Posts by The Chief

Happy New Year from all of us at LifeRing Secular Recovery! 2010 was the year for beginning a major transition for LifeRing, as our founding leader, Martin N., stepped back from his CEO role. Marty had given his all to the group for the past 10 years or so, and the results were spectacular. Last…

Just like almost every other non-profit organization, LifeRing faces the need to increase its revenue if it wants to grow. There are three basic streams of money available to us: income from book sales; donations, and grants. Book sales have been steady in recent years and may be helped by a new edition of the…

After spending the morning dealing with the frustrating details (‘whaddaya mean we don’t have the right envelopes!?”) of getting out a mailing to potential LifeRing donors, it was more than heartening to receive a card in the mail from “The Albuquerque Group” with the message, “Dear LifeRing, Thanks for all you do to provide a…

Martin C., convenor of the first Vancouver, Canada, LifeRing meeting, reports that there is now a second meeting in that city. The meeting is on Saturdays at 4:00 p.m. at the Daytox outpatient treatment center at 377 E. 2nd St. in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Martin reports that folks from the Tuesday meeting dropped in to…