If you were to meet Jaymee — an effervescent, confident, young woman — it would be hard to imagine that just a few years ago she was facing a possible prison sentence.

Jaymee knew about addiction while growing up in a family with drug and alcohol problems. Despite her chaotic home life, she managed to excel in school. But by the time she was 13, she had experimented with alcohol and marijuana and by age 17, she was in a rehab facility for a drug and alcohol addiction.

After completing that first recovery program Jaymee graduated from high school, had a job, and was taking college classes. A relatively minor injury set Jaymee’s life on a dangerous path. She broke her finger in a car accident and was prescribed Vicodin, leading to a five-year, $150-a-day addiction to prescription pain medications.

When Jaymee could no longer get prescriptions from her doctors, she bought drugs on the street, including heroin. Six months later, Jaymee’s addiction to heroin left her unemployable, broken, and empty.

“I was living to use — merely existing,” she says.

To avoid a prison sentence, Jaymee entered a rehab facility where she was assigned a mentor from the POWER Connection program. Mentors are POWER staff who are in long-term recovery and help their clients achieve and sustain recovery for themselves. At first, Jaymee thought she had nothing in common with her mentor but she soon found a life-changing connection.

“My mentor turned out to be one of the most influential people in my life,” she says.

Jaymee’s mentor helped her focus on her strengths, introduced her to 12-step meetings, and modeled healthy ways for Jaymee to express her feelings. She also encouraged Jaymee to pursue her college education and helped her obtain a scholarship provided by a POWER donor.

“My experience with my mentor was nothing short of a blessing,” she says.

With a determination to change her life, Jaymee has remained in recovery. Today, she works at a law firm, has completed her bachelor’s degree and is pursuing a master’s degree in professional counseling. She shares a personal message of hope with those struggling with addiction:

“I didn’t think there was another way to live, but there is. I didn’t think I was strong enough to change my life, but I was.”

Jaymee’s mentor, Carol Ramsey, recently retired after 15 years of service at POWER where she touched the lives of many women in recovery — like Jaymee.

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POWER serves more than 1,300 women in recovery from addiction each year.

POWER’s on the BusIf you ride a PAT bus in Oakland or the east suburbs, chances are you’ll see POWER’s new bus ads, part of an ongoing outreach effort to help more women struggling with addiction. The ads include the POWER Line number which connects callers directly to a POWER intake specialist. They seem to be making an impact already. A recent caller who was struggling with a drug addiction saw the ad and called POWER while she was still on the bus! The ads will be running for the next six months on the East Liberty and West Mifflin routes and at the South Hills Village Station.

Serving women in recovery since 1991

“ I didn’t think I was strong enough to change my life, but I was.”

Board of DirectorsErin M. Felix, PresidentSherree R. Goldstein, Vice PresidentTina Flowers, SecretaryEileen Simmons, TreasurerSteven Alschuler Emmie Calland Stephen Carpenter Lisa F. Cole Susan S. Everingham Judith Griggs, PhD Anjali Martin James D. Miller Mary Prezioso Margaret Sitko Virginia Volponi Mary Catherine Ward Tim Ward John Wilds, PhD

Advisory CouncilArthur M. Scully, III, ChairJan Bleier Paul E. Block Candi Castleberry Singleton 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 Cindy Shapira Mindy Shreve Lora Sigesmund Joy Starzl Jim Turner Dr. Abraham Twerski Mike Walsh, PhD Sheila Washington Brenda Joyce Waters Lois R. O’Connor, Emeritus

AdministrationRosa Davis, MSW, ACSW Executive Director

Leslie Slagel, PhD Director of Clinical Operations

Madelon Edelstone, MEd Associate & Development Director

Lori Presto Director of Finance & Operations

Olivia Zitelli, MSW, SPHR Director of Human Resources, HR-C

Dear Friends,Our staff recently honored me with 25 sunflowers representing the 25 years I’ve served as the Executive Director at POWER. It’s hard for me to believe that so many years have passed as I reflect on the many challenges we’ve faced in combating addiction, including the current opioid epidemic and its devastating effects on families. But I love this work because there are always new signs of hope that reinforce our mission.

