*** Check out the new Save a Life Day 2024 web page here. Below is an archival page of Save a Life Day 2023 :-). ***
We can’t wait for the first Appalachian-wide Save a life Day on Sep 14th 2023!
Got questions, etc? Reach out to Appalachian Save a Life Day Coordinator, Iris Sidikman, iris.sidikman@gmail.com.
We are thrilled for the support of this year’s sponsors!
Appalachian Partners include: AIDS Healthcare Foundation, CAMC Foundation, the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, the Pallottine Foundation of Huntington, and the WV Drug Intervention Institute.
Lifesaver Sponsors include: Ayuda Medical, CareSource, Community Education Group, Mountain Care Network, and Unicare.
Good Samaritan Sponsors include: Cabin Creek Health Systems, Community Connections, First Choice Services, First Settlement Physical Therapy, Hope in Action Alliance, the Groundwork Project, Marshall University’s MSW Program, Mountain State Harm Reduction, Remedy Alliance, Shatterproof, Thomas Health, the Women’s Health Center of WV, WV ACLU, the WV Alliance of Recovery Residences, and West Virginians for Affordable Healthcare.
West Virginia’s Office of Drug Control Policy and the University of Charleston Pharmacy School have supplied naloxone (brand name: Narcan) for West Virginia’s events since 2020.
The theme for the 2023 event is “partnering with people with lived experience.” Organizers are invited to explore ways to genuinely build with neighbors who are intimately close to the pains, solutions, and hopes surrounding the overdose crisis. People who’ve saved lives with naloxone or been saved are the frontline voices in this work. By building together, we can build a better response.
Looking for the 2023 contacts for your county?
Alabama | ||
Madison [Education Only] | Morgan Farrington | morgan@goodworksal.org |
Tuscaloosa | Braden Hopkins | bhopkins@crimson.ua.edu |
Georgia: | ||
Catoosa | Robert Childs | robert.bb.childs@gmail.com |
Lee | Carmen Skarlupka | carmen@neverusealone.com |
Kentucky: | ||
Adair | Meghan Whitehead | meghan.whitehead@lindsey.edu |
Bell | Pam Shackleford-Sulfridge | pamela.sulfridge@uky.edu |
Boyd | KaSandra Hanshaw | kasandra.hanshaw@st-claire.org |
Carter | KaSandra Hanshaw | kasandra.hanshaw@st-claire.org |
Clark | Lindsay Horseman | lindsay.horseman@cchdky.org |
Clay | Pam Shackleford-Sulfridge | pamela.sulfridge@uky.edu |
Garrard | Pam Shackleford-Sulfridge | pamela.sulfridge@uky.edu |
Greenup | KaSandra Hanshaw | kasandra.hanshaw@st-claire.org |
Hopkins | Karen Tapp | K.Tapp@brightviewhealth.com |
Jackson | Crystal Neufeld | crystal.neufeld@crccc.org |
Knox | Pam Shackleford-Sulfridge | pamela.sulfridge@uky.edu |
Laurel | Pam Shackleford-Sulfridge | pamela.sulfridge@uky.edu |
Lincoln | Pam Shackleford-Sulfridge | pamela.sulfridge@uky.edu |
Mason | KaSandra Hanshaw | kasandra.hanshaw@st-claire.org |
McCreary | Meghan Whitehead | meghan.whitehead@lindsey.edu |
Montgomery | KaSandra Hanshaw | kasandra.hanshaw@st-claire.org |
Pike | Laura Fraley | lfraley@mypchd.com |
Powell | KaSandra Hanshaw | kasandra.hanshaw@st-claire.org |
Pulaski | Meghan Whitehead | meghan.whitehead@lindsey.edu |
Rockcastle | Pam Shackleford-Sulfridge | pamela.sulfridge@uky.edu |
Rowan | Kristin Tiedeman | ktiedeman@fletchergroup.org |
Russell | Meghan Whitehead | meghan.whitehead@lindsey.edu |
Taylor | Meghan Whitehead | meghan.whitehead@lindsey.edu |
Wayne | Meghan Whitehead | meghan.whitehead@lindsey.edu |
Whitley | Meghan Whitehead | meghan.whitehead@lindsey.edu |
Maryland: | ||
Allegany | Melissa Clark & Jordan Rhoads | mclark@ahecwest.org, jordan.rhoads@maryland.gov |
Frederick | Marisa Shields | mshields@frederickcountymd.gov |
Garrett | Melissa Clark | mclark@ahecwest.org |
Washington | David Washington | david.washington@maryland.gov |
Mississippi | ||
Hinds | Lorinda Tomlinson | lorinda.tomlinson@optum.com |
New York: | ||
Chenango | Jessica Colley | jessicac@chenangohealth.org |
Ostego | Abigail Mosenthin | mosenthina@otsegocounty.com |
Rensselaer | Emily Purtell | EPurtell@rensco.com |
Tioga | Kylie Holochak | HolochakK@tiogacountyny.gov |
North Carolina: | ||
