For a little over seven years, Recovery Raw has been making a positive impact in the lives of those staring down addictions in Putnam County. 

While serving time in jail, Eric Rippy came up with an idea to assist addicts and Recovery Raw was born. 

"The fact was I had never done a single thing to leave an ounce of positivity behind if I passed. I began facilitating classes while in there and facilitating nightly recovery meetings in different cell houses. I was hooked. Something about other grown men begging you to help them change their lives, to secure freedom for themselves and their families got to me. So I knew when I was released after a decade, I had to continue the journey," Rippy told The Putnam County Post. 

According to Rippy, the primary role of Recovery Raw is "to make it one more week clean, sober, at peace and continually changing that old way of thinking/victim mentality." 

And, now he is looking to have a huge impact on all of Putnam County, as Recovery Raw will host its Family Fun Day on Saturday, June 10 at Robe Ann Park, 621 Tennessee St., Greencastle. 

The festivities will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature a bounce house and face painting for kids, as well as pulled pork, hot dogs and chips available for $5 a plate or a donation. All proceeds will go to benefit Isaiah 117 House.

Isaiah 117 House is a non-profit organization that provides a home for children on the day they are removed from their biological family by DCS and serves as a temporary safe environment where children are cared for by trained volunteers, fed, dressed in new clothing and comforted on the worst day of their life, according to Rissa Shepherd, expansion coordinator for Isaiah 117 House. 

"This will be a day for Recovery Raw to show the county that we love them. We will have a bounce house, a DJ, face painting, hot dogs and chips for kids, pulled pork sandwiches, and a fire truck from Madison Township Fire Department. We are going to make it a day of fun, hanging out and giveaways. We need this house in Putnam County. Some have been surprised that one non profit is donating to another, but, to me, that is what it is all about, full circle," Rippy said. 

Recovery Raw meets every Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Lifebuilder Community Center, 701 East Washington St., Greencastle. For more information, email Rippy at recoveryrawpuntamcounty@gmail.com.