The Lifeline from Lifeline Recovery Center: Spring 2020

SUMMER 2020

LIFELINE THE

POSITIONED FOR GROWTH:

New Name, New Building, New Leadership to Help Lifeline Recovery Center Meet Growing Need Page 4

Pandemic Heightens Addiction Anxiety; Doctor Offers Tips to Avoid Relapse Page 9 SUMMER 2020 | 1

Table of Contents FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: PROUD OF OUR STORIES

More Than Numbers, Our Clients Represent Transformed Lives

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FROM THE BOARD CHAIR: ANSWERING THE CALL

Our Goal is to Help More People

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HEIGHTENED ANXIETY

Doctor Offers Tips to Avoid Relapse During Pandemic Stress

Cardiologist Gives to Lifeline to Help Stop ‘Pipeline of Addiction’

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Thank you to our 2019 donors!

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DONOR GENEROSITY CHANGES LIVES

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A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING

Volunteer Sees Addiction Through New Eyes

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JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2019

THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT

Faith-based Recovery Provides Strength, Joy

Lifeline Volunteers at Community Kitchen Experience Change, While Feeding the Hungry FIXING HEARTS, FUNDING RECOVERY

POSITIONED FOR GROWTH

New Name, New Building, New Leadership to Help Lifeline Recovery Center Meet Growing Need

WIN-WIN PARTNERSHIP

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Couple Says Lifeline Restores Their Marriage and Their Lives

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CASEY BRANTLEY, M.D.

Why I Support Lifeline: From a Donor in His Own Words

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JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2019

Thank you to our 2019 volunteers!

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A WOMAN ON A MISSION

Peeler Passes the Baton to Continue Her Passion for Ministry

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Executive director Ashley Miller with her daughter, Lexis, who has served as a volunteer at the center’s golf tournament fundraiser. PHOTO CREDIT: The Vue

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PROUD OF OUR STORIES

More Than Numbers, Our Clients Represent Transformed Lives As one who came to this place in my darkest hour, it is my greatest honor and privilege now to serve as Executive Director of Lifeline Recovery Center in its finest hour.

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Ashley Miller

2014 Graduate of I came here as a client in 2013. After Lifeline graduating from the program, I began volunteering and then became employed in 2015. I am taking classes at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Meanwhile, my husband Eric, now director of the men’s program, followed a similar path here. We are living proof that the faith-based mission works.

During my time here, I have learned from one of our founders, Terrye Peeler. She has shared the heart and soul, as well as the inner workings of the organization to help me carry her legacy forward. (See more about Terrye on page 10).

It is with Terrye’s guidance and blessing that our board is moving us forward – today with a new name and a new men’s dormitory and tomorrow with national accreditation and expanded facilities to meet the growing need.

Everyone knows the devastating results of addiction – broken families, unemployment, children in foster care, perhaps incarceration.

It is our joy to see how God changes lives through our 12-step Celebrate Recovery program, life skills and Bible classes and volunteering opportunities that lead to employment. One year after graduation, 62 percent of our graduates are still sober!

However, our story is more than numbers. Our successes are more than clients.

Our story is about restoring lives and transforming communities!

The story of Adam and Lisa (page 15) is just one of hundreds of examples of your neighbors finding new life and happiness free of addiction. And they are the perfect example of how we rely on relationships to make the difference: After Lisa’s brother sought recovery here, she was amazed at how his life was changed, so she came; and then her husband Adam followed when he saw the new Lisa. Now, the brother works at Lifeline; Lisa is a legal secretary and Adam is a carpenter in McCracken County.

Your support makes Lifeline possible for people like Adam and Lisa. Please consider a gift of your time as a volunteer or a donation to help us carry our Christ-centered mission forward to help others break the bonds of addiction.

You can make a gift online at www.LifelineRecoveryCenter.org or by returning the enclosed envelope.

Ashley Miller, Executive Director

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POSITIONED FOR GROWTH New Name, New Building, New Leadership to Help Lifeline Recovery Center Meet Growing Need

We are excited to announce a new name, Lifeline Recovery Center, to carry on our same Christ-centered mission to help people dealing with addictions.

Lifeline Recovery Center offers residential substance abuse treatment for the region at two Paducah campuses – one for men and one for women.

The new name merges the legacy of Paducah Lifeline Ministries, which began for men in 2004, and Ladies Living Free, which joined in 2006. Since 2013, the two together have served more than 945 people with a 62 percent success rate of sobriety one year after graduation.

“We added Recovery to our identity to capture the sense of transformation and success our target audience seeks when they come here.”

