Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in the wonderful opening day event for the Hope Recovery Center.
Many providers and community members came out for the event.
The agenda was as follows:
Presentations
2:30- 3:30
Meet and Greet at the Hope Center
50 Washington Square
3:30-4:30
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Lisa Conlan Lewis, Parent Support Network
Opening Prayer- Jaegil Lee, St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Robin Riley, Hope Recovery Community Center
Tom Coderre, Governor’s Office
Linda Mahoney, RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
Jamie Lehane, Newport Mental Health
Monica Smith, RICARES
Rebecca Elwell, Newport Substance Use
Prevention Coalition Coordinator
Diane Cote-Travisano
Robert Reynolds
Honorable Mayor Harry Winthrop
4:30-6:30
Jane Pickens Theater
Reception
Speakers
Linda Hurley, Codac Behavioral Healthcare
Congressman David Cicilline
Paul Kandarian
Ana Bess Moyer Bell, COAST, “Four Legs to Stand On”