REAL-LIFE SUPERHEROES TO SCALE DOWN 26-STORY SAN JOSE MARRIOTT
TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS
for
SHATTERPROOF'S NATIONAL FIGHT AGAINST DRUG & ALCOHOL ADDICTION
Fifty people to raise in excess of $60,000 by rappelling down San Jose's tallest building in inaugural "Rise Above Addiction" event on Thursday, December 5, 2013.
WHAT:
Shatterproof is staging a bold fund-raising event to draw attention to the national epidemic of drug and alcohol addiction.
Approximately 50 individuals will rappel 26 stories down the San Jose Marriott to raise vital funds to prevent and treat addiction, raise awareness and breakdown stigma. Participants will include relatives of young adults who have died due to addiction as well as local residents and hotel employees who want to affect change regarding the nation's leading health problem.
San Jose is the site of Shatterproof's inaugural "Rise Above Addiction" event. Next year, the organization plans to hold similar events in 30 cities around the country.
ABOUT SHATTERPROOF
In 2012, Gary Mendell, a member of the Clinton Health Matters Initiative, founded Shatterproof to educate, empower and equip families, educators, health care providers, legislators, and others to address addiction head on. They are building a national organization to bridge serious gaps in funding and resources for the disease of addiction. His son, Brian Mendell, committed suicide after struggling with addiction at the age of 25.
For more information about Shatterproof, please visit https://www.shatterproof.org.
THE NATION'S LEADING HEALTH PROBLEM
Fifteen Americans die every hour to addiction. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an estimated 20 million Americans age 12 or older use illegal drugs each month.
WHEN: Thursday, December 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: San Jose Marriott at 301 South Market Street in San Jose
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TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS
for
SHATTERPROOF'S NATIONAL FIGHT AGAINST DRUG & ALCOHOL ADDICTION
Fifty people to raise in excess of $60,000 by rappelling down San Jose's tallest building in inaugural "Rise Above Addiction" event on Thursday, December 5, 2013.
WHAT:
Shatterproof is staging a bold fund-raising event to draw attention to the national epidemic of drug and alcohol addiction.
Approximately 50 individuals will rappel 26 stories down the San Jose Marriott to raise vital funds to prevent and treat addiction, raise awareness and breakdown stigma. Participants will include relatives of young adults who have died due to addiction as well as local residents and hotel employees who want to affect change regarding the nation's leading health problem.
San Jose is the site of Shatterproof's inaugural "Rise Above Addiction" event. Next year, the organization plans to hold similar events in 30 cities around the country.
ABOUT SHATTERPROOF
In 2012, Gary Mendell, a member of the Clinton Health Matters Initiative, founded Shatterproof to educate, empower and equip families, educators, health care providers, legislators, and others to address addiction head on. They are building a national organization to bridge serious gaps in funding and resources for the disease of addiction. His son, Brian Mendell, committed suicide after struggling with addiction at the age of 25.
For more information about Shatterproof, please visit https://www.shatterproof.org.
THE NATION'S LEADING HEALTH PROBLEM
Fifteen Americans die every hour to addiction. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an estimated 20 million Americans age 12 or older use illegal drugs each month.
WHEN: Thursday, December 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: San Jose Marriott at 301 South Market Street in San Jose
REAL-LIFE SUPERHEROES TO SCALE DOWN 26-STORY SAN JOSE MARRIOTT
TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS
for
SHATTERPROOF'S NATIONAL FIGHT AGAINST DRUG & ALCOHOL ADDICTION
Fifty people to raise in excess of $60,000 by rappelling down San Jose's tallest building in inaugural "Rise Above Addiction" event on Thursday, December 5, 2013.
WHAT:
Shatterproof is staging a bold fund-raising event to draw attention to the national epidemic of drug and alcohol addiction.
Approximately 50 individuals will rappel 26 stories down the San Jose Marriott to raise vital funds to prevent and treat addiction, raise awareness and breakdown stigma. Participants will include relatives of young adults who have died due to addiction as well as local residents and hotel employees who want to affect change regarding the nation's leading health problem.
San Jose is the site of Shatterproof's inaugural "Rise Above Addiction" event. Next year, the organization plans to hold similar events in 30 cities around the country.
ABOUT SHATTERPROOF
In 2012, Gary Mendell, a member of the Clinton Health Matters Initiative, founded Shatterproof to educate, empower and equip families, educators, health care providers, legislators, and others to address addiction head on. They are building a national organization to bridge serious gaps in funding and resources for the disease of addiction. His son, Brian Mendell, committed suicide after struggling with addiction at the age of 25.
For more information about Shatterproof, please visit https://www.shatterproof.org.
THE NATION'S LEADING HEALTH PROBLEM
Fifteen Americans die every hour to addiction. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an estimated 20 million Americans age 12 or older use illegal drugs each month.
WHEN: Thursday, December 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: San Jose Marriott at 301 South Market Street in San Jose
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TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS
for
SHATTERPROOF'S NATIONAL FIGHT AGAINST DRUG & ALCOHOL ADDICTION
Fifty people to raise in excess of $60,000 by rappelling down San Jose's tallest building in inaugural "Rise Above Addiction" event on Thursday, December 5, 2013.
WHAT:
Shatterproof is staging a bold fund-raising event to draw attention to the national epidemic of drug and alcohol addiction.
Approximately 50 individuals will rappel 26 stories down the San Jose Marriott to raise vital funds to prevent and treat addiction, raise awareness and breakdown stigma. Participants will include relatives of young adults who have died due to addiction as well as local residents and hotel employees who want to affect change regarding the nation's leading health problem.
San Jose is the site of Shatterproof's inaugural "Rise Above Addiction" event. Next year, the organization plans to hold similar events in 30 cities around the country.
ABOUT SHATTERPROOF
In 2012, Gary Mendell, a member of the Clinton Health Matters Initiative, founded Shatterproof to educate, empower and equip families, educators, health care providers, legislators, and others to address addiction head on. They are building a national organization to bridge serious gaps in funding and resources for the disease of addiction. His son, Brian Mendell, committed suicide after struggling with addiction at the age of 25.
For more information about Shatterproof, please visit https://www.shatterproof.org.
THE NATION'S LEADING HEALTH PROBLEM
Fifteen Americans die every hour to addiction. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an estimated 20 million Americans age 12 or older use illegal drugs each month.
WHEN: Thursday, December 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: San Jose Marriott at 301 South Market Street in San Jose
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301 South Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113
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