“We are excited that our new name makes it clearer who we are and what we do,” said Ashley Miller, Executive Director. “We added Recovery to our identity to capture the sense of transformation and success our target audience seeks when they come here.”

Past Executive Director Terrye Peeler, a founder of Ladies Living Free, said the organization has discussed for years limitations of the previous name, Paducah Lifeline Ministries. “We always had one board and

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Current and past executive directors Ashley Miller and Terrye Peeler are grateful for $250,000 in donations, mostly from board members, for the new men’s dormitory.

They will host a ribbon cutting Aug. 17. one mission for men and women, but people were confused about our two names,” Peeler said. “In addition, our clients come from many counties across western Kentucky, not just from Paducah.”

Board chair Steve Powless said the new name comes at the right time to grow community awareness and support. “Substance abuse is such a prevalent problem in our society that virtually everyone knows someone who is affected by it,” he said. “We are proud that Lifeline offers a

Only 1 in 5 applicants can be accepted due to the great demand for service at both Paducah campuses.

local treatment option, with a proven method at affordable rates.”

The nine-month residential treatment program costs $1,800 per individual, significantly less than other 30-day residential programs. The rate is low because donations and volunteer services cover most of the expense.

The demand for service at the two Paducah campuses for men and women is so great that only one in five applicants can be accepted. With its unified brand, Lifeline Recovery Center hopes to build support to expand facilities and services to reach more people, Powless said.

The first step toward the expansion – a $250,000 dormitory for 22 men – opened in February. The 2,400-square-foot facility was funded by donations, in large part by the Lifeline board and A&K Construction, whose president Kenny Hunt serves on the Lifeline board. Also, CSI, led by Powless, has set up two life skills training rooms with 33 computers.

Each year, about 150 people benefit from the Center’s 12-step Celebrate Recovery program, structured lifestyle changes, Bible study, counseling, volunteer service at community organizations, job skills training and employment.

The nine-month, three-phase program features at least six months of residential treatment, with three months of outpatient after care. A staff of 13, including many graduates of the program, 65 volunteers and contracted professional counselors provide the services.

Miller said the Lifeline family of staff, volunteers and graduates takes pride in helping the community – both through volunteer opportunities during treatment and as productive citizens after treatment. “When lives are changed, communities are transformed,” she said.

Lifeline Recovery Center Staff.

Updated classrooms for men and women include 33 new computers.

For more information or to donate, see www.LifelineRecoveryCenter.org or e-mail info@LifelineRecoveryCenter.org.

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ANSWERING THE CALL Our Goal is to Help More People “Whatever you do for the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40 • God calls us to care for one another.

• With Kentucky in the nation’s top 10 for drug

addiction and overdoses, the need for Lifeline

Recovery Center calls us to do what we can to

change that.

• With everyone, including me, knowing someone

suffering from addiction, the personal pain calls

us to transform lives.

I answered the call when I became chair of the board this year, and I am so moved by what I see happening here to change lives.

“Lifeline Recovery Center may seem like the last stop for many individuals coming to us. Help us show them, instead, that it is the first step to a new life.”

With a faith-based curriculum through the 12step Celebrate Recovery program, Bible classes, parenting and finance classes, our clients learn life skills to find work, mend families and stay sober. After a year, 62 percent of our graduates are sober, a higher-than-the national average of

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FROM THE BOARD CHAIR

Steve Powless

Chairman and CEO of CSI

success. I believe strongly that the faith-based recovery is the differentiator.

Most people cannot afford a standard 30-day residential substance treatment, but they can afford the $900 to enter Lifeline. In the second phase of treatment, when they become employed, they can afford the remaining $900. That’s it – $1,800 – for six months of residential care (housing, food, curriculum) and three months of after care. That’s possible because of dedicated volunteers and generous donations.

Unfortunately, however, we still must turn away 80 percent of the applicants, due to our limited resources. Our committed board of community leaders is working to change that with a longrange plan for expanded facilities and services to accommodate the demand. We are also working toward accreditation to meet the highest quality standards of the industry.

Lifeline Recovery Center may seem like the last stop for many individuals coming to us. Help us show them, instead, that it is the first step to a new life.

We encourage you to learn more about Lifeline at www.LifelineRecoveryCenter.org to see how you can help.

THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT

GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT

Faith-based Recovery Provides Strength, Joy For more than half her life, 39-year-old Kim Greenwood of Cadiz has struggled with meth addiction and its consequences in and out of jail and rehab. This time is different at Lifeline.

“I’m stronger now,” she said. “I have a richer foundation in Jesus, and I know who I am.”

At 14, she started running with an older crowd. “My parents didn’t have many rules,” she said.

