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Jan Bamford, President
Stephen P. Paschall, Vice President
Susan S. Everingham, Secretary
Erin M. Felix, Treasurer
Robert Dunkelman
Sherree R. Goldstein
Judith Griggs, PhD
Christine Hoover
Dorothy P. Ingersoll
Nancy Kurdyla
Judith R. Owen
Mary Prezioso
Florence M. Rouzier
Lora Sigesmund
Eileen Simmons
Deborah Walker
John Wilds, PhD
Advisory Council
Arthur M. Scully, III, Chair
Jan Bleier
Darieth Chisolm
Christopher Dunn
Karen Farmer White
Dr. Andrea Fox
Judge Livingstone M. Johnson
Gayle Manning
Grant McLaughlin
Terry Miller
Tom Murphy
Boyd Murray
Raj Narendran
Jan Pagliari
Norma Raiff
Kristi Rogers
Mindy Shreve
Wanda Sowell
Joy Starzl
Jim Turner
Dr. Abraham Twerski
Virginia Volponi
Mike Walsh, PhD
Sheila Washington
Brenda Joyce Waters
Lois R. O’Connor, Emeritus
Administration
dear friends,
As if the disease of addiction
isn’t complex enough, we’re
now facing an epidemic of
prescription drug abuse. It’s
estimated that more than 6
million Americans are addicted
to prescription drugs. The effects of prescription
drug abuse on women are especially devastating
because they often extend to their unborn children.
A recent news story reported that prescription
drug abuse is increasingly affecting newborns.
The statistics are chilling: 10% of babies in West
Virginia are born with prescription narcotics in
their systems; on a national level, the number of
babies born addicted to prescription drugs has
increased so significantly that one doctor reported
that she expects to treat 20 times the number of
infants going through withdrawal as she did just
five years ago.
Autumn is a
second spring when
every leaf is a flower.
~ Albert Camus
At the event,
Cindy introduced
a friend and a
colleague in the fight
against addiction, Melissa
Weiksnar, who also lost a child to
addiction. Melissa’s daughter, Amy, began
her experimentation with marijuana, progressed
to abusing prescription drugs, and eventually
became addicted to heroin. Like Annie’s life,
Amy’s was also cut short, depriving the world
— and especially her family — of her kindness,
creativity, and love. She was only 20 years old.
Cindy Shapira’s call to action at our event this
year couldn’t have come at a more critical time.
As health and human services take a hit in the
new State budget, the challenge is on. We,
as a community, must ensure that individuals
and families affected by substance use
disorders receive the care they need. And
through education and advocacy, we can
work together to reduce the incidence of
addiction in future generations.
If you attended POWER PROMISES this year, you
heard the moving words of our Honorary Chair,
Cindy Shapira, who described the devastation of
losing a daughter to a prescription drug overdose.
Nearly three years ago, Cindy’s 23-year-old
Warmest regards,
daughter, Annie, tragically and prematurely left this
world. Who knows what potential was wasted.
We can only imagine, as Annie was a bright,
talented young woman who surely would have
Rosa Davis, MSW, ACSW
made tremendous contributions to the world.
Executive Director
Rosa Davis, MSW, ACSW
Executive Director
Diane Johnson, RN, BSN
Associate & Clinical Director
Madelon Edelstone, MEd
Associate & Development Director
Debra Raubenstrauch, MPM
Director of Finance & Operations
Olivia Zitelli, SPHR
Director of Human Resources, HR-C
POWER welcomes questions, comments,
and suggestions from our readers
about programs, services, and topics
discussed in our newsletter. Please
send all inquiries to:
Madelon Edelstone
Associate & Development Director
412.243.7535, ext. 215
Emily Stimmel
Development & Communications Associate
412.243.7535, ext. 223
Contributing Writers
Rosa Davis, Executive Director
Karen Clark, Volunteer Coordinator
Diane Johnson, Associate & Clinical Director
Design by: SJH Design
Safety Net Suffers Severe Blow
General Assistance has been eliminated with little warning to
those most affected. For many of our clients, the news from
the Governor’s office came as a shock.
The $205 that many of our clients will no longer receive every month could
mean forgoing necessities like personal hygiene products and co-pays for
medications. For clients at POWER House, this is a particularly cruel blow
as they don’t have the option of working longer hours because they are in
full-time treatment. We need your help! If you would like to help our most
vulnerable clients, please purchase gift cards from the businesses listed
in small increments and send them to POWER’s Safety Net Emergency
Campaign, 7501 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15208.
