{"id":10599,"date":"2022-10-12T05:56:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T05:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marylanddailygazette.com\/ashley-michelle-projects-utah-softball-tournament-to-benefit-women-in-drug-recovery\/"},"modified":"2022-10-12T05:56:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T05:56:12","slug":"ashley-michelle-projects-utah-softball-tournament-to-benefit-women-in-drug-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marylanddailygazette.com\/ashley-michelle-projects-utah-softball-tournament-to-benefit-women-in-drug-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashley Michelle Project\u2019s Utah Softball Tournament to Benefit Women in Drug Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ashley Michelle Project\u2019s Utah Softball Tournament to Benefit Women in Drug Recovery<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Ashley Michelle Project is a Utah-based 501C non-profit helping women transition to a stable life after drug addiction treatment. The organization will be hosting their First Annual Softball Tournament fundraiser on Saturday, October 22 at Barnes Park in Kaysville, Utah. <\/p>\n

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After watching her two daughters struggle to adjust to life after drug rehabilitation, Kelly Wareham is on a mission to help women in recovery get the resources they need to succeed in life. Through her newly launched non-profit, the Ashley Michelle Project (named for her two daughters), Kelly is raising funds through a community softball tournament in Kaysville, Utah, on October 22.<\/p>\n

\u201cWomen often enter recovery with too many strikes against them,\u201d said Kelly. \u201cThey have no stable place to live so it\u2019s hard to hold a steady job. If their kids were taken from their custody, they can\u2019t get them back. Without support, it\u2019s all too easy to slide into hopelessness and return to drug abuse. Everyone wins when we help these women succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The softball tournament will be held at Barnes Park with 100% of proceeds benefiting women in recovery. The entry fee for competitors is $350 per team with a three-game guarantee. Community members can buy raffle tickets for generous prizes, and sponsors can donate $500 for recognition at the event.<\/p>\n

With the help of donations from the community, Wareham is able to work with local treatment centers, accepting women into her program on a referral basis. Their care starts with a free makeover by Wareham\u2019s daughter Brooke at the Crazy Beautiful Hair Salon. Guided by Wareham\u2019s daughter Ashely, women can then go \u201cshopping\u201d in a community closet of donated clothing and get training in critical life skills. Ashley also helps with fundraising to help reach Wareham\u2019s ultimate goal:  building a community of tiny homes on a large plot of land in Davis County, where women can establish themselves in safe, stable, and affordable housing.<\/p>\n

With a non-profit named in her daughters\u2019 honor, Wareham hopes to provide women with the support that her own daughters needed to succeed in their recovery.  Both of her daughters\u2019 drug abuse started with marijuana and prescription pain pills and spiraled into heroin addictions. After long journeys through many different detox and rehabilitation programs, both are now in recovery.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish I had known more from the start about how to help my daughters,\u201d said Kelly. \u201cThe Ashley Michelle Project allows me to take the services that were most helpful to my own daughters and provide them to other women struggling to overcome addiction. I want to build a safe and supportive community so that more women in recovery get a second chance to thrive in life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those interested in participating in the First Annual Ashley Michelle Project Softball Tournament at Barnes Park (950 W. 200 N., Kaysville), or simply donating to the project, can contact Kelly Wareham at 801-529-8413. <\/p>\n

\nAbout Ashley Michelle Project<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

The Ashley Michelle Project is a Utah-based 501C non-profit helping women transition to a stable life after drug addiction treatment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Published Tue, 11 Oct 2022 22:30:54 -0500<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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