By 18, she had been charged with manufacturing meth. Similar charges, plus possession, followed; and each time she’d get out of jail to go to rehab.

Then came the relapses.

Now in her sixth month at Lifeline, she is confident that when she goes home this summer, she will not resume that cycle.

the rest from my jobs,” she said, “so that makes me appreciate it so much more.”

Recovery hasn’t been easy, but it’s been rewarding, she said. “When you first come in, you don’t have any TV and can use the house phone only 10 minutes a day. It’s hard. You feel so disconnected.

But you’re with people who are going through the same struggle, and it’s important for addicts to know you’re not alone. We learn who we are, and we learn to let go of our past.”

After she completes the program, she will have a sponsor for regular support; and she plans to volunteer at the center. “I had always tried to hide who I am, but now I take pride in who I am. It’s very encouraging to those going through treatment to be with the staff and volunteers here because most of them have been through it themselves. We all want to help each other.”

Kim and her husband, sober since he graduated from a similar faith-based program in Tennessee in 2018, are committed to raising their 13-year-old daughter and their 12-year-old son. “He is very supportive,” she said, “and my children say they love to see me smile now. I am happier and calmer.”

Lifeline is different from her previous rehab programs because of its structure. During the first three months, she stayed busy attending classes, church and Celebrate Recovery. In the second phase, she has worked part-time at McDonald’s and at Whitehaven Visitor Center.

The work has aided in her recovery. “My family paid the first payment to get me in, but I’m able to pay

Kim Greenwood, 2020 Graduate, in front of Whitehaven Visitor Center where she works.

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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING Volunteer Sees Addiction Through New Eyes

Volunteer Anita Vance has had her own spiritual awakening in the last five years, thanks to her work with women at Lifeline.

“I hate to admit it,” she said, “but I lived in a padded Christian cell before that. I did not know Paducah had a drug problem.”

That changed when she heard a Ladies Living Free testimony at a women’s conference at her church, Lone Oak First Baptist Church.

their children. “They tear up every time they speak of their children,” she said.

As one of about 65 volunteers serving in the women’s and men’s programs, Anita brings the joy of Christ with her every Monday when she arrives to teach her two classes. She carries that over to their graduation ceremonies, Christmas parties and other celebrations, even leading the classes in fun skits, such as “My God” from “Sister Act.”

She signed up as a volunteer – first driving women clients to the store or appointments, then later as a “Financial Peace University” facilitator and a parenting class teacher. “The Lord has opened my eyes to these sweet girls who could be my daughters.

Some have made some bad choices, and some have been the victims of others’ bad choices.”

Like her, many fellow Christians don’t “have a clue. They judge.

They think everyone with a drug problem Paint day volunteers Terrye Peeler, Anita Vance and Doreen Hahn. has purple hair and tattoos. Some of them do, but not all. The important thing is to look past At a recent gathering, one of her students told that and not judge.” her: “I didn’t know you could have this much fun Most of her clients are in their late 20s and 30s, but some are well into their 50s. “I’ve had several grandmothers – one, I remember, had had surgery and gotten addicted to painkillers.”

Anita, a former second-grade teacher, is a mother of three and grandmother of four. She feels a kinship to the women, many of whom are separated from

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being sober!”

Her affection and empathy for her students have changed her, even giving her a new understanding when her own cousin recently experienced a battle with addiction. “I had led such a protected life, but now my eyes have been opened.”

MEDICAL SPOTLIGHT

HEIGHTENED ANXIETY Doctor Offers Tips to Avoid Relapse During Pandemic Stress Staying sober during a pandemic is especially challenging, according to Lifeline’s medical consultant, John W. Brazzell, M.D.

JOHN W. BRAZZELL, M.D.

Volunteer Medical Consultant at Lifeline

“The relapse rate is increasing,” he said, “because the anxiety level is through the roof.”

Medical director at Kentucky Care, Paducah

People suffering from addiction rely on frequent contact, sometimes daily contact, with their support group or sponsor to help them stay sober. That’s just the opposite of social distancing.

Add to that the stress of unemployment or other pandemic problems, and Dr. Brazzell said the COVID 19 virus is hurting us in more than physical ways.

“This is an exceedingly tough time for people with addiction disorders,” he said. “They’re struggling because we must encourage the very behavior – distance from others – that makes the addiction worse.”

Dr. Brazzell, medical director of Kentucky Care, sees 80 to 100 patients a year with addiction.

While most normally visit once monthly, the visits have become more regular – sometimes weekly – during the pandemic.

