| May |
| Date | Sponsor | Event | Time | Place | Address | City | St | Comments |
Friday 5/9/2008 | West Suburbs | N.A.Bowling for Unity | 10:30 P.M. till 12:30A.M. | Brunswick Zone | 1555 W 75th St | Woodridge | IL | Cost $9.00 per person with shoes included.. Bowl as many games as you can for two hours. |
Saturday 5/10/2008 | South City | South City Monthly Social | 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. | St. Thaddeus Church | 9540 S. Harvard | Chicago | IL | Speaker from 8-9 and dance to follow.
cost: Suggested $5.00 Donation |
Saturday 5/17/2008 | Near West Suburbs Area | Taking It ONE DAY at a TIME - Speak-A-Thon | 1 pm - 9 pm | First Baptist Church | 2114 Main St | Melrose Park | IL | Food and Refreshments will be sold. No smoking and no profanity at this event. |
Saturday 5/17/2008 | Joliet Area | JACNA XI Fundraiser - Speak-A-Thon & Dance | 12:00 noon - 1 am | Joliet Job Corps | 1101 Mills Rd | Joliet | IL | Donation $5 |
Saturday 5/17/2008 | South Suburbs and SWANA | Murder Mystery and Pot Luck Dinner | . | Check back for details | At thiis time the location is also a mystery. | . | IL | C-A-N-C-E-L-L-E-D |
Sunday 5/18/2008 | Illinois Valley Area | Campfire Meeting | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Channahon State Park | 25302 W. Story | Channahon | IL | Gut Level Sharing - Bring a chair. Third Sunday of the month from April thru October. Last meeting will have a party |
Saturday 5/24/2008 | South Suburbs | Dance and Game Night | 7:30 pm - midnight | Worth Park Ditrict | 11500 S. Beloit | Worth | IL | 4 blocks west of Harlem on 115th street.
We will raffle off ten pig roast tickets,pie in the face contest and games and stuff for the kids
cost: $7.00 |
Saturday 5/24/2008 | Mid City Area | Monthly Social | Speaker at 8 pm, Dance at 9 pm | Homan Square | 3333 W Arlington (SE corner of Homan & Arlington) | Chicago | IL | SPEAKER AT 8:00 PM (FREE)
DANCE BEGINS AT 9:00 PM ($6.00)/Recovery Homes $3.00 |
Sunday 5/25/2008 | CHANA | Bowling y Comida | 4:00 - 5:30 Orador, 6:00 - 10:00 pm Bowling y Comida, | Town Hall Bowl and Banquets | 5025 W 25th St | Cicero | IL | $10 para bowling y comida. Boletos con anticipo $8. Se venderan refrescos, Reuniones de bola blanca toda la noche. |
Monday 5/26/2008 | North Suburbs | Annual Memorial Day Picnic | 11 am Speaker, Picnic 12:00 pm - Dusk | Harms Woods, Picnic Grove #3 | Corner of Harms and Golf Roads | Morton Grove | IL | Sugg donation $6 adult, $3 children. Take Edens I-94 to Dempster. Go W to 1st stop sign which is Central. Take R and head N.(Central becomes Harms at Golf.)Go to 2nd entrance to Forest Preserve. Picnic is S of Parking Lot through trail. |
Friday 5/30/2008 thru 6/1/2008 | West Suburbs | White Water Rafting and Camping | all weekend | Camping Wolf River Nicolet Forest Outdoor Center; Rafting at Big Smokey Falls in Rafting in Keshena, WI | N3116 HWY 55 | Whitelake | WI | Camping $10.00ea per night (under 10 free)
Rafting: $35 per person for 8 hour run. Pre-register, see flyer for details |
Saturday 5/31/2008 | South Suburbs | Biking the Old Plank Trail | 10:00 am - its over | Park at:
Pep Boys Parking Lot (Northeast Corner). Meet in The Gazebo next to the Trail | 21610 Cicero Ave | Matteson | IL | Ride the Historic Old
Plank Trail from Matteson
to Frankfort and back
(12 miles total, paved asphalt) |
| June |
| Date | Sponsor | Event | Time | Place | Address | City | St | Comments |
Saturday 6/7/2008 | Lockport Serenity Group of Joliet Area | Unity In Recovery Dance and Game Night | 6-7 pm Speaker, 7-midnight Dance and Games | St John's Episcopal Church | 312 E 11th St | Lockport | IL | Sugg donation $3. Four games: Spades,Dominos, Bidwist, Board Games. Bring your own CD's. |
Saturday 6/7/2008 | McHenry County | First Annual Appreciation Picnic | 12:00 noon - 8:00 pm | Veterans Park | . | McHenry | IL | Our first annual picnic to say thank you to all the people in our lives who support us in our new way of life.
