ADA, Okla. – A day of prevention and recovery will be the focus as the “Step Out of the Darkness” event returns to ECU and the Ada community on Saturday, Sept. 14.
This event is sponsored by the Brandon Whitten Institute for Addiction and Recovery at East Central University and the Pontotoc County Drug Free Coalition and is free and open to the public.
“Step Out of the Darkness” is an annual event with the intention of shedding light on truths about drug addiction and dependency.
Participants are encouraged to arrive and park near the Kerr Activities Center between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Buses will be shuttled to the Pontotoc County Courthouse Plaza during this time.
Register before 10:30 a.m. and receive a free t-shirt, provided by Crosspointe Church and the Addiction & Behavioral Health Center.
“Step Out of the Darkness” will then begin with a coalition-hosted prayer march from the Pontotoc County Courthouse that will travel down Main Street towards the ECU Centennial Plaza.
The event then shifts to ECU’s Kerr Activities Center where a prevention and recovery rally begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by food, fun, karaoke and information at noon.
Booths providing information about substance abuse, prevention, treatment and recovery will be available. The winner of the karaoke contest will be announced, followed by a grand prize drawing that will take place at 1:30 p.m. Those who registered and participated in the prayer march are eligible for the grand prize.
For more information on this important event, please contact Holli Witherington, executive director of the Brandon Whitten Institute, at 580-559-5815.