Posts by The Chief

LifeRing Canada and its hard-working Executive Director, Michael Walsh, are in the news again. This time it’s an article in the Vancouver newsweekly, The Georgia Strait. See the article by clicking here.

Lars B. reports from Sweden that there has been steady progress in the growth of LifeRing there. There are now 3 meetings in Sweden, split between Stockholm and Malmo. Delegates from the meetings recently met in the first national gathering to discuss strengthening LifeRing Sweden with a website and perhaps start having online chat meetings.

The San Francisco Chronicle, the major newspaper in the Bay Area, carried an article in its Sunday edition that raises some concerns about the culture surrounding the high tech industries that often seem to be re-shaping the world. The article, entitled “Bar’s open at Startups,” reports that at prominent companies such as Twitter and Yelp…

One of LifeRing’s programs is called “E-mail Pals.” Sometimes we hear from people who don’t have access to one of our face-to-face meetings and don’t feel comfortable taking part in our online groups. They often are taking a tentative first step towards lasting sobriety. “E-mail Pals” connects these people with one of our volunteers to…