SPREAD HOPE
END THE STIGMA
CONNECTION
Recovery Rocks is an annual event to spread hope to those impacted by the addiction of someone they know and love. This event spreads hope, ends the stigma around addiction, and connects those who attend with valuable resources and community partners.
Event features:
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60+ resource tables for help with substance abuse, mental health and wellness
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Dynamic speakers
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Live music
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'Hidden In Plain Sight' Trailer
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Food trucks
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Kids activities
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Give-aways
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Vendors offering recovery-related merchandise
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Peer recovery coaches on site
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Naloxone available
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'Wall of Remembrance' to honor loved ones lost
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'Wall of Hope' to celebrate those in recovery
Get Involved
Become a Speaker
For our 2025 event, we are inviting local (northeast Indiana area) people to submit proposals to be a speaker at Recovery Rocks. Speaking proposals and inquiries will only be accepted through the Speaker Form.
The speaker form will open on May 1 and close on May 29 at 11:59 p.m.
Complete the Speaker Form
Be a Sponsor or Have a Resource Table
All sponsorship levels include a resource table for recovery-related organizations providing services for mental health, substance use, and wellness.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Diamond Sponsor - $4,000
Double Platinum Sponsor - $2,000
Platinum Sponsor - $1,000
Gold Sponsor - $500
Silver Sponsor - $250
Resource Table - $100 (available only to recovery-related organizations providing services for mental health, substance use, and wellness—All resource tables will be under the pavilion and includes a 6' table, plastic table cover (if needed), and two chairs.)
Supporting Packages to Expand Your Recognition and Reach
Available to Diamond and Double Platinum sponsors. One opportunity available for each package.
Kids Area Sponsor - $1,000
Volunteer Tent Sponsor - $500
Info Tent Sponsor - $500
Sponsor & Resource Table Check-In Tent Sponsor - $500
Complete the Sponsor Form
Become a Merchandise Vendor
Vendor tables are $100 and include a 6' table, plastic table cover (if needed), two chairs, and advertising on print and social media. All vendors set-up under a tent along the north edge of the Lincoln Pavilion or under the Pavilion.
Complete the Vendor Form
Nominate a Rockstar
Recovery Rockstar of the Year
This is a person living a life in recovery who goes above and beyond on a regular basis to encourage and empower others to do the same.
Recovery Peer Rockstar of the Year
This is a person with lived experience who now holds the credential of CAPRC I or II, CPSP or CHW/CRS and either works or volunteers in a peer capacity to help remove barriers that hinder people from seeking treatment and to support others on their recovery journey.
Recovery Professional Rockstar of the Year
This is a person who is employed in the counseling, legal, social work or nursing fields OR as a physician, psychiatrist or psychologist who has developed or improved programs centered around mental health and/or substance use, has an exceptional approach to treating patients that could serve as a model for others or in a professional capacity has been a loud voice for ending the stigma associated with mental health and substance use.
Recovery Ally Rockstar of the Year
This is a person who does not have personal lived experience but is passionately devoted to being an advocate and ally for those who have a substance use disorder, are in recovery and/or have lived experience, along with their families, through vocation or volunteering.
Nominations will only be accepted through this form. Late or incomplete nominations will not be accepted. You can only nominate one person per category. You must submit a different form for each nomination. We ask that the person(s) you are nominating give permission for name, photo, and bio to be used for promo and recognition prior to, during, and after Recovery Rocks 2025.
The nomination form will open on June 1 and close on July 1 at 11:59 p.m.
Wall of Remembrance & Wall of HOPE
The Wall of Remembrance and Wall of HOPE are displayed on digital LED screens that play on a loop throughout the event. Remember and celebrate your loved one's by submitting the form below.