cost: free. Donations greatly appreciated |
Friday 6/13/2008 | West Suburbs | N.A.Bowling for Unity | 10:30 P.M. till 12:30A.M. | Brunswick Zone | 1555 W 75th St | Woodridge | IL | Cost $9.00 per person with shoes included.. Bowl as many games as you can for two hours. |
Saturday 6/14/2008 | Ties That Bind Group of Illinois Valley Area | Pancake Breakfast and Speaker Meeting | 9:00 am - 10:30 am Breakfast, 11:00 - 12:00 pm Speaker | St Thomas Episcopal Church | 317 Gould Ave | Morris | IL | Does Anyone Want Breakfast. $5.00 per adult, $2.50 per child.
Pancakes, bacon, sausage, eggs, toast, fruit, pastry, coffee, milk, orange juice … |
Saturday 6/14/2008 | Near West Suburbs | Annual Picnic | 11 am to dusk | Maywood Grove Forest Preserve | Lake and 1st Ave - NE corner | Maywood | IL | 12:00noon FOOD SERVED
2:00pm SPEAKER
DUSK END TIME
cost: FREE |
Saturday 6/14/2008 | South City | South City Monthly Social | 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. | St. Thaddeus Church | 9540 S. Harvard | Chicago | IL | Speaker from 8-9 and dance to follow.
cost: Suggested $5.00 Donation |
Sunday 6/15/2008 | Illinois Valley Area | Campfire Meeting | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Channahon State Park | 25302 W. Story | Channahon | IL | Gut Level Sharing - Bring a chair. Third Sunday of the month from April thru October. Last meeting will have a party |
Saturday 6/21/2008 | RENAISSANCE 1 & FAR OUT SOUTH
of the South Suburban Area | 19th Annual Pig Roast | 10 am until it's over | Kankakee River State Park | Take I 57 to Exit 322 Manteno Rd. (9000n)Take
Manteno Rd.west 6 miles to Deselm Rd. (5000w). Turn left (south) and go 3 miles to end of road
which is Rte. 102. Turn right (west) on Rte.102. The park is located 1/4 mile west on Rte. 102 | Bourbonnais | IL | $8 in advance – 2 for $15
$10 Day of Pig Roast. Kids 12 and under
Eat free !
Games for the kids !
Free raffle
With food ticket. Fun for the whole family |
Sunday 6/22/2008 | Fox Valley | WatrerparkUnity Event | 10:00 am - 6:00 pm | Chicagoland's Family Waterpark | Rte 47 & Galena Rd | North of Yorkville, South of Surgar Grove | IL | Meet at Waterpark at 9:30 We will enter as a group.. $13 per person, Locker rental $5, tube rental $5. Picnic area ourside, so bring your coolers |
Saturday 6/28/2008 | Mid City Area | Monthly Social | Speaker at 8 pm, Dance at 9 pm | Homan Square | 3333 W Arlington (SE corner of Homan & Arlington) | Chicago | IL | SPEAKER AT 8:00 PM (FREE)
DANCE BEGINS AT 9:00 PM ($6.00)/Recovery Homes $3.00 |
Saturday 6/28/2008 | CRSC Activities Committee | Southwest Side Dance and Speakathon | 12 noon - 12 midnight | tbd | tbd | tbd | IL | This event is in the planning stage and is listed to mark the events calendar with the Activity Committee's plans |
Saturday 6/28/2008 | South Suburbs | Biking the Old Plank Trail | 10:00 am - its over | Park at:
Pep Boys Parking Lot (Northeast Corner). Meet in The Gazebo next to the Trail | 21610 Cicero Ave | Matteson | IL | Ride the Historic Old
Plank Trail from Matteson
to Frankfort and back
(12 miles total, paved asphalt) |
Saturday 6/28/2008 | South Suburbs | Rockin By The River Picnic | 12 noon - Dusk | Worth Park District Pavilion | 11500 S. Beloit | Worth | IL | 4 blocks west of Harlem on South 115th street.
