OASIS Community Center

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Thursday! Please join the Friends of OASIS as we welcome Scott Marshall! An award-winning singer, songwriter, recording artist and entertainer, Scott uses his gifts and talents to help raise awareness and funds for many causes and local organizations including those who are on the front lines of our heroin and opioid crisis. Scott emphasizes the importance of faith in the recovery process. No matter who you are, or where you find yourself, God can and will help you find your way he’ll help you navigate through a world that is consuming and makes it difficult to live by faith, especially amidst our struggles..I’ve lived on the front lines and experienced firsthand the heartbreak and the struggles people face. and I’ve also seen the difference I’ve been able to make through music this is where I draw my inspiration.

This will be a beautiful memorial event in remembrance of the precious lives lost to the opioid epidemic and substance related causes, held on the anniversary of Ben’s 29th birthday. A full program including an educational presentation by The Butterfly Guy, a remembrance ceremony, The Grand Release of Monarch butterflies, family activities, music, refreshments, and fellowship. To order a monarch butterfly for release, registration required via EventBrite. Details forthcoming.

Next Thursday! Please join the Friends of OASIS as we welcome Scott Marshall! An award-winning singer, songwriter, recording artist and entertainer, Scott uses his gifts and talents to help raise awareness and funds for many causes and local organizations including those who are on the front lines of our heroin and opioid crisis. Scott emphasizes the importance of faith in the recovery process. No matter who you are, or where you find yourself, God can and will help you find your way he’ll help you navigate through a world that is consuming and makes it difficult to live by faith, especially amidst our struggles..I’ve lived on the front lines and experienced firsthand the heartbreak and the struggles people face. and I’ve also seen the difference I’ve been able to make through music this is where I draw my inspiration.

Please join the Friends of OASIS as we welcome Linda Johnson, founder of Voices For Change, a nonprofit organization in the Lehigh Valley. Linda, a mother whose son has struggled with addiction, will share her journey that led her to found VFC. She states, Our nonprofit’s mission is to provide assistance to those in our community that suffer from substance use disorder. We provide financial assistance to help bridge the gap between inpatient treatment and after. Our Vision is to help support those in recovery transform their lives so they can fulfill their dreams and goals.

Join the Friends of OASIS as we welcome Neha Skandan, inspiring teen opioid education advocate. A senior at Moravian Academy, Neha delivered a TedXLehighRiver talk last spring entitled Empowering Teenagers: A New Frontier in the Battle Against the Opioid Crisis." She has created a toolkit for teens which offers non-stigmatizing phrases to use when reaching out to someone who may be struggling, lists the symptoms of an overdose and how to respond, and provides the national helpline for SAMSHA. Along with writing opinion pieces on the opioid Crisis for the Bethlehem Press, Neha has developed an opioid educational curriculum which she hopes to be used in schools.

Please join the Friends of OASIS in welcoming Kristina Ward, Ph.D., CRS, CFRS, RCP. Kristina is a woman in long-term recovery who is also a Recovery Coach and Coaching Supervisor at Dynamicare Health (based in Boston) and Solutions Recovery Coaching (Bethlehem). Kristina will share her story of recovery, which she continues to view as nothing short of miraculous. Her recovery has included 12-step, yoga, and other approaches. Kristina is grateful to have had the opportunity to help others on their journey of recovery through 12-step fellowship and sponsorship as well as in the role of a Certified Recovery Specialist / Recovery Coach and supervisor after becoming a CRS in 2015.

Restorative Chair Yoga with Tina resumes on Monday, January 4th, at 10:00 am. No registration necessary, just Zoom in to join! Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82255049968 Participants need a chair and a yoga mat. Yoga bricks may also be used in class. In this virtual yoga class, students perform postures and breathing exercises with the aid of a chair. Students can experience the many benefits of yoga without having to get up or down from the floor. Benefits include increased balance, strength, flexibility, range of motion, and stress reduction.

Join the Friends of OASIS this Thursday as we learn about Current Drug Trends

Overdose deaths are on the rise...Families need support for their Grief... In addition to our existing Grief support group for parents, OASIS is starting THREE new grief support groups for: * Grieving Children who lost a parent(s) * Kinship Caregivers of Grieving Children (often grandparents raising grandchildren after losing adult child)... * Siblings Grief Support Group If you or anyone you know might be interested, please PM me. ......Together, We Can Heal