Sponsor the Rally

SPONSORS OF THE BIG TEXAS RALLY FOR RECOVERY are an integral part of this annual event – helping to bring thousands of people in Recovery, their allies, families and friends to Austin, Texas to advocate for ending discrimination and stigma commonly associated with people seeking and living in long-term Recovery.

Ben Bass – Recovery Alliance of El Paso

In February of 1987 I was getting ready to attend a sales meeting at work. This was nothing new; I had been attending sales meetings for a couple of years at this place. I had been having some good sales months and so I was pleased about the attention I was getting. On this morning, however, I woke up late. I didn't have enough time to shower or even comb my hair, so I walked across the hundred feet or so from the door of my apartment to my job and went in. Nobody even snickered but I knew I had made a big mistake. The problem was, not only did I look like hell, I stank from booze. Read more...