cost: $7.00 for members $2.00 for children |
| July |
| Date | Sponsor | Event | Time | Place | Address | City | St | Comments |
Saturday 7/5/2008 | Lockport Serenity Group of Joliet Area | Unity In Recovery Dance and Game Night | 6-7 pm Speaker, 7-midnight Dance and Games | St John's Episcopal Church | 312 E 11th St | Lockport | IL | Sugg donation $3. Four games: Spades,Dominos, Bidwist, Board Games. Bring your own CD's. |
Friday 7/11/2008 thru 7/13/2008 | Joliet Area | JANA Camping Weekend | all weekend | Whispering Pine Campground | 2776 E 2625th Rd | Marseilles | IL | Cost for wood $5. More information as it becomes available. |
Saturday 7/19/2008 | West Suburbs | Speaker Jam & Dance | 12-6 speakers, main speaker at 7, Dance from 8 | Prince of Peace Church | 1213 Army Trail | Addison | IL | A Celebration of Young People in Recovery. Food & Drinks served all day long. |
Sunday 7/20/2008 | Illinois Valley Area | Campfire Meeting | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Channahon State Park | 25302 W. Story | Channahon | IL | Gut Level Sharing - Bring a chair. Third Sunday of the month from April thru October. Last meeting will have a party |
Saturday 7/26/2008 | South Suburbs | Biking the Old Plank Trail | 10:00 am - its over | Park at:
Pep Boys Parking Lot (Northeast Corner). Meet in The Gazebo next to the Trail | 21610 Cicero Ave | Matteson | IL | Ride the Historic Old
Plank Trail from Matteson
to Frankfort and back
(12 miles total, paved asphalt) |
Saturday 7/26/2008 | Mid City Area | Monthly Social | Speaker at 8 pm, Dance at 9 pm | Homan Square | 3333 W Arlington (SE corner of Homan & Arlington) | Chicago | IL | SPEAKER AT 8:00 PM (FREE)
DANCE BEGINS AT 9:00 PM ($6.00)/Recovery Homes $3.00 |
| August |
| Date | Sponsor | Event | Time | Place | Address | City | St | Comments |
Saturday 8/2/2008 | Lockport Serenity Group of Joliet Area | Unity In Recovery Dance and Game Night | 6-7 pm Speaker, 7-midnight Dance and Games | St John's Episcopal Church | 312 E 11th St | Lockport | IL | Sugg donation $3. Four games: Spades,Dominos, Bidwist, Board Games. Bring your own CD's. |
Saturday 8/9/2008 | Ties That Bind Group of Illinois Valley Area | Pancake Breakfast and Speaker Meeting | 9:00 am - 10:30 am Breakfast, 11:00 - 12:00 pm Speaker | St Thomas Episcopal Church | 317 Gould Ave | Morris | IL | Does Anyone Want Breakfast. $5.00 per adult, $2.50 per child.
Pancakes, bacon, sausage, eggs, toast, fruit, pastry, coffee, milk, orange juice … |
Saturday 8/16/2008 | Lake Borderrline | Lake Borderline Convention II 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament and Picnic | 10 am to dusk | Beviear Park | coner of yourkhouse and mcree | Waukegan | IL | From South : North on Lewis Ave., Left on Yorkhouse rd. to McAree
From South : North on Greenbay Rd. (rt 131), Left on Yorkhouse rd. to McAree
From North : South on Lewis Ave., Right on Yorkhouse rd. to McAree
From North : South on Greenbay Rd. (rt 131), Left on Yorkhouse rd. to McAree
cost: $50.00 for 4men team trophies for 1st 2nd and third place winners free food while it last refreshments will be sold |
Saturday 8/16/2008 | Joliet Area | Joliet Area Annual Picnic | Dawn til Dusk | Nowell Park | Rt. 53 and Mills St (South of I-80) | Joliet | IL | Free. I-80W to Chicago St. South (which turns into Rt. 53 take Rte 53 to Mills Rd. and turn Left. Picnic is on the corner of Rte. 53 & Mills Rd. |
Sunday 8/17/2008 | Illinois Valley Area | Campfire Meeting | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Channahon State Park | 25302 W. Story | Channahon | IL | Gut Level Sharing - Bring a chair. Third Sunday of the month from April thru October. Last meeting will have a party |
Saturday 8/23/2008 | CRSC Activities Committee | CRSC Picnic (Downtown Chicago) | Dawn - Dusk | Bi-Centennial Park | Lake Shore Drive / Monroe Street | Chicago | IL | Location Between East Tennis Courts FOOD,FUN, FAMILY & FELLOWSHIP |