When I read the poem by Jasmine, I am inspired by the courage and daily perseverance of women like her who are starting to rebuild their lives after losing everything to addiction. I am renewed by our caring and hard-working staff — many in recovery themselves — who put their own personal struggles aside to help save lives.

We are assisted by a wonderful Board of Directors who understand the changing environment of addiction and ensure that we have the resources available to fight this fight. We also are fortunate for the visionary corporate, civic, and government leaders in Western Pennsylvania who are well-versed on the disease of addiction and support our efforts to make treatment accessible to those who need it the most.

And of course, we couldn’t do it without the hundreds of volunteers and donors like you, who are the foundation of POWER. Your concern for women in recovery makes our work possible and keeps us going. Together, we will continue to make a difference and walk beside women like Jasmine who work so hard each day to fight for a better life for themselves and their families.

Rosa Davis, MSW, ACSW Executive Director

POWER welcomes comments and suggestions from our readers. Please send inquiries to:

Mary Ellen Muth Communications & Development Associate mmuth@power-recovery.com

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POWER Welcomes Leslie Slagel POWER welcomes Leslie Slagel as our new Clinical Director. Leslie brings extensive experience in the mental health and drug and alcohol addiction fields. She previously served as the Executive Director at Brooktree Health Services Intensive Outpatient Program and as the Clinical Director at Family Resources.

“I’m excited to be at POWER and work with this dedicated staff,” says Leslie. “My foremost goal is to do all I can to ensure that POWER is the provider of choice for women in recovery.”

“Just picture living in the cold and dark, with your insides screaming, being torn apart. All you feel is nothing but pain, so you try to learn to dance in the rain… this time I’ll put up a fight, taking this addiction out of sight.” - Jasmine (former POWER client)

Presenting Sponsor

BenefactorLevin Furniture

Robert Levin & Dr. Kerry BronSquare Café

University of Pittsburgh Office of the Chancellor/Institute of Politics

UPMC & UPMC Health Plan & Community Care Behavioral Health

Organization

PartnerATI

Gateway FinancialGiant Eagle

Pittsburgh Penguins FoundationJane & Hans SackSitko Bruno, LLC

United Steelworkers

ChampionHuntington National Bank

The Wilson Group, LLC

AdvocateAmcom Office Systems

Babst CallandCitizens Bank

Gateway RehabGymkhana GymnasticsSandra & Rich McLeod

Oxford Development CompanyPoint Legal LLC

The Wiebe Family

Board & Advisory CouncilErin Felix & John Connelly

Tina FlowersTom & Mona Murphy

Janice PagliariEileen SimmonsMargaret Sitko

Virginia VolponiJohn Wilds

Printing costs underwritten by Duquesne University

We thank our generous sponsors for making the night

a record-setting success:

Serving women in recovery since 1991

POWER Promises — A Night of Hope Hits New Record More than 400 guests celebrated women in recovery at POWER Promises — A Night of Hope on May 18 at the Westin Convention Center Hotel, helping to raise more than $200,000 — the largest amount received at a single event at POWER.

The memorable evening included dinner, live and silent auctions, the 2nd Annual POWER of Art Sale, and a special recognition of three POWER graduates. Former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania David Hickton was presented with the “Seeds of Hope Award” for his role in fighting the opioid epidemic. He was joined on stage by Mayor Bill Peduto and County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and received a touching salute from law enforcement officers in the audience.

Our thanks to Honorary Chair Deborah Rice-Johnson, President of Highmark Health Plan, Emcee Brenda Waters of KDKA-TV, auctioneer Tom Murphy, art curator Jeffrey Jarzynka, and presenters Mark Nordenberg, Chancellor Emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh, Cara Sapida of WPXI-TV, and Sally Wiggin of WTAE-TV.