Dr. Brazzell, a former emergency room physician, has been treating patients with addiction for more than three years. He said programs that include counseling, behavior modification and the 12-step process, such as Lifeline’s Celebrate Recovery, have been shown to result in a 70 percent reduction in overdose deaths and relapses.

He’s a strong believer in Lifeline’s faith-based approach. “I can’t stay sober alone, so I know what my patients are going through. I don’t lecture, I don’t judge. We have to get rid of the shame and the guilt, and give it to God.”

As a recovering alcoholic himself, Dr. Brazzell has some tips for those struggling to maintain sobriety:

Have as much contact

with your support system or sponsor as you can by

phone or virtual meetings.

Read, meditate and pray – a lot.

Go outside for fresh air and quiet time to “connect with a higher power” several times a day.

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A WOMAN ON A MISSION Peeler Passes the Baton to Continue Her Passion for Ministry For 15 years, Terrye Peeler has been a woman on a mission – to offer a Christ-based recovery program for addiction – and Lifeline Recovery Center is what it is today because of her determination.

“I cannot imagine my life without this ministry,” she said. “When men and women come into our program, they are broken. A lot of them have lost everything. Before our very eyes, we get to see these people blossom.”

“Where Lifeline is today is a direct result of Terrye’s leadership, integrity and relentlessness.

She never quits. She’s given up everything for this vision. She’s an amazing leader.”

KIM JONES

Former Volunteer Director and Board Member at Lifeline

Terrye knows firsthand about their experience.

She was addicted to alcohol from 16 to 44 when she decided, “I didn’t want to be that person any more.” She started her walk toward sobriety on June 6, 1999.

Then, in 2005, she began praying for and planning a program to help other women, after Lifeline began

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a men’s program. Ladies Living Free was born and soon merged with the men’s program.

For 10 years, while she worked in advertising sales at Comcast, she spent 10 to 20 hours a week assisting the program. She became executive director in 2008; after she retired from Comcast in 2015, she became the full-time director. She never accepted a salary for her work.

Last year, she began working closely with Ashley Miller to mentor her for the position, which Ashley started in January 2020.

“I had retired from Comcast, but this wasn’t retirement,” Terrye said. “I wanted to travel with my husband, but it was hard thinking about leaving.”

Finally, her pastor’s sermon on “passing the baton” struck a chord. “That was my sign. I knew it was time to retire. It’s been a journey for me to let go, but turning it over to Ashley made it easier.”

Terrye said Ashley, also a recovering addict, has the same passion for Lifeline that she has always had.

“It’s not a job – it’s her life, just as it has been mine,” Terrye said.

While she is stepping away from a leadership role, she continues as a weekly facilitator for the women’s Christian living class and as a supporter.

She is excited about Lifeline’s future.

“Our new leadership is taking us to the next level of growth,” she said. “My vision has always been that we could help more people than we’re helping now and not turn anyone away.”

And her rewards live on. “The greatest joy I receive is when I see a client or a parent out in the community and they tell me that Lifeline saved their life, or their son or daughter’s life,” she said.

“They wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for Lifeline, and they are doing great. Their family is restored, they are working and staying sober.”

That’s when Terrye can think: Mission accomplished.

Terrye at the 2018 Lifeline Annual Banquet.

Terrye with Ashley Miller, Lifeline Recovery Center’s new Executive Director. PHOTO CREDIT: The Vue

Terrye at the marker in front of the men’s campus.

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COMMUNITY PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

WIN-WIN PARTNERSHIP

Lifeline Volunteers at Community Kitchen Experience Change, While Feeding the Hungry Talk about a win-win.

Lifeline volunteers help Community Kitchen feed the hungry, and Community Kitchen feeds their own souls in the process.

Lifeline requires all participants to perform community service, reflecting the Christ-centered teachings in the 12-step Celebrate Recovery program to love God and love others. They volunteer about 10,000 hours each year to community organizations, including Community Kitchen.

Sally Michelson, executive director of Community Kitchen, said the partnership with Lifeline serves both organizations well.

First, she said the kitchen, which recently has been feeding up to 1,000 people a day, could not make it without the volunteers from Lifeline. “They are instrumental in our day-to-day operations, and they’re the last ones to leave,” she said.

The Lifeline men, usually three or four a day, literally provide the “heavy lifting” needed to operate the kitchen. They, along with other volunteers from churches and other community organizations, keep the kitchen going.

Likewise, the kitchen helps the men. Michelson said

Sally (right) with husband, Louis, and sister, Joy Lentz, at annual Barbecue on the River fundraiser.

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she has observed the difference in the men just days after they arrive.

“We know the change is going to happen in their attitudes even before they do,” she said, “because we’ve seen it happen with everyone. First, they come in sullen, with their shoulders sagging, they don’t want to be here. And in a day or two, their whole countenance has changed.”

