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Call for Nominations: The American Honors Recovery Awards

(2/21/2013)

Call for Nominations: The American Honors Recovery Awards
February 21, 2013

The America Honors Recovery Awards, hosted by Faces & Voices of Recovery and Caron Treatment Centers, recognizes 2013's most influential addiction recovery community leaders and organizations. This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate individuals and an organization for their contributions to the growing movement to promote the reality of recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs.

The Joel Hernandez Award honors one outstanding recovery community organization and the Vernon Johnson Award honors three individuals for their service to addiction recovery. Recipients will receive their awards at a June 26, 2013 reception at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC. The nomination period begins today and ends on March 29, 2013.

Nomination Information:

About America Honors Recovery

About Joel Hernandez and Vernon Johnson

Nominate an organization for the Joel Hernandez Award

Nominate an individual for the Vernon Johnson Award

Become a sponsor

Important Dates:
Nominations Due - March 29, 2013
Honorees Announced - April 26, 2013
America Honors Recovery Awards Reception - June 26, 2013


Keywords: nominations, american, honors, recovery



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