Nonprofit hosts ‘Soberly Fun’ nights at Brown Dog Cafe

It's not your average happy hour — members of the Recover Wisely non-profit group meet at Brown Dog Cafe to have sober fun.

CHINESE.WITH THE WEEKEND HERE MAYBEYOU PLAN TO HAVE A DRINK TOUNWIND, HEAD TO THE BAR OR GOTO A PARTY.BUT YOU CAN'T DOTHAT WHEN YOU'RE COMMITTED TOBEING SOBER.THAT'S WHY DANIELHENDERSON IS HOSTING ONE"SOBERLY FUN" EVENT AT A TIMEIN BLUE ASH.AS 9 ON YOURSIDE'S PAOLA SURO EXPLAINS -HENDERSON HAS JUMPED MANYHURDLES - AND WANTS TO HELPOTHERS TO RECOVERY.IT'S ANOTHER CALM NIGHT -UNDER A FULL MOON HERE AT "THEBROWN DOG CAFE" -çNATS: DOORÑBUT STEP INSIDE - AND IT'SBUSINESS AS USUAL - WITH ALITTLE TWIST-çNATS NATS NATS:BARTENDERÑDANIEL HENDERSONFOUNDER, NON-PROFIT RECOVERWISELY"ITS NOT A RECOVERYCONCEPT - IT'S A SOBER FUNCONCEPT."FOR SOME - IT'S NOTJUST áANOTHERá NIGHT -PAT OCHOABUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, SOBERLIVING OREGON"I GOT SOBER ONOCTOBER 23RD, 2002."DANIELHENDERSONFOUNDER, NON-PROFITRECOVER WISELY"MY SOBRIETY ISMARCH 6TH 2015."IT'S PART OFTHEIR JOURNEY.DANIEL HENDERSONFOUNDER, NON-PROFIT RECOVERWISELY"I ACTUALLY LIKE MYSELF- I DON'T HATE MYSELF.

ANDTHAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD'VEKILLED FOR 6 YEARS AGO BEFOREIT GOT REALLY BAD."DANIELHENDERSON USED TO TURN TODRUGS AND ALCOHOL WHEN TIMESGOT TOUGH.NOW - FIVE YEARSSOBER - HE PROMOTES 'SOBERFUN' THROUGH HIS NON-PROFIT,"RECOVER WISELY".DANIELHENDERSONFOUNDER, NON-PROFITRECOVER WISELY"THE MOST FUNI'VE HAD IN MY LIFE IS NOTDRUNK OR HIGH - IT'S BEENSOBER."THREE YEARS AFTERáTHATá RECOVERY - HE HADáANOTHERá RECOVERY TO TAKECARE OF:AFTER FALLING 200 FEETOFF A CLIFF IN SALT LAKE CITYUTAH.DANIEL HENDERSONFOUNDER,NON-PROFIT RECOVER WISELY"IDON'T REMEMBER THE DAY - IDON'T REMEMBER WAKING UP FROMA COMA - I DON'T REMEMBERANYTHING."THANKS TO A TEAM OFDOCTORS AND A $67,000 GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN - HENDERSON CAMEOUT STRONGER ON THE OTHER SIDE-DANIEL HENDERSONFOUNDER, NON-PROFIT RECOVER WISELY"WITHOUTTHAT MONEY I DON'T KNOW IF IWOULD BE SITTING HERE AND HAVETHE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THESOBER ACTIVITIES TO THECOMMUNITY AND PAY THE GIFT TORECOVERY FORWARD"WITH ACOMMITMENT TO HELP OTHERS WHOARE SURVIVING THE HURDLES OFLIFE - WITH HELP FROMENCOURAGING, INTERNATIONALLY-KNOWN SPEAKERS LIKE PATOCHOA, WITH "SOBER LIVINGOREGON".PAT OCHOABUSINESSDEVELOPMENT, SOBER LIVINGOREGON"WHEN I GOT SOBER I WASON SKID ROW IN DOWNTOWN LA.

IHAD BEEN THERE FOR A YEAR ANDA HALF, I WAS 98 POUNDS.

IHADN'T SHOWERED IN 6 MONTHS.

ITALKED TO MYSELF.

I COULDN'TFORM SENTENCES.

BY ALL MEANS IWOULDN'T BE HAVING THISINTERVIEW WITH YOU RIGHT NOW."HELPING STRANGERS - ALL UNDERTHE SAME FULL MOON.PAOLA SURO9OYS.