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Recover-Con event set for Oct. 7 in DeKalb

By Shaw Local News Network

Northern Illinois University, large red NIU sign outside the Holmes Student Center in DeKalb, IL on Thursday, May 13, 2021. (Mark Black for Shaw Local)

DeKALB – The Sauk Valley Voices of Recovery will host its third annual Recover-Con Conference to help build community recovery.

The conference will begin at 8 a.m. Oct. 7 at the Northern Illinois University Barsema Alumni Visitors Center, 231 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb, according to a news release.

Admission to the conference is free.

The conference features more than 25 workshops, speakers and presenters. The theme of the conference is “Fighting Stigma by Rewriting Our Stories.”

The Recover-Con speakers include:

  • TJ Woodward, author and Conscious Recovery founder
  • Lyndsay Hartman, Kane Co Harm Reduction street outreach coordinator
  • Jimmy McGill, author and former Arkansas director of recovery services
  • Dr. Steven Holtsford, Recovery Centers of America medical director
  • Tara Connor, 2006 Miss USA, recovery advocate and TED Talk speaker
  • Tony Hoffman, professional BMX racer and coach, recovery advocate and TED Talk speaker

Exhibitor tables and sponsorships are available. Call 779-707-0151 for information.

Registration is encouraged to attend. A package of nine CEUs is available for $22. To register or for information, visit recover-con.com.

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