Clay | Lee Gibson | lee@regiona.org |
Haywood | Diannee Carden | dcarden@aol.com |
Jackson | Lee Gibson | lee@regiona.org |
Macon | Lee Gibson | lee@regiona.org |
New Hanover | Diannee Carden | dcarden@aol.com |
Pitt | Diannee Carden | dcarden@aol.com |
Swain | Lee Gibson | lee@regiona.org |
Wake | Diannee Carden | dcarden@aol.com |
Wilkes | Devin Lyall | director@wilkesrecoveryrevolution.com |
Ohio: | ||
Adams | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Athens | Drea Reany | andreanyday@gmail.com |
Belmont | Lori Bolen | lori@buildingbridgestorecovery.org |
Brown | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Butler | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Claremont | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Clinton | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Cuyahoga | Jessica Collier | Jessicacollier@thesoarinitiative.org |
Franklin | Dana Fleetham & Katie Farabee | dana@brave.coop, katiefarabee@equitashealth.com |
Gallia | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Greene | Alayna Romer | aromer@gcph.info |
Guensey | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Hamilton | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Hocking | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Jackson | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Jefferson | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Lake | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Lawrence | Kimbala Gabbard | tristatefamilyconnections@gmail.com |
Licking | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Lorain | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Lucas | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Mahoning | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Meigs | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Miami | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Montgomery | Dana Fleetham | dana@brave.coop |
Pike | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Ross | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Scioto | Abby Spears | abby@sciotoconnect.org |
Stark | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Trumbull | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Vinton | AmandaLynn Reese | amandalynn@harmreductionohio.org |
Wayne | Holly Woodruff | holly@thesoarinitiative.org |
Pennsylvania: | ||
Adams | Carla Clouser | carlac@jft-rvss.org |
Allegheny | Alfred DiRosa | alfred@pppgh.org |
Armstrong | Mike Krafick | mkrafick@aicdac.org |
Bucks | Tara Calderbank | onlytara@yahoo.com |
Carbon | Heather Barna Dowling | hbarna76@gmail.com |
Cambria | Kim Botteicher | kim@favorwesternpa.org |
Clarion | Mike Krafick | mkrafick@aicdac.org |
Crawford | Julia Covert | jcovert@ccdaec.org |
Cumberland | Carla Clouser | carlac@jft-rvss.org |
Dauphin | Sarah Ballard | smb42@psu.edu |
Indiana | Mike Krafick | mkrafick@aicdac.org |
Franklin | Katelyn Becker | kjbecker@franklincountypa.gov |
Fulton | Katelyn Becker | kjbecker@franklincountypa.gov |
Lebanon | Susan Wright | scwright@pacounseling.com |
Lehigh | Tara Calderbank | onlytara@yahoo.com |
Luzerne | Tara Calderbank | onlytara@yahoo.com |
Lycoming | Abby Houseknecht | ahouseknecht@lyco.org |
Monroe | Tara Calderbank | onlytara@yahoo.com |
Montgomery | Tara Calderbank | onlytara@yahoo.com |
Northampton | Tara Calderbank | onlytara@yahoo.com |
Perry | Carla Clouser | carlac@jft-rvss.org |
Pike | Tara Calderbank | onlytara@yahoo.com |
Schulkyll | Heather Barna Dowling | hbarna76@gmail.com |
Sullivan | Abby Houseknecht | ahouseknecht@lyco.org |
Tioga | Abby Houseknecht | ahouseknecht@lyco.org |
Washington | Breanne Pugh | breannep@wdacinc.org |
Westmoreland | Tim Phillips | tphillip@co.westmoreland.pa.us |
York | Carla Clouser | carlac@jft-rvss.org |
South Carolina | ||
Anderson | Ruthanne Aiken | ruthanne@favorupstate.org |
Greenville | Michelle Handler and Rollie Martinson | michelleh@favorupstate.org, rmartinson@communityeducationgroup.org |
Horry | A’zhane Powell | fyrbirdrecovery@gmail.com |
Lexington | Amber Frazier | amber@couragecentersc.org |
Oconee | Michael Crouch | michaelcrouch@favorupstate.org |
