An Angel’s Wing

On Thursday, January 2,  Debra York, the Executive Director for the non-profit, An Angel’s Wing, will be the featured guest speaker of the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Lunch Club from noon to 1 p.m. at The Village Inn,  165 High Street, Auburn.  Based in Lewiston, An Angel’s Wing is a 501(c)3 non-profit founded in 2017.  The mission is to assist individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) by funding rehabilitation and education, as well as, offering employment to those in recovery.  AAW will be a part of whatever it takes to assist individuals who are willing and in need of rehabilitation for Substance Use Disorder, to becoming a successful member of society.  Currently AAW is in process of developing a program to assist those children born with addictions and children going through the trauma of having one or both parents suffering from SUD.  Recently, AAW helped two children who lived in a tent at a Park and Ride with clothing, shoes, backpacks, and coats to help with school re-entry.  The Center for Disease Control reported that from 1999-2016 more than 350,000 people died from opioid overdoses.   To put that into perspective, it would be like all residents in Cumberland County dying in a 17-year time span. The problem continued to escalate in Maine in 2018.  During this time, at least one person A DAY has died of drug overdose per CBS news.   The Portland newspaper reported that drug overdoses killed a record 418 Maine people last year alone.  Not only does SUD not discriminate based on race, socio-economics, age, or location, but chances are you know or knew someone who has struggled with SUD. View the AAW website at www.anangelswing.com.  L-A Rotary meets every Thursday at The Village Inn, Auburn from noon to 1 p.m.  Lunch is available for $14. Guests and visiting Rotarians are always welcomed.  FMI visit for events and other club information are posted at www.lewistonauburnrotary.org and www.facebook.com/lewistonmainerotary/ or contact PR/Marketing Chair, Monica Millhime 713.7045, millhime@myfairpoint.net or Club President Celeste Yakawonis, 713.7111.