Recovery Concert connects community with local resources

Though each of the 10 tables set up at the Wednesday evening Recovery Concert in Central Park represented different community resources, each play an important role in the substance abuse recovery process.

Recovery Concert_4.jpg — Community partners lined the northwest walkway in Central Park Wednesday for the Faribault Area Learning Center and Healthy Community Initiative Recovery Concert. (Michelle Vlasak/southernminn.com)

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Recovery Concert_5.jpg — Musician Tyler Herwig entertains attendees of the Recovery Concert with live music, including some of his original songs. (Michelle Vlasak/southernminn.com)

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Recovery Concert_3.jpg — Pictured from left, Faribault High School senior Kayla Schultz, Health Community Initiative Coordinator Martha Lundin and HCI Project Manager/RAVE Grant Coordinator Carolyn Ward interact with attendees of the first-time event. (Michelle Vlasak/southernminn.com)

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Recovery Concert.jpg — Rice County Public Health Clinic and Community Supervisor Sara Coulter tells visitors about area resources at the start of Wednesday’s Recovery Concert. (Michelle Vlasak/southernminn.com)

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Recovery Concert_2.jpg — Recovery Concert attendees were encouraged to write inspirational messages with sidewalk chalk on the walkways in Faribault’s Central Park. (Michelle Vlasak/southernminn.com)

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Recovery Concert_1.jpg — Virtues Project Faribault representatives give away kid-friendly items like bubbles and bingo daubers. (Michelle Vlasak/southernminn.com)

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