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This beautiful area is known as Castle Hill. It was the site of an open-air meeting at midnight during the most recent Aotearoa New Zealand Regional Campvention. |
Readers of H&I News are familiar with H&I Slim. For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure, H&I Slim is the ultimate H&I kinda guy. He hangs out in hospitals and jails all over the world. You might say he’s always in the know, and always on the go. Got a question about H&I? Need some help? Write H&I Slim in care of WSO.
Dear H&I Slim,
I know what our policy states about giving our phone numbers out at correctional facilities, but
what about treatment centers? We have both short- and long-term centers, and are frequently asked. This has become
an issue at our subcommittee meetings. Please help!
Recovering in Memphis
Dear Recovering,
It is never a good practice to give out our personal phone numbers to residents of any facility. We can, however,
give out our area and regional helpline numbers, make local meeting lists available, and tell potential NA members
that we’ll be glad to see them at a regularly scheduled NA meeting where members’ phone numbers are readily available.
H&I Slim
Dear H&I Slim,
Our H&I subcommittee has had meetings/presentations in the State Department of Corrections facilities for twelve
years. New problems arise with each change in the department’s administration. The latest is a requirement that
panel leaders fill out an in-depth volunteer form; there is a briefer form for panel members. They have assured
us that only the program director will see these forms and that the information we give will not be used to prevent
us from going into the prison. Many committee members don’t like this. What can we do?
Needs Suggestions
Dear Needs,
A PI/H&I presentation to the administration with emphasis placed on our Twelfth Tradition might be helpful.
Using this time to present your concerns and listening to what the administration has to say may bring a resolution
that both you and the institution will find workable.
The decision ultimately rests with the individual addict. Some addicts may simply be too uncomfortable with providing
the information requested on the form, while others may not have a problem with it at all.
H&I Slim
Have you ever called or written the World Service Office? Or have you ever wanted to call, but weren’t sure
you should? A lot of members wonder what the WSO does besides ship literature. Some know what else the WSO does,
but aren’t sure which staff person to ask for assistance when they call.
We thought it might help if we began introducing you to some of the staff at WSO and describing their responsibilities.
“Spotlight on staff” will be a regular feature of The NA Way Magazine.
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This month’s staff member is Sylvia Cordero. She began working for the WSO in August of 1988. Her original job
assignment was to enter group and trusted servant registrations and new NA Way subscriptions into the WSO database.
She also entered meeting listings into the now-defunct World Directory. WSO management recognized not too long
after Sylvia’s hire that it was impossible to publish a world directory that wasn’t out of date before it went
to the printer. WSO immediately began taking advantage of Sylvia’s bilingual skills, assigning her to mail out Spanish Group Starter Kits, translate some correspondence, and talk to Spanish-speaking callers. In 1994, Sylvia moved permanently to customer service and began helping the Spanish-speaking literature customers. She takes literature orders over the phone, and can also answer any questions about any of the products offered by WSO. She also processes all the orders that are shipped from WSO-Chatsworth and WSO-Canada, and she processes payments for literature orders and deposits the day’s receipts at the bank. |
This signed release must accompany all submissions.
I hereby grant permission to the World Service Office, The NA Way Magazine, their successors, assigns, and those acting on their authority to publish the attached original material titled. I understand that this material may be edited. I further understand that this material may be reprinted in other NA fellowship journals. I possess full legal capacity to exercise this authorization and hereby release the World Service Office and The NA Way Magazine from any blame by myself, my successors, and/or my assigns.
Signature: ____________________________
Date: ________________________________
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Sluggfest: A Home Group Anthology
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