Three in addiction recovery to talk about their stories

Three Bartholomew County men recovering from drug addiction will share their stories in a special presentation in downtown Columbus.

Students Fund of Hope, a nonprofit organization that provides financial assistance to Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp. students, will host “You Are Not Alone” from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at YES Cinema, 328 Jackson St.

The free presentation is open to the public and will include Hauser Jr.-Sr. High School graduates Jacob Kessler, Michael Phelps and Chuck Fields as speakers, said Whitney Budd, Students Fund of Hope. All three speakers have spent time in jail or prison as a result of drug addiction, she said.

Chuck Fields
Chuck Fields
Mike Phelps
Mike Phelps

Kessler and Phelps participated in a drug and rehabilitation program through the Wheeler Mission in Bloomington. Wheeler Mission is a Christian social services organization based in Indianapolis that provides residential programs, addiction recovery and other assistance.

Budd said the event is meant to provide information, resources and familiar faces to help addicts or families of addicts choose a path to recovery.

Bartholomew County Sheriff Matt Myers is scheduled to attend, along with representatives from the Alliance for Substance Abuse Progress and other recovery programs.

For more on this story, see Wednesday’s Republic.