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Devin's Rec Room

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Devin's Rec Room

We are a supporting community of physically active people brought together by sober living and fun.

12/14/2025

What a wonderful Holiday celebration with our Board of Directors, Coaches, Volunteers, Employee and ESPECIALLY their families. We couldn’t do what we do without each and every one of you. Thank you. And thanks for the photos, Karen!

12/11/2025

Today's 1:00 pm F.I.T. class is cancelled due to weather. See you Saturday at 8:30 a.m.!

12/04/2025

I sat down to write a polished Giving Tuesday message for our I Care a-Latte campaign... but then something happened over the weekend that changed everything about what I wanted to say.

This past Saturday, I stood solo at our first holiday tabling event at Destiny Mall—my wife, Barbara, and our volunteer were both away—so it was just me greeting waves of shoppers. Some stopped to chat, others hurried past in the rush of the season. I understood; everyone’s moving fast right now.

And then… everything shifted.

A young woman walked by, caught sight of our sign, paused, and doubled back.

“What is Devin’s Rec Room?” she asked.

I explained that we’re a vibrant, sober-active community—bringing together movement, connection, and support for people with at least 48 hours of sobriety. As she listened, her questions grew deeper… and then she opened up about her brother.

She told me she wished he would stop using marijuana—and that she wished her mother would stop giving it to him.“He has severe schizophrenia,” she said quietly.

She described him as bright, kind, full of potential, but also capable of slipping, without warning, into “the other version” of himself—unpredictable and frightening for the people who love him most.

He’s in counseling and receiving medical care, but when she gently mentions his heavy smoking, he becomes defensive. He tells her it’s the only thing that dulls the voices in his head. She worries he’s using it to cope in ways that could spiral into something more dangerous.

The night before, she’d had a painful argument with her mom. Out of fear, she begged her not to keep providing him marijuana—worried that one day it could be tainted with something deadly. Her mother, exhausted and heartbroken, said she didn’t know what else to do. “If it’s the only way he finds relief,” she told her daughter, “how can I take it away?”

We talked about the tangled realities of mental illness, self-medication, and addiction. She understood all of it logically, but emotionally she felt afraid. Powerless. Stuck between love and fear.

Then she said something I’ll never forget: She hopes that one day her brother will be well enough to come to Devin’s Rec Room. To find community. To feel supported. To feel safe.

I told her, “We’ll be here when he’s ready.” And I watched the pain in her eyes soften—just a little—into hope.

We said goodbye. She walked away with a Devin’s Rec Room brochure in her hand.

An hour later, I spotted her across the mall. She caught my eye, smiled, and silently mouthed, “thank you.”

And I felt it deeply.

Not every story has easy answers. Not every family gets the outcome they pray for. We can’t help everyone the way we wish we could.

But sometimes the most meaningful thing we can offer is simply… to listen.

This Holiday Season, if this story moved you, we invite you to support our I Care a-Latte campaign. Your donation helps us keep showing up—for the people who are ready today, and for the ones who aren’t ready yet, but someday will be.

🧡 Donate here: https://www.devinsrecroom.org/donate/i-care-a-latte

11/29/2025

Excited to be at Destiny Mall today to launch our I Care a-Latte holiday fundraising campaign. Stop by and say, "hi!. We are here every Saturday between now and Christmas, on the first floor in between ATT and Victoria's Secret. Can't make it and want to help? Just scan the QR Code below. Thank you and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

11/28/2025

Rain, snow or sleet will not keep DRR from opening, atleast not today.

Hours today 8am-5pm

Tomorrow (Saturday) 8am-5pm
8:30 F.I.T. class
10:00 Holiday Tree decorating with Hot Chocolate
1:00 Self-Defense Class

11/25/2025

We are grateful to each and everyone of you. Thank you ❤️

11/24/2025

We need DRR members and supporters! Please let us know if you might be able to help us on Saturdays from November 29-December 20. We will have two tables, one at Destiny and a second at local coffee shops. We'd love your help. If interested or need more information, please call, text, message, or email me. THANK YOU!

11/14/2025

Great job by coach Dana teaching our F.I.T. (Functional Interval Training) class today! They CRUSHED it!

11/04/2025

This week at Devin's Rec Room...

11/03/2025

Thanks so much to Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly, a national newsletter for SUD treatment and policy maker professionals, for making Devin's Rec Room their lead story in this week's publication.

11/01/2025

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10/28/2025

Meet Cody, a U.S. Marine Corps. veteran, who spent two tours in the Middle East, saw active combat, was injured and, unfortunately, suffers from PTSD - which led him to self-medicate. Cody came to us a little more than four months ago from a federal half-way house where he spent some time after incarceration due to bad decisions while self-medicating. While incarcerated, Cody decided change his life and work on his sobriety.
Then, while at the half-way house, Cody learned of Devin's Rec Room. He got passes and spent a lot of time here. He found so much peace in the fitness, yoga and recovery classes that asked to be a volunteer at the front desk until he was released to go home. We said yes and he successfully lobbied the authorities to grant him the privilege.
While here, Cody greeted current members, signed up new ones and formed relationships with people new in recovery where they learned from his experiences and saw his good example. Cody gets released to go home today, so we said goodbye to him this past weekend. Congratulations Cody. And thank you for making us part of your sobriety journey. (This story told with Cody's permission)

Address

511 Butternut Street
Syracuse, NY
13208

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 8pm
Tuesday	8am - 8pm
Wednesday	8am - 8pm
Thursday	8am - 8pm
Friday	8am - 8pm
Saturday	8am - 8pm

Website

https://www.devinsrecroom.org/

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