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an event to remember...
POWER PROMISES ’12 was an event that those who attended will remember for a long time
to come, thanks to our Honorary Chair Cindy Shapira and her friend Melissa Weiksnar, each
of whom spoke lovingly of their daughters, Annie and Amy, who died too young from drug
overdoses. Their words were powerful and emotional and a stark contrast to the stories of the
three POWER graduates honored that evening. “We are humbled by Cindy’s and Melissa’s
courage and determination to speak publicly about their pain in order to urge others to take
action to end the epidemic of addiction,” stated Executive Director Rosa Davis.
Emceed by KDKA anchor and POWER Advisory Council member Brenda Waters, POWER
PROMISES was held for the first time at Rodef Shalom Congregation in Oakland, a new
venue that received rave reviews from many of the nearly 400 attendees, as did the food
prepared by Tallulah’s Catering. As always, the baskets and silent auction items were sought
after by eager ticket buyers and bidders. The live auction, led with gusto by Tom Murphy,
included an original acrylic painting – custom-made for POWER – by renowned Pittsburgh
native artist Burton Morris.
Cindy Shapira and Melissa Weiksnar
Tom Murphy with Jon Burnett
The Community Service Committee of the American Society of Interior Designers,
Pittsburgh Chapter, accepted the Seeds of Hope Award presented by Rosa Davis.
Rosa lauded the group for its devotion to POWER women as demonstrated by the
time, creativity, and heart the members put into the refurbishment of POWER House,
ensuring that the environment supports and enhances the treatment and the hard
work of recovery.
Seeds of Hope Awardees from ASID
Photos by Renee Diehl Photography © 2012
With sponsorships totaling $93,250, nearly $155,000 was raised, netting just over
$130,000, and making POWER PROMISES ’12 one of our most successful fundraising
events to date! Many thanks to all who made the evening possible and memorable!
board & staff news
Congratulations to Dr. Judith R. Griggs, POWER board
member, who received the 2012 Sister Thea Bowman Legacy
Award on March 27 at the Sister Thea Bowman Black
Catholic Education Foundation’s 16th Annual Scholarship
Dinner. Dr. Griggs is the Director of Duquesne University’s
Robert and Patricia Gussin Spiritan Division of Academic
Programs and the Michael P. Weber Learning Skills Center.
She also serves as the University’s Affirmative Action Officer.
Kudos to Outpatient Therapist Anita Jones, who became a
certified drug and alcohol counselor (CADC) in March. Jones
is certified in Pennsylvania and internationally.
Congratulations to Mentor Carol Ramsey, who won the first
annual Cisco Award at the Message Carriers of Pennsylvania’s
2012 Volunteer Award Banquet in March. The award, named
for Ramsey’s late husband Marion “Cisco” Lewis, honors
volunteers who’ve shown a special commitment to Message
Carriers’ mission.
Kudos to POWER board member
Deborah Walker, who was recently
appointed to the Governor’s Advisory
Commission on African American Affairs
(GACAAA). The GACAAA is committed to
ensuring that the Commonwealth is responsive to the needs
and challenges of the African American community. She
was also honored as one of the New Pittsburgh Courier’s
50 Women of Excellence at an awards luncheon on June
28 at the Westin Convention Center Hotel. Deborah is the
University of Pittsburgh’s Student Conduct Officer.
Associate & Clinical Director
Diane Johnson appeared on
Comcast Newsmakers in April
to discuss POWER’s programs.
Great job, Diane!
September is National Recovery Month
Donor Honor Roll
Recognition is based on cumulative gifts, including United Way pledges, made from
July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. Thank you for your generous support throughout
the year! A full list of donors can be found at power-recovery.com.
Garden of Promises
$1,000+
Amcom Office Systems
Anonymous
Jan Bamford
BNY Mellon
BNY Mellon Community Partnership
BNY Mellon Foundation
Margaret Bryant
The Buhl Foundation
Burke Family Foundation
CH Snyder Fund No. 2 of
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania
Clapp Charitable & Educational Trust
Kathleen D’Appolonia
James D. Darby, Jr.
