Adam Mink Celebrates 5
Having never met a situation that he can’t handle, Adam Mink, decided the best way to celebrate his 5 years of sobriety was to anticipate and surprise his own surprise party. But before we reached this milestone for our beloved coffee shop manager and the local barista guru, we take a look back at how […]
Happy Birthday Nat
Natalyn Cumings – Manager of Human Resources and Client Billing – just celebrated her Birthday! One of the first pictures I saw of Natalyn, before actually meeting her, was of her doing a flip on a trampoline. She was mid-air when the camera caught her image, soaring high, living her life. It brought back memories […]
Congrats Brendon
I vividly remember the first time I had ever had the pleasure of meeting Brendon, or what I would consider a quasi-form of him at the time. It was on the Medical/Detox Unit of Hazelden in Center City, MN. I had just finished 30 days of primary treatment on the Silkworth Unit and had to […]
Congrats Art
Distinguished Lodge Counselor and soon to be, Dr. Arthur Kleinschmidt CPA, celebrated 13 years of continues sobriety on Friday January 2nd. Art has been a counselor at Jaywalker for many years and is well known for his straight to the point feedback, sense of humor, and wealth of knowledge in the Addiction treatment field. On […]
Aspen Detox Success
31 % of Pitkin County detox patients seek further treatment “ Krista McClinton, Regional Manager for Mind springs Health If using the ‘percentage of clients who seek further treatment after checking into detox’ as as measure of success, then the Aspen Detox center is certainly performing well. The state average is only 3% while the […]
Congrats John on 6
Jaywalker’s Director of Outreach Services & Alumni Relations, John Schneier, celebrated 6 years of sobriety yesterday. “To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends – this is an experience you must not miss. We know you […]
A Pine Creek Christmas
With a lot of us away from our families for the holidays, we got to spend Christmas with our family here at Jaywalker Lodge. Over 40 members of the Jaywalker community spent this wonderful Christmas nestled away in the Aspen Mountains enjoying a 5 star meal at the Pine Creek Cookhouse. It was another wonderful […]
Congratulations Sam
Today we say congratulations and Merry Christmas to Sam Goff, who is celebrating 4 years of recovery today. Sam is one of my best friends. He is an all-around great guy, as well as a loyal, honest, and caring friend. It is safe to say that Sam is indeed loved and respected by all who […]
What is Recovery?
The “What is Recovery?” project has been underway since August 2010 because there was currently no agreement about the definition of ‘recovery’ from alcohol and drug problems. The “What is Recovery” organization came up with this short list: Recovery is being honest with myself. Recovery is being able to enjoy life without drinking or using […]
Big Bus
For the last five years the Jaywalker Solutions men have been traveling to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota to do volunteer service work. Our men have worked on projects that include repairing trailers, constructing outhouses, harvesting food and building bunk beds. It is an experience that our men will remember for the […]