Michelson said when the Lifeline volunteers see how other kitchen volunteers love and respect each other and all of their customers, they believe that love can lift them, too.

“They see how we interact with people – the love and respect we show models the behavior for them.

Then, they love it and want to be here. They know we love unconditionally and that we love having them here. Soon, they have the same passion and compassion that they’ve seen here.”

“They realize at one time they, too, needed a meal or shelter,” Michelson said, “and it gives them strength to keep working on their own recovery.”

The Lifeline volunteers see the needs of the kitchen’s customers, the hungry and sometimes homeless people of Paducah. “They need to see people in need because it humbles them. They realize at one time they, too, needed a meal or shelter,” Michelson said, “and it gives them strength to keep working on their own recovery.”

FIXING HEARTS, FUNDING RECOVERY

DONOR SPOTLIGHT

Cardiologist Gives to Lifeline to Help Stop ‘Pipeline of Addiction’ Long-time Paducah cardiologist Patrick J. Withrow has spent his adult life fixing people’s hearts. Now he’s putting his heart into fixing people, or at least helping put them on the right path.

Dr. Withrow is a Lifeline donor and advocate.

He doesn’t shout it from the rooftop, but he will tell you honestly, if you ask: “Yes, I’m a recovering alcoholic.”

And while other programs may cost $30,000 or more for a month, he calls Lifeline’s $1,800 fee for nine months a bargain.

“The key here is knowing you’re not alone,” he said.

“To stay sober and avoid relapse, it’s important to take responsibility, find employment and shelter and practice a spiritual life.”

Sober for 14 years, he has devoted much of his time to professional networking with state and national addiction experts, who speak at his symposium in Paducah each fall. He also regularly speaks to school groups about the effects of chemicals on the adolescent brain and the need to “stop this pipeline of addiction before it starts because prevention is more effective than treatment.”

For Lifeline’s families, he’s a big believer in the spiritual component of the 12-step recovery program. “You need faith in a higher power, something much larger than yourself, to help you recover,” he said.

He’s also proud of the program’s community service requirement. “Helping others is good for the client’s psyche,” he said. “It’s a way to give back.”

Dr. Withrow is familiar with other treatment programs, including those that use medication-assisted treatment and those, like Lifeline, that do not. “This is not a one-size-fits-all solution,” he said, “but Lifeline is perfect for those who are open to Christ.”

While different approaches work for different people, he said Lifeline’s nine-month duration is good because, “It takes several months for the brain to heal and clear up. It just makes sense to do that over six to nine months.”

Patrick J. Withrow, M.D. Cardiologist, Lifeline Donor and Advocate

$1,800 paid by client

$4,700 covered by donations

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THANK YOU TO OUR 2019 DONORS! JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2019 The following donors made gifts to Lifeline Recovery Center in 2019. Your investment is helping to change lives and transform communities. Thank you for your support as we remain passionately committed to serving those dealing with life-controlling addictions.

Gifts of $25,000 or more

Household of Faith

Carol Conway

Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation Trust

Joppa Missionary Baptist Church

CSI

New Hope Missionary Baptist Church

Destiny Church of Paducah

Ken and Beth Hunt, A&K Construction Glenn and Terrye Peeler Steven and Nancy Powless United Way

New Life Associates Purchase Ear Technology Shady Grove Baptist

Jenny Frankie, MD Grace Baptist Church

Rose Ann Fiorita

Grace Fellowship

Bruce and Doreen Hahn

Boyd Lee and Sharon Pegram Ray and Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust Heather and JeffreyTaylor, MD Gifts of $5,000—$9,999 Teresa Beavers Charity League Faith Center of Paducah

Brandon Hall

Lifeline Fee For 9-Month Treatment: $1,800

Average Cost Of 30-Day Treatment: $14,000 - $27,000

(National Rehabs Directory)

Four Rivers Behavioral Health Cynthia Gill

Gifts of $1,000—$2,499

Heartland Church

AAA Stowaway

Darrell and Shirley Orazine

Daniel and Tiffany Adams

Christian and Mary Osborn

Amazing Grace Lutheran Church

Oscar Baptist Church

Antioch Baptist Church

Rosebower Baptist Church

Anonymous

Bill Schroeder

Fairview Baptist

Patrick Withrow, MD

Baptist Health System Services

Gifts of $2,500—$4,999 Brookport Church of God James and Brenda Brown James Eickholz, MD First Baptist Church Cindy Hall

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John and Loree Eckstein Family Fund Faith Baptist Church

