.  Information about FAN and Run Drugs Out of Town was distributed. – June 22nd 

FAN Macomb Katie Donovan accepted a donation from The Shelby Macomb Kiwanis Club for Hope Not Handcuffs. – June 21st

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution to the
Charles Group Security, Kalamazoo County -June 21st

FAN Macomb An Angel training for Hope Not Handcuffs was held at Christ Church. – June 21st

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution to
Calhoun County Health Department, Calhoun County - June 20th 

FAN Macomb The Fraser Forum was held at Christ Church. Bonnie Garschagen-Phillips was the featured speaker. – June 20th 

FAN Macomb CARE of Southeastern Michigan celebrated their 40th Anniversary at the Care for a Taste event at The General Motors Heritage Center and FAN was one of many distinguished honorees. Linda Davis, Kathy Bartz, Mike May, Chelsea Gannon and Tiffany Morelli were in attendance. – June 20th 

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution for Pills
Anonymous, Calhoun County - June 17th

FAN Macomb A group of dedicated volunteers and board members placed Run Drugs Out of Town signs across Macomb County to advertise for the Run – June 17th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution for
Kalamazoo Community Mental Health, Kalamazoo County - June 16th 

FAN Southwest Michigan attended the Voice Change Hope Alliance Meeting, Berrien County, June 15th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Sacred
Heart Serenity Hills Rehab, Berrien County - June 15th

FAN Montcalm/ Ionia had a Social & Recap at the Greenville forum. – June 15thFAN Macomb Board Meeting was held. – June 15th

FAN Macomb Diane Engardio presented Hope Not Handcuffs at the ACHC FAN forum. June 14th

FAN Macomb Judge Linda Davis, Kathy Bartz, Katie Donovan, Kelley Nahas and Lisa Boska met with Sheriff Anthony Wickersham to discuss a recovery section at the Macomb County jail. – June 13th 

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at
Gilmore Center rehab, Kalamazoo County - June 13th 

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at
Community AIDS Resource Center, Kalamazoo County - June 13th

FAN Okemos Board member, P. Pavona, met with/presented to interested parties in Macomb County regarding recovery coaching via jails/re-entry - June 13th

FAN Macomb Katie Donovan met with Andrea Johnson to discuss Hope Not Handcuffs in Wayne County. – June 13th 

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Green
Gables Transitional Housing, Barry County-June 12th 

FAN Macomb Katie Donovan toured a set of local sober living homes with the owner. – June 12th 

FAN Lapeer Angel training for Hope Not Handcuffs Angels was held at St. Matthews. – June 8th 

FAN Lapeer The monthly forum was held at St. Matthews Church. Officer Andy Wetzel from Lapeer City Police was the featured speaker. – June 8th 

FAN Macomb was present at the 2017 Macomb County Leadership Graduation in support of Board member, Ryan Zemke-June 7th

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten attended a Chamber Networking luncheon where she shared information about Hope Not Handcuffs and promoted the Run Drugs out of Town event scheduled for August 20th. – June 7th 

FAN Macomb Romeo’s monthly forum was held at The Masonic Lodge. Erin Whitkopf was the featured speaker who discussed her family’s history with substance abuse and the importance of entire family’s recovery. – June 6th 

FAN Grandrapids President, Jeanne Kapenga presented at the Western Michigan University Opioid Summit in Grand Rapids -June 6th

FAN Grandrapids President, Jeanne Kapenga was interviewed for the Grand Rapids Press/MLive-June 6th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution to Pine
Rest, Kalamazoo County- June 5th

FAN Macomb Kathy Bartz attended the Blue Cross Macomb County CAC meeting. – June 5th

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten did an interview on WMPC regarding the Hope Not Handcuffs program and the upcoming Angel training – June 5th 

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Sacred
Heart Serenity Hills Rehab, Berrien County - June 1st

FAN Southwest Michigan attended the Voice Change Hope Alliance Meeting, Berrien County- June 1st

FAN Montcalm/ Ionia Family support group was held. – June 1st

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at The
Haven Recovery Center, Calhoun County MI. - May 31st

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution The
Recovery Center Opioid Awareness Group, Calhoun County MI.- May 31