Honorary Chair Deborah Rice-Johnson

POWER Executive Director Rosa Davis,

Tom Murphy, and Brenda Waters

David Hickton, County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, and Mayor Bill Peduto

David Hickton (center) with

law enforcement officers

Brenda Waters

with Dave Malone

and POWER

Promises guest

Garden of Promises ($1,000+)Laurie AdamsAmcom Office SystemsAnonymousSteven J. AnthonyATIAvon Club FoundationBabst CallandJan Bamford & Ron TiberioBNY Mellon Community PartnershipThe Burke Foundation ParnershipsEmmie CallandStephen & Dianne CarpenterCitizens BankMichael ComberJody R. Schurman Fund,

Cornell University FoundationJames D. Darby, Jr.Patty DevlinDiocese of PittsburghBob & Barb DunkelmanDuquesne UniversityErin Felix & John ConnellyFirst Commonwealth BankFitness EssentialsHans & Leslie FleischnerTina FlowersGateway FinancialGateway RehabGiant Eagle, Inc.GlaxoSmithKline Consumer

HealthcareSherree GoldsteinGymkhana GymnasticsDavid J. HicktonHighmark Blue Cross Blue ShieldHuntington National BankLaura KaretVince LacknerLevin FurnitureRobert Levin & Kerry BronJudy LutzGayle ManningDan & Linda MartinMary Hillman Jennings FoundationMassey Charitable TrustDavid M. MatterLynn McCarthySandra & Rich McLeodTom & Mona MurphyLois O’ConnorJudi & Ron OwenThe Sarah Kristin Owen FundOxford Development CompanyRichard & Janice PagliariThe Pittsburgh FoundationPittsburgh Penguins FoundationPNC Foundation

John E. and Sue M. Jackson Charitable Trust

Point Legal LLCRichard King Mellon FoundationS. Kent Rockwell FoundationRoy A. Hunt FoundationHans J. & Jane SackLauren Schneider & Dean ThompsonArthur & Debbie ScullyShadyside Presbyterian ChurchThe David S. and Karen A. Shapira

FoundationEileen SimmonsSitko Bruno, LLCMargaret SitkoWesley Sowers & Sara C. HamelSquare CafeThomas Marshall FoundationUnited SteelworkersUniversity of Pittsburgh Office of the

Chancellor/Institute of PoliticsUPMC & UPMC Health Plan &

Community Care Behavioral Health Organization

Virginia Volponi

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Irish Design CenterJeffrey Smith SalonJourneys of LifeKimpton Hotel MonacoLarrimor’sLegumeMallorca RestaurantMarko MosaicsMaxaltoTheresa M. MillerAdina MillsTom & Mona MurphyNancy’s East End DinerNemacolin Woodlands Resort & SpaSusan PetrellaPittsburgh CLOPittsburgh OperaPittsburgh PlayhousePittsburgh Public TheaterPittsburgh Symphony OrchestraPittsburgh Zoo & PPG AquariumJohno PrascakRivers ClubRiverside Design Group + Plates

with PurposeBill RizzoBonnie RubinLauren Schneider & Dean ThompsonSenator John Heinz History CenterShannopin Country ClubSocial @ Bakery SquareNina SowiskiSquare CafeStarbucksStationJacqlyn SteinTen Thousand VillagesTennis VillageThe Cheesecake FactoryThe Chocolate MooseWellness PittsburghWestin Convention CenterWhole Foods MarketWildcardWilliam Penn Jewelers &

WatchmakersOlivia Zitelli

In Honor of...

Winifred BagleyGen & Hugh Davidson

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Jodi ButlerGen & Hugh Davidson

Hillary ClintonAnonymous

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Rosa DavisDianne KelleherMarvin Wedeen

Sherree GoldsteinLes & Joan BeckerJean ComberLynn McCarthyLinda ScanlonTracey Stayduhar

Patty HimesGen & Hugh Davidson

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Mary PhillipsGen & Hugh Davidson

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Chelsea SchneiderLauren Schneider

Arthur & Deborah ScullyCourtney Myhrum

Mindy ShreveMichael Smalley

Margaret SitkoKevin McKeegan Thomas L. Sweeney

Virginia VolponiRobert and Diane Snow

Karen WaggonerGen & Hugh Davidson

In Memory of...

