City Of Rockville: Mayor And Council Proclaim September As National Recovery Month

Press release from the City of Rockville:

August 3, 2021

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Events Throughout the MonthThe Mayor and Council will hold a remembrance ceremony at City Hall to honor those impacted by the opioid crisis, Monday, Sept. 13, before their first meeting returning to official business following their summer recess.Doors open for the ceremony at 5 p.m. with information and resources tables that will offer assistance from local organizations. The program will begin at 5:45 p.m. and feature a keynote address by Montgomery County Circuit Court Associate Judge Debra L. Dwyer. The event will be streamed live to Rockville 11, the city’s YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/cityof rockville) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/cityorrockville).The Mayor and Council will host a showing and discussion of the HBO documentary, “The Crime of the Century,” moderated by Jonathan Novak, a former DEA attorney who took part in the documentary, the evening of Saturday, Sept. 18 at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre.Local artist Suzanne Firstenberg’s opioid-related exhibit will return to City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave., beginning Sept. 1.A panel discussion with experts from a range of local organizations will begin airing Sept. 1 on Rockville 11 and the city’s YouTube channel, www.youtube/cityofrockville.Other events will include a drug take-back day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18 at the Rockville City Police Department, and trainings in the opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan.To learn more about the Rockville Goes Purple campaign, visitwww.rockvillemd.gov/rockvillegoespurple. 

Events Throughout the MonthThe Mayor and Council will hold a remembrance ceremony at City Hall to honor those impacted by the opioid crisis, Monday, Sept. 13, before their first meeting returning to official business following their summer recess.Doors open for the ceremony at 5 p.m. with information and resources tables that will offer assistance from local organizations. The program will begin at 5:45 p.m. and feature a keynote address by Montgomery County Circuit Court Associate Judge Debra L. Dwyer. The event will be streamed live to Rockville 11, the city’s YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/cityof rockville) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/cityorrockville).The Mayor and Council will host a showing and discussion of the HBO documentary, “The Crime of the Century,” moderated by Jonathan Novak, a former DEA attorney who took part in the documentary, the evening of Saturday, Sept. 18 at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre.Local artist Suzanne Firstenberg’s opioid-related exhibit will return to City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave., beginning Sept. 1.A panel discussion with experts from a range of local organizations will begin airing Sept. 1 on Rockville 11 and the city’s YouTube channel, www.youtube/cityofrockville.Other events will include a drug take-back day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18 at the Rockville City Police Department, and trainings in the opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan.To learn more about the Rockville Goes Purple campaign, visitwww.rockvillemd.gov/rockvillegoespurple.

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MEDIA CONTACT:

Marylou BergDirector of Communication240-314-8105mberg@rockvillemd.gov

This press release was produced by the City of Rockville. The views expressed here are the author’s own.