BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNRY (WBRE/WYOU)— A local organization kicked off their very first Oct-Sober-Fest in Berwick where they celebrated more than just the start of fall.
After losing her son Jeremy to addiction in 2018, Michelle Creasy decided to start Jeremy's Journey to help others struggling with addiction.
"When we were writing Jeremy's obituary, we collectively made the decision as a family that we would no longer allow shame and stigma to occupy our minds and hearts. That we were going to take a horrible negative, and turn it into a positive by creating an organization that would honor him," explained Creasy.
This event is a way for all to come out and enjoy all that fall has to offer without any temptations to put their sobriety at risk.
"A time for organizations to come together to offer support to offer resources. A family place together and to kind of offer those same activities, but without the alcohol," said Creasy.
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At this event, they also you could also find programs to get help if you or someone you known is struggling with addiction. They also had free narcan.
"I think it's really awesome because just seeing all the people that are advocating for recovery, and because you see a lot of people that have not been directly affected by the disease of addiction but have been either affected by a family member or son or daughter," said event speaker tailor Falk.
Falk says as a former addict himself he wants other to know that they are not alone.
"And all the people that are still out there that are sick and suffering from the disease of addiction just knowing that we are here for them. There's a lot of services and opportunities available to them that when they're ready to enter the path of recovery there's people in their corner ready to fight for them," voiced Falk.
"It's hard to put into words to be honest with you, I'm proud of our community for the ways that they come together to support individuals who are in recovery to support individual struggling," expressed Creasy.
