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Hello,

We are writing to let you know we need to shut our webstore for two weeks beginning 16 June. We notified areas, regions, and service offices of the inventory closure, so this email will be a reminder to them and notice to everyone else.  We have two major events taking place at the same time.

Each year we conduct an auditor supervised physical inventory, during which we count and verify over two million pieces of literature and recovery-related items. In addition, this year we are also undergoing a massive software upgrade.

If you place an order before the 16th, we will do our best to ship it before our inventory begins. We will begin shipping again 3 July and will ship orders in the order they were received. The office will be closed for the 4 July US holiday. We hope to have the webstore back online 5 July.

Don’t forget that IPs and booklets are posted online in 57 languages for free: www.na.org/ips. You can also listen to the audio Basic Text in nine languages for free here: www.na.org/audio. Electronic versions of our books are for sale from the links on this page: www.na.org/elit. 

We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for your understanding.

NA World Services

Hello,

This email covers the following topics:

• A Spiritual Principle a Day special edition
• PR week
• French audio Basic Text
• World Convention of NA

SPADSpecial Edition

A special edition of A Spiritual Principle a Day is now available for purchase at $35. It’s a beauty of a book—hardcover, numbered, and slip-cased, with colored accents and a stitched-in satin bookmark. Click here to purchase or search for item #1110S at www.na.org/webstore.

PR Week

The first week of June every year is PR week—a week dedicated to PR activities and raising awareness about PR service within NA. For more information see our PR activities page. Send us photos of your community’s PR week events: pr@na.org.

French Audio Basic Text

French (Canadian) is the latest language to join the online collection of audio Basic Texts. We also have Arabic, English, Hebrew, Hungarian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Spanish, and Thai posted. You can download or stream all nine versions for free at www.na.org/audio. This is one of the many services member contributions help to offset. If you’re a member, you can contribute to World Services here: www.na.org/contribute.

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The next World Convention will take place in Washington, DC, from 29 August to 1 September 2024. We are not sure when the convention will go on sale, but we know it won’t be before the last quarter of this calendar year. We will keep members informed through emails like this one. If you sign up for any of our subscriptions—NAWS News, JFT, or SPAD—you will receive NAWS Update emails and be notified when the convention goes on sale: www.na.org/subscribe.

Yours in service,

World Board

Hello,

We have a couple of positive pieces of news:

• Reaching Out is back
• WSO Chatsworth is open to the public on a limited basis

Both of these new developments are signs that World Services is gradually recovering from our resource crisis brought about by the pandemic. We are nowhere near where we were prior to March 2020, but we are moving in the right direction.

Reaching Out

We just posted and mailed the January 2023 issue of Reaching Out, a quarterly publication that helps incarcerated addicts connect to the NA program of recovery, enhances H&I efforts, and offers experience from members who have successfully transitioned from “the inside” to be productive members of society. Issues are posted here: www.na.org/reachingout, and the most recent issue is also posted in a booklet format so that committees can print copies to take into institutions without staples.

World Services has sent copies to all area service committees for which we have a postal address. ASCs can continue receiving paper copies on a quarterly basis by subscribing. Each registered ASC that subscribes is entitled to 12 free copies. We also offer 20-copy bulk subscriptions at $38.05, and free subscriptions for addicts who will be incarcerated for at least six months, through the order form within the magazine. For more information about Reaching Out, email pr@na.org.

We will notify members through NAWS Update emails like this one when new issues are posted online. Sign up for any free NAWS email subscription to receive NAWS Update emails: subscribe@na.org.  

WSO open on a limited basis    

Beginning next week, our Chatsworth office will be open Thursdays 10–2 for office tours or to pick up literature. To minimize the number of people in the building at one time, we are offering a self-scheduling calendar. Because our staff numbers are still greatly diminished, this will ensure that we can meet members’ needs when they are here. If there is a local convention or special event scheduled, we may add additional time slots on those weeks if needed. 

We are asking members who intend to order literature while they are in the office to please download and fill out an order form in advance if possible:

https://www.na.org/admin/include/spaw2/uploads/pdf/catalogs/2023%20NAWS%20Order%20Form.pdf

You’ll find additional information and a link to the scheduling calendar on the Visit NAWS page listed on the For Our Members dropdown menu: https://www.na.org/?ID=visit-naws.

To everyone who has contributed to World Services: Thank you for helping to make these things possible. It’s because of you that we are able to start rebuilding our capacity. Please don’t forget about us and the ongoing need to support our efforts. We know that not everyone is in a position to be able to contribute financially, and we appreciate all of the ways members give to NA. Together we can.

