Chicago! Chicago-ish!

New LifeRing In-Person Meeting in Evanston, IL! LifeRing is excited to introduce our newest in-person meeting: Chicago! Chicago!     St. Francis Hospital, Evanston     The Glass House | First Floor by the cafeteria     355 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202     Mondays from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.     Our first meeting…

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March is National Disability Awareness Month

March is National Disability Awareness Month! On February 26, 1987, President Ronald Reagan first established the month of March as National Disability Awareness Month (originally National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month). It was established to increase public awareness about the needs and potential of people with disabilities, as well as to advocate for, encourage, and provide…

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2023 Strategic Plan

2023 LifeRing Strategic Plan ⸺ Public Release ⸺  The LifeRing Board of Directors is pleased to announce the release of the 2023-2024 LifeRing Strategic Plan, designed to help LifeRing Secular Recovery reach new heights of success. This plan outlines our vision for the future, as well as the steps we need to take to get…

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10,000 Drinks

Today marks 10,000 drinks. Right now, I would be starting in on alcoholic beverage number 10,000. I quit drinking after the memorial for a good bar-buddy who was found dead in a heap at the bottom of his stairs. Pretty sobering stuff. If I count the number of drinks I would have consumed during the…

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