Anonymous

Kim and Keith Jones

John Eckstein

Elevation Properties

Gifts of $10,000—$24,999

Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels

Gary and Kathy Eckelkamp

Beltline Electric Bethel Tabernacle Casey Brantley, MD Sid Brantley, DMD Community Foundation of West Kentucky Community Life Church

Sophia Harlan Robert Hill Jeff Holland Holland, Stivers and Associates, Inc. Independence Bank Jim Smith Contracting Cindy Jones Jeanette Jones Damon Judd LaCenter Christian Church Lone Oak First Baptist D.K. Masonry Massac United Methodist Church Mid America Machine Mt Zion Baptist Newton Creek Baptist Church Mark Owens, OD Paducah Insurance Agency Pryorsburg Baptist Church Mark Riley Riverwoods Recovery Church Rotary Club Bill Schroeder Southland Baptist Temple The Dirt Road

DONOR GENEROSITY CHANGES LIVES Couple Says Lifeline Restores Their Marriage and Their Lives Recovery can be contagious – in a good way. Adam and Lisa Glisson are glad they caught that bug from a family member.

my adult life,” he said. “I did not even know who I was any more, and the drugs made me not care about anything.”

Lisa’s brother first came to Lifeline, Adam & Lisa Glisson, setting in motion a chain reaction that Lifeline Graduates restored the marriage, indeed the lives, of Adam and Lisa.

Lisa was at a low point when she saw her brother begin to change with recovery. “My years of drug addiction became the only life I knew and the only way to escape all the hurt, pain and loss in my life,” she said. “I was at my ultimate rock bottom.”

After seeing her brother’s results, she entered our program in December 2014. “I found my hope, faith and God again!”

When she completed the three phases, she returned home in June 2015. Adam, she said, “was still in active addiction.”

Adam said drugs put him and his family on a roller coaster of emotions and problems for years.

“I was in and out of jail and on probation most of

When Lisa returned from treatment, he saw a difference, and he knew he wanted what she had experienced. “I saw the peace and happiness she had in her, and I wanted that,” he said.

He entered Lifeline and graduated in 2016.

Originally from Murray, they have relocated to McCracken County, where she works as a legal secretary and he is a carpenter.

“I have never been happier,” Adam said. “Our marriage has been restored, and our relationship with our children. We are truly blessed for what God has done in our lives and in our family.”

Lisa said they are grateful to Lifeline, where treatment costs just $1,800 a person for nine months, compared to $14,000-$27,000 at most 30day treatment programs. Lifeline keeps costs low with many volunteer services and with donor gifts, which cover almost three-fourths of Lifeline’s $6,500 cost per person.

Lisa can’t put a price on the ongoing love and support they receive from Lifeline. “Not only did they help us break the chains of addiction and restore our relationship with God,” she said, “but also they have given us a forever family.”

The Greenhouse of Paducah

Rev. Dr. Bernice Belt

Yvonne Holsapple

Twelve Oaks Baptist Church

Blandville Baptist Church

Italian Village Pizza

US Bank

William Brigance, MD

Richard Kimbell

Woodlawn Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Community Ministries

Ashley and Eric Miller

Mason DeJarnett

Stan Mills

Gifts of $500—$999

First Assembly Church of God

Michael and Julia Muscarella

John and Janet Foster

Elaine Oglesby

Cafaro Foundation

P & L Employee Charity Fund

Free Spirit Motorcycle Ministry

Paducah Bank and Trust Company

Abundant Life Worship Center Addiction Recovery Care Jeffery P Alford PLLC James Anthony Cindy Bailey

Gemini Marine Ronnie Hall

Badgett Playhouse

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CASEY BRANTLEY, M.D. Why I Support Lifeline: From a Donor in His Own Words “My wife and I support Lifeline for many reasons.

“During 10 years working in the Lourdes Emergency Department, I’ve seen a tremendous increase in drug use by members of our community, affecting the individuals and our community. Everyone knows something needs to be done, but no one knows exactly what to do. The first thing that typically comes to mind is rehab.

“In our culture, we tend to focus on self-sufficiency.

Everyone wants to prove themselves and show the world that they can do it on their own. Despite what the world and current culture tells us, “living your best life” will not come from self-sufficiency and the pursuit of personal happiness. Only when we humble ourselves and rely on Christ can we receive the peace that surpasses all understanding.

Casey Brantley, M.D. Donor

“Unfortunately, most drug treatment programs have less than stellar results, which is understandable given the incredible power of addiction. The defining difference between Lifeline and other programs is their focus on Christ.

“This is exactly the kind of supernatural power and support that those struggling with addiction need.

Recovering from addiction is a messy business.