Dorothy AikenDottie Ingersoll

Nathan BacharachPaul & Valerie Bacharach

John BinglerMarsha Bingler

Jan & Ken BressMindy J. Shreve

Robert BreznaiDiane Breznai

LaVera BrownShirley Novak

Amy CarusoCaruso & Weiksnar Family Fund

Regina DeverMary Walsh

Dan, Louise & Richard DiaddigoMary Diaddigo

Spenser FlowersJan BamfordGeorge DukovichMindy J. ShreveEileen Simmons

Claire GeraghtyDeborah Allwine & Bernar NorthMaxine BalestVictor BalestJerry BalestRussell and Beverly BalestChristine BurnsAntonio, Mary & AJ CallipareJoseph HuberStephen Emery, Jr.Caryn EnglanderNora Fischer

David GordonMarshal Granor, Esq.Maureen JordanKate KonyakCarl KurinkoStephanie LandryLisa P. LenihanChristie MasucciCarol S. MccarthyMary McDonaldMeyer, Unkovic & Scott, LLPBrittany MitloSharon MouldsSusan NyeMark PaluchRaymond PetersonTimothy PlunkettJennifer F. RaboldFriends of ClaireReynoldson & Van Werden, LLPSchuster FamilyRon ShapiroRobert ShreveMindy J. ShreveSilverio-Hoffman Fitness, Inc.Maggi SitkoPaul and Janice StudtPatrick SweeneyThompson Properties Inc.Barbara Tierno-KlemmBeth VendittiDeborah WalrathChris WatsonRichard WeinbergJim Woll

Lois HaleyGretchen Luchs

Jim HalloranBarbara Tierno-Klemm

Dana HelferAndrea Harkins

Craig KelleyLes & Joan Becker

Melvin KobreMadelon Edelstone & Rosa Davis

Frank LowensteinMindy J. Shreve

David MignognaSherree Goldstein

Thelma & Victor NovakShirley Novak

Lois Sloane Mindy J. Shreve

Thomas StarzlShirley Novak

Deborah WalkerJan Bamford

Nicholas WalrathMindy J. Shreve

Gwendolyn WebsterMichele Wilcox

Thank you for your generous support! Based on cumulative gifts received from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. For a complete list of donors, visit power-recovery.com.

Donor Honor Roll

Please report any errors or omissions to 412.243.7535, ext. 223 — thank you!

Now that I’ve added POWER as a beneficiary in my life insurance policy, I feel like I’m doing my part to help save women’s lives for many years to come. — Sherree Goldstein, POWER Board Member Owner, Square Cafe

To learn more about planned giving options, contact Madelon Edelstone, Associate & Development Director, at 412-243-7535, ext. 215 or medelstone@power-recovery.com

Friend ($250-499)Steven AlschulerAnonymousJerry BalestTammy BeyJim & Alison BischoffCarol King & Chip BurkeAmy and Dr. Neil CaprettoJustin CummingsRosa DavisNicholas E. Debias, Jr.Mary DuffyChris & Barb DunnMadelon EdelstoneEQT Corporation - HQDonna FeyDrs. Andrea Fox &

Kenneth ThompsonEileen FreitagGentile, Horoho & Avalli, PCBetty GinsburgTyler and Natalie GourleyBarbara GrayPeg HartJohn HartmanJulie HeckerSusie HernishinAnonymousDebra & Michael IgnelziDottie IngersollBarbara A. Johnson, MDMelissa KovtunNancy KurdylaAndy LawrenceLisa Iadicicco LigdayLittles ShoesJohn LovelaceLarry LutzTheresa M. MillerMt. Lebanon Junior

Women’s ClubTim & Cheryl O’MalleyValerie PedigoLisa A. PennPRISM ResponseRevive Marketing GroupFabio RubertoLinda ScanlonJoel & Debbie SigalWilliam & Jeannette SmithStudio BoothPatrick SweeneyTelecomPioneersThe Hillman CompanyTriumphant Data SolutionsRobert VaskoJason WadeRussell WarnerPhyllis WechslerMaureen WeinheimerRichard Wood

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HynesLindsay GatesGloria GibsonKate Scanlan-GiontaThomas GoldenKaren GrebBrandi GurcakAndrea HarkinsRebecca HaywoodJoyce HeinrichMike HeplerJudith HerstineKaren HowardElizabeth HoweBarry HuffRosemary HulsmanCindy JacobsonNora JarvieMaureen JordanDianne KelleherKathryn M. KenyonDavid KinolNancy KodmanNora KollingerLadies Ancient Order of

