By Crystal McGough, Editor
TRUSSVILLE – Paul Davis Restoration and Brown Automotive Repair, along with EXIT Realty, Energy Systems Southeast LLC, and The Trussville Tribune will be sponsoring a concert for a cause on the outdoor stage of the Trussville Entertainment District on Aug. 4, 2023.
Rockin’ for Restoration 2022 (Photo courtesy of the Will Bright Foundation)
Rockin’ For Restoration will be a night of music and entertainment for the community that will also serve as a fundraiser benefitting local addiction recovery nonprofit, the Will Bright Foundation.
The Will Bright Foundation was founded by local attorney Bill Bright and his wife, Trussville City Councilor Lisa Bright, in 2014 following the tragic loss of their son in 2012.
“Will started struggling with drugs in junior high, which led to bigger issues once he got into later years of high school and college (where) it became a full-blown addiction,” Lisa Bright said. “He would always do well in recovery, but taking that next step was always a struggle. What do you do when you finish recovery? Where do you go? How do you get a job? All those things you have not learned how to do. You graduate and it’s great, and they give you a piece of paper, and then, now what?”
After the loss of their son, Lisa said she and Bill knew if they were going to serve in any capacity, it would be in the area of helping others take that next step: what to do once they get sober and how they continue to stay sober. She called it “the aftercare.”
After founding the Will Bright Foundation, the next step in their plan was to create a place where they could help men coming out of recovery programs take those next steps, so they began to look for land.
Lisa said she was eventually contacted by a person who owned property in Fayette, Alabama, originally intended for a retreat for ministers. In 2017, the owner donated the property to the Will Bright Foundation. The Brights opened Restoration Springs on the property a year later.
“That is where we are able to do what we said we wanted to do, and that is help men coming out of recovery transition into a better life. Into a life that has a job; learning how to manage money, get your driver’s license back … help you get your GED. Things that will help you advance as an adult and become the leader of your household,” Lisa said. “We went from almost giving up to, not only did we get a place, we got 127 acres with three cabins and a lake and a pavilion and all the things. God really showed up.”
Rockin’ for Restoration will help raise funds for the continued good work being done at Restoration Springs, as well as helping with scholarships the Will Bright Foundation provides for men and women who need assistance with intake fees for faith-based recovery programs. Funds are raised through the generous donations of the event’s sponsors, as well as any contributions made at the event.
While the concert itself is free, attendees are requested to make a $10 to the Will Bright Foundation if possible.
There will also be opportunities to purchase raffle tickets for prizes, and guests can round-up their restaurant tabs, with those proceeds going directly to the Will Bright Foundation.
The concert will be headlined by Birmingham-based rock band Telluride and will also feature Birmingham-based country band Deputy 5, and acoustic duet Karen Dickey and Keith Shannon. The event is scheduled to kick off at 6 p.m.
The Will Bright Foundation is a 501c3 addiction recovery nonprofit with its mission being “breaking all barriers from addiction to recovery.”
Sponsors for this event include the Paul Davis Restoration, Brown Automotive Repair, EXIT Realty, Energy Systems Southeast LLC, and The Trussville Tribune.
For information please on this event and the Will Bright Foundation, please visit https://willbrightfoundation.com/event/rockin-for-restoration/
