Al-Anon is About Hope and Peace

A family of three was spreading a message of hope and peace to those affected by alcohol and drug abuse, from their booth at the Stratford Main Street Festival on June 4.

Diane Hicks, her husband, Dave, and daughter, Marla Metviner, were representing CT Al-Anon.

"We help people who have a family member using drugs or alcohol and they're affected by it," Hicks said. "We bring hope for them."

Hicks represents the district four area, which includes the towns of Stratford, Shelton, Milford, Trumbull, Seymour, Derby, Ansonia, Monroe and Bridgeport.

According to literature distributed at the organization's booth, Al-Anon is not allied with any sect, denomination, political entity, organization or institution. It is a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope to solve their common problems.

"The program is about bring peace into your life," Hicks said.

For more information, visit www.ct-al-anon.org

Editor's note: This is the fifth in an ongoing series profiling organizations and businesses that had booths at the Stratford Main Street Festival. A new installment will be published every weekday for the next two weeks; check back Monday for the next one.