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Keystone Alumnus of the Year
Phyllis Bauerle
Keystone Celebrates its 35th Year With an
Alumni Banquet
Keystone Treatment Center in Canton, S.D. celebrated its 35th year of helping alcoholics and addicts with its annual alumni dinner and activity day on August 2, 2008. Included among the activities were a softball game between patients and staff and alumni, a recovery call-up meeting held throughout the day and an alumni banquet. Among those in attendance at the banquet were many alumni, including the first patient who completed treatment at Keystone in 1973 and who remains in sobriety today.
Several awards were given out during the evening’s activities including a special award for service to the recovering community by former Keystone Medical Director, Dr. Donald Frost. Highlighting the evening was the presentation of the Alumnus of the Year Award which went to Keystone alumnus and outpatient therapist Phyllis Bauerle. Phyllis completed treatment at Keystone 23 years ago and since that time she has dedicated her life to helping others as a substance abuse therapist. She currently works at Keystone’s Outpatient Treatment Program in Sioux Falls as the Assistant Director where she does group and individual therapy with adult patients. Phyllis is always willing to go the extra mile and can always be found with a smile on her face. Her family was in attendance at the banquet to share in this honor with her. In addition to her role as a Keystone therapist, Phyllis is also the current President of the Keystone Alumni Association. Congratulations Phyllis on being named Keystone Alumnus of the Year!
The evening was capped off by an inspirational talk given by another Keystone Alumnus, Matt Lynch who currently works as the Adolescent Boys Unit Coordinator for Keystone. Matt spoke of his own recovery and his love for Keystone and the great focus at Keystone on the healing of the spiritual as well as the physical side of addiction.
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