FAN Fraser Katie Donovan spoke at the Lapeer Hope Not Handcuffs Angel Training and Press
Conference. – May 31

FAN Lapeer Angel training was held for Hope Not Handcuffs followed by a press conference. – May 31st

FAN Fraser Erin Whitkopf manned the FAN table at the BeneSys Wellness Fair in Troy. – May 25th
 

FAN Fraser Judge Linda Davis spoke at the MI Association of Treatment Court Professionals –
May 25th
 

FAN Lapeer Angel training was held for Hope Not Handcuffs with media coverage from ABC12. – May 25th
 
FAN Okemos Board member, P. Pavona, was recognized and received the “Home Town Hero” award from Modern Woodmen.  Judge Allen, J. Lowe, and D. Smith also attended –May 24th 

FAN Okemos Board members, A. Lick and P. Pavona, represented FAN in provided testimony to the MI. Legislative House on Bills 4403-4408 May 24th

FAN Okemos Board member, J. Besonen, attended the Mi Association of District Court Probation Officers annual conference –May 24th-26th   

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten and Vickie Phelps did a presentation to the Lapeer Rotary Club.   Vickie shared her son’s story of how his addiction to prescription pain medication lead to his use of heroin and ultimately his death due to overdose. – May 23rd 

FAN Fraser was the beneficiary of the Macomb County Medical Control Authority 2nd Annual Charity Golf Outing benefiting Hope Not Handcuffs at Gowanie Golf Club in Harrison Township.- May 22nd

FAN Lapeer the women in recovery support group was held.  There were four women in attendance.  Alexa McClelland was our recovery speaker. – May 22nd 

FAN Fraser Freddy’s Bar and Grill hosted a fundraising event and donated the proceeds to Hope Not Handcuffs raising $2,600 for the cause. Many FAN Board members and Angel volunteers were in attendance along with some of the participants families. – May 20th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at
Gilmore Center rehab, Kalamazoo County MI, May 22 nd .

FAN Okemos board members, Judge D. Allen, P. Pavona and advisory members L. Vail and A. Emerson, were interviewed at different times throughout the month for an “all month opiate series” by WLNS TV 6.

FAN Lapeer Jessica Waldek manned an education table from 10 am - 2 pm at the Lapeer Community Mental Health Family Fun Day. – May 20th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Sacred
Heart Serenity Hills Rehab, Berrien County MI - May 19th.

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution to Berrien
County Health Dept., Berrien County MI- May 19th .

FAN Fraser Katie Donovan presented Hope Not Handcuffs at the UFAM MI Rally and also had a table at the event in Lansing.-May 18th

FAN Okemos Board member, A. Lick, attended the Unite to Face Addiction rally in Lansing Mi –May 18th

FAN Montcalm & Ionia Greenville’s Family support group was held. – May 18th

FAN Southwest Michigan attended the Voice Change Hope Alliance Meeting, Berrien County - May 18th.

FAN Lapeer Angel training was held for Hope Not Handcuffs. – May 18th
 
FAN Okemos Board Member, P. Pavona, presented to students in Grass Lake Mi at Grass Lake High school—May 17th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution to Barry
County Posse, Barry County MI - May 17th .

FAN Okemos Advisory member, J. Kapenga, attended the Ingham opiate task force—May 17th

FAN Lapeer Cheri Pfeiffer met with staff from Region 10 PIHP regarding referrals for treatment via Hope Not Handcuffs. They are onboard and will make sure person’s handling calls are aware of the program and will do their best to help facilitate placements. – May 16th

FAN Okemos Board Member, P. Pavona, presented to parents in St Johns Mi—May 16th

FAN Fraser Judge Linda Davis spoke at Leadership Macomb. – May 16th

FAN Lapeer, Pegg Patten, Tina Dinnan, Tim Brady and Gloria Sherman attended the Lapeer County Foundation Gala as recipients of grant funding for our women’s program.  We received $2,500 this year for the program.  This is the second year in a row we have received funding from the Foundation. – May 16th

FAN Montcalm & Ionia had a table at Greenville Stop the Madness Drug Awareness Event. – May 15th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution for Union
City School staff, Calhoun County MI - May 15th

