Rise Above The Noise
Rise Above The Noise is Mighty Drum’s newest effort in spreading awareness for opioid addiction. The time has come. We thank everyone who has helped us make this well needed video. We love you. Joe wrote and produced this video “Rise Above The Noise” under his label, FireHeart, for those we have lost, are in recovery and those who have felt the ripple effect and the people who care. If you like this please tell your friends, share, and subscribe. Every little bit helps. I thank each and everyone of you. Love Peace.
Join Muscles and his band of friends as they inspire, support and lead those looking to find their song. This is the first in the Adventures of Muscles The Mighty Drum series of stories offering children ages 6-10 examples to understand the many different social crises that may affect their worlds. Together with guidance from their families and educators, they will learn not only how to make positive choices and inclusion, but the importance of their place in the world. This story gently brings the world of addiction in a positive and inspiring way to create a dialog for parents and educators.
Written by Joe Maffei, Illustrated by Bernadette Degregoris, Edit and Design by Joni Maffei
MARCHING TO A DIFFERENT DRUM
The Waltham Public Access Cable Channel interviews Joe Maffei about MightyDrum and the Rock n Roll to Recovery Concert event that was held in 2018.
Boston 25 Local News covers the start, mission, and goal on Mighty Drum!
This Waltham couple lost their son to fentanyl. Instead of vigils, Joe and Joni are battling the opiates crisis by targeting a common scourge for recovering addicts. “They can’t get around,” Joe said. The couple runs a program to cover Uber rides to appointments, rehab and court as part of their Mighty Drum non-profit (Joe Maffei plays the drums). It’s a big little thing. No-car stress and addiction don’t mix, says substance abuse counselor Meaghan Ritcey of Waltham Health Dept. If an outpatient treatment bed becomes available, it’s go time. But how to get there fast when you’re starting over? Roads to Recovery steps in with an Uber.
Joe and Joni’s son Brian Nolette fatally overdosed in 2015. In an acclaimed documentary, he struggles to re-enter society after release from prison. Nationwide, 95% of released former addicts return to drugs and alcohol. As the film shows, there’s life after incarceration—and the pair have found meaning in helping people like Brian and other opiate users before it’s too late.
And The Beat Goes On!
