Shortly before 9 am on Wednesday, September 1, 2010, Foundation for Recovery staff gathered at the Las Vegas City Hall on the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Stewart Avenue. The building exemplifies 1960’s modernist architecture. As Foundation staff (Chairman Stuart Smith, Executive Director Jeff Horn, Development Director Christal Krehnovi, Operations Manager Megan Smith, Archivist Caitlin Baumford, Special Events Coordinator Gwen Bowen, Development Coordinator Casey Fry, Community Activities Assistant Fred Booher, and Community Activities Coordinator Brian Mendiola) entered the City Council Chambers we were all excited to be kicking off National Recovery Month by receiving a proclamation from the City Council. As we filed into the second row the chamber gave off an aura of righteousness. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro-tem Gary Reese who then announced that the meeting was compliant with the open meeting law. Reverend Robert Fowler of the Victory Missionary Baptist Church gave the invocation which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. The City Council recognized the citizen of the month, teams of the quarter, the Las Vegas High School Alumni Association and the 20th anniversary of the Lied Discovery Children’s Museum before the Foundation’s proclamation…always save the best for last. Councilman Steve Wolfson said a few words about the importance of addiction treatment, National Recovery Month and praised the Foundation’s Southern Nevada Recovery Resource Directory before calling Jeff Horn and Stuart Smith to the stage. Jeff talked about the Foundation’s mission and services before handing the microphone over to Stuart who talked about the Foundation’s Recovery Rally and National Recovery Month rallies as a whole. Stuart and Jeff were presented with the proclamation bringing an end to the morning’s festivities. It was a satisfying experience for me and a wonderful occasion for the Foundation as a whole.