FAN Lapeer Michelle VanLaan, Lori Strength and Deputy Joe Davis did presentations to health classes at Kearsley Schools. – May 15th 

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at New
Buffalo High School, Berrien County MI -May 12th

FAN Southwest Michigan Presented at the annual Michigan Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Counselors Spring Conference, St. Johns Michigan - May 12th

FAN Lapeer’s monthly forum was held at St. Matthews and Danny Martinez, from the Salvation Army in Flint, was our featured speakers.  He brought several men who are currently involved in the program to share their stories. – May 11th 

AN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at
Gilmore Center rehab, Kalamazoo County, May 8th

FAN Okemos Board Member, P. Pavona, presented to over 300 attendees in Harris Mi to the “Upper Mi. S.A.V.E. conference May 8th

FAN Grandrapids President, Jeanne Kapenga presented to St. Mark's Episcopal Church Lecture Seminar series.  Several were in attendance- May 7th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Sacred
Heart Serenity Hills Rehab, Berrien County- May 4th.

FAN Southwest Michigan attended the Voice Change Hope Alliance Meeting, Berrien County - May 4th.

FAN Montcalm & Ionia Members had a presentation for local youth. – May 4th

FAN Lapeer The Annual Spring Fling was held at the Lapeer Country Club.   Sam Price, from 1016 Recovery program was featured speaker and the event was covered in the County Press. – May 3rd & 4th 

FAN Montcalm & Ionia Members attended the Grand Rapids monthly forum. – May 2nd

FAN Montcalm & Ionia Co-sponsored the Montcalm Recovery Symposium. Speakers were Dr. Rev, Jerrold T. Jones and Sandy K. Dettmann, MD. – April 29th

FAN Okemos Phil Pavona presented to the Edgewood Community Scholars in East Lansing, MI. – April 29th

FAN Lapeer Brenda Ruddock and Pegg Patten had information available at the Lapeer MSP Post during the Drug Take Back event. Lapeer FAN had the Deterra bucket available to be able to take the liquids and patches that were brought in as part of the Drug Take Back event. – April 29th 

FAN Lapeer The Women’s Recovery group was held with four participants in attendance. – April 26th 

FAN Northwest Wayne Chapter, President Lauren Rousseau attended the monthly board meeting of Home of New Vision, an addiction treatment agency in Ann Arbor, in her role as Vice-President of that board. April 26th

FAN Okemos Phil Pavona presented to the Coverys Insurance personnel and their community guests. The presentation was webcast to 5 other states. – April 25th

FAN Northwest Wayne Chapter Executive Secretary Angela Bogota shared her addiction and recovery story with over 180 students in five health classes at the Plymouth-Canton High Schools accompanied by Northwest Wayne President Lauren Rousseau and Board Member Dara Cockrum, as part of a drug abuse and addiction program presented by Michigan State Police Detective Mary Kapp.   She also presented her story on behalf of the Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities at the Muslim Community Center in West Bloomfield and at the Orchard Lake Middle School. – April 25th

FAN Northwest Wayne Chapter, Vice-President Brian Spitsbergen and Dara Cockman attended the FAN All Chapter meeting in Midland. – April 22nd

FAN Grand Rapids Chapter attended the FAN All Chapter meeting in Midland. – April 22nd

FAN Lapeer Board members Pegg Patten, Tina Dinnan, Gary Austin, Cheri Pfeiffer, Tim Brady and Jessica Waldek attended the All Chapter Conference in Midland. – April 22nd. 

FAN Okemos Judge Donald Allen received the Frederick Douglas Award from The Greater Lansing Area Club. – April 22nd

FAN Montcalm & Ionia Five Advisory Board Members attended the FAN All Chapter Conference. – April 22nd

FAN Okemos Ericanne Spense, Phil Pavona, Joseph Lowe and Dr. Deb Smith attended the FAN All Chapter Conference. – April 22nd

FAN Grand Rapids Jeanne Kapenga presented to the staff of Network180 on the Grand Rapids Chapter’s ongoing initiatives. – April 21st

FAN Okemos Judge Donald Allen was covered in The Ingham County Legal News on his receiving of the Integrity Award from the WMU Cooley Law School in February. – April 21st

