Chronological Listing of Convenor News Stories

Covers Dec. 1999 through present, except for stories currently on Start Page. 

May 2001

Educating Mental Health Staff About Secular Recovery

By Will Parsons, LSR New Jersey

Recently Kathleen and I addressed the staff of the Cumberland County Guidance Center here in southern New Jersey. Cumberland County is north of Cape May County where we have a small LSR meeting on Thursday night... (more)

Supporting the Patient in Treatment With a Mailing to Providers (5/28/01)

A patient in treatment for chemical dependency contacted the Service Center last month to say that she had persuaded her doctor to let her use the Workbook (Recovery by Choice) instead of the AA Big Book in planning her own recovery program.  But, she said, it was an uphill battle ... (more)

Samples of LifeRing Business Cards That Convenors Have Created

Business cards can be a useful tool for bringing people into your meeting.  Here is a sample of some recent cards that convenors have created.  (more)

Supplying Tools to Open-Minded Treatment Professionals 

On the LSR Service Center message machine last week was a call from a treatment professional at a chemical dependency program in San Francisco.  Called him back.  He had picked up one of our brochures from the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic, where we have a Thursday night meeting led by Gillian E. ... (more)

April 2001

Friendly Reception for LifeRing Speakers at Kaiser Oakland (4/24/01)

LifeRing Presentation at Parolee Center Gets Good Response (4/23/01)

Letters to the New York Times re Jane Brody's review of the Anne Fletcher book (4/23/01)

Feedback from Counselors to LifeRing Presentation (4/23/01)

Minutes of LifeRing Secular Recovery Board of Directors Meeting 4/22/01

March 2001

Convenor's Workshop in Oakland (3/24/01)

Life Leg Secluded Group on the Air, by Will P. (3/15/01)

Two Narrowly Targeted Mailings to Support LSR  Meetings in Rochester MN and Morgantown WV (3/12/01)

The Courtesy of a Reply from a Drug Court Coordinator  (3/12/01)

Ten Minutes Yields 45 at Kaiser Richmond (3/12/01)

Report from LifeRing Toronto (3/11/01)

LifeRing Bylaws published in booklet form  (3/7/01)

Report from LSR in Rochester MN, by Roger L.  (3/4/01)

Six Present LifeRing to Oakland Kaiser Chemical Dependency Recovery Patients (3/2/01) 

February 2001

Minutes, LifeRing Board of Directors Meeting, 2/18/01 

New charter document available for download (PDF)

Snapshots from the 2001 Brooksville Congress

LifeRing Constitutional Congress Adopts Democratic Bylaws (2/19/01)

Text of New Bylaws Adopted at Constitutional Congress (PDF scan of original document with signatures)

Proposed Bylaws Draft 4.2 Posted (2/4/01)

Four North, by Marjorie Jones (2/1/01)

Putting a Human Face on the LSR Service Center (2/1/01)

January 2001

1999-2000 LifeRing Convenor's Yearbook Available (1/30/01)

Lifering, Inc. financial reports -- Fiscal Year 2000 (01/28/01)

Ten Minutes With Staff at Kaiser Richmond, by Marty N. (1/25/01)

LifeRing Inservice Presentation to Staff of Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic, by Gillian E. (1/20/01)

First presentation of 2001 at Kaiser Oakland CDRP.  By Bill S.  (1/3/01)

Presentation at Cornell Corrections, San Francisco, Jan. 2, 2001.  By Alicia B.  (1/3/01)

December 2000

Proposed BYLAWS 2.0(B) (a draft), by Ben G., LSR Missoula MT (12/31/00)

Updated "Resources for Convenors" Brochure Posted (12/28/00)

Introducing a new presentation for www.lifering.org (12/25/00)

An Interesting Meeting at the 28-Day Inpatient Program (12/21/00)

Draft Bylaws 1.0 

A One-Page Summary of LifeRing for Treatment Providers (LSR Pittsburgh, 12/10/00)

Twenty-One Questions To Ask About Your Support Group (Excerpt from Workbook Beta)(PDF) (12/5/00)

Workbook Ready for Publication in Beta Edition (12/5/00)

Report on First Meeting With Treatment Counselors in New Jersey (12/2/00)

November, 2000

A Sample Letter to Local Referral Sources (11/25/00)

Version 0.95 of "My Personal Recovery Plan" Workbook Posted for Comment (11/26/00)

October, 2000

Getting the Word Out at the Women's Wellness Fair (10/30/00)

Report on the "Mobilizing Recovery Through Technology" Conference in New Orleans (10/24/00)

Workbook Version 0.85 Posted for Comments (10/15/00)

Using the W Magazine Coverage in a Mailing to Rochester MN (10/13/00)

First Meeting of LSR in Pittsburgh PA (10/12/00)

Constitutional Congress date to be rescheduled due to conflict with Super Bowl (10/11/00)

Third Presentation at Cornell Corrections (State) in San Francisco (10/11/00)

Lifering, Inc. financial reports -- as of 9/30/2000 (10/9/00)

Workbook Draft 0.83 Published for Comment (10/6/00)

September 2000

Convenors' Workshop Report from Oakland, CA Sept 30, 2000.

