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I’m a professional who sees a real need for LifeRing meetings as a resource in the Chicago area. Currently there are no meetings in Illinois. If anyone is considering becoming a convenor and starting a meeting, I will be glad to use my contacts in the EAP field (including treatment facilities and other providers, as well as EAP counselors) to spread the word, and assist in any other ways I can (helping them approach organizations for meeting space etc).
pfitzgerald [at] perspectivesltd [dot] com
Howdy I am an C.A.T.C. and I work at a place called First Chance, we are in alternative to jail for those pick up for a D.U.I., drunk in public, or under the influence of a controlled substance, with in the county of San Mateo, CA. We often have schedules for AA and NA and I would love if you could send us some information, and a meeting schedule that I can cdopy and distribute to our clients, as well as be on your mailing list if you have one. First Chance, 335 Quarry Road, San Carlos, CA 94070. Thank you so very much for offering up another solution to the epidemic of substance abuse.
[This comment was misposted by Peter H on the Documents for Convenors page -- I have moved it here. -- admin.]
I called Tom in Green Bay WI to learn as much as I can about Lifering…the phone was disconnected. Do you have a meeting currently in Green Bay? I am inclined toward a rational/behavioral approach to most human challenges and I strongly believe that I am challenged every day as a result of my nurturing an addiction to alcohol for many years…I accept my urges as learned behavior. I have decided that I do not have to act on those urges other than to insert a modicum of rational thought between stimuli and behavior…sounds simple yet I find it a worthwhile challenge and feel great each morning after having acted rationally the previous day. That good feeling is the result of effort. Effort was not a part of my daily game plan when I was nurturing an egocentric philosophy of easy solutions and risk adversity which retarded my development as a human being. I understand my relapse potential. I would like to realize my potential. To do that I need the support of rational individuals who know the difference between grandiosity and heartfelt humility…thanx.
Peter: your post has been forwarded to the attention of the LifeRing folks who try to stay in touch with meeting convenors around the world. With luck you’ll have a response to your inquiry about Green Bay in a few days. — Marty N.
Peter,
While we wait for a response from Tom, I’d like to invite you to participate in our E-pal program, in which I can link you up with one of our members to give you some of the information you’re seeking. Just drop me a note at cswhalley@yahoo.com and I’ll put you in contact with a veteran member of the organization. — Craig W.
Peter,
I’ve heard from Tom — he moved and forgot to change the phone number on the website. Try him at (920) 737-1482. Good luck!
Craig
Elliot S. from Vermont sent this via email:
Hello
I’ve scanned your site looking for meetings in Vermont to no avail.
I wondered if you had some sort of message board or something whereby people can look for other people from their geographic region (as opposed to looking for meetings).
If you don’t have this I’d like to humbly suggest it. The on-line exchange is great and so (I presume) are large face-to-face meetings. But I know I could greatly benefit from meeting one or two folks within a few hours drive before our area gets more together and has formal meetings.
Obviously such a meet-up type thing would be completely optional.
Thanks
Elliot: Great idea; it’s been suggested several times and we’ve come within a hair of implementing it in the past. What it needs is a person with some online fluency and time and tenacity to implement it.
Meanwhile what people do is to sign on to the larger online venues — the LSRmail and LSRSAFE email lists, the ning network, and the Forum — and let the world know where they’re located and that they’d like to meet some folks in their area.
– Marty N.
I would like to know if there are any lifering groups in Louisville, Ky. If not, I would consider starting one.
Dear Donna,
Please call or email me at the LifeRing service center and we can talk about how to get a meeting started in your area.
Rachaell Castro
LifeRing Service Center
1440 Broadway Ste 312
Oakland, CA 94612-2023
service@lifering.org
800.811.4142
I’m with Donna! Actually, I live southeast of Lexington, about 2-3 hrs. from Louis ville but would have no problem with driving there for a chance to check this out! Like most, I’ve been through the AA channels, treatment and otherwise but always had a resistance to it and it wasn’t because I didn’t want to get sober. Nothing against those it helps and everything for them but was not for me. As they lead one to believe it is The only way to sobriety I just never could get behind that but now possibly, this seems like something that could work for me and my circumstance! So glad to find the “Empowering Your Sober Self ” in the bookstore and am more than ready for the workbook! Maybe some hope at last!???
I found your group through “Sober for Good” book. I was hoping to find out if you have groups in the Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, FL area. Any information would be greatly appreciated. 2 years self sober but am looking to attend meetings like yours to stay this way!
Thank You,
Carrie
Are there any lifering meetings in the detroit, michigan (and surrounding suburbs) area?
Any meetings in Bucks County, PA/Philadelphia, PA or Lambertville, NJ area? Thanks…..
I’m seeking a meeting in Oakland or Berkeley. Any available.
Thank You.
hello everyone –
anyone who is looking for meetings, or wanting to start a meeting, please contact me at liferingoutreach@gmail.com. i will be happy to hear from any and all!
kathleen gargan
lifering outreach co-ordinator
This tells me that there is a meeting in Falmouth MA.
That’s all it tells me.
