Community. Connection. Recovery.

About Us

  • The Mission of the Safe Harbor Alano Club is to support people in addiction recovery, whether directly or indirectly, by providing meeting space, social activities and education.

  • Our purpose is to improve the quality of life for our participants, as measured by abstinence from alcohol and other substances, as well as by increased life satisfaction, improved family relationships, marital stability, job and career performance, and financial stability.  We are a discrimination-free establishment. We are a charitable 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

  • The Safe Harbor Alano Club is a facility that serves the community by providing support, outreach, social interaction, and an accepting drug and alcohol free gathering place for all people affected by alcoholism and other addictions who seek physical and mental renewal through recovery.

  • With moral and financial support from the community and participating recovery groups, Safe Harbor Alano Club welcomes afflicted individuals and their families who are active in their struggle to overcome alcoholism and other addictions.The Safe Harbor Alano Club in and of itself is not a 12-step program nor an addiction recovery center, but is home to many different recovery-based programs and groups via donation agreements. The Club serves its purpose by providing an outwardly healthy environment, a venue that is conducive to recovery, a physical location where each group holds its meetings that allows for fellowship activities before, after and in between those meetings as well as special pro-social events. It also serves as a ‘drop in’ safe place to connect with others on a recovery journey.

Visit us

 

22 Village Green Way
Southwest Harbor, ME 04679

www.safeharboralanoclub.org

Hours
Coming Soon

email
info@safeharboralanoclub.org

Phone
(207) 251-3911

Meet our Board Members


Stephen Cotreau, CCS, LADC, MHRT-C
Board President

I am very grateful for being in recovery since 1990. After entering recovery I went back to school to become an alcohol and drug counselor. I worked in that field for over 20 years.  My ‘best’ job was being the program manager at PRCC (Portland Recovery Community Center) for 5 years. It is where I could bring my ‘whole’ self to work. I feel honored to have been on such an incredible team.  I feel my life is forever enriched by the people I encountered and bonds of friendship that were formed there. In 2017 I retired with my husband Danny and built our ‘dream’ home on Mount Desert Island. I cannot express the joy of being part of The SHAC.


Emily Graham
Board Secretary

I was born and raised in Bar Harbor, Maine, and have also lived in Boston, Madrid, London, and South India. After studying Environmental Science at Suffolk University, Public Health at Imperial College London, and a lot of travel and volunteer work, I moved back to Bar Harbor to pursue sobriety and a quieter life. I have been in recovery since 2020 and involved in service since day one. Living on Mount Desert Island surrounded by nature, family, and friends has been a blessing, and I look forward to continuing to work toward strengthening our island’s recovery community.


Geoffrey Wood
Board Treasurer

My current life began in 2003 (though I was born decades prior), when I began my journey of recovery and the rebuilding process of my whole self and my place in the world. In the 20+ years since then, I have been able to resume my career, find a new partner in my life, successfully raise and launch my 3 sons and help in the effort to do the same for my wife’s 3 children. I have become an active member of local and regional 12-step recovery groups.  I am blessed to have become a grandfather this year and have a life second to none, one which I owe entirely to those who came before me with a commitment to helping those who seek recovery from addiction and alcoholism.



Scott D. Farley II
Vice President

I was born September 21, 1990, raised on Mount Desert Island. Addiction ruled my life for a long time but on June 14th 2021 that all changed. Recovery has giving me a new life and sense of purpose. I am currently studying to become a substance abuse counselor. I'm hoping to help as many people as I can find a new way of life in recovery.


Sara Jones
Vice Secretary

I moved to MDI from Florida in May of 2019, after visiting the previous year and promptly falling in love with the island. My second chance at life began in 2013 when I entered recovery.  Reflecting back, I don’t know how I would’ve survived some of those early sober nights if it hadn’t been for the Alano club, half a mile from my home and I am thrilled to be part of bringing an Alano Club to MDI. Since recovery, I returned to my work in the Performing Arts, and became a private guide of Acadia and MDI. My life today is filled with joy, wonderful friends, peace, and dedication to the recovery community of MDI.

Robert Worrell

I detoured off the path of drug addiction and alcoholism in 1984 and, from the start, was surrounded by support, encouragement and motivation to take my life back. Virtually immediately, in sobriety, my life reversed its course.  A family emerged that now includes four daughters, four sons-in-law and five grandkids.  My job with Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha grew from a tenuously held position into a 35 year career from which I retired as a marketing executive in 2013.  Early on in sobriety I learned that being of assistance and support to others was a vital part of my journey to productivity and contentment.  I served as President of Santa Monica, Inc., a residential SUD treatment complex for women in Omaha from 2013-2023.  Prior to that,  I served as a Board Member and Secretary of ARCH, Inc., a residential treatment complex for men in Omaha, from 1995-2011.  Having come to MDI for summers since I was born, in 2019 my wife and I moved permanently to Sorrento in 2019 where I am committed to delivering and facilitating the recovery of anyone suffering with SUD.


Weston Porter

Born and raised on MDI, I am co-owner of Emery W. Smith Building and Repair.  I also hold a Bachelors of Science degree in Marketing from the Gabelli School of Business at Roger Williams University, in Rhode Island.  I am also an active member of the Mount Desert Island Lions Club.  I enjoy being a part of programs /organizations that benefit people in need, specifically in our MDI community.  My sober birthday is 11/15/2019.

Julie DiNapoli

I live in Southwest Harbor Maine and Boca Grande Florida where I am a longtime active member of Al-Anon. I am enthusiastic about being a part of the creation of SHAC in honor of my dad, “Needlepoint Bob”, who was an inspiration to so many fellow recovering alcoholics.

Police Chief David Kerns

I have been part of the MDI law enforcement community since 2000.  Starting as a Patrol Officer in Bar Harbor and working my way up through the ranks of Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain, I was selected as the Police Chief for the Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Police Department in 2023.  I have responded to thousands of calls where substance use has been a contributing factor leading to a law enforcement response.  Over the years, I have observed individuals within our community struggle with addiction, as well as maintaining sobriety.  I am excited to be part of The SHAC Board, supporting their mission in developing a recovery-based community center here on MDI.

Dr. Charles Hendricks

Chief of Surgery at Mount Desert Island Hospital . As a community member, father and physician here for over 3 decades, I’ve seen over and over what addictions of all sort do to lives and families. I’m honored to be part of this board and its efforts to mitigate those outcomes and support substance free living