Announcing Our Third San Francisco Meeting With a Mailing to Local Treatment Providers (9/27/00)

Two Convenors' Workshops Scheduled in S.F. Bay Area (9/23/00)

A Sample Local LSR Business Card to Help Spread the Word, by Richard B., Cincinnati OH (9/21/00)

Powerless?  How I See It.  By  Glo M., Montrose MN (9/20/00)

Presentation at Cornell Federal in San Francisco (9/14/00)

The Skeptics Are Going "Hmmm" (9/13/00)

Another Warm Reception for LifeRing at Oakland Kaiser CDRP (9/13/00)

Workbook Version 0.81 Posted for Comment (9/11/00)

Three Present LifeRing at Cornell Corrections (9/11/00)

Bill S. Presents LifeRing To Psychology Students (Posted 9/10/00)

August 2000

Workbook Version 0.79 Posted for Comment (8/25/00)

LifeRing Books, Brochures Added to National Library and Database (8/24/00)

A "Speaker's Bureau" Mailing to San Francisco Treatment Centers (8/22/00)

First LifeRing Meeting in New Jersey -- A Report by Kathleen O.  (8/22/00)

Choice Arrives on Day One  (8/17/00)  

Version 0.78 of Workbook Posted (8/13/00)

Page Proof of "Presenting LifeRing Secular Recovery" Posted, Funds Requested (8/10/00)

Federal Court Litigation Will Weigh Who Owns National Rights to "SOS" Name (8/7/00) 

A Targeted Mailing From the LSR Service Center to Rochester MN Treatment Facilities (8/5/00)

Get Ready for Jan 2001 in Florida!  (8/3/00)

Workbook Focus Group Begins, Version 0.77 Posted (8/3/00)

Cornell Corrections Presentation :  Report on a visit to a penal halfway house in SF (8/3/00)

July 2000

"Presenting LifeRing Secular Recovery: A Selection of Readings for Treatment Professionals" Posted for Comment  (7/30/00)

New Model Press Release for Convenors Starting New Meetings (7/27/00)

Lifering, Inc. financial reports --as of 6/30/2000 (7/26/00)

Another Warm Reception for LifeRing At Kaiser Day Treatment (7/18/00)

Two-Page Sign-In Sheet Posted (7/16/00)

Version 0.76 of "My Personal Recovery Program" Workbook Posted for Comments  (7/13/00)

Version 0.75 of "My Personal Recovery Program" Workbook Posted for Comments  (7/8/00)

Constitutional Congress Set for Jan. 26-28 2001 (7/2/00)

Taking Care of Business, by Bradley H., Houston TX (7/2/00)

Version 0.69 of Prison Book Posted for Comment  (7/2/00)

June 2000

Version 0.67 of Prison Book Posted for Comment (6/26/00)

Sticking Together On The Inside, by Patrick B., Bryan TX (6/22/00)

Report from the front, by Jill P., Kalamazoo MI (6/22/00)

Approaching the Drug Courts for Referrals (6/7/00)

Full-Size Versions of Letters of Reference Posted (6/7/00)

May 2000 

LSR Convenor Roundtable and Local Intergroup Meeting Held in Oakland May 27, 2000 (5/28/00)

Lifering, Inc. financial reports submitted for the current fiscal year (5/26/00)

Appeals Court Affirms Decision that SOS Inc. Cannot Use "SOS" in Northern California; Leaves Door Open for Cancellation of SOS Inc. Trademark Rights Nationwide (5/26/00)

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Declines to Fund National Secular Treatment Survey (5/26/00)

Workbook Version 0.74 Posted for Comments (5/23/00)

First Sale of LifeRing Recovery Literature to a Drug Treatment Program in a State Prison (5/13/00)

Workbook Version 0.70 Posted for Comments (5/8/00)

A Good Solution to the Old/New Problem (5/3/00)

Letter of Recommendation for LifeRing Secular Recovery Meetings From Kaiser Permanente Chemical Dependency Recovery Program (5/1/00)

April 2000

Version 0.67 of "My Personal Recovery Plan" Workbook Posted for Comments (4/30/00)

Letter of Response to LifeRing Presentation at Kaiser San Francisco (4/29/00)

A Friendly Reception for LifeRing from Staff at Kaiser San Francisco (4/25/00)  

LifeRing Meeting At MPI Treatment Center Becomes Open Meeting  (4/25/00)

Historical Chart of Meeting Attendance, Downtown Oakland, July 1998 - March 2000  (4/18/00)

LifeRing Response to Study Committee Questionnaire (Nov. 1999) (Posted 4/8/00)

Study Committee Report Posted (4/5/00)

Letter of Reference for LifeRing from Hospital Patient Care Manager (4/5/00)

March 2000

Report on Annual Meetings Survey (3/31/00)

Convenors' Forum Opens  (3/30/00)

New brochure: "Resources for Convenors"  (3/30/00)

First weekly meeting with patients at a Twelve-Step inpatient program (3/8/00)

A new-format signup sheet that collects email addresses; updated door signs and directional signs. (3/4/00)

Using the online National Treatment Database to reach local treatment providers (3/4/00)

February 2000

Presentation to staff at a 12-Step treatment facility -- Round 2  (2/27/00, 3/3/00)

Report on the Wednesday morning meeting in the dual-diagnosis ward of a local hospital (2/24/00)

Report on a presentation to treatment staff at the Kaiser Permanente CD facility in San Jose (2/22/00, updated 3/3/00)

LifeRing Inc. Receives First Corporate Contribution (2/11/00)

Report on a meeting with treatment staff at the Kaiser Permanente facility in San Rafael. (2/10/00)

January 2000

Letter of Inquiry to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation re proposed National Secular Treatment Survey (1/30/00)

"Another Arrow in the Quiver" -- Report on a presentation to a "doctor's hour" of a 12-Step treatment program, by Marty N.  (1/29/00)

Report on the San Francisco Meeting After One Year, by Marty N. (1/24/00)

New Year's Message, by Marty N.  (12/28/99)

1999:

A Level Playing Field: The Saturday morning meeting in Oakland, by Bill S. (12/26/99)

Report from the Convenor's Workshop in Oakland Nov. 6