One Stride At a Time 5k Run/Walk to End Drug Overdose

Gateway Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers is hosting its first 5k on November 5, 2016. Join us at 8:30 AM at Hastings Lake (21155 W. Gelden Road, Lake Villa, IL 60046) at the Lake County Forest Preserve.
Children are invited to join the fun at 9:30 for a 1K Youth Fun Run.

Participants can register online at RecoverGateway.org/LakeVilla5K. Online registration will be open until 12 p.m. on Thursday, November 3, though people can register at packet pick-up on Friday, November 4 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Gateway Lake Villa (25480 W. Cedarcrest Lane, Lake Villa, IL 60046). Participants may also register the morning of the race, but are encouraged to do so online by October 20 in order to guarantee their
requested t-shirt size. The fee is $35 for the 5K and $15 for the Kids Fun Run.

Participants will receive various giveaways, and will also be entered to win raffle prizes including (but not limited to) gift certificates to Jewel, Mariano’s, Butera, and Polson’s Health Foods. After the race, participants are welcome to refuel with bagels and other light snacks and refreshments.

The goal of the run/walk is to raise awareness of and funds for preventing drug overdose. Gateway’s Naloxone Distribution Program helps to decrease the fatalities caused by overdose. Naloxone, an opiate antagonist that reverses the effect of overdose from opiates such as heroin, can provide a window of opportunity to save a life until emergency medical help arrives.

If you don’t want to run or walk but still want to help out, volunteers are welcome. A variety of positions are open, and you can sign up online at tiny.cc/LakeVilla5K. You can stay updated on the 5k with Gateway Foundation’s Facebook and Twitter pages. Make sure to visit our YouTube channel after the race to revisit the days’ fun!

About Gateway Alcohol & Drug Treatment:

Since 1968 our goal has been straightforward: To help clients get their life back on track and achieve a life of sobriety, free from drug use and symptoms of mental illness, that is productive, socially responsible, and healthy. As the largest, non-profit treatment provider in the country, we currently operate drug and alcohol treatment programs in more than 43 locations for men, women, adolescents, special needs, and clients diagnosed with co-occurring mental health disorders.

Gateway’s Community Division has treatment centers located throughout Illinois, including Carbondale, Chicago, Lake County, Fox Valley, Springfield, and the St. Louis Metro East area. These centers offer residential and outpatient treatment services for adults, teens and adolescents accessed through insurance, state funding and self-pay.

Gateway’s professional clinicians help thousands of individuals successfully complete treatment by developing a personalized plan that treats the underlying causes of substance abuse—not just addiction to drugs or alcohol.

Learn more about insurance coverage, treatment options, or Gateway's confidential consultation at RecoverGateway.org or call 877-505-HOPE (4673).

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