Sobriety Court hosts ‘Spring Fling’ at The Dawn
HILLSDALE — A group of soon-to-be graduates from Sobriety Court of Hillsdale County recently put on a community event at the Dawn Theater to help the local sobriety community.
The free Spring Fling Sober Event welcomed the community for a semi-formal event with food, kids activities, and more!
“Many people from the community came and supported the event,” said Laureen Vandosen, one of the organizers of the event. “They enjoyed dancing, homemade cotton candy and refreshments as Beauty and the Beast entertained the children.”
Vandosen joined Jeff Rearick, Rebecca Hargrove, Kaylee Eagle, and Zada Ohlinger in planning the event.
They hoped it would be a fun night for the community.
“In order to graduate from the program, we had to do a sober event,” Vandosen said. “It turned out great and we had a lot of participation from everyone!”
She added that the community really came together to help hold the event.
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“We received an outpouring of support from the community. Flowers were donated by the Blossom Shop in Hillsdale,” Vandosen said “We received help from the Salvation Army and gift cards from Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Market House, New Waves, Toasted Mud, Local Eatery, and more.”
Vandosen said it meant a lot to the organizers that so many people came out to support the event.
“It was a safe place for those of us maintaining our sobriety to go and have a good time. There really are not enough events where sobriety is celebrated,” Vandosen said. “The Spring Fling gave us an opportunity to attend an event where alcohol was not at the forefront and sobriety was what brought us together.”
— Elyse Apel is a correspondent for The Hillsdale Daily News. She can be reached by email at ehawkins@hillsdale.edu.
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