Public Information grants awarded
Greater New York Metro Intergroup and Westchester United Intergroup submitted a joint blitz application to use the money for an ad in the New York Times. Ocean and Bay intends to use its grant to publicize OA in student periodicals at colleges and universities i.
Three public-information plans funded
Green Mountain North, Southwestern Connecticut, and Western Mass intergroups were granted a total of $2,344 to carry out public information campaigns at the Fall Assembly on Sept. 21 in Albany, NY. Green Mountain North will run an ad advising about OA for a year in the state’s most circulated newspaper. Southwestern Connecticut will pay for…
PI/PO to seek and save results of campaigns it funds
Region 6 representatives don’t only attend the biannual assemblies; they agree to work in their subject areas in between assemblies as well. Assemblies are an opportunity to meet in person, to reorganize when rotations of service change the committees’ makeups, and to set committee goals for the work ahead. At the Spring Assembly, the Public…
Public information efforts funded
One task of the Public Information and Professional Outreach Committee is to examine proposals made by intergroups to carry the message of recovery to the public. Meeting at the Fall Assembly, the committee voted to fund four projects for bus ads and billboards totaling about $3,000. The committee also committed to exploring ways to reach…