Saturday 8/23/2008 | Mid City Area | Monthly Social | Speaker at 8 pm, Dance at 9 pm | Homan Square | 3333 W Arlington (SE corner of Homan & Arlington) | Chicago | IL | SPEAKER AT 8:00 PM (FREE)
DANCE BEGINS AT 9:00 PM ($6.00)/Recovery Homes $3.00 |
Sunday 8/24/2008 | South City | South City Area Annual Picnic | Dawn to Dusk | Dan Ryan Woods | 87th and Western | Chicago | IL | . |
Saturday 8/30/2008 | South Suburbs | Biking the Old Plank Trail | 10:00 am - its over | Park at:
Pep Boys Parking Lot (Northeast Corner). Meet in The Gazebo next to the Trail | 21610 Cicero Ave | Matteson | IL | Ride the Historic Old
Plank Trail from Matteson
to Frankfort and back
(12 miles total, paved asphalt) |
| September |
| Date | Sponsor | Event | Time | Place | Address | City | St | Comments |
Saturday 9/6/2008 | Lockport Serenity Group of Joliet Area | Unity In Recovery Dance and Game Night | 6-7 pm Speaker, 7-midnight Dance and Games | St John's Episcopal Church | 312 E 11th St | Lockport | IL | Sugg donation $3. Four games: Spades,Dominos, Bidwist, Board Games. Bring your own CD's. |
Sunday 9/21/2008 | Illinois Valley Area | Campfire Meeting | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Channahon State Park | 25302 W. Story | Channahon | IL | Gut Level Sharing - Bring a chair. Third Sunday of the month from April thru October. Last meeting will have a party |
Saturday 9/27/2008 | Mid City Area | Monthly Social | Speaker at 8 pm, Dance at 9 pm | Homan Square | 3333 W Arlington (SE corner of Homan & Arlington) | Chicago | IL | SPEAKER AT 8:00 PM (FREE)
DANCE BEGINS AT 9:00 PM ($6.00)/Recovery Homes $3.00 |
Saturday 9/27/2008 | South Suburbs | Biking the Old Plank Trail | 10:00 am - its over | Park at:
Pep Boys Parking Lot (Northeast Corner). Meet in The Gazebo next to the Trail | 21610 Cicero Ave | Matteson | IL | Ride the Historic Old
Plank Trail from Matteson
to Frankfort and back
(12 miles total, paved asphalt) |
| October |
| Date | Sponsor | Event | Time | Place | Address | City | St | Comments |
Saturday 10/4/2008 | Lockport Serenity Group of Joliet Area | Unity In Recovery Dance and Game Night | 6-7 pm Speaker, 7-midnight Dance and Games | St John's Episcopal Church | 312 E 11th St | Lockport | IL | Sugg donation $3. Four games: Spades,Dominos, Bidwist, Board Games. Bring your own CD's. |
Saturday 10/11/2008 | Ties That Bind Group of Illinois Valley Area | Pancake Breakfast and Speaker Meeting | 9:00 am - 10:30 am Breakfast, 11:00 - 12:00 pm Speaker | St Thomas Episcopal Church | 317 Gould Ave | Morris | IL | Does Anyone Want Breakfast. $5.00 per adult, $2.50 per child.
Pancakes, bacon, sausage, eggs, toast, fruit, pastry, coffee, milk, orange juice … |
Saturday 10/18/2008 | Lake Borderline | Lake Borderline Convention Last Bash | 4:00pm til 12:00 am. Speakers from 4:pm til 8: pm with a dance to follow til 12:am | North Chicago Veterans Hospital Bldg 4 Burke Hall | 3001 N Greenbay Rd (corner of Rte 137 and Lewis Ave) | North Chicago | IL | Dance $5.00. Food and Refreshments will be sold. From Chicago: I-294 N or Rt41 N To Rt137, R to Lewis Ave, R follow sign to Burke Hall. From Wisconsin: I-294 S or Rt41 S To Rt137, L to Lewis Ave, R follow sign to Burke Hall |
Saturday 10/25/2008 | South Suburbs | Biking the Old Plank Trail | 10:00 am - its over | Park at:
Pep Boys Parking Lot (Northeast Corner). Meet in The Gazebo next to the Trail | 21610 Cicero Ave | Matteson | IL | Ride the Historic Old
Plank Trail from Matteson
to Frankfort and back
(12 miles total, paved asphalt) |
Saturday 10/25/2008 | CRSC Activities Committee | Northwest Side Dance & Speak-a-thonuthwest Side Dance and Speakathon | tbd | tbd | tbd | tbd | IL | This event is in the planning stage and is listed to mark the events calendar with the Activity Committee's plans |
