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1st Quarter
Updates
Spring 2017
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Quarterly news now
available online!
Insights,
info and inspiration
Lots of not to be missed articles this month, including:
Florida, here we come! Be sure to start making plans to attend the 2017 SMART Conference in beautiful Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on September 22-24. Lots of great topics are planned, and the networking with other volunteers is always a highlight! See page 4 of the April issue for more details.
Got talent? Please carefully consider joining the SMART Board of Directors if you have professional expertise in one of these areas:
• Information Technology • Social Media
• Fundraising/Grant Writing • Strategic Planning
See page 5 of the issue for details about board membership and nominations.
More research, hooray! The PAL study research has been released. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the overall goal of the study was to determine differences in membership, group participation, cohesion and satisfaction, and SMART Recovery was one of the groups included in the study. See page 10 for study outcomes, and check out page 13 where you'll find SMART's statement on the first meta-analysis of its Mutual Support Recovery Model.
2016 Annual Survey results available. We hope you took the time to participate in our 2016 Annual Survey. An overview of the findings starts on page 11. To review the results, click here.
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April is Volunteer Month!
Volunteer, support training scholarships, or do both!
Each April, we celebrate Volunteer Month to not only recognize the efforts of our thousands of dedicated volunteers, but also to encourage others to share in the rewarding experience of volunteering.
Volunteer Training Scholarships are available in April for those who qualify for financial assistance to cover the cost of the SMART Recovery Facilitator And Support Team (FAST) Training. More info: bit.ly/SMART_Training
Scholarships are available for:
• local facilitators
• online facilitators
• message board volunteers
• chat room volunteers
• other volunteers who may benefit from FAST Training.
Visit here for more information.
Support the Training Scholarship Fund: Double your impact!
Your gifts to our Training Scholarship Fund will be matched 100% by
challenges gifts we have received from some of our most dedicated
supporters, including an anonymous donation of $1,500, and donations from the following SMART Recovery groups: Washington, DC (two Saturday morning meetings) - $500, Laguna Hills, CA - $300, Irvine, CA - $300, SMART New York City - $1,000, and Sarasota, FL - $150. Don't delay. Your gift today will bring us closer to our goal -- twice as fast!
Thank you for your support!
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Missed our Spring Webinar?
Engaging Community to
Fight Addiction!
Not to worry!
Ivette Torres from SAMHSA was full of great ideas and her presentation was so inspirational! You can now enjoy
the podcast at: www.smartrecovery.libsyn.com.!
Please be invited to explore our entire Podcast Library, as well. It's turning
into a great collection!
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