Dear Coffee House Nation,
I am so glad you had a great time at the game. And I was excited to view all of your wonderful pictures. Everyone looks really great. I am so proud of all of you. I'm sure Jessica was there in spirit.
Always a friend,
Mrs. Doris Crawford
"Remember, It Works If You Work It"
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Dear Coffee House Nation- from Doris
Saturday, July 21, 2007
PIRATE GAME ROCKED (photos below)
Thanks Doris and Jessica for the 12 Pirate Seats! The game was exciting (we almost won) and the fireworks were fantastic. We had all 12 seats spoken for and only one person failed to show. Sitting there with that one empty seat, I couldn't help from thinking that maybe Jessica was there with us. I know I was not the only person feeling that, but it was in a good way- not a sad way.
Also thanks to Robin E. for arranging for the dontaed Permanti Brothers meal that eight of us took advantage of before the game started. It was a perfect evening to eat dinner at a sidewalk table and then walk over to the game.
I am reprinting Jessica's Poem:
Give It My All
Such a passion for life, how can I deal with this strife?
Sick of people telling me what to do, "What's wrong or what's right."
Got to find a way to relax, just to chill would be nice, but it's so hard to be calm when you stay up all night.
Such a monotonous theme, these drug dealing themes triple beam dreams only create a new set of feigns.
I don't know about you but it really ain't cute
watching somebody who's dope sick go and just puke.
It's a disgusting scam and its' sad because it only gets worse.
There's only two outcomes: Jail or up in the Hurst.
So wheter you're hustling or buying, either way you're slowly dying. So next time you make a move, picture your mom crying.
It ain't cool, life ain't fair
but that ain't any reason to stop and not care.
It's a viscous cycle like a bad song stuck on repeat.
A mind consuming disease all it does is just eat.
It eats away at your morals, kills any dreams you're pursuing.
Remember thoses things you said you'd never do?
Now just look what you're doing.
It's crazy but maybe wee can overcome this awful truth.
It's got to start somewhere; how about with the youth?
We got to start a resistance, gotta start and attack
before it keeps getting worse; newborns are dying from Crack.
Think about the bigger picture. How do you want your kids to live?
We need to stop being greedy; if you're going to take you must give.
But I can't take much more, so I'm gonna give it my all.
So for as long as I live, I know I ain't going to fall.
Written by Jessica B.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Who is going to July 20th Pirate Game? We have 12 tickets and 12 Pirate Hats provided by Doris.
Call Nick (412-443-0132) or contact Lloyd (312-861-6757)ASAP if you want to go. Tickets are going fast so if you can go we need to know as soon as possible.
Read More......Wed. july 4th
Lloyd is inviting us to to beakfast on the 4th of July. 10:00 AM sharp. Call or email Lloyd for information. 412-861-6757 - lloyd.woodward@court.allegheny.pa.us
Read More......Sunday, June 17, 2007
June 17th
last Sunday was a great meeting we had two new people too the group come and join us down at the bee hive.... Jim who is now a new group member and Ryan L. who use to be on probation since November of 2002 and now has a little over five years clean and was a great inspiration to all of us and had a lot to share. Along with then their was two of our regular group members and woody...... for those of you who missed it well probably be talking about it next week so ask some questions and well see you next week.............
Read More......Sunday, June 10, 2007
Thanks Doris! (and a look at upcoming events.)
We met with Doris on June 10th. She was very gracious about sharing about her loss and how Jessica felt about this group. Jessica very much looked forward to our meetings. Jessica felt that what we were doing in organizing sober fun activities was important.
Also Doris gave us 12 Tickets to the July 20th Pirate Ball game and 12 Bucs hats to put on at the game. This was a great meeting even though only two Coffee House members were present. Two parents also came. It was a nice small cozy meeting.
Of course, we would love it if more people turned out. However, we don't mandate that people come in to support our meetings and that is one way that we help insure that at any on time it is a positive peer group.
We are Planning a July 1, Sunday afternoon picinic, probably in Shenley Park. Parets welcome. Stay tuned for more details.
Free Summer Driving Camp!
Subject: Free Summer Driving Camp for Teens
June 26, 27 and 28 * Consol Energy Park
Vehicle crashes are the No. 1 killer of teenagers in America. Nearly 7,000 teens die annually in such accidents, including 214 in Pennsylvania in 2005, according to the most recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
In 2003, Ford Motor Company Fund, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and a panel of safety experts developed Driving Skills for Life (DSFL). The program focuses on hazard recognition, vehicle handling, speed management and space management -- skills necessary for safe driving and often not fully understood by new drivers. Educational information on DSFL has been provided to all area high schools and there is an exciting interactive Web site, www.drivingskillsforlife.com.
Ford Motor Company Fund, GHSA, KDKA-TV and Westfield Insurance are inviting more than 600 newly licensed Pittsburgh-area teens to attend Taking the Lead - Driving Skills for Life Summer Camp. These one-day camps will be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 26, 27 and 28, at Consol Energy Park, Home to the Washington Wild Things in Washington, PA.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
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