Rosa & Mike Davis
Robert & Barbara Dunkelman
Chris & Barb Dunn
Duquesne University
Eden Hall Foundation
Elsie H. Hillman Foundation
Erin Felix
FISA Foundation
The Forbes Funds
Gateway Rehabilitation Center
Marlayna Gehrking
Giant Eagle, Inc.
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
Sherree Goldstein
Diana Harbison & Samuel P. Harbison, III
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Dorothy P. Ingersoll
Livingstone M. Johnson
KPMG LLP
Jason Lardo
Michael & Diana Larson
Robert Levin
Levin Furniture
Lovett Bookman Harmon Marks LLP
Magee-Womens Hospital
Gayle Manning
Massey Charitable Trust
Tom & Mona Murphy
Maureen & Raj Narendran
David & Colleen O’Brien
Lois O’Connor
Janice & Richard Pagliari
Peter T. & Judith C. Schurman Fund of
the Cornell University Foundation
PNC Bank
PNC Charitable Trust
Point Legal LLC
Richard King Mellon Foundation
Ricardo Savido
Margaret Scaife
K. George & Barbara Schoeppner
Charles Schumacher
Arthur M. Scully, III
Mindy J. Shreve
Eileen Simmons
Sitko Bruno, LLC
Soroptimist International of
Pittsburgh Inc.
Wesley Sowers, MD & Sara Hamel
Square Café
Staunton Farm Foundation
Thomas Marshall Foundation
Kathy Unger
University of Pittsburgh
UPMC Health Plan & Community Care
Behavioral Health
UPMC
Verizon TelecomPioneers
Virginia Volponi
John Wilds, PhD
Zonta Pittsburgh North Foundation
Benefactors
$500-$999
3 Rivers Combined Federal Campaign
Alicia Andrews
Bethel Park Printing
Joan Bird
Stacy A. Brovitz
Linda Brown
BYS Yoga
Celerity LLC
Genevieve Davidson
Fair Oaks Foundation Inc.
First Commonwealth Bank
Gymkhana Gymnastics
H.M. Bitner Charitable Trust
Jean Haller & Henry Haller, III
Janet Hayes
Julie Hecker
Bruce Hicks
Christine Hoover
Barry & Judy Huff
Diane F. Johnson &
Christopher Laemmle
Kennon Insurance Consultants Inc.
Liberty Insurance Agency
Gerard Love & Addiction Counseling
Majors, Dept. of Counseling &
Development, Slippery Rock University
Carolyn Maue
Grant McLaughlin
Terry Miller
Kathy Noorbakhsh & Magee Finance
Department
Judi & Ron Owen
Sandra Palone
Suzanne Parks
PerLora
Pittsburgh Social Venture Partners
Raimondo Construction Co., Inc.
Debra Raubenstrauch & Dan May
Florence Rouzier
Jody Schurman & Kristi Rogers
Sandra Tomlinson
Tudi Mechanical Systems
Typhoon Lighting
Virtual Officeware, Inc.
Karen & Alan Waggoner
POWER PROMISES 2012
In-Kind Donors
84 Lumber Company & Nemacolin
Woodlands Resort & Spa
Adina Mills Designhouse
Allegheny Chesapeake Physical Therapy
Allison McGeary Florist, Inc.
Amber Coppings Designs
Angel Nails
Anthropologie
Applebee’s
Arnold Palmer Enterprises
Artist & Craftsman Supply
B2 Restaurants
Beads of Light
big Burrito Restaurant Group
BNY Mellon
Body Harmony Massage Therapy
Isaac Bower
Burton Morris Studios
Buzzy Photography
BYS Yoga
Caesar’s Designs Fine Jewelry Creations
Café Du Jour
Capriccio
Capristo
Carabella
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
Susan Chunko
City Theatre
Dr. Joshua A. Cohen
Concept Art Gallery
Contemporary Concepts
Dave & Buster’s
Genevieve Davidson
Daviea Davis
Rosa Davis
Dinette
Beth Docherty
Drew’s Family Restaurant
Dunning’s Grill
Madelon Edelstone
Euro Concepts International
Eyetique
Feathers
Terry Fedele
Free People
The Frick Art & Historical Center
Fullbody Fitness Club
Kathy Garrison
Gemini Children’s Theater
Geno Levi Salon
Giant Eagle
Jude Goldstein
Kate Grannemann
Gymkhana Gymnastics
Half Price Books
Franco Harris & Karen Farmer White
Harris Grill
Hepatica
Herman J. Heyl Florist
Irish Design Center
James Floral & Gift Shoppe
Jeffrey Smith Studio
Jiffy Lube
La Niche
Larrimor’s
Please report any errors or omissions to 412.243.7535, ext. 223 — thank you!
