Check out lifering.org on mobile phones

Posted on July 28, 2010 by admin

Your lifering.org website is now available in a format adapted to many web-enabled mobile phones, namely: iPhone, iPod touch, Android, Opera Mini, Palm Pre and BlackBerry Storm.  On these devices, you can easily see the most recent posts and you can quickly click to key pages like “Check out LifeRing”, “Find Meetings” and “The LifeRing Store.”  With a little effort you can navigate almost the entire site, all formatted for mobile devices.   But, sorry:  Flash content is not supported, so no Chat Room on your phone, yet.  Check it out!

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Hometown Paper Features New LifeRing CEO

Posted on July 27, 2010 by admin

The Peninsula Daily News in Washington State is running a feature story on Craig Whalley, the newly elected Executive Director of LifeRing. Craig recently sold the bookshop he bought 39 years ago in Port Angeles, and will be moving to Berkeley in a matter of days to concentrate on serving LifeRing. Read the story on the paper’s website here, or as a PDF here.

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Dublin: LifeRing No. 5

Posted on July 26, 2010 by admin

Dennis S. writes:  The 5th LifeRing meeting in Dublin will start on August 4, 2010 at 8:00 pm. It will be in the Dublin Central Mission at 9  Lower Abbey Street in the Minor Room. The meeting convenor is Maggie R. She can be contacted at Liferingabbeyst@gmail.com.   Continue reading →

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First LifeRing in Hawai’i

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Marty N.

The first LifeRing meeting in the State of Hawaii took place this evening.  The host was Ka Hale Ho‘ala Hou No Na Wahine, the Home of Reawakening for Women, a program for women transitioning from state prison to the community, in Honolulu. About 24 women residents of the program participated, along with Program Director Lorraine Robinson.  I had the privilege of saying a few words of explanation about LifeRing Continue reading →

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New LifeRing in Sacramento

Posted on July 14, 2010 by admin

There is a new LifeRing in Sacramento, already up and running as of Monday July 12; it’s at the Kaiser medical center at 8247 E. Stockton Blvd.  Map link here.  Go to Room 3.  For further information contact Bob O. via email.

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LifeRing Comes to Leesburg FL

Posted on July 12, 2010 by admin

Two new LifeRing meetings have begun in Leesburg in central Florida.  The meetings are on Monday at 12:15 pm, and on Tuesday at 7:15 pm, both at 2018 Tally Road, Leesburg 34748.  This is the location of the LifeStream Behavioral Center.  Please check in at the front desk to get the room location when you arrive for the meeting.  For further information please contact Theresa Elridge at 352-315-7400 or via email.

Leesburg is about an hour’s drive from Brooksville, where LifeRing was born as a national organization in February 2001.

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Fourth LifeRing in Dublin Ireland

Posted on July 12, 2010 by admin

Dennis S. writes:

St John of God Hospital on Stillorgan Road, County Dublin has
given approval for a new meeting. It will begin on Monday 19th July at 7:30 pm.
The room is Group Room C (directions to follow). More information about the hospital can be found at http://www.stjohnofgodhospital.ie/about-us.html. Continue reading →

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New Meeting in Wylie, TX

Posted on July 10, 2010 by admin

Wednesday July 14 is the start date for a new LifeRing in Wylie, Texas, its founding convenor Frank V. has announced. The meeting starts at 5:30 pm at the office of Hill Country Window Films, 2819 W. FM 544 Wylie, TX 75098. Click for map.   Wylie is a northeastern suburb of Dallas.  For more information contact Frank by email or at (972) 442-9959.

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Message to LifeRing Canada members

Posted on July 8, 2010 by admin

Hey everyone,

We are gauging interest and presently thinking about initiating a weekly telephone and/or Skype meeting for people that do not have access to face-to-face meetings in Canada.

The telephone meetings are working well in the USA. Basically, a Convenor sets up the conference-call, then everyone dials in to a certain toll-free number, enters a code for the meeting and away you go. The participant has to pay the long distance charge, but that is pretty cheap these days. Continue reading →

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New Meeting in St Cloud starts Wed.

Posted on July 5, 2010 by admin

The new LifeRing at St. Cloud Regional Medical Center in St. Cloud, FL, starts this Wednesday, July 7.  Founding convenor Dale K. writes:

“Here we go!
The new meeting starts Wednesday evening, and I am suffering from the jitters.  I have prepared as best as I know how; read the text, got the kit, went to a Tampa meeting, printed the appropriate forms and flyers, advertised the meeting, made lots of personal contacts, and generally went nuts. Continue reading →

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