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I received the news that my friend and collegue John Reuben lost his son....an anquish no parent should have to have to know. Please read Johns outreach - and make a donation to his non-profit that helps teens. I did - I believe in Johns good work and have seen the results. If you already made a contribution from the email I sent, thank you - you have helped a teen!
Sincerely,
Paul Lavallee

From: John Reuben [mailto:jreuben@savingteens.org] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 10:16 PMTo: VentureFuel@msn.comSubject: Passing Away Of My Son Michael

Friends & Associates,Many of you may have already heard about the passing of my son, Michael, this past weekend as the result of substance abuse related issues. As much as I have tried these many years, I could not help Mike escape the grip of his drugs of choice. And now I am faced with a void in my life that will be impossible to replace.Substance abuse is a horrid disease, a plague on our society. In 2004 I realized that my son had this problem and looked for a constructive way to channel my energies from worrying about my son. I formed a non-profit called Saving Teens In Crisis Collaborative (STICC) to help disadvantaged families with their children. STICC provides long term, substantive care for the children and support for the rest of the family. To date we have helped several families, some of which you can read about on our website at www.savingteens.orgWe are currently funding a family from Columbus, Ohio. His single Mom works three jobs and has watched her 14 year old son cycle into drug abuse and all that brings socially, academically, and legally. STICC will provide Billy with an environment where he can deal with his addiction, regain his academic initiative, and confront the emotional issues he has that in many cases can be the root of the problem. Afterwards we will provide the family transitional assistance to help Billy back into the mainstream and for the entire family to heal together.I hope that you will think about my story, read about the families we have helped, and participate in this war on this disease, one kid at a time. Please do so by visiting our website at https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/SavingTeensinCrisisCollabo/OnlineDonation.html Let's not let this happen to one more parent than it needs to.Thank you,John________________________John D. ReubenChairman & FounderSaving Teens In Crisis Collaborative(978) 852-2144mailto:jreuben@savingteens.org