Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music faculty and students lent their talents this weekend to an issue that impacts an increasing number of Northeast Ohioans.
“We Do Recover” was held at the BW Conservatory on Sunday, January 29. The benefit concert raised $2,300 for Safe Passages, a new initiative that offers inpatient recovery programs as an alternative to arrest for individuals addicted to opioids.
Art with an impact
Chief Joseph Grecol of Berea Police Department speaks at BW’s benefit concert. Elizabeth Smith ’19, Baldwin Wallace University
“The concert itself was great,” says Mary Dobrea-Grindahl, professor of piano, who organized of the event. “There were people from all over the city and from as far away as Columbus.” Florida treatment center Satori Waters gave away a scholarship for treatment.
The varied program featured musical, theatrical and dance performances by BW faculty and students. Representatives from the Berea and Olmsted Township police departments and the Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative (PAARI) spoke.
An innovate program
Safe Passages was launched by Berea and Olmsted Township police departments, in partnership with PAARI, in August. By partnering with centers nationwide, Safe Passages connects people seeking treatment for opioid addiction with inpatient treatment programs, circumventing the excruciatingly long waiting lists at Ohio treatment centers. It is the first such program to be offered in Cuyahoga County, and the second in the state.
Rose Upton ’17 performs with Robert Mayerovitch, BW professor of piano. Elizabeth Smith ’19, Baldwin Wallace University
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