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| | Welcome to the first issue of Inside SMART Recovery! This e-newsletter is created especially for those closest to the SMART Recovery mission, including our volunteers, Board members, employees and closest supporters. In it, you'll find announcements, reminders, invitations and information most pertinent to those working with us in our mission to overcome addiction.
We encourage you to stay subscribed to this email, as this will be used as a means of communicating important messages for our volunteer community.
Thanks for all you do to support SMART Recovery! |
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From the Desk of Mark Ruth,
SMART Recovery Executive Director
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Highlighting SMART Recovery's Accomplishments and Efforts Over the Past 6 Months
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How quickly time flies by! For my first Executive Director’s Column, I want to share some memories of when I started with SMART Recovery. I also want to outline some of the key projects and outcomes we are excited to have completed or are currently working on, with involvement by many in our SMART community.
I continue to be impressed with SMART Recovery as a 25-year-old organization. Thanks to the vision, dedication, and efforts of many individuals, SMART has come a long way and continues to make an incredible worldwide impact. I am honored to work with our Board of Directors, Central Office team, and the many volunteers and individuals who represent SMART, and to help lay the foundation for our next 25 years… and beyond!
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Introducing SMART Recovery to Congress
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An Overview of 2019 Outreach Efforts
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We have launched a campaign to educate Congress about SMART Recovery, as the government seeks solutions to an addiction epidemic that is overwhelming America’s treatment system. Our immediate goal is to secure $2 million to support our plan to double the number of U.S. meetings to 4,000 over the next two to three years. We also plan to increase the number of online meetings to at least 100, making SMART support more accessible to rural America, where the opioid problem has been especially severe.
Over the long-term, we want Congress and all federal agencies to know that SMART Recovery can significantly contribute to the alleviation of this epidemic by helping people through our meetings and self-empowering, science-based program.
Learn more about our efforts to introduce SMART to Congress in this article.
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SMART Meeting Management (SMM)
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Join SMART Volunteers for Regular Zoom Calls
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Please plan to join our SMART Meeting Management recurring calls. These calls are open to all facilitators, trainees and hosts. Calls are held on Mondays at 10:00 p.m. EDT and Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. EDT.
Joe Gerstein, Alex Carde and Dennis Rosenfeld lead these meetings. In true SMART fashion, these meetings are meant to be group discussions during which we discuss and share ideas for your local SMART Recovery meetings, and brainstorm solutions for your issues or questions.
Call Details: - ZOOM Link: 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 setup 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 SMART Meeting Management meeting soon!
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IMPORTANT REMINDER: Memorial Day Schedule Changes
If your SMART Recovery meeting will be affected by the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, please submit a meeting change request form so we can add a note to our public meeting list. .
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2019 SMART Recovery Annual Conference
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Hotel Reservations are Officially Open!
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We hope that will join us for our upcoming conference, which celebrates our Silver Anniversary!
The 2019 SMART Recovery Annual Conference will be held September 20-22 at The Westin Chicago Northwest Hotel in Itasca, a suburb of Chicago and close to O’Hare Airport. Hotel room and conference facilities are located on the same premises. More details about the conference can be found here.
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| Hotel Accommodations: We are pleased to announce that you can feel free to book your hotel rooms at this time!
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Hotel Reservation Group Discount Code
Use Group Code SRUSRUD when booking your room to receive your room at the SMART Recovery group rate!
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Special Thanks to Our
2019 Silver Anniversary Conference Supporters
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Recognizing 25 Outstanding Volunteers in our 25th Anniversary Year
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Volunteer Spotlight: William (Bill) M. Abbott, M.D.
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Bill Abbott’s service to SMART Recovery illustrates the multiple ways that a volunteer can contribute: as a facilitator, educator, advocate and promoter. As a former surgeon and medical doctor affiliated with the Harvard Medical School, Bill and founding president Joe Gerstein, M.D. introduced SMART meetings to hospitals throughout Massachusetts.
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Volunteer Spotlight: Hugh Delaney
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Hugh Delaney’s impact in Baltimore and the mid-Atlantic region has been substantial and ongoing. In late 2016 Hugh initiated the BmoreSMART project to start numerous SMART meetings in lower socio-economic areas of Baltimore. He trained more than 100 professional counselors and peer recovery specialists as SMART meeting facilitators. In 2017 alone, BmoreSMART launched 14 meetings.
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Volunteer Spotlight: Lorie H. (Hammer)
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Lorie H. (aka “Hammer” in SROL) has been instrumental in sharing the SMART Recovery 4-Point Program® with addiction treatment professionals across the country through live training sessions. As part of this effort, Lorie was instrumental in developing our InsideOut curriculum, one of our On-Site Training options.
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Tips to Help Grow Your Community Impact
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Every month, we will provide a quick marketing tip that will help to grow your local network and impact.
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Blog digests are emailed every Friday and contain all blog articles published during that week. As you read through the articles, we encourage you to share the URLs on social media, in chat rooms and message boards, through email, text messages, etc.
If you have questions about how to best share this information with your connections, please reach out to your Regional Coordinator or the SMART Recovery Central Office.
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The Most Recent Blogs & Announcements Published by SMART Recovery
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SMART Recovery is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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