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Helene Cross - 2012 Richard M. Fairbanks Circle of Hope Award Recipient
Helene Cross, retiring President and CEO of Fairbanks, will be honored with the prestigious Richard M. Fairbanks Circle of Hope Award at the eleventh annual Fairbanks Circle of Hope Dinner, Tuesday, May 8 at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.

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April is Alcohol Awareness Month
April is National Alcohol Awareness Month, proving the opportunity for prevention, awareness and education of alcohol abuse and addiction. Fairbanks encourages you to take this time to educate yourself and your loved ones about the dangers of alcohol abuse. Knowing the warning signs and symptoms of addiction could save someone’s life.

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Fairbanks Board of Directors

Phyllis Land Usher, Chairman, Usher Funeral Home
Helene M. Cross, Fairbanks, President and CEO
Richard Collins, Vice Chairman, UnitedHealthcare
Thomas W. Craig, Treasurer, Christ Church Cathedral
Leah Mannweiler, Secretary, Krieg DeVault LLP
Faraz Abbasi, Centerfield Capital Partners
Luke Kenley, Indiana State Senator
Peggy Magee, Community Volunteer
Marni McKinney, M & I Bank
Dorothy J. May, Indianapolis Public Schools (retired)
Thomas E. Flowers, Bank of America (retired)
Carol Brown Lukemeyer, Data Sense, LLC
Karl Stout, Bellecapelli Management, Inc.
Jane Wardle, Community Volunteer

Medical Director
Timothy J. Kelly, M.D.

Directors Emeritus
David L. Alvis, MD
Philip S. Kappes
Paul E. McClure
Steven J. Schenck
Arthur Cross

Hope Academy School Board

Christopher Stack, M.D., Chairman, Physician (retired)
Helene M. Cross, Hope Academy, President and CEO
Marissa Manlove, Secretary, Indiana Grantmakers Alliance
Malcolm C. Pownall, Treasurer, First of America Bank (retired)
Donna Dellen, F.C. Tucker Company, Inc.
Julie Johnson-Unwin, Community Volunteer
Dorothy J. May, Indianapolis Public Schools
William T. “Rusty” McKay, II, (retired)
William J. Nelson, Judge
Pat Garrett Rooney, Community Volunteer
Michael Rosiello, Barnes and Thornburg
Thomas D. Weede, Butler University

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Debra, a former patient who now volunteers at Fairbanks, says that the best thing she received from her time in recovery here, was when she left.

“I had to face life on my own, and I learned I wasn’t afraid anymore – I could feel the peace.”

Being at Fairbanks, Debra says, helped her find the woman she’s been hiding all these years. “When I look in the mirror, I can say I actually like this person,” she says. “I had to deal with all my emotions and stuff. Before recovery, my emotions were in a bottle.”

“My biggest thrill is talking with the other women at Fairbanks,” she says. “They think I’m helping them…they’re helping me.”
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After years of drinking and casual drug use, Tyrone found his own path to recovery by witnessing the hope Fairbanks had given his own brother.

“I watched my brother change and realized I was addicted to drugs and alcohol also and I wanted to change. He really helped me see that there was hope.” said Tyrone.

Although Tyrone struggled with the concept of sobriety and honesty for several years he has now been sober for three years and has a new outlook on life.

“I changed my attitude and actions and realized that I have to be honest with myself,” said Tyrone. “It begins with me and it ends with me and I have to be responsible for my decisions.
My life today is better than it’s ever been.”
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The disease of addiction often affects the entire family. When Melinda’s mother, Adell, was struggling with alcoholism, Melinda found herself feeling hopeless.

“Before my mother embraced treatment and recovery, I was certain that her addiction was going to kill her,” said Melinda. “I came to Fairbanks because I didn’t know what else to do, or where else to go. I just knew that we needed help. I told my mother that I couldn’t help her, but I knew a place that could.” That place was Fairbanks.

“Recovery means bringing life back to a loved one, and it has truly been a blessing for her, our family and me,” said Melinda. “I’m indebted to Fairbanks forever.”
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