ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

The Ridgeview Alumni Association Steering Committee

The Ridgeview Alumni Association is a group of people in active recovery who have completed treatment at Ridgeview and have volunteered to serve the patients at Ridgeview, the Ridgeview Alumni, and the recovering community at large by planning and participating in various Alumni functions. Our purpose is to promote recovery through fellowship, service and unity. The requirements for joining are completing treatment at Ridgeview institute, actively working a recovery program, and a desire to serve.

What we do

The Ridgeview Alumni Association plans and executes a speaker meeting on the 1st Friday of every month, chair approximately 45 12-Step meetings per month on the Ridgeview campus, and organize and facilitate various social activities and fund-raising events. These events include a spring fling, a golf tournament, garden work parties, bingo & movie nights for residents, and more. They publish a bi-annual newsletter, The View, circulated to 3500 alumni and community members. The Alumni Association is also responsible for planning, constructing and maintaining the beautiful serenity garden on our campus.

All proceeds raised during events hosted by the Alumni Association go to the Ridgeview Alumni Charitable Corporation (501c3). The Ridgeview Charitable Corporation provides funding to assist current patients and their financial burdens when accessing treatment. Current patients can apply for scholarships through the charitable fund in order to receive the treatment that they need. To learn more about the Ridgeview Alumni Charitable Corporation please visit www.rvalumcc.org.

Where and When we meet

The Alumni Association meets every Thursday at 5:30pm. These meetings are held in person in the Sam Anders Alumni Hall located in the Pro-North Building on Ridgeview’s Campus. The meeting that falls on the Thursday before the first Friday of each month is held virtually via zoom. Those zoom links are emailed to Alumni Association Members the week of.

Subcommittees

Communications Subcommittee

The Communications Subcommittee is responsible for taking and distributing the weekly Alumni Association meeting minutes to all active alumni members; maintains and updates the Alumni Association email list.

Additional Responsibilities Include:

• Collection, editing, and formatting of recovery articles for publication in our bi-annual newsletter The View.
• Working with Ridgeview marketing staff to publish the newsletter.
• Acknowledging donations to the Serenity Garden, and support the Ridgeview Alumni Charitable Corporation.
• Maintain and update the Alumni bulletin boards throughout the Ridgeview Campus.
• Provide sympathy and/or get-well cards to Alumni members and families experiencing loss or health challenges.

Patient Meetings & Relations Subcommittee

The Patient Meetings and Relations Subcommittee is responsible for coordinating, scheduling, and maintaining the monthly calendar of chair persons, discussion leaders, and speakers for all Alumni led recovery meetings including the Alumni Association sponsored Frist Friday Speaker Meetings and inpatient meetings on the Ridgeview Campus.

Due to the close proximity and contact with patients, this committee requires the following minimum qualifications to participate:

• Active membership with the Alumni Association
• Pro-actively working a program of recovery.
• Minimum time requirements of 30 days to chair meetings and 1 year for temporary sponsorship list.

Additional duties include maintaining adequate supply of 12-step and special alumni chips.

Family Workshop Committee

The Family Workshop Committee is responsible for welcoming, providing information to, and signing in family members for the two-day workshop held on the Monday and Tuesday of the second full week of each month. The subcommittee sells recovery books and maintains book inventory. The alumni also serve lunch to the patients and their family members.

Entertainment Subcommittee

The Entertainment Subcommittee is responsible for planning and implementing various events throughout the year. The current annual events include:

• Alumni Golf Tournament
• Spring Fling
• Gratitude Dinner
• Recovery Walk
• Bingo Night

Special Projects Subcommittee

The Special Projects Subcommittee plans and coordinates service work and various project throughout the year. Their responsibilities may include maintaining the Serenity Garden and deck, raising funds through various Alumni work parties and brick sales, and putting up the Serenity Garden Christmas Lights.

To contact the Alumni Association directly, you can reach out to the Continuing Care/Alumni Coordinator Rylan Shaughnessy here or 470-606-2071.