They were able to set up the ARCH Academy scholarship after their very first event, Recovery Quest. They have also been able to start a family support group, share their story on platforms like the Cheatham County schools and local courts, and start two well attended annual events, Recovery Quest and a celebration of life benefit. And because of the amount of support they have received, they have also been able to financially contribute to nine other nonprofit organizations. To-date, one of their favorite success stories revolves around a man who came to them for help getting into treatment. When he got out, the foundation helped find him a sober living home. Today, he is still there and going strong almost a year sober. President and vice president respectively, Clark and Garton proudly work alongside board members Misty Keenan, Tina Eden, and Kris Wright. From outreach expertise to professional event planning, each member of the board brings a unique aspect to the foundation that helps make it run both effectively and efficiently. The team does not stop there. Attorneys like Margaret Brady-Wilkerson, the Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office, the school district, and so many others have given their unwavering support and made the foundation’s mission that of their own. While helping young men like Quintenn will always be their primary focus, the foundation has grown so rapidly that they have been able to expand their reach.
“Youth will always be a major focus for us, as we believe that the sooner someone can get help, the better chances of long-term recovery,” Garton says. “But now, we are able to help a broader population of struggling individuals. Addiction doesn’t discriminate, and every single person deserves recovery. Recovery for as many as people as possible will always be our main goal.” Within the next few years, Clark and Garton have big plans for the foundation, hoping to to be able to give out more than $100k in recovery scholarships annually. A personal goal for Garton is to also expand the foundation’s reach into neighboring school systems, and to work with the court system to set up an intervention program so that students struggling with addiction can be granted a “second chance” before losing their education and the ability to play sports etc. While their initial hope was to save at least one person from their son’s tragic fate, Clark and Garton have set their sights upon preventing as many people as they can from going through what they have gone through since receiving that life altering phone call. “We thought for a very long time that we were completely alone in what Quintenn was going through. Because of this, we don’t want others to feel alone. We are always available, day and night, to talk or assist with getting resources.”
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