FAN Okemos Ericanne Spense presented crisis intervention education for behavioral health and substance abuse to 40 law enforcement Officers. – April 17th through April 21st

FAN Isabella County, Secretary Martin attended a meeting at the Nimkee Memorial Wellness Center in which Dr. Donald R. Vereen did a presentation about alcohol and drug abuse.  FAN was requested to attend to share information about the organization, answer questions and to create a bridge for collaboration.- April 20th

FAN Okemos Phil Pavona presented to the courts, police, treatment providers and community leaders in Charlotte, MI about a potential FAN Chapter for Eaton County, MI. – Aril 20th

FAN Montcalm & Ionia The Youth Education Team spoke at the Greenville forum. – April 20th

FAN Lapeer Tim Brady manned an information table at the Chamber Spring Expo with over 1,000 people in attendance. Pegg Patten received two checks for $250 each from the Voiture 40 & 8 group to help with educational endeavors. – April 20th 

FAN Okemos Phil Pavona presented at the Drugs in our Community town hall symposium held at Mid-Michigan Community College in Clare County. – April 18th

FAN Okemos Phil Pavona presented to the Clare County judicial, police and other substance abuse prevention members and community leaders about a potential Clare Chapter of FAN. – April 18th

FAN Okemos Judge Donald Allen and Phil Pavona attended the Mason Capitol Area Prescription Drugs Task Force meeting. – April 17th

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten, Cheri Pfeiffer and Wayne Strahan attended the Hope Not Handcuffs informational meeting in Genesee County. Undersheriff Howe, District Court Judge Laura Barnard, Dr. Sue Clement and Beth Boyd from Community Mental Health were also in attendance. – April 13th 

FAN Lapeer At the monthly forum, Dr. Brown from Health Delivery Services in Imlay City shared information about their monopod prescribing practices. – April 13th 

FAN Montcalm & Ionia The Youth Education Team presented to the Greenville 9th grade class. – April 12th

FAN Montcalm & Ionia Representing the Montcalm & Ionia Chapter, Judge Kreeger spoke at the Thimble Club. – April 11th 

FAN Northwest Wayne Chapter held its launch event in Canton on April 10th. The event was attended by over 150 people, including at least twelve judges, two police chiefs, the Canton Township Supervisor, members of law enforcement and fire departments, families affected by addiction and people in recovery.  Judge Linda Davis was the keynote speaker at the event, and Chapter President Lauren Rousseau and Chapter Vice-President Brian Spitsbergen also spoke.  Lauren Rousseau and Brian Spitsbergen were quoted in articles in the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers, as well as the Detroit Legal News, regarding FAN and the launch event in the weeks prior.  Northwest Wayne FAN Advisory Board Members Judge Kathleen McCann (Livonia) and Westland Police Chief Jeff Jedrusik were also quoted in the articles. – April 10th

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten attended the Lapeer Chamber Luncheon to share information about the Spring Fling. – April 5th 

FAN Northwest Wayne Chapter, Vice-President Brian Spitsbergen met with several key individuals at St Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia to discuss implementation of the Hope Not Handcuffs program in Wayne County.  He also presented about addiction in Livonia at St. Mary Mercy Hospital’s regular education series on the subject. -April 2017

FAN Northwest Wayne Chapter board member Dara Cockrum attended the ASAM conference in New Orleans and secured Dr. Raj Goswami to speak at Truman High School about addiction through the Downriver Opioid Task Force She also attended the FAN All Chapter meeting in Midland. - April 6th-9th

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten attended the Community Collaborative Meeting at the Lapeer County Health Department. She shared information about the Spring Fling which will be held on May 3, 2017, as well as information about the upcoming Hope Not Handcuffs meeting being held on April 13, 2017. – April 5th

FAN Montcalm & Ionia The Youth Education Team presented at the monthly forum. – April 6th

FAN Montcalm & Ionia Charles and Rachel Powers attended the Grand Rapids forum for support. – April 4th

FAN Ionia Montcalm board members, Tammy McQueen and Glen Tyson attended the Grand Rapids meeting. Ann Tyson spoke on Peer Recovery at that meeting.-April 4th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Southwest Michigan College, Berrien County - March 30th

