The Sober Samaritan will continue to raise funds to pay for treatment for individuals who have no insurance, no money, no support. We don’t want to just find some people with deep pockets. We want to get $10 or $20 or $25 each from THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. With just a few bucks each from a lot of people, we can save one life at a time.
Over the last ten years I have tried to make difference in the community, helping the alcoholic that still suffers. I served as Chairman of the Chester County Commissioners Department of Drug and Alcohol Services Advisory Board. I toured local rehab facilities with Congressman Jim Gerlach and met with then Senator Rick Santorum to discuss federal funding for drug and alcohol treatment. I met with State Representatives and State Senators at budget time.
While the political process is necessary, my heart has always been with Caron. I still visit the first Sunday of every month and speak to the patients at the Alumni Meeting. Caron saw fit to honor me with an Alumni Award a couple of years back, and recently I left my post with Chester County to join the Caron Alumni Leadership Council: I wish I had time for both.
I know that I will get the support of those who know and care about recovery from alcoholism and addiction. I also want to reach outside the circle of people that already know and care, raise awareness, and get a few bucks and a good thought about alcoholism, treatment, and sobriety from new sources. So, I'll ask each of you reading this to forward the sample e-mail here on the site to your address list.
Donations are accepted here at the website. Caron's CEO and Development Department approve of the website and fundraising.
100% of all donations will be delivered to Caron; I will re-deposit the credit card processing and bank fees myself as part of my contribution to the cause.