Learning Express
Legume
LeMont
Levin Furniture
Lidia’s
Linton’s at the Waterfront
Angela Longo
Mallorca Restaurant
Gayle Manning
Mario’s Family Italian Restaurant
Ellen Marks
Maxalto
Monster Mini Golf
Mt. Lebanon Office Equipment
Tom Murphy
Shirley Novak
Omni William Penn Hotel
Judi Owen
Pamar
Paris 66 Bistro
Park Bruges
Patricia
PerLora
Phipps Conservatory and
Botanical Gardens, Inc.
Pittsburgh CLO
Pittsburgh Opera
Pittsburgh Playhouse
Pittsburgh Public Theater
Pittsburgh Steak Company
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Rachel’s Cure by Design
Renee Diehl Photography
Rivers Club
Riverside Design Group + Plates With
Purpose™
Romolo Chocolates
Judith Ruszkowski
Salon Baleza
Keith Schmiedlin
Arthur M. Scully, III
Senator John Heinz History Center
Serendipity
Shannopin Country Club
Sisters Floral Designs
Katie Smith
Sognatore
Sonoma Grille
Nina Sowiski
Spaghetti Warehouse
Square Café
Starbucks
Studio Booth
Tallulah’s Catering
Tennis Village
Trader Joe’s
The Urban Gypsy Flower & Event Studio
Verde
Victoria
Brenda Waters
Wildcard
William Penn Jewelers & Watchmakers
Worth
Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown
SueAnn Zippi,
Sabika Austrian Crystal Jewelry
Olivia Zitelli
In Honor of…
Winnie Bagley
Genevieve Davidson
Jan Bamford
Jack Bamford
Jackie Kalocay-Hogg
Brett Baron
Annelyn & Richard Baron
Steve Choder
Eileen Simmons
Genevieve Davidson
Karen Waggoner
Robert & Barbara Dunkelman
Sally J. Griggs
Rosemary Hulsman
Mary Abel
Noelle Badertscher
Deborah Beozzo
Michelle Beozzo
Joann Binek
Joann Chaousy
Karen Clark
Jennifer Cohill-O’Connor
Carolyn Cronin
Rosa Davis
Eile Demkee
Madelon Edelstone
Janet Falkowski
Jeanne Iwler
Nancy Kodman
Samantha LaRosa
Pat Lucas
Marie Malczak
Sara Maruccio
Virginia McNally
Cheryl Munster
Judy Neville
Rose Porco
Sylvia Reznik
Marie Rossi
Carol Schutte
Sister Joyce Serratore
Christine M. Stromberg
Dorothy Ingersoll
Dorothy Aiken
Gregory Mangan
Barbara S. Moore
Sheila Johnson
Genevieve Davidson
Terry Miller
G. Reynolds Clark
Genevieve Davidson
Maureen Narendran
Raj Narendran
Raj Narendran
Maureen Narendran
Kristine Nipaver
Genevieve Davidson
Success Story
Tara
It was Tara’s desire to fit in that steered her wrong. She had a supportive family
Lois O’Connor
Ken & Coreen Bahney
Charles & Joan Cullen
James D. Darby, Jr.
Elinor Fleming
Lois Mikus
Marsha A. Nicholas
Arthur M. Scully, III
Henry D. Sundermann, Jr. & Hilda Sundermann
Donna Wood
Julie Parker
Genevieve Davidson
Charleen Roland
Rebecca Royal
William & Jeannette Smith
Arthur M. Scully, III
Lois O’Connor
Sister Joyce Serratore
Beverly Banovatz
Louann Shrader
Delta Kappa Gamma Theta Chapter
Eileen Simmons
Kathy Noorbakhsh & Magee Finance Department
Stephen Tierno
Barbara Tierno-Klemm
Karen Waggoner
Genevieve Davidson
George Yokitis
Mindy J. Shreve
In Memory of…
Thomas Barkley
Gary Lewis
Virginia Brovitz
Stacy A. Brovitz
and a wonderful childhood. But in high school it seemed to her that the kids
using drugs and alcohol were the popular kids, and she wanted to be one of
them. So, Tara says, “I got in and I fit in. And then I got hooked.”
