L.I.T.E. Hosts Community Event ‘Lite The Nite’
Tammy Cotton, director of L.I.T.E., and PipNick the clown take a picture together after PipNick made a bunch of balloon animal bracelets.
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By Marissa Sweatland
InkFreeNews
MILFORD — L.I.T.E., or Living in Transition Effectively, Inc., hosted a community event that highlighted various organizations and what resources it has to offer. At the event, the organizations also offered demonstrations, including a narcan demonstration and drug awareness and overdose presentation. The event was held Saturday, May 11 at the Milford Methodist Meeting House, 210 W. Catherine St.
After the demonstrations were presented, participants were able to enjoy live music, performed by John Rogers.
“I play a little bit of everything,” Rogers explained. “If you can hum it, I can play it.”
There was also a hot dog cart for guests to get a bite to eat before enjoying the various activities, like cornhole and PipNick the clown. For dessert, homemade ice cream was served.
L.I.T.E. was launched in 2019 to help create relationships inside the Kosciusko County Jail with those preparing to re-enter the community. It has been a pillar in the community ever since. L.I.T.E.’s mission statement is “providing the recovery community with positive connections and outcomes.”
Event sponsors were Indiana Recovery Network, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Allendale Treatment and Fort Wayne Recovery.
To find out more information about LITE, click here. To find LITE’s local resource guide, click here.
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- Karena Wilkinson set up a booth at LITE’s event “Lite The Nite” to promote Harvest Coffee’s summer programs and events. Harvest Coffee is a Milford-based nonprofit coffee shop.
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- Jordan Castillo attended “Lite The Night” to inform community members what resources Goodwill has to offer.
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- Rochelle Taylor and Angie Frye, LITE recovery coaches, work LITE’s booth at its event, “Lite The Night.”
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- Rachelle Dickey gives an educational presentation on drugs. On this slide, she spoke about the dangers of fentanyl.
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- Dickey’s presentation also touched on xylazine overdose treatments.
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- Dickey also discussed the opioid overdoses.
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- PipNick the clown makes a balloon animal.
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- John Rogers was the musical entertainment for the evening. He has a little bit of every music genre in his repertoire.