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New festival seeking to bring hope to those struggling with addiction

A new festival is offering hope to families affected by opioid abuse.

New festival seeking to bring hope to those struggling with addiction

A new festival is offering hope to families affected by opioid abuse.

>> A FESTIVAL COMING TO WAUKESHA AND CARROLL COLLEGE SEEKS TO BRING HOPE TO THOSE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION. I’M JOINED BY PETER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOPE FESTIVAL. TELL US ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION. PETER: BE EIGHT OR A HEALTH RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN HAS SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER. WE HAVE TWO COMMUNITY CENTERS AND WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE A COUPLE MORE. WE HAVE ONE OF OUR MORE FOLLOWED PROGRAMS COME OUR PEER-TO-PEER RECOVERY PROGRAMS IN THE HOSPITALS. I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND I GET THINGS MOVING AND KEEP THEM MOVING. COLLECTS A LOT OF PUZZLE PIECES TO PUT TOGETHER. I SPENT A LITTLE TIME ON YOUR WEBSITE. I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES AND AN INTERACTIVE MAP OF WISCONSIN THAT YOU CAN USE WHEN YOU MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR MEDICAL HELP OR YOU MAY BE LOOKING FOR DETOX TYPE TREATMENT. IT WAS A WONDERFUL RESOURCE. HOW DO YOU GET ALL THESE TOGETHER? >> WE TOOK OVER A YEAR TO PUT THEM TOGETHER AND SAW THE SAME NEED YOU AND OTHER PEOPLE AND WISCONSIN HAVE SEEN. THAT THERE IS A LACK OF CONNECTEDNESS. ANYBODY LOOKING FOR RESOURCES -- WE CAN GIVE THEM RESOURCES IF THEY DON’T WANT TO CRUISE THE WEBSITE. I’M IN RECOVERY AND I’VE BEEN IN RECOVERY SINCE 1994. I WAS 18 YEARS OLD AND OBVIOUSLY THINGS WERE NOT GOING MY WAY IN LIFE. I NEEDED TO FIND A NEW HALF. IT IS INTERESTING EVEN AT THAT YOUNG AGE I LOOKED UP AND THOUGHT AS SOON AS I SAW THE LIGHT AND HOW YOU GUYS -- HOW I WANTED TO CHANGE MYSELF IN THE WORLD HOW CAN I HELP OTHER PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY? HOW CAN I HELP THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIKE WHAT CAN I DO? IT HAS TAKEN TIME FOR ME TO LEARN HOW TO GET THAT BACK. SALLY: TELL ME ABOUT THE EVENT SATURDAY IN WAUKESHA CARROLL COLLEGE. >> THE MARSHALL BROTHERS AND WILLY PORTER HAVE COME TOGETHER AND THEY SAID WE WANT TO PUT TOGETHER A FESTIVAL FOR YOU GUYS. TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A TIME FOR CELEBRATION. THERE IS A LOT OF PAIN AND HURT IN WHAT WE DEAL WITH. HOW CAN WE HAVE A DAY OF CELEBRATION AND BRING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THAT? THERE ARE TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR ON EVENT BRIGHT AND YOU CAN FIND HOPE FESTIVAL. IT IS HELD IN WAUKESHA. >> A FUN EVENING OF HEALING MUSIC AND FUN. THOSE ARE SOME GOOD NAMES, WILLY PORTER AND GREG. >> WE ARE BLOWN AWAY THAT THEY ARE PLAYING FOR US. SALLY: THAT IS COMING UP SATURDAY, JUNE 2.
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New festival seeking to bring hope to those struggling with addiction

A new festival is offering hope to families affected by opioid abuse.

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