I’ve always felt like Lifeline’s name is perfect for what they’re doing. They truly are a lifeline for those struggling with addiction. Lifeline doesn’t just address someone’s problem with addiction. They do life with people. They get down in the trenches and do what most people aren’t willing to do. I think this exactly the kind of thing that Jesus wants us to do with our lives. With this in mind, I can’t think of a better ministry to support than Lifeline.”

Robertson-Hill Inc.

Darla Augustus

Craig Rothwell

Allen and Stacie Aycock

Steve and Donna Seltzer

Phillip and Sandra Bagwell

Signet Federal Credit Union

Janice Bailey

Debbie D. Smith

Vicki Borden

David and Kristie Stuber

BPO ELKS

Trace Creek Missionary Baptist Church

Christine and Jonathan Althoff Anchor of Hope Dave Anderson Arlo Heating and Air Keith and Vicky Armstrong Harry Ashcraft

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Beulah Baptist Church

Carl and Elaine Bivin

Shannon and Jody Strivers

1st KY Realty and Auction

Bethlehem Methodist Church

Anne Bidwell

William Spillman

Gifts of $1—$499

Bethel Christian Church

Larry and Carol Beyer

Socially Present

LaVonna Willingham

Allison Berry

John Brazzell MD Mary and Winford Brewer

Lifeline Recovery Center is Nearly 100 Percent Privately Funded Ryan Baker Gary and Diane Ballegeer Bandana United Methodist Forrest Baugus Carol Bell

Amy and Harry Brock Jackie and Martha Brown Michael Brown Bryant Law Center Fred and Mary Burchett Vicki Burgess Inge Burnett John Butterbaugh Gary Cardin

Teen Challenge

Will Hayden

Glen Largent

Alvin Champion Jr.

Heart and Soul Interior

David and Laurie Latham

Judy Chapman

Jesse and Darla Heuring

Lebanon United Methodist

Chris Colson Auction and Realty LLC

Cory Hicks

Robert Leeper

Susan Hiemstra

James and Susan Lewis

Rick and Amy Hill

Mark and Patricia Link

Robert and Carla Hobgood

William Lipham

Daniel and Keisha Hopkins

LOFBC: Faith Sunday School Class

Ella Horman

Alicia Lofthouse

Mike Horn

Brandt Lyon

Mike and Frances Hovekamp

Whitt Madden

J. William Howerton

Gary McCue

Gerald Hughes

Charles McCue

Christian Fellowship Raymond and Lynee Clark Barry and JoAnne Clark Mark and Dee Dee Cohoon Concord United Methodist Jennifer Coursey James and Kristina Cromeenes Paul Crowell Abigail Crowell

Billy McDaniel

D and D Pool Services

Stan McDonald

Faye Dae

Bradley and Brenda McElroy

Naomi Dawson Sharon Dershimer

OPEN

Dippin Dots Darrin and Lisa Dodge Vicki Dunagan Edward Jones Investments Janette and Barry Edwards Julian and Theresa Elliot Emerald Therapy Center LLC Kelly and Kenya Estes David and Debbie Etheridge Michael Farmer Jean Fenwick Jim Ferguson First United Methodist of Metropolis First-Line Fire Extinguisher Elaine Fletcher Freedom Center Fresh Earth Peace Project Full Gospel Temple Paula Fuller Gary Williams Contracting, Inc. Carol Gault K.C. and J.L. Gaunce Mike Gentry Jeffrey and Vicki Gough Wayne Gourley Tommy and Brenda Grooms Jimmilyn Hancock Sue Ann Harper Jackie Harris

The new 2,400-squarefoot men’s dormitory opened in 2020, providing a treatment facility for 22 men. The $250,000 facility, built by A&K Construction, was funded by donations.

William Hughes II Hutson, Inc. Independence Foundation, Inc. Heather Jackson Jackson Purchase Electric Kelly Johnson Shawn and Paula Jones Edwin A. Jones Edna Joy Franklin and Daythel Kilgore Earl Kinchen Dianne and Thomas King Louis Kirchhoff Brenda Kluesner Kim Knerr Caroline Korte KY-Tenn American Line

Mark and Deann McElroy Larry and Mary McIntosh McKendree United Methodist Sam and Carolyn McManus Marcia Meadors Louis and Sally Michelson Frankie Sue Miller Mary K. Miller Carolyn and Darrin Miller Milner and Orr Funeral Home Pamela and Ronald Moehlenhof Daytime Moms New Harmony Missionary Danny Orazine Judy Overstreet Paducah Housing Services Action Painting Park Avenue Baptist Church Allan and Jackie Patterson Michelle Pearson Foster Pearson Peel and Holland Charles Pegram Perkins Motor Plex Jack Poyner Hope Prather Mark and Teresa Prude Top Quality Radiant Hope Ministries Larry and Karren Reichert

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Lifeline Recovery Center clients and their families just before a baptism ceremony.

