Published: Feb. 8, 2017

2017 ARHE Skiathon

2017 ARHE Skiathon: A Collegiate Recovery Leadership Summit | Keystone, Colorado

From Feb. 2 through 5, theÌý¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Collegiate Recovery Center (¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäCRC) hosted over 185 students in recovery from 25 other collegesÌýat the first-ever national held in Keystone, Colorado.

The ARHE Skiathon provided a unique opportunity for students in recovery at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder to connect with other sober students from around the country, to gain inspiration and leadership experience and enjoy an epic adventure in the Colorado Rockies celebratingÌýlife in recovery.

Over 200 students and staff attended, making it the largest gathering of students in recovery involved in collegiate recovery programs to date.Ìý¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäCRC Program Manager Sam Randall was the event chair, along withÌý20 ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäCRC students and twoÌýalumni who were there to help host and participate in the event. AllÌýhad a great time connecting with students from across the country.

The program included a two-hour leadership workshop, guestÌýspeakers, recovery meetings and plenty of time hitting the slopes.ÌýTen students andÌýalumniÌýalso participated in a six-minute storytelling challenge on Saturday night, including ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäCRC alumnus Robert Shearon.

Keynote speakers included Scott Strode, founder ofÌýPhoenix MultisportÌýMechie Scherpereel;Ìýa graduate of the Texas Tech UniversityÌýCollegiate Recovery CommunityÌýand now alumni coordinator at The Ranch at Dove Tree; and ArielÌýBritt, a graduate of theÌýUniversity of Michigan Collegiate Recovery Program and program coordinator forÌýtheÌýKennesaw StateÌýCollegiateÌýRecovery Community.

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