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Jan 18, 2017
Mark’s favorite piece of literature to use for outreach purposes is the service tool "The Best of Public Outreach" (P-90) in Episode 7’s part 4 of 5. He shares how public outreach is what first got him into service in Al-Anon and calls out a “Getting Started” section on page 7, as well as pages 12-19 for several lists of outreach ideas. He also explains how the workbook helped with a big outreach project he was involved with that was done in honor of Al-Anon’s founder, Lois W., and how projects don’t need to be big to be effective. Lastly, we discuss what it’s like to talk to people that are not familiar with the Al-Anon program.
QUOTABLE MOMENT FROM MARK:
- "...any Al-Anon member is a great candidate to get involved in public outreach."
LITERATURE MENTIONED & RELATED EPISODES:
- "The Best of Public Outreach" (2012/2017 online version)
- "The Forum" (magazine) – Episode 5: part 4 of 4, Episode 6: part 1 of 4, Episode 6: part 2 of 4, Episode 10: part 2 of 4, Episode 12: part 3 of 5, Episode 12: part 4 of 5, & Episode 12: part 5 of 5
- "Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism 2017" – Episode 5: part 4 of 4, Episode 6: part 3 of 4, Episode 9: part 3 of 4, & Episode 9: part 4 of 4
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