SEPTEMBER 2010

Meeting Growth Trend

CURRENT FINANCIAL PICTURE  LITERATURE SALES AND FELLOWSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DOWN  OPERATING RESERVE IS AT LESS THAN TWO MONTHS  EXPENSES AND THE DEMAND FOR SERVICES CONTINUE TO INCREASE

COST-CUTTING MEASURES  REDUCED WSO EXPENSES ACROSS THE BOARD  REDUCED ATTENDANCE AT FELLOWSHIP EVENTS AND CONVENTIONS  REDUCED ATTENDANCE AT PROFESSIONAL EVENTS  REDUCED NUMBER OF TRANSLATION PROJECTS  REDUCED FREE LITERATURE DISTRIBUTION FROM $700,000 TO $400,000 PER YEAR  CHANGED THE NA WAY SUBSCRIPTION PROCESS  CREATED A CONTRIBUTION PORTAL ON NA.ORG

F ISCAL Y EAR J ULY 2008 THROUGH J UNE 2009

F ISCAL Y EAR J ULY 2009 THROUGH J UNE 2010

 DESPITE OUR CURRENT FINANCIAL POSITION, WE BELIEVE THESE WORKSHOPS ARE A PRIORITY.  THESE WORKSHOPS ARE IN PLACE OF THE US WORLDWIDE WORKSHOPS AND SOME ZONAL FORUM ATTENDANCE BUDGETED FOR THIS CYCLE.  WITHOUT THE DISCUSSION AND TRAINING HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND, WE WOULD BE UNABLE TO HAVE A FELLOWSHIPWIDE CONVERSATION ABOUT THESE PROPOSALS AND DISCUSS WAYS TO MOVE CLOSER TO OUR VISION.

T HE NA W AY M AGAZINE  AFTER OCTOBER 2010 ISSUE AUTOMATIC GROUP AND SERVICE BODY SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL CEASE PAPER SUBSCRIPTION DATABASE PURGED; MEMBERS MUST RE-SUBSCRIBE OR E- SUBSCRIBE BULK SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE TO SERVICE BODIES  EXISTING E-SUBS ARE UNAFFECTED  ELECTRONIC VERSION IS ENHANCED  ELECTRONIC VERSION IN RUSSIAN NOW AVAILABLE

N EW L ITERATURE  APPROVED AT WSC 2010 IN TIMES OF ILLNESS IP #24: MONEY MATTERS IP #28: FUNDING NA SERVICES  NEW WORLD BOARD APPROVED MATERIAL PR BASICS H&I BASICS  COMING SOON! NEW LITERATURE SURVEY IN THE OCTOBER NA WAY AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL PLEASE TAKE PART!

N EW L ITERATURE  SPANISH SIXTH EDITION BASIC TEXT AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER  SPANISH COMMEMORATIVE SIXTH EDITION AVAILABLE LATE DECEMBER (HOPEFULLY!)  LARGE PRINT BASIC TEXT IN ENGLISH AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER

N EW PR M ATERIAL 2009 M EMBERSHIP S URVEY U PDATED I NFORMATION A BOUT NA P ENS AND T OTE B AGS FOR EVENTS

The last batch of Review and Input material will be released by October 1 and will be available until December 31 This batch consists of Chapters Six and Seven and the Preface The Approval form of the entire book will be available late April 2011

C OMING S OON  “ PLANNING BASICS” DESIGNED TO GUIDE SERVICE BODIES THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS  ISSUE DISCUSSION TOPICS SELF-SUPPORT A VISION FOR NA SERVICE IN TIMES OF ILLNESS A GROUP TOPIC

Y OUR I DEAS NEEDED … D ELEGATES AT THE WSC DISCUSSED THE IDEA OF HAVING NO REGIONAL MOTIONS IN THE CAR OR IN NEW BUSINESS. T HE BOARD IS DISCUSSING THIS AND WE NEED YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS

N EW FROM NAWS N EW G IFT E DITION OF I T W ORKS : H OW AND W HY N UMBERED G IFT E DITION OF I T W ORKS : H OW AND W HY N EW COLOR MEDALLIONS IN B LACK /S ILVER AND P INK /P EARL A CRYLIC MEDALLION HOLDERS WITH WCNA OR B ASIC T EXT ARTWORK K EYCHAIN AND NECKLACE MEDALLION HOLDERS IN SILVER AND GOLD FINISHES H EAT - SENSITIVE MUG DEPICTING THE C OMMEMORATIVE S IXTH E DITION TITLE PAGE

WCNA  WCNA 34 ON SALE “LATE 2010”  EVERYONE ATTENDING EVENTS IN THE CONVENTION CENTER WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A REGISTRATION BADGE.  PRE-REGISTRATION IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED.  CAPACITY IS CURRENTLY SET AT 16,000. THIS CAN BE INCREASED IF PRE-REGISTRATION NUMBERS INDICATE.  WCNA 35 IN PHILADELPHIA WILL FUNCTION IN THE SAME WAY.