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Important Announcements & Reminders
2019 SMART Recovery National Conference
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Important Announcements & Reminders
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Get Tips to Make Your Meeting Better |
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SMART Meeting Management (SMM) Meetings are open to all active SMART Recovery Facilitators, Hosts, and Trainees interested in improving their knowledge base. The objective of the SMMs is to develop our meeting management skills. We’ll discuss the tough and sensitive issues that arise, and share successes and techniques, including following meeting guidelines, how to do SMART Recovery, and how to create an accepting, non-judgmental environment. Although facilitated, this is very much a group learning/support session.
Call Details: - Dates and Times: SMM meetings take place weekly on Monday at 10:00 p.m. (ET) and Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. (ET)
- ZOOM: Please join us on Zoom for our next call using this link: https://smartrecovery.zoom.us/j/154575482. (Please note that meetings are no longer run on GoToMeeting.com.)
- Call-In Number: To join us via cell, use this "one-tap" number: +19294362866,,154575482# US.
We encourage you to set recurring meetings in your calendar with the above link and/or number so that you are reminded to join us as often as possible. We hope to see you in a SMM meeting soon! |
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* Please note, it is only helpful to click on this link when it is meeting time. |
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Submit Meeting Change Requests for Labor Day Holiday |
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If your meeting will be impacted by the Labor Day (US) or Labor Day (CA) on Monday September 2, 2019, please submit your Meeting Change Request no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Time on Friday August 30th to ensure there will be time to post your NO MEETING note.
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Don't Let Your Meeting Die! Low attendance and/or problems finding a meeting space are common issues, especially for newly formed meetings. Your Regional Coordinator can help with these and other challenges. Please contact them to discuss next steps.
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[SURVEY] Why Do You Volunteer with SMART Recovery? |
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SMART Recovery is working on initiatives to support our volunteer and meeting growth goals, and we could use your help. Please take a few moments to complete this survey and provide information to help us when recruiting new SMART Recovery Volunteers.
The most frequently heard reasons for becoming a SMART Recovery facilitator or host are: - To support their own recovery.
- To give back to SMART Recovery because it changed their life.
- Because they lost a loved one to addictive behavior and want to help someone else avoid that heartache.
- To help members of their community.
Please share your input on the above, as well as your reasons for volunteering for SMART. It will take just a few minutes, but the result of sharing will help SMART's efforts to expand our volunteer base and overall impact. We are grateful for your help.
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Join These Specialized SROL Meetings |
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In the SMART Recovery Online (SROL) community, we hold several daily meetings for individuals with addiction, and several weekly Family & Friends meetings for concerned significant others.
Additionally, we are pleased to offer these specialized meetings for segments of our community: - Family & Friends: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
- Military Veterans: Friday
- Sexual Maladaptive Behavior: Sunday
- Medical & Mental Health Professionals in Recovery: Alternating Sundays
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Submit Your 'Recovery Month' Activities
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| Is there a Recovery Month event in your area at which you plan to represent SMART? Let us know by emailing us at socialmedia@smartrecovery.org. We'll add it to our social media posts to help promote the event and SMART Recovery's participation in it.
Be sure to take pictures at your events and send them to us, too! We would love to feature our SMARTies around town.
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2019 SMART Recovery National Conference |
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Only a Few Weeks Left to Register for The 2019 SMART Recovery National Conference!
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Important Reminders About The Upcoming Conference |
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Special thanks to our conference supporters: US WorldMeds, Transom, CheckUp & Choices, KeyBank, H&J CPAs.
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Facilitators Testiminonials Video Project
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Jamie Autumn Gray Eakin – SMART Recovery Facilitator
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SMART Recovery meeting facilitator Autumn shares how she found SMART Recovery, what made her decide to become a meeting facilitator, and how it’s made a real difference in people’s lives–-especially her own.
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Submit Your Own Testimonial Video!
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Thanks to all you facilitators who have sent us testimonial videos. The response from our SMART community has been awesome! Please go to www.smartfacilitator.org to check out the latest videos and get instructions for submitting your own testimonial.
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SMART Recovery 25-in-25 Volunteer Recognition Program
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Recognizing 25 Outstanding Volunteers in Our 25th Anniversary Year
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Volunteer Spotlight: David Koss
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As regional coordinator of the Greater Washington Area of SMART Recovery, which includes Delaware, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., Koss has been instrumental in facilitating face-to-face meetings, coordinating a successful Regional Conference, promoting the organization through marketing and outreach activities, and communicating with members of Congress and their staffs, with the goal of bringing about greater awareness of SMART Recovery’s work in addressing the addiction crisis.
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Volunteer Spotlight: Alexander A. Cardé
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Alexander A. Cardé, Regional Coordinator for New Jersey, is one of those volunteers who employs all of his talents to make a difference. Whether he’s facilitating a face-to-face meeting, lending his IT skills to an online tool, moderating management calls for facilitators and trainees, or taking photographs to capture SMART Recovery events, Cardé inspires others with his overall enthusiasm and his passion for the program and its many tools for recovery.
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Recent Updates to Our Blog
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Below are some of the most recent blogs published on the SMART Recovery website.
Want to receive more educational, recovery relatedk content directly in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to the blog and receive a weekly blog digest email from us every Friday. |
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SMART Recovery is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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