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Council approves one-day entertainment license for Rally for Recovery at Burris Hill
Summary
At a special town council meeting, members approved a one-day entertainment license for a community recovery event organized by George O'Toole and EPCAP, scheduled for Sept. 27 at Burris Hill. The event will include food, entertainment and awards and will prohibit alcohol, organizers said.
At a special town council meeting, council members approved a one-day entertainment license for George O'Toole to hold a Rally for Recovery event Saturday, Sept. 27, at Burris Hill.
The event, organized by O'Toole in partnership with EPCAP, is intended to mark National Recovery Month and will include free food, live music by Veil and the Vipers, informational tables and awards for local recovery supporters. "Rally for Recovery is about people in recovery coming out and enjoying and showing the community how people can, overcome substance use disorders and mental health," George O'Toole said.
O'Toole, who said he previously led Rally for Recovery Rhode Island and brought the event to the East Bay after joining EPCAP, described a program of speakers, community resources and giveaways. He said there will be no alcohol at the event and that outreach and transport resources will be present: "We have the 2 on 1 van that comes out. We have a bunch of tables that are set up and just, you know, given information out, a lot of swag that's given out that day," he said.
O'Toole told the council the event will give awards to local recovery partners, including former East Bay director Tommy Joyce and the police and fire chiefs, as a surprise recognition. "I've worked closely with the last with the both of those gentlemen over the last 3 years that I've been here at EPCAP," O'Toole said.
A council member moved to approve the one-day entertainment license; another council member seconded the motion. The motion passed on a voice vote with council members saying "aye." The meeting record does not list a roll-call vote or individual vote tallies.
After the vote, O'Toole thanked the council for its time. The council then moved to adjourn the special meeting.