FAN Lapeer Tina Dinnan and Cheri Pfeiffer attended the Angels Training in Fraser. – March 29th 

FAN Lapeer Tina Dinnan and Pegg Patten attended the Community Drug Awareness Program in Sanilac County. Tina shared information about Lapeer FAN. – March 28th 

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Summitt Point Recovery Center, Calhoun County - March 28th

FAN Lapeer Michael DeLeon did a presentation at The Thumb Correctional Facility to The Holmes Youthful Trainees and the other youth held at The Thumb. He spoke to approximately 100 prisoners. – March 27th 

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten spoke with the Director of Lapeer EMS regarding the Hope Not Handcuffs meeting on April 13th. She also talked with Lieutenant Dave Frisch from Imlay City Police, Sheriff Scott McKenna and Undersheriff Jeremy Howe. – March 27th 

FAN Macomb had a dinner meeting with EVP Darrel Middleton and SVP Michele Samuals, of BCBS, resulting in a $30k Fall Fest sponsorship- March 27th
 
FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten, Tina Dinnan and Michael DeLeon attended an informational meeting of The Lapeer City Council regarding medical marijuana and the licensing opportunities that will be available starting in December 2017. – March 27th 

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten, Tina Dinnan and Tim Brady accompanied Michael DeLeon to North Branch Schools where Michael did 4 different presentations to both the junior high and high school students. An article in The County Press regarding the assemblies will be forwarded. – March 27th 

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Gilmore Center rehab, Kalamazoo County - March 27th

FAN Macomb President, Judge Linda Dais and Vice President, Katie Donovan presented at the BCBS CAC Advisory Meeting. Their focus was on opiates.  Linda and Katie shared about HNH, great feedback and grant opportunities.- March 27th

FAN Okemos Phil Pavona presented at the Michigan Center High School Drug Forum in Michigan City. – March 24th

FAN Southwest Michigan attended the Voice Change Hope Professionals Network Meeting, Berrien County - March 24th

FAN Macomb was present at the Lansing Press conference with Governor Snyder- March 23rd

FAN Lapeer A session of the Women in Recovery group was held at St. Matthews. Three women were in attendance. – March 23rd

FAN Macomb Vice President, Katie Donovan, presented at the Hope Conference for 1 hour in Bad Axe, put on by the Huron CMH Dept.- March 23rd

FAN Macomb Presented to North Lake High School- March 22nd

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten met with 911 Director, Vic Martin to discuss the Hope Not Handcuffs informal meeting. Martin agreed to forward the information to all law enforcement agencies in the county. He also indicated he will attend the April 13th meeting if his schedule allows and will bring the information back to the Chief of Police meeting later in April. – March 21st

FAN Lapeer Tina Dinnan and Emily Botello did a presentation to the 6th and 7th graders at Chatfield Schools. – March 21st 

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at  Medical Assistance Kalamazoo Chapter meeting, Kalamazoo County - March 21st

FAN Ionia Montcalm, Kate Behrenwald spoke on Medication Assisted Treatment at the Greenville meeting. March 16th

FAN Southwest Michigan attended the Voice Change Hope Alliance Meeting, Berrien County - March 16th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Sacred Heart Serenity Hills Rehab, Berrien County - March 16th 

FAN Okemos Phil Pavona presented to community leaders and interested parties about the creation of local FAN Chapters in both Huron and Sanilac Counties. – March 16th

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten did a presentation at The Lapeer Chamber of Commerce’s Wake Up Lapeer Breakfast. She shared information about the upcoming Spring Fling and the Run Drugs Out of Town event in August. – March 15th

FAN Southwest Michigan held monthly Community Forum, Berrien County - March 15th

FAN Okemos Phil Pavona and J. Kapenga attended the Ingham County Opiate Meeting. – March 15th

FAN Macomb Presented to Dakota High School- March 15th

FAN Macomb Presented at Stoney Creek High School- March 13th

FAN Okemos Judge Donald Allen and Phil Pavona presented at the Michigan Judicial Institute Seminar in Novi, MI. – March 13th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Gilmore Center rehab, Kalamazoo County - March 13th

FAN Macomb, President Judge Linda Davis spoke at 4 different sessions at the Michigan drug court conference- March 13th and 14th