Should I go to Falmouth and walk around asking people?
Donald,
I think you’ll find a bit more information about the Falmouth meeting than you’ve mentioned, including the phone number and email address of the contact person, the name of the building and the street (although admittedly not the address) on which it is located. How about you direct an email to the contact person and ask for more information.
Dear Donald,
An exact address has been added for the Falmouth meeting as well. There was a glitch that has been fixed.
Best of luck to you,
The LifeRing Service Center
Dear Interested Parties,
If you are looking for a meeting in your area, please shoot me an email or feel free to call me.
Thank you,
The LifeRing Service Center
service@lifering.org
800.811.4142
Will there be a LifeRing meeting in Long Beach anytime soon? Costa Mesa is great for the southern counties but Long Beach would be better for LA county areas. Let me know if you need support in getting this meeting together.
Thanx!
Jim
New LifeRing Meeting
Fridays at 6:30pm
1905 Kienitz Ave
Modesto, CA 95355
Phone: 209-526-4854
lifering@goldendrippings.com
I have a brother that is an addict and presently in jail. I want to know if there are any meetings that I can attend to get help in understanding the addict, thier triggers and how to say know to him when he lies and asks for money. I live in Muskego, Wisconsin
Funny theses services are sopposed to help people where on the website does it tell me what time i can attend a meeting?
na,
Go to http://lifering.org/find-meetings/ and click on the appropriate link — that will take you to a list of LifeRing meetings including details like time and place.
Hello … I am new to this Group from Mississauga ON Canada. Any info that you can provide to me about mtgs, mentoring, e-Pal program, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Thx.
Hoping to fiind meeting in Wisconsin
Sorry, Edwin, we don’t currently have any face-to-face meetings in Wisconsin.
I am wondering if there are any meetings in the state of Missouri.
I’m sorry to tell you, Kevin, that we offer no face-to-face meetings in Missouri at this time. I urge you to consider LifeRing Online which has options for anyone anywhere. Drop me a line if you want more info: cswhalley@yahoo.com
Craig
Update on Modesto area meetings!!!
Tuesday 6:30 pm meeting at Doctor Medical Center, Conference Room 2, 1441 Florida Ave, Modesto, CA 95350.
Friday 6:30 pm meeting moved to City Mall, 948 11th Street, Suite 16 (near J Street), Modesto, CA 95354.
Women’s meeting, Mondays at 6:30 pm, 1905 Kienitz Ave, Modesto, CA 95355.
…. Coming soon, Sunday 10:00 am meeting at Kaiser in Manteca.
I would like to know if there are any meetings in the Columbus, Ohio area.
I’m sorry to say there are no face-to-face LifeRing meetings in the Columbus area. I hope you’ll consider getting involved in one or more of our online venues — see http://lifering.org/lifering-on-line/ . I managed to get sober using just online support about ten years ago — it works!
–Craig W.
No meetings in San Jose, Ca. ? Just suprised……
Eric,
We’d love to have a meeting in San Jose! Want to start one?
– Craig Whalley
I live on Whidbey Island in Washington State. Are there any meetings in the Whidbey Island/Seattle area? Bellingham is too far away. I will investigate the online support.
Hi Craig! Would love to see a meeting start in San Jose, willing to assist am just too new in my sobriety, and very excited about Life Ring though brand new to it.
is there any traing on how to lead or convey these LifeRing meetings? Are we supposed to purchase(donate) all the lititure to be qualified? Not so clear to me.
Eric,
No training is required to be a LifeRing convenor. We do ask that you have at least six months of sobriety and that you become familiar with our book How Was Your Week, which goes into detail about the dynamics of a LifeRing meeting. Send an email to service@lifering.org and Rachaell will give you details about our publications.
– Craig
Duncan,
There is a meeting in Seattle. We’re having trouble keep tabs on it, but it meets, apparently, at 6:30 on Friday evenings at the Good Shepherd Center 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N in the Wallingford area in Seattle. If you go, tell the convenor we’d love to hear from him! I’d call the Good Shepherd Center to check — our information is a little old.
Craig
I am a social worker in Northern Massachusetts and have just learned of your organization. I want to update my resource files and wanted to know if you have any meetings in the Boston, North of MA, or NH areas.
Thanks very much,
Moira McCarthy, MSW, LICSW, LADC1, CEAP
Alas, no. We hope to have a Boston meeting soon, but “soon” must be seen as being very flexible. We do have online resources available to all, but at this time there are large areas with no face-to-face LifeRing meetings. We’re working on it, but while are grip on our bootstraps is firm, and we are pulling hard, our lifting ability is limited. Feel free to write the LifeRing Service Center (service@lifering.org) with suggestions or inquiries.
– Craig W.
Do you have a contact email for the Charleston meetings? The one on the meetings PDF doesn’t work.
need a meetings list for oakland/berkeley ca area help!!!!!!!!!
There are no meetings in Ohio. Are there any plans on expanding into Mid America? I desperatly need an alternitive.
Bob,
We’re trying to expand as fast as we can, but it’s not easy. I’ll send you an email outlining our online options.
– Craig