Saturday 10/25/2008 | Mid City Area | Monthly Social | Speaker at 8 pm, Dance at 9 pm | Homan Square | 3333 W Arlington (SE corner of Homan & Arlington) | Chicago | IL | SPEAKER AT 8:00 PM (FREE)
DANCE BEGINS AT 9:00 PM ($6.00)/Recovery Homes $3.00 |
Sunday 10/26/2008 | Illinois Valley Area | Campfire Meeting | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Channahon State Park | 25302 W. Story | Channahon | IL | Gut Level Sharing - Bring a chair. Third Sunday of the month from April thru October. Last meeting will have a party |
| November |
| Date | Sponsor | Event | Time | Place | Address | City | St | Comments |
Saturday 11/1/2008 | Lockport Serenity Group of Joliet Area | Unity In Recovery Dance and Game Night | 6-7 pm Speaker, 7-midnight Dance and Games | St John's Episcopal Church | 312 E 11th St | Lockport | IL | Sugg donation $3. Four games: Spades,Dominos, Bidwist, Board Games. Bring your own CD's. |
Friday 11/14/2008 thru 11/16/2008 | Lake Borderline Area | Lake Borderline Convention II | 3:pm Friday til 12:00 noon Sunday | Illinois State Beach Resort | 1 Lake Front Drive | Zion | IL | Earlybird $15.00, after april 1 $20.00. Hotel
ROOM RATES TIL OCT 14 $69.00 PER NIGHTSUITES 149.00 PER NIGHT WHILE AVALIABLE BOOK ROOMS EARLY. Take I-294 or Rte 41 to Wadsworth, then go E to the lake. |
Friday 11/21/2008 thru 11/23/2008 | Joliet Area | JACNA XI | all weekend | tbd | tbd | tbd | IL | Joliet Area's convention flyer and information will be posted as soon as available. |
Saturday 11/22/2008 | Mid City Area | Monthly Social | Speaker at 8 pm, Dance at 9 pm | Homan Square | 3333 W Arlington (SE corner of Homan & Arlington) | Chicago | IL | SPEAKER AT 8:00 PM (FREE)
DANCE BEGINS AT 9:00 PM ($6.00)/Recovery Homes $3.00 |
Friday 11/28/2008 | CRC | CRC XXI Last Bash | evening | Hyatt Regency Hotel | 151 East Wacker Drive | Chicago | IL | Donation is $6.00 & Parking at the Hyatt is ½ price. |
| December |
| Date | Sponsor | Event | Time | Place | Address | City | St | Comments |
Friday 12/5/2008 thru 12/7/2008 | West Suburbs | Annual Stronghold Gratitude Retreat | all weekend | Stronghold Retreat Center | 1922 IL Route 2 North | Oregon | IL | LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE: PLEASE REGISTER EARLY, AS IT IS FIRST REGISTER, FIRST COMES!!!
Cost: EARLY BIRD: $75.00 before October 1st LATE BIRD: $85.00 after October 1st
See flyer for details |
Saturday 12/6/2008 | Lockport Serenity Group of Joliet Area | Unity In Recovery Dance and Game Night | 6-7 pm Speaker, 7-midnight Dance and Games | St John's Episcopal Church | 312 E 11th St | Lockport | IL | Sugg donation $3. Four games: Spades,Dominos, Bidwist, Board Games. Bring your own CD's. |
Saturday 12/13/2008 | Ties That Bind Group of Illinois Valley Area | Pancake Breakfast and Speaker Meeting | 9:00 am - 10:30 am Breakfast, 11:00 - 12:00 pm Speaker | St Thomas Episcopal Church | 317 Gould Ave | Morris | IL | Does Anyone Want Breakfast. $5.00 per adult, $2.50 per child.
Pancakes, bacon, sausage, eggs, toast, fruit, pastry, coffee, milk, orange juice … |
Saturday 12/27/2008 | CRSC Activities Committee | North Side Dance & Speak-a-thon | tbd | tbd | tbd | tbd | IL | This event is in the planning stage and is listed to mark the events calendar with the Activity Committee's plans |
Wednesday 12/31/2008 | CRSC Activities | CRSC NEW YEARS EVE KICK-OFF DINNER PARTY | 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM | Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza Ballroom | 151 Wacker Drive | Chicago | IL | KICK-OFF TO CRC & THE NEW YEAR / DINNER DANCE - CLEAN TIME COUNTDOWN TO THE NEW YEAR |
| January |
| Date | Sponsor | Event | Time | Place | Address | City | St | Comments |
Thursday 1/1/2009 thru 1/4/2009 | Chicago Region | CRC XXI | all weekend | Hyatt Regency Chicago | 151 Wacker Drive | Chicago | IL | Early Bird Registration $10 thru Jun 8, then goes up to $15 until Nov 28, then goes up to $20. How much will you pay? |