FAN Okemos Phil Pavona presented to members of the Eastminster Presbyterian Church. – March 12th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Summitt Point Recovery Center, Calhoun County - March 11th

FAN Ionia Montcalm had a table at the Ionia Expo. Several members attended.- March 11th

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten and Tina Dinnan were interviewed by Phil Foley of The County Press, who asked how FAN has been impacting Lapeer County. – March 10th 

FAN Macomb Presented to NEST and coalition at the Romeo district court on HNH- March 10th

FAN Lapeer Gabe Rheame, a Peer Support Counselor from Sanilac County, was the featured speaker. He shared his recovery story as well as information about his role as a Peer Support professional. – March 9th

FAN Okemos Phil Pavona was interviewed by Midwest Media for a PSA to be aired on the radio twice per day for three months. – March 8th

FAN Macomb presented at the Italian ladies luncheon- at the Pallazzo Grande in Shelby Township.  The presentation resulted in a $1000 donation to FAN. - March 8th

FAN Southwest Michigan served on a panel at Gull Lake Schools Bright Nights event and presented Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Distribution, Kalamazoo County - March 7th

FAN Ionia Montcalm, Charlie Powers spoke at the Grand Rapids FAN meeting. Board members Glen & Ann Tyson and Rachel Powers also attended.- March 7th

FAN Ionia Montcalm President, The Honorable Judge Suzanne Hoseth-Kreeger, presented to the Greenville Lions-March 2017

FAN Southwest Michigan held monthly Community Forum, Kalamazoo County- March 2nd

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Sacred Heart Serenity Hills Rehab, Berrien County - March 2nd

FAN Southwest Michigan attended the Voice Change Hope Alliance Meeting, Berrien County - March 2nd

FAN Ionia Montcalm, Board members Pat & Warren Wentworth spoke on jail & recovery system resources.
Pat Wentworth also attended the Ionia Chamber meeting.-March 2nd

FAN Ionia Montcalms board members and guests have been spending about 30 - 45 minutes in various committee meetings. The committees are Grief & Loss, Medical, Resource Connections, Youth Education, Legal & Recovery System Supporting Recovery (Jail) and Family Support.-March 2017

FAN Macomb presented at the Ferndale Police meeting in regards to the Hope Not Handcuffs Program Launching in Oakland County.  Police Chiefs from Ferndale, Holly, Madison Heights, The Oakland County Sheriff’s office, The Oakland County Commissioner, ACHC, and Oakland County FAN were all present-  February 27th

FAN Southwest Michigan presented to Western Michigan University, Health Education Students Opioid Epidemic and Overdose Prevention, Kalamazoo County - Feb 27th. 

FAN Lapeer Tina Dinnan forwarded some slides to Officer Wetzel from the Lapeer City Police
Department for a presentation he will be doing for Chatfield School. – February 25 th

FAN Lapeer will be the recipient of some money raised at a bowling fundraiser held by a local Imlay City
group called Heroin Opiate Prevention Education (H.O.P.E.). – February 25 th

FAN Okemos Board member P. Pavona and Advisory Member J. Kapenga presented at the newly formed GR chapter Launch—Feb 23rd.  

FAN Montcalm & Ionia several members attended the Grand Rapids FAN kick-off meeting. Judge
Kreeger was a guest speaker. – February 23

FAN Macomb presented at the Protect MiFamily staff meeting.  Protect MiFamily is a 15-month in-home prevention and preservation service for families with children ages 0-5 who are facing challenges that put them at high risk for future Children’s Protective Services (CPS) involvement. The goals are to help parents meet the needs of their young children and increase safety in their homes.  - February 21st
 

FAN Macomb successfully placed over 60 plus participants seeking treatment in the first month of the Hope Not Handcuff program launch- February 2017

FAN Macomb held their second Angel Training for the Hope Not Handcuffs Program- February 20th
 

FAN Macomb EVP, Katie Donovan and Hope Not Handcuffs Angel Trainer, Lisa Cattaneo-Boska, were interviewed by the NBC 25 NEWS with a two-part series on addiction and Hope Not Handcuffs. – February 17th and 18th
 