Spartanburg | Matt Files | matthew@favorupstate.org |
Tennessee | ||
Hamilton | Cai Vance | cvance@cempa.org |
McMinn | Cai Vance | cvance@cempa.org |
Virginia | ||
Floyd | Mike Wade | mwade@nrvcs.org |
Giles | Mike Wade | mwade@nrvcs.org |
Montgomery | Mike Wade | mwade@nrvcs.org |
Pulaski | Mike Wade | mwade@nrvcs.org |
Portsmouth | Tanisha Coleman | Tanisha.Coleman@vdh.virginia.gov |
Radford | Mike Wade | mwade@nrvcs.org |
Roanoke | Bailey Helgeson | bhelgeson@rvarc.org |
West Virginia: | ||
Barbour | Jennifer Burner | jennifer.l.burner@wv.gov |
Berkeley | Caroline Wilson and Stephanie Stout | caroline.wilson.m@wvumedicine.org, stephanie.stout@phgmail.net |
Boone | Alisha Woodson | alisha.woodson@herohousewv.org |
Braxton | April Lloyd, Layni Valdivieso | April.D.Lloyd@wv.gov, layval21@gmail.com |
Brooke | Amy Neeley | aneeley@brookehancockfrn.org |
Cabell | Erin Dalton | erin.speco@gmail.com |
Calhoun | Tina Pesinger | calhounfrn@gmail.com |
Clay | Kari Osborne | kari.b.osborne@wv.gov |
Doddridge | Brian Lipscomb | blipscombdcpp@yahoo.com |
Fayette | Paula McCutcheon | Paula.settle@fayettehealth.org |
Gilmer | Jessica Greenlief | gilmercountyfrn@gmail.com |
Grant | Roger Dodd, Brooke Erb | rogerd@phgmail.net, lynseye@potomachighlandsguild.com |
Greenbrier | Kimberly Raleigh | kraleigh@shsinc.org |
Hampshire | Glen Kesner | glen.kesner@potomachighlandsguild.com |
Hancock | Amy Neeley | aneeley@brookehancockfrn.org |
Hardy | Heather Bergdall, Brittany Holloway | heatherb@potomachighlandsguild.com, brittany.holloway@potomachighlandsguild.com |
Harrison | Lou Ortenzio & Melissa Lehman | louortenzio@gmail.com, melissa@wvpreventionsolutions.org |
Jackson | Amy Haskins | Amy.R.Haskins@wv.gov |
Jefferson | Caroline Wilson | caroline.wilson.m@wvumedicine.org |
Kanawha | Joe Solomon | josolomon@gmail.com |
Lewis | Deanna Palmer | hello@lewiscountyfrn.org |
Lincoln | Ryan Elkins | Lincolncommunityoutreach @outlook.com |
Logan | Amber Blankenship | ablankenship@loganqrt.org |
Marion | Raven Berkey & Maxine Harker | ravenlee@marioncountyqrt.org, maxine@marioncountyqrt.org |
Marshall | Mary Hess | theunitycenter4all@gmail.com |
Mason | Cynthia “Cindy” Baker and Bethany Blankenship | cynthia.baker@prestera.org, bethany.blankenship@prestera.org |
McDowell | Dominique Adkins | dominiqueadkins@shcmhc.com |
Mercer | Dominique Adkins | dominiqueadkins@shcmhc.com |
Mineral County | Bren Bland, Kristin Hays, Tara Newton | 3Drecoverypiedmont@gmail.com, Kristinh@potomachighlandsguild.com, tara.newton@potomachighlandsguild.com |
Mingo County | Keith Blankenship | keith@mingochd.com |
Monongalia | Brittany Irick & Cassidy Thompson | brittany.d.irick@wv.gov, cathompson@mohealthright.org |
Monroe | Dr. Jamie Styons | jamie.styons@strongcommunities.org |
Morgan | Caroline Wilson | caroline.wilson.m@wvumedicine.org |
Nicholas | Kimberly Raleigh | kraleigh@shsinc.org |
Ohio | Claudia Raymer | OhioCountyFRN@yahoo.com |
Pendleton | Bethany Perez | bethany.perez@potomachighlandsguild.com |
Pleasants | Debbie Thompson | debbiethompson2187@gmail.com |
Pocahontas | Kimberly Raleigh | kraleigh@shsinc.org |
Preston | Barbara Thorn & Jessica Myers | prestonfrn@gmail.com, Jessica.E.Myers@vandaliahealth.org |
Putnam | Tina Ramirez | ramirezt@marshall.edu |
Raleigh | Dominique Marcus | dm.rcpc.bac@gmail.com |
Randolph | Katy Ross | kraotsys@gmail.com |
Ritchie | Misty Dawson & Dominique Kirl | mdawson@k12.wv.us, dominique.kirl@wvesc.org |
Roane | Brandy Brabham | brandy.brabham@mail.wvu.edu |
Summers | Crystale Farmer | crystale.farmer@reachhfrc.org |
Taylor | Cathy Coontz-Griffith | tccfrn1@gmail.com |
Tucker | April Miller | Tuckerfrn@hotmail.com |
Tyler | Kimberly McVey | kmcvey@westbrookhealth.com |
Upshur | Melissa Daugherty | lemmybowie4ever@gmail.com |
Wayne | Dawn Streets | Dawnestreets@outlook.com |
Webster | Kimberly Raleigh | kraleigh@shsinc.org |
Wetzel | Amy Hopkins | ahopkins@ysswv.com |
Wirt | Kimberly Richards | WirtRecovery@gmail.com |
Wood | Brandy Blatt and Erin Carpenter | brandymovfh@gmail.com, erincarpenter83@gmail.com |
Wyoming | Dominique Adkins | dominiqueadkins@shcmhc.com |