Category Archives: Organization
Report from the LifeRing Office Administrator
LifeRing has only one part-time employee: an office administrator who oversees the flow of book orders, emails, phone calls, etc. Robert Stump took over that job in mid-December and has been trying to systematically carry out his duties. He filed … Continue reading
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Recovery on campus – a hot issue
The New York Times has a good story about sobriety recovery in the college world and what colleges and universities are doing to try to help college age alcoholics and addicts. One takeaway? As counselor B.J. Davis mentioned at a … Continue reading
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Meet the New LifeRing Office Administrator, Robert Stump
As of the first of the new year, LifeRing’s Oakland office is being overseen by Robert Stump, already known to many in the organization for his years of service. Robert is currently the group’s Treasurer — a position he’ll hand-off … Continue reading
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LifeRing’s Office Hours a bit Uncertain in December
As happens in many places this time of the year, our office hours will be a bit irregular for the rest of this month. Definitely call before you drop by. We’ll keep up with messages, but you may not get … Continue reading
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New LifeRing Website in Ireland
LifeRing Ireland has gone through some changes in the past several months and now have a new website. liferingdublin.com is now up, replacing the old liferingireland site. It shares a design, and some content, with the liferingCork.com site. The new … Continue reading
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LifeRing to Begin a Year-long Planning Process
The LifeRing Board of Directors has voted to begin a year-long planning process aimed at strengthening the organization and bringing it to a higher level of efficiency and productivity. The board voted to adopt a “Framework” for planning as suggested … Continue reading
Meet LifeRing’s new Executive Director, Kathleen Gargan
The recently concluded LifeRing Annual Meeting saw the Board of Directors electing a new Executive Director for our organization. Kathleen Gargan, the driving force behind LifeRing Colorado’s rapid growth in recent years, takes over the top spot from Craig Whalley, … Continue reading
Full Coverage of the 2011 LifeRing Annual Meeting
As mentioned previously, the 2011 LifeRing Annual Meeting was held on June 3, 4 and 5 in Oakland, CA. For a bare-bones recap click here. This report will be more comprehensive and will try to give the flavor of … Continue reading
The 2011 LifeRing Annual Meeting
The 2011 LifeRing Annual Meeting (a.k.a. “Congress,” “Expo,” “Sober Event of the Year”) is fast approaching. Set for June 3, 4, 5 in Oakland, CA, details have now been posted on the website. There are always two events happening simultaneously … Continue reading
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LifeRing Advances in Sweden
Lars B. reports from Sweden that there has been steady progress in the growth of LifeRing there. There are now 5 3 meetings in Sweden, split between Stockholm and Malmo. Delegates from the meetings recently met in the first national … Continue reading