FAN Macomb was present at the Operation RX Sector committee meeting held at the Macomb County Health Department. Sectors representing all areas of focus throughout Macomb County were present; Including Law Enforcement, Courts, Pharmacy, The Older Adult Community, The Faith Based and the Data committee– February 17th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Sacred Heart Serenity Hills Rehab, Berrien County - Feb. 16th

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten attended a Heroin Summit in Midland, MI. – February 16th

FAN Okemos board member P. Pavona presented to the Lansing Kiwanis- Feb 16th  

FAN Montcalm & Ionia Montcalm County Magistrate Jason Eggleston spoke along with board members
Judge Kreeger and Justin Yost about Jail and Recovery System Resources. – February 16th

Okemos Board member P. Pavona presented to all 9th and 10th grade students at Mason High School -Feb 15th

FAN Okemos Board members  Judge D. Allen, A. Lick, and P. Pavona presented at the Public Policy forum Lansing Mi.- Feb 15th

FAN Southwest Michigan presented to Lakeland Athletic Trainers, Opioid Awareness and Resources, St. Joseph, MI in Berrien County - February 15th

FAN Southwest Oakland Livingston had a table at Opiate Awareness Night, in Brighton at the Episcopal Church. –February 15th 

FAN Okemos Board member P. Pavona and advisory member J. Lowe presented to the Presbyterian pastors meeting. - Feb 14th 
FAN Okemos board member P.  Pavona met with Health Educator from the Ingham Health department  Feb 14th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Gilmore Center rehab, Kalamazoo County - Feb. 14th

FAN Okemos board member P.  Pavona presented in Canton Mi to the Board members of the soon to be North West Wayne FAN Chapter—Feb 13th

FAN Southwest Michigan presented to Elkhart Career Center, Opioid Epidemic and Overdose Prevention, Elkhart IN - Feb 10th

FAN Southwest Michigan presented to New Buffalo High School & Middle School parents, Communication Basics, New Buffalo, MI in Berrien County - Feb. 9th.

FAN Macomb was present at a benefit piano recital Held by Jaylen Harbin at the Christ United Methodist Church in Fraser- all his proceeds will benefit FAN and Hope Not Handcuffs- February 8th
 

FAN Lapeer showed the video “Kids are Dying”, a Steered Straight Productions video featuring Michael
DeLeon at the monthly forum. – February 6th

FAN Lapeer held the second women’s group meeting with two women in attendance. – February 6th

FAN Lapeer Pegg Patten and Tina Dinnan did a presentation for the Lapeer City Commissioners about
FAN, community outreach efforts and fundraisers. – February 6 th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Sacred Heart Serenity Hills Rehab, Berrien County - Feb 2nd

FAN Montcalm & Ionia heard some speakers on transitional housing. – February 2 nd

FAN Macomb Launched the Hope Not Handcuffs initiative.  Hope Not Handcuffs is a collaborative effort between Families Against Narcotics (FAN), Macomb County police departments, EMS, and other organizations to help those addicted to opiates and other substances. If a person comes to a designated police department seeking help, our team will work to get them into treatment as soon as possible. - Feb 1st
 

FAN Southwest Oakland – Livingston had a table at South Lyon High School Curriculum Fair for incoming ninth graders. – February 1st

FAN Macomb held the Hope Not Handcuff (HNH) Press Conference at the Cliton Township Police Department with Lt. Gov Brian Calley, Macomb Prosecutor Eric Smith, Deputy County Executive Kathy Bartz, representatives from all local law enforcement agencies, FAN President Judge Linda Davis, FAN EVP Katie Donovan, CARE, MCOSA, and over 70 HNH Volunteer Angels were present.- January 31st

FAN Macomb along with Hope Not Handcuff Angels Volunteers put together and delivered 22 Angel Kits for all participation Police Agencies. - January 27th and 31st

FAN Lapeer nationally renowned speaker Michael DeLeon spoke to junior high and high school students at Lapeer High School. – January 31st

FAN Macomb EVP Katie Donovan and Angel Coordinator, Lisa Cattaneo, were interviewed at the Macomb County Sheriff Department regarding the Hope Not Handcuffs, February 1 launch. -  January 30th

FAN Lapeer women’s support group meeting held their first meeting. – January 30th

