Fresh Start

Ever wish you could have a fresh start at something? We all have those moments when some of the things in our daily lives don't quite work out as we planned and we wished we could have another shot at it to see if we can get it right. Now imagine you have a very real issue, like an addiction of some sort, and feel like you have nowhere to go and nobody to help you out. Enter the Fresh Start Recovery Centre, a facility here in Calgary that "is recovering lives by housing, treating and supporting people affected by addiction".

The Fresh Start treatment program follows the disease concept, seeing addiction as an illness that is progressive and potentially fatal if not treated properly. In their 40,000 sq.ft. purpose built home, they employ an interdisciplinary approach to treating addiction through individual and group counseling sessions, in conjunction with enhanced recreational and therapeutic activities by creating an atmosphere conducive to physical, emotional, mental and spiritual growth.

As you can imagine, this is no small task and there's a fair bit of expense to keeping this program going, which is one of the reasons we decided to help by doing some fundraising. Two Wheel Sunday Motorcycle Association, in conjunction with some generous sponsorship from Cycle Works Calgary, have joined forces with the Fresh Start Recovery Centre to hold a raffle for not one, but two motorcycles, as well as a set of leathers for riding, on sale now from myself and other TWS members, $20.oo each and only 2500 tickets sold. Pretty darn good odds for sure, and considering that 85% of the money donated to Fresh Start goes toward running the program, you can see why they're so highly rated by Charity Intelligence Canada.

Co-incidentally, there is the Fresh Start "12 Stop Ride for Recovery Motorcycle Road Rally" being held on August 26, 2017. This is a scavenger hunt style of motorcycle ride and should be a lot of fun, so keep an eye out for future posts on this blog and on the Facebook page of  BlueCircle as the date nears. The raffle draw for the two bikes and leather gear will be held at this event, though you do not have to be present to win.

As for purchasing tickets for the raffle, please let everyone you know who likes motorcycles and who wants to make a dramatic change in someone's life that they can contact me at paul@gobluecircle.com to get theirs for a chance to win.