LifeRing Events
- 2023 LifeRing Greater Sacramento California RingUnion!
Saturday, October 7, 2023 from Noon to 5:00pm Pacific Time
All LifeRingers and children supervised by guardians are invited.
What better way to say goodbye to Summer than with a whopping belly flop and pool party with your friends from LifeRing?
On Saturday, October 7th from noon to 5:00pm Pacific Time, LifeRing members from places far and wide will convene poolside in Northern California at the home of Belly Flop King Kemper Martin! Refreshments and entertainment will be provided.Saturday, October 7th , 2023 | From noon to 5:00 pm Pacific
1501 Kanaka Valley Road
Rescue, CA 95672 (not far from Folsom)Sign up today to claim your Adirondack Chair!
For questions, contact kemper@lifering.org - 2023 LifeRing Summer Meet & Greet in Washington State!
Sunday, July 23, 2023 noon to 3:00 pm Pacific Time
Start off the Summer with your friends from LifeRing!
On Sunday, July 23rd from noon to 3:00pm Pacific Time, LifeRing members from Washington State will gather together for socialize in the sun and enjoy sober comradery at Angle Lake Park in SeaTac, Washington. Would you like to put a face with the name on the Email Group or meet the person face to face you’ve gotten to know on Zoom? Come join us! We’ll have water and snacks, but mostly good conversation with other LifeRingers!Sunday, July 23, 2023 noon to 3:00 pm Pacific
Angle Lake Park | Shelter A
19408 International Blvd, SeaTac, WA 98188For questions, contact twyla@lifering.org or joshua.m@lifering.org
- 2023 LifeRing Annual Conference | Online
Saturday, June 3rd and Sunday June 4th, 2023
LifeRing hosts our 2-day 2022 Annual Conference on June 3rd and June 4th. Highlights will include a Keynote Address presented by Dr. Candice Shelby, The Emily Marcus Awards, Introduction of the 2023-2024 Board Candidates, and a slew of great workshops.
- Sober October | LifeRing Q&A Café | Online
Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 between 4:00am Pacific and 1:00pm Pacific
LifeRing is hosting an open house café for people who want to talk sobriety, those who are LifeRing-curious, and friends who want to say Hello! Drop in any time for a little coffee and conversation! Your invitation to the LifeRing Q&A Café can be found here
- 2022 Fall LifeRing RingUnion on Saturday, October 8th!
On Saturday, October 8th from 11:00am to 5:00pm Pacific time, there will be a hybrid meeting for LifeRing members to gather together and be together. Join us for the next RingUnion to start off the 2022 Fall season maybe with a nice NA apple cider. Location will be in the Sacramento Area (either Old Sacramento [Ziggurat] or Folsom/Rescue). This will also be a hybrid meetup: the online campus at https://tinyurl.com/liferingcampus will be active and the location of the online venue. Signup using the following form (in person and virtual): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DA9AD2DA5F9C34- ringunion4 Suggestions can be made on the signup form or sent to mark@lifering.org
- LifeRing Recovery Celebration | Online
Saturday, September 24th, 2022 between 2:00pm Pacific and 9:00pm Pacific
In recognition of National Recovery Awareness Month, LifeRing is hosting an open house to Celebrate Recovery!The LifeRing Recovery Celebration is a social gathering to explore problematic substance use recovery and your own personal recovery pathway. Come celebrate with us! Drop in any time. Stay for as long as you like. You'll be welcomed by your friends in recovery joining together to celebrate recovery and share our own recovery stories. More information can be found on the LifeRing News Blog.
- 2022 LifeRing Annual Conference | Online
Saturday, June 4th and Sunday June 5th, 2022
LifeRing hosted our 2-day 2022 Annual Conference on June 4th and June 5th. Attendance was high for both days and the events were well received by the LifeRing Community. Following are some of the highlights of this conference and the reactions from some of our participants. A full agenda for both days can be found here.
- Unite To Face Addiction Rally and Annual Advocacy DayThursday, May 19, 2022
10:00AM - 4:00PM Eastern Time in Lansing, MI
UFAM hosts the 5th Annual Rally and Advocacy Day at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, MI. This in-person meetup was a great way to bring our cause directly to State lawmakers and served as an excellent opportunity to meet those in recovery as well as those who try to help us achieve our goals. Special Settings Convenor Josh Doherty was there to represent LifeRing and to mingle with the 217 crew! Photos and overview can be found here
- CCAR | Multiple Pathways of Recovery Conference
May 11-13, 2022
Colorado Springs, CO
LifeRing was asked to join the CCAR | MPRC national conference this year and LifeRing Outreach Chair Lorraine Hull was invited to present as a guest speaker. Lorraine addressed a breakout group for over an hour focusing on Liftering's philosophy and successes as a peer-led secular recovery community. Her audience was made up of healthcare industry professionals and recovery treatment specialists.
- Sober October Virtual Coffee Break
Saturday, October 23, 2021
6:00am to 10:00am Pacific Time
Come join LifeRing Secular Recovery convenors and volunteers. This is a virtual event open for everyone who wants to learn more about LifeRing. You bring the coffee, we'll bring the conversation!
Click here for more information and Zoom meeting link.
- Fall LifeRing Meet-Up On Saturday, October 9th!
On Saturday, October 9th from 10:00am to 7:00pm Pacific time, there will be a hybrid meeting for LifeRing members to gather together and be together. You can join by Zoom or come by South Lake Merritt in Oakland, California:
RingUnion #2! | Saturday, October 9th at 10am-ish Pacific Time — end time is determined by participant interest
South Lake Merritt, Oakland or Zoom meeting ID: 962 4380 8466 / Passcode: lifering
- Mobilize Recovery Conference 2021
September 24 through September 27, 2021 — LifeRing Board Member, committee volunteer, and super convenor Michele Kenny was invited to participate in Mobilize Recovery 2021 held virtually and in-person in Las Vegas September 24 through September 27, 2021. Michele connected with many presenters from across the nation including several from her home state of Ohio—the Administrative Coordinator, Office of Prevention Services, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and representatives from an Ohio-based recovery center and from Power of Dialog. Michele will be reaching out to these participants to continue the interchange of ideas generated during this prestigious national conference.
- Summer Meet Up -- LifeRing Morning Meeting Members Come to San Francisco!
Convenor and LifeRing Board Member Michele Kenny was the main attraction at the LifeRing Pop-Up in San Francisco on Saturday, July 10th. Members of Michele’s morning LifeRing meetings and other LifeRing Fans o’ Michele came together at the SF Ferry Building for a picnic meet-up.