[Businessmtg] Newcomer packet contents and my view

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Thanks Laura, as a FYI - 
We have permission to post the Sponsorship  Bookmark and the Just For Today (my lifeline when I joined Al-Anon and for many years since) . 

If anyone is interested I can post the link of the literature that we can post! 
Hugs
Sandie 


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> On May 10, 2017, at 1:54 PM, ASP Secretary <asp_secretary at asp-afg.org> wrote:
> 
> I wanted people to know exactly what piece of literature we were talking
> about. This is the K-10 item.
> 
> Having stuffed a few thousand of these newcomer packets at WSO, I am
> familiar with the literature that goes into them. This is what the latest
> version contains (according to the website)
> 
>   - So you love an alcoholic (P-14)
>   - What Do YOU Do about the Alcoholic's Drinking? (P-19)
>   - Understanding Ourselves & Alcoholism (P-48)
>   - Al-Anon Spoken Here (P-53)
>   - Alateens Share with Adults in Their Lives (P-67)
>   - Information for the Newcomer (S-4)
>   - Just for Today, Al-Anon Bookmark (M-12)
>   - Sponsorship Bookmark (M-78)
> 
> This is all under copyright and cannot be scanned and posted, nor would we
> be given permission to do so. There is no electronic equivalent.
> 
> This packet is available through all literature distribution centers and
> from the WSO. Most groups that I have been to have a supply on hand for
> newcomers.
> 
> However, going out to the website, I am seeing that K-10 is no longer put
> in a sleeve, but rather a booklet format and the cost is no longer $1 per
> packet. So we will have to take that into account as well when deciding
> because the cost is significantly higher ($1.40) from the previous version.
> 
> I received a newcomer packet both times I started Al-anon. I probably got
> one in Alateen too, but that is lost in the dim reaches of history. Neither
> time I read anything in that packet, other than the Just For Today
> bookmark. I was in too much pain and confusion to read any of the rest of
> it. And no, I never went back to read it when the fog cleared.
> 
> Now, my opinion (and yes I am allowed to give it, even though I am chairing
> this meeting). I feel that the usefulness of the paper-based newcomer
> packet is limited in our particular meeting format. While it might give a
> newcomer a lifeline in a F2F meeting, the time gap between newcomer and
> receiving a packet here removes that possible benefit. I think it was a
> good experiment, but shouldn't be continued in ASP.
> 
> Laura M
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