Taste of Hope

Taste of Hope is a tasty fundraising event benefiting Hope Academy, the recovery high school at Fairbanks. The proceeds from this interactive culinary event will support Hope Academy, providing students with the opportunity to take elective courses and a recovery-focused basic skills course.

Come enjoy food prepared by local chefs, learn about the mission of Hope Academy and support students in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

Purchase a ticket, become a sponsor or make a donation

Date: Sunday, December 2, 2012
Time: 12 p.m - 2 p.m.
Location: Fairbanks Recovery Center
8102A Clearvista Parkway, Indianapolis, IN
Tickets: $50 per person

Chefs and Restaurants:

• Barto’s Catering
• Chef Suzanne Catering
• MBP Distinctive Catering
• Michael’s SouthShore
• Osteria Pronto
• Sangiovese
• Second Helpings
• Shoefly Public House
• Sodexo
• Chef Tom Stieglitz (Westminster Village)

For information regarding sponsorship opportunities for Taste of Hope, please contact Stacy Traylor (317.572.9384).

PHOTO SPOTLIGHT

Hope Academy

Alumni Spotlight: Mindy

“... at Hope Academy, they weren't just focused on my grades, they were focused on my sobriety too...”

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WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

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.”
READ MELINDA'S STORY>>

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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Cindy came to Fairbanks with the desire to put her drug-using lifestyle behind her.

Now, she is an active volunteer through Fairbanks’ alumni services.

She helps greet individuals and families as they take their first step in seeking treatment at Fairbanks. She helps ease their anxiety by sharing her story. Cindy describes her life as active and full of opportunities to succeed and assist others. She feels that her future, without drugs and alcohol, has a lot in store for her.

“During my use, I described myself as living on the dark side of the moon, but now I am on a brighter side. On this side I feel like I am supposed to help others who are struggling. So I keep reaching out to them, which also keeps me sober.”
READ CINDY'S STORY>>