Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative-WMARI

10/31/2025

Thanks again to our generous candy donors! Happy Halloween from all of us at WMARI and The HILLS! 🎃🖤

The HILLS Crew handing out candy to the goblins and ghouls on Main Street!

10/20/2025

It’s a costume party. It’s a game night. It’s a potluck. It's a free community event. It’s a Halloween Party & Spooky Game Night at The HILLS! 🎉🎃

Join us Saturday, Nov 1st. 5-8pm. 👻 More info:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1Kn9EkpwJy/

10/20/2025

Help The HILLS grow! 🌱 We’re getting ready to expand our hours and programs, but first we need to expand our team. We’re looking for a Peer Support Specialist who’s ready to grow with us.

This full-time role offers the chance to support others in recovery through connection, creativity, and community. If you’ve built your own roots in recovery and want to help others find solid ground, we'd love to hear from you! Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/HiringHILLS

10/18/2025

Having a great time at Portland Gear Hub enjoying the Gear Again Festival & Market! Thank you so much to Maine GearShare for inviting us to share information about our Western Maine Recovery Outings! We are so proud of this program and the many folks here who are working together to make the Maine outdoors more accessible for everyone. 🚲💚

10/17/2025

Norway's Halloween on Main Street brings hundreds of little superheroes, dinosaurs, and witches downtown - and we go through mountains of candy trying to keep up! 🍬🍫 If you’d like to help us participate again this year, any candy donations are SO appreciated!

10/16/2025

🌲 Come See Us at the Gear Again Festival! 🌲

WMARI, The HILLS Recovery Center, and the Western Maine Recovery Outings Program will be at the Gear Again Festival in Portland this Saturday, October 18th, from 11–4!

We’ll have a table set up to share information about our Outings Program and how our Maine Gear Share membership helps us make outdoor adventures more accessible for our community.

This summer, the Western Maine Recovery Outings Program hosted a free overnight camping trip, made possible by borrowing sleeping bags, pads, and other essentials through Maine Gear Share. Without this partnership, we wouldn’t have been able to provide that experience.

Stop by to learn more about how Maine Gear Share supports nonprofits across the state and how outdoor activities can be part of recovery.

Learn more here: https://www.mainegearshare.org/about-gaf

10/14/2025

Support The HILLS Recovery Center participation at the Halloween on Main Street event and donate candy for the kids! 🎃

🎃We’re so excited to participate at the Halloween on Main Street event again this year, and we’re stocking up on treats for the kiddos! If you’re able, please consider donating candy to help us connect with families in our community in a fun and meaningful way. 🍬

Candy donations can be dropped off at The HILLS anytime during our open hours: 11am-3pm, Monday-Friday!

10/14/2025

If it sounds too good to be true… it probably is! Come to our “It’s a Scam!” workshop with Oxford Federal Credit Union on Monday, Nov 10th at 3:30 PM and learn how to spot the tricks before they trap you. 🕵️‍♀️💸

Scams are getting smarter every day - emails, texts, fake job offers, even calls that sound real. This free class at The HILLS Recovery Center will help you recognize red flags and take simple steps to protect yourself. Whether you’ve fallen for a scam before or just want to be prepared, this is a safe, judgment-free place to learn. 💡 Plus, every class includes a chance to win Visa and Dunkin gift cards! 🎁

10/09/2025

🎃We’re so excited to participate at the Halloween on Main Street event again this year, and we’re stocking up on treats for the kiddos! If you’re able, please consider donating candy to help us connect with families in our community in a fun and meaningful way. 🍬

Candy donations can be dropped off at The HILLS anytime during our open hours: 11am-3pm, Monday-Friday!

10/06/2025

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” - Fred Rogers 🦋

As we wrap up reflecting on this year’s rally, we want to share our gratitude for the helpers. The rally may only last a few hours, but it involves many moving pieces - and it’s the helpers who bring those pieces together. We are grateful to everyone who made the 9th Annual Western Maine Recovery Rally possible, including:

💜 The countless volunteers, including all our speakers. You have been there at each stage to assist us with everything from early preparation to cleaning up. We feel so fortunate that there are too many of you to name here, and hope you know how much we appreciate all your time and effort. Every single volunteer is essential to this event, and we can’t thank you enough.

💛 Our generous sponsors and community supporters who help in so many ways! Our primary financial sponsors OFCU and the NEATTC, both going the extra mile to ensure this event has the funding it needs. MaineHealth Stephens Hospital and Aubuchon Hardware Norway, allowing us to borrow supplies and avoid costly rentals. Russell and Sons Towing and Recovery for donating the use of their truck and their driver who volunteered all day. Daddy Os Diner, Alan Day Community Garden, Dunkin Donuts, Poland Springs, Common Ground Counseling, and Inside Scoop for keeping attendees well fed and hydrated. White Raven Tattoo and Piercing, Tami Prescott, and Nevaeh Wright for offering fun activities for the kiddos. The Hope Association and Glenn Gordon for vital transportation assistance. Hot Colors, for helping with our rally T-shirts each year. Grassroot Graphics, for handling all our printing. Eli Bucci for handling our speaker and sound needs. The Norway and Paris Police, keeping the rally safe. And thank you to the Rotary Club, for allowing us to rent their tent!

💙 We are also thankful for each organization that takes time out of their weekend during this busy month to table at the rally, offering resources, opportunities, and freebies! Many thanks to this year’s tabling orgs: MaineHealth’s Comprehensive Addiction Medicine Program, the Maine CDC, Health Oxford Hills, LLRC, OFCU, MERAP, MPA, Al-Anon and Alcoholics Anonymous, Tuckers House, Sweetser, Safe Voices, Better Life Partners, Journey Magazine, and the Wellness Mobile!

🖤 And finally, one last round of applause for our talented photographers who captured this day perfectly from beginning to end: Kyle Costanzi, Nancy McClean-Morrissette, and Kari Taylor! 👏

From all of us at WMARI and The HILLS Recovery Center - thank you to every hand, heart, and voice that came together to make the 9th Annual Western Maine Recovery Rally a day we'll never forget. Can’t wait for the big #10 next year!