Reidland United Methodist Women

Barry Stephenson

Robert Wehrman

Rex Gilbert Construction

Strawberry Hills Pharmacy

Darren and Michelle Wells

Robert and Nancy Reynolds

Swift and Staley Inc.

Linda Wesler

Richie Slack Drywall

The Miller Law Firm PLLC

Western Kentucky Regional

Tonya Rittenberry

Megan Thompson

Anita Williams

Don Ritz

Glen and Ashley Thompson

Richard Williams

Matt and Heather Rudy

Glen and Linda Titsworth

K.K. Williams

Ann Rushing

R.B. Trigg

Carolyn Willie

Austin Scott

Trinity Methodist Women’s Mission Fund

James Willoughby

Shiloh Baptist Church Loann Shore Carolyn Simmon Simmons Medical Robert Simpson David Smith Jane Smith Matt Snow Joseph Souders Delores Spears Brenda Spees Charles Spencer Spring Bayou Baptist Church

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Robert Turok United Fund Drive of Calvert City Anita Vance Carl Viola Michael Walker Stan and Marilyn Walson Lannis and T. Jean Walters Amy and John Walters Neil Ward Don and Ann Watkins Gary Watkins Dwayne and Tonya Watson

Preston and Holly Wilson Timothy and Karmen Womble Woodmen of the World William Woods Ginny Woods Myra Wright Bob Wrinkle Glenn Wyatt Myra Wyatt Cindy and Paul Ziegler

THANK YOU TO OUR 2019 VOLUNTEERS! JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2019 The following individuals generously invested time as volunteers for Lifeline Recovery Center in 2019. We are so thankful for your heart and dedication. You are making a tremendous impact in the lives of Lifeline clients and we simply could not provide the level of excellence and care without you.

Richard Abraham

Cody Farley

Terrye Peeler

John Aitken

Kevin Gaunce

Harold Peeler

Sarah Aitken

Vicki Gough

Boyd Pegram

Bill Allan

Jo Graziano

Mary Beth Presser

Dave Anderson

Brenda Grooms

Brett Preston

Jim Anthony

Doreen Hahn

Billie Preston

Ryan Baker

B.J Hale

Henry Prowell

Harvey Baxter

Ron Hayden

Austin Scott

Darrin Bishop

Frank Hiemstra

Donna Seltzer

Sean Boss

Garrett Hunt

Abbie Slingland

Cody Church

Cindy Jones

Dylan Street

Roger Conner

Dickie Lee

Heather Taylor

Jackie Cunningham

Chuck McCue

Rick Tilley

Lisa Driver

Ashley Miller

Anita Vance

Toby Dulworth

Jay Orazine

Elic Whited

Kathy Ecklekamp

Darrell Orazine

Anna Yontz

Buddy Evitts

Don Page

In addition to the named volunteers above, the center also benefits from community organizations, such as the United Way and various churches. (Photo left) During the United Way’s annual Project United, volunteers painted at the women’s campus. (Photo right) Volunteer Anita Vance coordinates skits for our Phase 2 celebration dinner.

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NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PADUCAH, KY PERMIT NO. 1

Lifeline Recovery Center P.O. Box 7652 Paducah, KY 42002

UPCOMING EVENTS You’re invited to join us

Lifeline Recovery Center Board of Directors Steve Powless, Board Chair

NOON MONDAY, AUG. 17 2806 MORGAN LANE, PADUCAH, KY. 42001

Ashley Miller, Executive Director

Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce will join Lifeline Recovery Center to celebrate the men’s new $250,000 dormitory.

Shirley Orazine, Board Secretary

Virtual Annual Banquet Online SEPTEMBER, TBA

Our biggest fundraiser of the year will feature online updates and client testimonials. While we can’t be together physically, you still have an important seat at our table. We are grateful for your support!

For any schedule changes that may occur due to COVID-19, please follow us on Facebook.

Darrell Orazine, Co-Chair Dr. Jeffrey Taylor, Treasurer Rev. Dr. Bernice Belt Dr. Jim Eickholz Robert L. Hill Keisha Hopkins Ken Hunt Todd Trimble LaVonna Willingham

To donate, text GIVE to 270.279.8262

P.O. Box 7652, Paducah, Ky. 42002 | 270.443.4743 | info@LifelineRecoveryCenter.org | www.LifelineRecoveryCenter.org