We had a little taste of Spring this week and the two groundhogs agreed, spring is coming sooner than we think.
26 members were in attendance last week. We had a great discussion with our speaker, Joe Chlebowski from Enlightened Solutions about substance abuse in the workplace.
We are busy finalizing our Valentine's Day Brunch for this weekend. Please get your ticket money in and any last minute donations you may have.
The next Board meeting will be on February 12. All are welcomed to join us @ Bacari Grill at 6:30. Dinner cost is $35 cash only. All past recorded minutes are available on ClubRunner.
Thank you and have a great week!
Dawn Feorenzo, Secretary
VALENTINE'S DAY BRUNCH
Sunday, February 10, 2019
11:00 a.m to 2:30 p.m.,at Seasons
Many long hours go into making this a successful event!
Joe Chlebowski, LSW -- ENLIGHTENED SOLUTIONS
Enlightened Solutions is a holistic substance abuse treatment center located in Southern NJ. It's mission is to help the addict recover the mind, body, and spirit through a holistic approach and 12-step philosophy.
Joe is a Treatment Solutions Advocate for them after dealing with his own addiction to opioids when he was recovering from an injury while he was employed with the Middlesex Dept. of Corrections. He was a functional addict but had yet to realize it. Even with his addictions, he moved up the ranks. After getting hurt again with a torn labrum, his law enforcement career ended with early retirement. He was dealing with PTSD, depression and drug and alcohol addiction. A friend/coworker intervened and Joe reluctantly sought help with therapy. He found out it was "OK" to talk to someone and his perception changed. He realized this was "not a tragedy but an opportunity". Joe received his masters in Social Work, Mental Health - MSW, LSW at Rutgers University His biggest lesson from all this was that "it's OK not to be OK". Tell your employees that it's ok to talk to someone who can help when you are not ok. Joe is a licensed therapist in the field of Addiction. Enlightened Solutions allows him to reach out to many more in the communities to do whatever he can i.e., interventions, Narcan training.
Enlightened Solutions is a private holistic detox substance abuse facility that offers sober living, job placement and much more. They treat as a whole person...body, mind & spirit. Click link below for more information about this facility.