FAN Lapeer Pesident, Pegg Patten,  was interviewed on WMPC, the local Lapeer radio station.  She shared information about the women’s group that started January 30th, 2017.  She also shared general information about FAN as well as providing the new meeting location/times and dates. - January 27th

FAN Lapeer Board Member, Pegg Patten, attended the Lapeer Chamber of Commerce breakfast and was awarded the Female Citizen of the Year award.  Later that same day she was interviewed by Alex Petrie from the County Press. - January 26th

FAN Macomb presented to about 60 students at Richards Middle School. - January 24th

FAN Macomb Conducting Angel training for Hope Not Handcuffs.  Over 200 volunteer angels registered for the event. CARE of SE Michigan, MCOSA, Medstar, and Universal Ambulance were present. - January 23rd

FAN Lapeer Board Members, Pegg Patten and Tina Dinnan, attended a community awareness program in Sanilac County. Pegg shared information about her personal story as well as information about how/why Lapeer County established a FAN chapter in Lapeer. -January 23rd,

FAN Okemos Board Members, Judge D. Allen and P. Pavona, attended the Mason Capitol area Prescription Drug task force meeting –January 23rd 

FAN Okemos Board Member, P.  Pavona, presented at the University Lutheran Church in East Lansing Mi.  - January 22nd  

FAN Southwest Michigan held monthly Community Forum, Berrien County - Jan. 19th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Sacred Heart Serenity Hills Rehab, Berrien County - Jan. 19th

FAN Macomb Conducted Protocol and addiction training for 24 police departments for Hope Not Handcuffs.  All Police Agencies in Macomb County were present along with Macomb Community College Campus Police, Ferndale, Harper Woods and the MSP North Post. - January 18th

FAN Macomb, EVP Katie Donovan, was the keynote speaker at Opiate Awareness Town Hall, Romeo, MI -  January 18th

FAN Okemos advisory member, L. Vail, attended the Ingham County Opioid Initiative Task Force meeting. -  January 18th 

FAN Macomb was present at the Operation Rx event during the day and FAN Forum meeting in the evening with guest speaker, Tim Ryan. - January 17th

FAN Macomb presented to 100 Lakeview High School students on the reality of drug use and abuse. - January 17th

FAN Southwest Oakland/Livingston attended the South Lyon Area Youth Assistance board meeting. - January 15th

FAN Okemos Board Member, P. Pavona presented to staff members at the Eaton County and Ingham County Jails.  From this dialogue, P. Pavona has been approved to visit substance abuse clients in both jails (as he does in Ingham county) to provide and begin support services for those needing recovery—working with the courts and families and community services. - January 11th

FAN Southwest Michigan presented to Hillsdale Schools Opioid Epidemic and Overdose Prevention,  Hillsdale County - Jan. 10th

FAN Lapeer, Rich Kroll from Vision Quest, a recovery house program in Port Huron was our featured speaker at our monthly meeting. - On January 10th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Gilmore Center rehab, Kalamazoo County - Jan.  9th

FAN Macomb, EVP Katie Donovan, was guest on the warren TV station speaking on behalf of Hope Not Handcuffs - January 6th

FAN Montcalm & Ionia reviewed and received comments on the 2017 schedule, shared success stories
and gave everyone the opportunity to sign up on subcommittees. – January 5th

FAN Montcalm Ionia played a game of “Bingo” where participants started with a pre-filled out sheet
of descriptions and had to mingle to match someone with a description that describes them. – January 5th

FAN Southwest Michigan provided Overdose Prevention education and Naloxone Distribution at Sacred Heart Serenity Hills Rehab, Berrien County - Jan. 5th

FAN Southwest Michigan attended the Voice Change Hope Alliance Meeting, Berrien County - Jan 5th

FAN Macomb, EVP Katie Donovan, represented Hope Not Handcuffs and FAN during a radio interview for WPHM - January 5th

FAN Macomb EVP Katie Donovan, was the keynote speaker at Romeo location FAN meeting - January 3rd

FAN Montcalm Ionia guest speakers from Randy’s House and Straight Street spoke about transitional
housing. Judge Kreeger gave an update on the church, the monthly meeting place and this Chapter’s
progress. – January