Yours in service,

World Board

Hello,

This email includes announcements about:

• Conference Approval Track material
• Job Openings
• Service Day

Conference Approval Track (CAT) material posted

The Conference Approval Track material has just been posted to www.na.org/conference. A Guide to World Services in NA (GWSNA) explains:

The Conference Approval Track contains a variety of material to be considered at the upcoming World Service Conference that was not included in the Conference Agenda Report. . . . Having a separate approval track from the CAR allows for materials intended for committees and boards, such as handbooks or service manuals, to be distributed directly to conference participants 90 days before the WSC, allowing time for delegates to workshop it in a manner that fits within their local community. Each local community can determine for itself how the material will be reviewed and how to direct their delegate. . . .

Items that typically are included in the CAT include the proposed NAWS Budget and project plans for the upcoming cycle, seating requests, and recommendations from the World Board, as well as other service- or WSC-related material.

There are twelve motions associated with the CAT material. The motion list is on page 4. If you are uncertain how your region approaches the CAT motions, ask your GSR to find out from the area meeting.

Job openings

We just posted several job openings: www.na.org/jobsto replace staff who are leaving as well as to add staff where very much needed. All of these jobs are located in our Chatsworth, California facility (not remote). If you are local to the office, are looking for a job, and have at least two years clean, check out the listings. And please help us spread the word. Questions and resumes to hr@na.org. 

Service Day

Service Day is every year on 1 May. It’s a great occasion to plan a local workshop or event focused on giving back. We posted a flyer at www.na.org/nawsevents.If you’re looking for a nice way to thank your favorite trusted servant, “I Serve” pins are available for $5 (item #9600 at our webstore: https://cart-us.na.org/3-specialty-products/i-serve-pin-9600).

Thank you for trusting us to serve,

World Board

Hello,

We are working hard to get the Conference Agenda Report finalized and posted. In the meantime, there are some important dates and new resources to tell you about:

• 2023 Conference Agenda Report
• Sponsorship Day
• DRT/MAT survey closing soon
• 2023 order form/price list
• Other exciting (seriously) newly posted items

2023 CAR Is Posted

The 2023 Conference Agenda Report has been posted more than a week early. (The publication deadline this cycle is 30 November.) Translated versions will be available by 30 December. At the onset of the pandemic, we discontinued paper mailings of publications including the CAR. Interested members can download the document for free from the link on www.na.org/conference.

We will post PowerPoints and videos summarizing the CAR contents as soon as we are able to complete them.

We have also posted the CAR survey at www.na.org/survey. We encourage all members to fill it out before 1 April 2023. Survey results help the conference prioritize the work ahead. If you have any questions about the CAR content, drop us a line: wb@na.org.

Sponsorship Day

The first of December is Sponsorship Day. We offer some items that can help you mark the occasion. Sponsorship-related ecards are available to send when members make a contribution to World Services by selecting Send Some Love on the contributions page: www.na.org/contribute. Sponsorship medallions are only $5 (item 9603) from our webstore (www.na.org/webstore) or $10 with a keyring holder (item 9603b).

Join us in celebration of Sponsorship Day on Saturday 3 December, 11am–12:30pm, Pacific Standard Time (19:00–20:30 GMT). We are bringing together members from around the world to share their experience with sponsorship. Web meeting ID: 868 9235 1689 Passcode: 1953. You can download a flyer here: www.na.org/webinar. Spanish and Portuguese Interpretation will be provided. Please contact us if you plan to attend and require interpretation into another language: wb@na.org.

DRT/MAT Survey Closing Soon

We have been surveying all members about what to include in a piece of NA recovery literature about drug replacement therapy and medication-assisted treatment and NA. The 2018 World Service Conference adopted a motion charging NA World Services with creating a project plan for a new piece of recovery literature for members about DRT/MAT as it relates to NA. This survey is an important step in the process.

The survey will be posted through the end of this month: www.na.org/survey. Share your thoughts.

2023 Order Form/Price List

In May, we announced that beginning 1 January, the price of books and bronze medallions would increase 12%. We have posted a new order form with the 2023 prices: https://www.na.org/?ID=catalog-products. (The European order form will be posted soon.) We wish circumstances were different, but our direct costs for book-length titles have increased almost 30%. For more information see the May 2022 notice: http://www.na.org/admin/include/spaw2/uploads/pdf/2023%20price%20increase%20memo%20to%20post.pdf.

Newly Posted Items

On a brighter note, we posted a video of IP#1 in American Sign Language! Select ASL from the drop-down menu at www.na.org/ips to check it out. That brings the number of posted languages for IP #1 to 57! Amazing.

We also recently posted an audio version of the Brazilian Portuguese Basic Text for free streaming or download: www.na.org/audio.

And we reorganized our service material webpages. The Basics are all here www.na.org/basics, and the handbooks are all here www.na.org/handbooks.

Yours in service,

World Board

Hello,

The moment many of you have been waiting for is here: A Spiritual Principle a Day is in stock!! It’s a great looking paperback, and it’s ready for purchase as item #1110 from our webstore: https://cart-us.na.org/a-spiritual-principle-a-day-1110.It costs $13, plus shipping and handling.

You can also still subscribe to receive the reading via email each day for free: www.na.org/subscribe.

Enjoy!

Yours in service,

World Board