She started with alcohol and marijuana. After dropping out of school she began sniffing cocaine
and heroin. Now the crowd she wanted to fit in with hung out on the streets and went to clubs,
and she did the same. She had a son. When she wasn’t working, she and her son moved in
with her grandmother. A pattern developed in which Tara would stop using, get a job, get an
apartment, and do fine for a period of time. And then she’d relapse and lose it all.
This went on for 24 years. Then, one day when she wasn’t using, someone suggested she
go to POWER. When she arrived at POWER House she started to cry and one of the staff
members hugged her. “I cried so much,” Tara said, “that the scarf she was wearing was wet.
She held onto me until I settled down.” After that, Tara says, “There was no turning back.”
Not that everything went smoothly right away. At first Tara was angry, defensive, and argumentative.
She resented a therapist who wanted to “work you from the inside out,” and in the process
made Tara face the truth. Now she says about the therapist, “That woman was a gift.” She
started to like POWER House so much that she still jokes about wanting to rent a room there.
Today Tara has a job that she loves, working with newborns who need medical care before
they can go home. She made the Dean’s List at CCAC, where she got an associate’s degree
in sociology. Her 7-year-old daughter splits her time between Tara’s and her sister’s house,
and her 29-year-old son is, in Tara’s words, “My right-hand buddy.” She is active in Narcotics
Anonymous, drives POWER House residents to meetings, and volunteers at non-profit
organizations. She has four-and-a-half years clean.
Walter Burnett
Jon Burnett
Amy Caruso
Melissa Weiksnar
Ann Egan
Robert Egan
Haley Higginbotham
Uttam Gaulee
Debra & Michael Ignelzi
Patricia Kravetz
Gerard Love & Addiction Counseling Majors,
Dept. of Counseling & Development, Slippery
Rock University
Mary F. Russo
Susan Strano
Henry Hillelson
Lois O’Connor
Charlotte Holzer
Cindy & David Shapira
Lecia Paris
Katie M. Kenyon & Rhett Cherkin
Harriet Samuels
Sherree Goldstein
Clinical Perspective
Psychiatric Services
Many of our clients come to us with co-occurring disorders, meaning that, in
addition to their addiction, they have one or more mental health diagnoses
that require ongoing treatment. We are fortunate that Dr. Wes Sowers is our
medical director and consulting psychiatrist. Dr. Sowers is a highly regarded and
skilled physician who provides a critical component of our gender-responsive,
trauma-sensitive care. Dr. Sowers and one of our therapists co-facilitate a
Health and Medication Management group, which focuses on helping women understand their
mental health needs and the possible side effects and proper use of medications they may be
taking. Additional psychiatric services include medication checks, psychiatric assessments, and
team consultations. Thanks to Dr. Sowers, POWER receives additional psychiatric support from
University of Pittsburgh Medical School psychiatric residents. We feel fully confident when we say
that psychiatric services at POWER are of the highest quality.
Salvatore “Sam” Verdiglione
Jacki Verdiglione
Joseph Wein
Sherree Goldstein
Nancy Wright-Pushak
Anne C. Martin
Diane Johnson, RN, BSN
Associate & Clinical Director
More than 2.1 million people a year begin abusing prescription drugs, compared to just over two million that begin to abuse marijuana. (Source: Narconon)
volunteer news
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“The best and most
beautiful things in the
world cannot be seen or even
touched. They must be felt
with the heart.”
- Helen Keller
In 2010, approximately 7 million people were current users of psychotherapeutic drugs taken non-medically.
The most commonly abused prescription drugs were pain relievers, with 5.1 million abusers. (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
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Helping women reclaim
their lives from the disease
of addiction to alcohol and
other drugs, and reducing
the incidence of addiction in
future generations
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National Recovery Month Event Calendar
Saturday, September 8
Message Carriers of Pennsylvania’s
7th annual Rally for Recovery Walk/Run
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Frick Park (corner of Forbes & Braddock Ave., Regent Square)
Wednesday, September 12
4th annual Sunflower POWER featuring Chairs 4 Charity
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
PerLora (2220 E. Carson St., South Side)
Saturday, September 29
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, October 3
PittsburghGives Day of Giving
12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
www.pittsburghgives.org
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