08/26/2026
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. We'll be walking.
The Life to Paper Foundation is now a community partner with Alpha House Recovery Community in Toronto. We'll be bringing therapeutic Life to Paper workshops to their clients — people newly sober, rebuilding their lives, many coming off the streets.
Writing won't get anyone housed or well on its own. But being heard is part of getting well.
This one is personal. Our founder, Tabitha Rose, is in recovery. We've lost friends and family to addiction, and we think about them every time we publish a book about it.
📍 Run for Recovery — Monday, August 31
647 Broadview Ave, Toronto · 2:30 PM
Flag raising at 3:00 · 2.5 km run/walk at 3:30 · Food at 5:00
All paces. Most of us will be walking.
Toronto and GTA — come walk with us. Comment or direct message and we'll add you to our team.
Not local? Our team goal is $2,000, every dollar to Alpha House:
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/alpha-house/p2p/runforrecovery/team/life-to-paper
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Life to Paper is a publishing company and a nonprofit built on one belief: everyone has a story worth telling, and telling it can change a life. We’re participating in Run for Recovery on Overdose Awareness Day because this cause is personal to ...