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Topical Index to Convenor News Stories

(Covers Dec. 1999 to Present.  See Archives for earlier materials.)

Topics: Board of Directors Minutes -- Congresses -- Convenor Development -- Finances -- History -- Humor -- Meetings: Generally --  Meetings: Facilitating --  Meetings: On the Net -- Meetings: Outreach -- Meetings: Particular Cities or Particular Meetings -- Miscellaneous -- Presentations to Audiences -- Prisons and Criminal Justice System -- Publications -- Treatment Profession 

 

Board of Directors Minutes

Minutes of the BoD Meeting at the Second Annual Congress

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

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

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Congresses

Annual Report from the Board to the Membership (2002 Congress)

Reports from the 2002 Berkeley Congress

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)

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

Draft Bylaws 1.0 

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

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

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

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Convenor Development

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

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

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

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

Convenors' Forum Opens  (3/30/00)

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

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

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

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

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Finances

LifeRing Inc. financials, FY 2001:  P&L Balance Sheet (3/15/02)

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

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

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

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

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

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History

See Looking Backward page for earlier materials

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

Study Committee Report Posted (4/5/00)

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Humor

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

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Meetings: Facilitating 

People Develop Commitment Through Having Choices: A Lesson From Harvard Business Review

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

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

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

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Meetings, Generally

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

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Meetings: Particular Cities or Particular Meetings 

Report from LifeRing Toronto (3/11/01)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

"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)

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

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Meetings: On The Net

A Technical Briefing for LifeRing Chat Convenors

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Meetings: Outreach

Literature Racks Can Offer the Person in Treatment a Choice of Support Groups

Working With NCADD as a Potential Referral Source

Educating Mental Health Staff About Secular Recovery

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

Samples of LifeRing Business Cards That Convenors Have Created

Supplying Tools to Open-Minded Treatment Professionals 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) 

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

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Miscellaneous 

People Develop Commitment Through Having Choices: A Lesson From Harvard Business Review

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

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

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

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

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

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Presentations to Audiences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) 

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

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

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

"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)

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Prisons, Criminal Justice System

The Texas Drug Felony Punishment Facility:  Is It Working?  By Patrick Brown

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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Publications

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

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

New charter document available for download (PDF)

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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)

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)

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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Treatment Profession

Educating Mental Health Staff About Secular Recovery

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

Supplying Tools to Open-Minded Treatment Professionals 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) 

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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