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Carol S. MccarthyKevin McKeeganPaul McKennaDeirdre MenchacaKatherine MentusMeyer, Unkovic & Scott, LLPNancy MooreMichele MorrisSharon MouldsBoyd S. MurrayMary Ellen MuthCourtney MyhrumAshley O’HaraThomas O’MalleyWendy S. PaffJoan PalarinoWin PalmerMark PaluchBarbara PareesCindy W. PastinLinda PerkinsRaymond PetersonKaren PlavanJerry RabinowitzJennifer F. RaboldRAND CorporationWilliam RankinCathy RaphaelDebra RaubenstrauchKathleen ReganLeslie ReicherMaria D. RichterMary RichterFlorence RouzierAnonymousLiz SalisburyKathleen D. SchneiderCarl SchusterRon ShapiroAnonymousArt & Marlene SilvermanMichael SmalleyJeffrey S. SmithMichelle B. & Jeffrey S. SmithMarcia SmithMark A. & Shelly SponholzJoy & Tom StarzlTracey StayduharHenry D. Sundermann, Jr.Patricia & Michael S. SweeneySwissvale Women’s GroupThe Fine FoundationThompson Properties Inc.Ken TruverCheryl VallecorsaConstance VoasBarbara J. VockDeborah WalrathElizabeth FelixPhyllis C. WechslerMarvin WedeenCaruso & Weiksnar Family FundMary Lee WetmoreStefanie WeyandtJim WollWurtemburg United

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Thank you for your generous support! Based on cumulative gifts received from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. For a complete list of donors, visit power-recovery.com.

Donor Honor Roll

Please report any errors or omissions to 412.243.7535, ext. 223 — thank you!

We are fortunate to have great volunteers at POWER who enhance every aspect of our work. For more information about volunteer opportunities, contact Karen Clark, Volunteer Coordinator, at kclark@power-recovery.com or call 412-243-7535, x214.

Volunteer Corner

You can be the one to make a difference. Visit power-recovery.com for ways to give.

Ben Avon Presbyterian Church gardening volunteers Robert Hedglin, Ross Dillon, Walt Robertson, Kate Colville, Dennis Brown, Annie Colville, Bob Colville, Diana Petruska, and Rob Colville.

Gretchen Brundage & JoAnn King, volunteers from the National Association of Professional Organizers, helped us to get organized.

Yvonne Matthews helps staff the administration reception desk.

Courtney Olesky & Kara Stiely, Duquesne University pharmacy students, with Easter gifts for POWER clients.

View more volunteer photos on our website.

Grace Coffelt and her mother Connie donate a wagon-load of cookies from Girl Scout Troops 58022 and 52718 at the Ellis School.

POWER Intake Specialist Emily Shank and volunteer Aleshia Barber on their way to a speaking engagement.

Future Doctors Visit POWERMedical students from across the country visited POWER this summer as part of IRETA’s (Institute for Research, Education & Training in Addiction) three-week immersion fellowship funded by the Scaife Family Foundation. The innovative program promotes addiction training and awareness to help future doctors recognize the signs of addiction and refer patients to treatment. After a presentation by POWER House Manager Carol Haley-Smith, participants toured the halfway house and had the opportunity to talk with POWER residents.

Serving women in recovery since 1991

There were 648 drug overdose deaths in Allegheny County last year — a 53% increase from the previous year. - Drug Enforcement Administration

& The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy.

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The official registration and financial information of Pennsylvania Organization

for Women in Early Recovery may be obtained from the Pennsylvania

Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999.

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Our Mission Helping women reclaim their lives from the disease of addiction to alcohol and other drugs, and reducing the incidence of addiction in future generations

Thank You Pens!The Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation presented POWER with a $5,000 grant to help women in recovery reconnect with their families and children. Our thanks to the Penguins organization for this generous gift!

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purchase benefits POWER.

Please remember POWER in your United Way pledge. Your gift will help women build a strong foundation for recovery so they can be the mothers,

sisters, daughters, and friends they want to be. Thank you.

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Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation President Dave Soltesz with POWER Associate & Development Director Madelon Edelstone and Executive Director Rosa Davis.

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