R4R New Office

Hello everyone,

We opened up the new Racing for Recovery office located at 901 Washington St. Toledo, Ohio 43614 on Wednesday night with a great support group meeting. It is truly humbling to have witnessed people coming to OUR building and benefiting from yet another Racing for Recovery meeting.

Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. We needed alot of assistance with a variety of things and the group came through for the greater good and I appreciate everyone who was involved.

Our spirituality meeting has been awesome and going strong for the past couple months. Regarding our holistic approach to sobriety this is a key component to my recovery and I am fortunate to be a part of this format. Thanks to Pastor Darryl Cousino for leading this support group.

I will be speaking at Darryl's church Olivet in Sylvania this Sunday at 9:30 am then off to New Hampshire on Wed for speaking gigs returning Friday morning for a speaking gig in Perrysburg Ohio and once again leaving for New Hampshire the following week. I love getting out there and sharing the Racing for Recovery message.

My wife Melissa and son Konor celebrate their birthdays on Tuesday May 1 and I want to say Happy B- Day and I love you both. Another example of sobriety my friends because without sobriety I would not have the family and life that I graciously have today.

Tonight and all day tomorrow I will be in Troy Michigan taking a class called Death and Dying. I have completed my Master of Counseling Degree but need 4 additional class to be certified in Ohio. I can and do work under the supervision of someone in the meantime to provide the counseling services that many people are asking for.

The 3rd Annual Racing for Recovery Half and Sprint Triathlon is approaching on June 10 and we are looking forward to another amazing day. Entries are rolling in from all over the United States and I want to thank everyone that is not only participating in the event but volunteering for it as well.

In closing here is a message to those who are struggling. You can recover and go on to achieve anything you want in life. It is a simple decision to stop and then put the same effort you did into getting hammered into getting your life together. A holistic approach of mentally, spiritually, physically and emotionally is a good way to go. Whatever you find as a way to help you run with it and do not worry about what others say you should or should not do.

I thank God and everyone who I am associated with for my life and this program.

TC

Skylar and New Hampshire

Happy 9th B day to my daughter Skylar. You are a smart, kind and beautiful girl and I am so proud of you.

Thanks to Lt. Tom Dawson for arranging my recent speaking gigs in New Hampshire. I did 5 engagments in 2 days to roughly 1,000 people and I am very appreciative of this opprotunity to share the Racing for Recovery message.

Good luck to my friend Lisa Johnshon who is running the Boston Marathon tomorrow. I hope you have the time of your life out there.

Today is my 14 year sobriety aniversary and I just want to thank God for not only giving me the strength to put my life back together but for all of the people who have supported Racing for Recovery over the years. I also want to make note that without sobriety I would not have the family, health and spirituality I have today.

Enjoy your day

TC

R4R has new office

It is with much pleasure and gratitude I can announce that Racing for Recovery has our own office in downtown Toledo located at 901 Wasthington St. We have been graciously given the entire second floor of the Sylvania Advantage Newspaper building. I want to thank Sharon Lange from the Sylvania Advantage for her never ending support of Racing for Recovery.

What does this mean to the community and to Racing for Recovery? First we will offer one on one counseling services which I am proud to say I will be qualified to provide. Second we will offer outpatient drug treatment and IOP (intensive outpatient services). We are in the process of getting credentials for this service. Third we will offer our traditional support group meetings here and lastly this will be a place for individuals to come and be a part of a sober, fun and productive environment.

I have been hopeful for an opportunity like this for a long time and God has provided us with this gift.

Thanks to everone who has made this program what it is today and thank you to Bruce for providing paint for us and to Corey, matt, Scott and David for painting the bldg today. This facility is OURS and once again Racing for Recovery is improving our services to help others.

It is a good day today.

Happy Easter to everyone.

TC

California

Hello everyone,

I just finished my first race of the season to promote Racing for Recovery. This was the California Half Ironman 70.3. I had done this race when it was a full Ironman in 2000 but forgot how cold the water was (56 degrees) and how hilly the bike course was. I had barely trained for this and finished with a 6:07 time. I dont know if that is good or bad nor do I care as that is not the main purpose of my racing as I am more concerned with promoting our program than how fast I do the event in.

Our 2006 taxes have been completed and I want to thank Michael Hawes and Associates for donating their services to us. Also we received a kind donation from Jeff and Kim King who work for New York Life. They also are the sole reason we had our golf outting last year and will continue to do the event this year. Tentative date is Aug 3 and I will have confirmation on this very soon. Thanks for all of your support guys it is truly appreciated.

Our spirituality meeting and exercise meeting have been received with positive comments. Racing for Recovery views sobriety with a holistic approach and with these new additional support groups that philosophy is being showcased.

We also had a booth this past weekend in our local business expo and I want to thank everyone from Racing for Recovery who volunteered their time (Elissa, David, Ron, Sandy and Anita). I also want to thank Sharon from the Sylvania Advantage Newspaper for her endless support of our program.

I guess once again you can see "with sobriety anything is possible" I and this program are truly blessed and life is good without using drugs and booze. The choice is yours to the live you want to live. If you want misery, then continue on your current path but if you want a tremendous life that includes, family, friends, health, education, spirituality and many others benefits, give sobriety and Racing for Recovery a chance.

Next week I am off to New Hampshire to do several speaking gigs. Just an FYI this is all a result of meeting Tom Dawson while I was racing an event in New Hampshire last year. That is why I get out there and promote our program through racing as it enables me to meet people that put me in front of others who need to hear this message.

God Bless and enjoy your day.

TC