Events

Wellness Circle: Ginger Katz
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2023 AT 6:00 PM
Ginger Katz is CEO and Founder of The Courage to Speak® Foundation, and Author of Sunny’s Story a drug prevention book. Ginger along with her husband, Larry, founded the Courage to Speak Foundation, shortly after their son, Ian, died of a drug overdose. Ms. Katz, has shared Ian’s Story over 1000 Courage to Speak® presentations in Connecticut and across the country fulfilling her promise to her son, Ian, to do everything in her power to prevent what happened to him from happening to others. Sorry, this event has been cancelled

Wellness Circle: Chris Herren
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2023 AT 6:00 PM
In this very personal presentation, Chris will share his recovery journey in a brutally honest format with just a microphone. The event will start with a 5-minute film introducing Herren and showing highlights of his basketball career and his dream to play in the NBA which began to unravel by making a few bad decisions. From growing up in Fall River, MA to playing Division 1 basketball and in the NBA, he will take the audience on his journey from addiction to sobriety. Additionally, he will relate his story to the audience addressing themes of gateway drugs, prescription drug use, vaping and the responsibility of prevention starting with us all. To conclude the event Chris will field questions from the audience.