Connection Rep
About the Connection Rep Service Position, from Gratitude in Action, FA's Newsletter about Service
As your meeting’s Connection Representative, you:
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Introduce yourself as the Connection Representative at the end of the Connection announcement
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Order/renew your meeting’s Connection subscription(s)
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Place Connection on the literature table after receiving it by mail
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Raise awareness about Connection among FA fellows at meetings, on phone calls, and at business meetings
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Encourage members to write and/or create artwork for Connection
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Participate in Connection Rep Network conference calls
Personal Reflections...Connection Rep
“After I got 90 days of abstinence I heard that being the Connection Representative was ‘one of the easiest service positions,’ so that seemed like a good one for me to try. When the Meeting Contact of my meeting successfully switched the subscription to my name and address, it became my responsibility to maintain the subscription and to deliver the magazine to the meeting. I remember admitting to my sponsor that I had been forgetting the recent edition at home for weeks. With some helpful suggestions from my sponsor, I eventually got the magazine to the meeting. Doing service in FA gives me a great opportunity to see clearly the areas where I still need to grow. Every commitment I make to this program gives me a chance to practice following through with the important details of life.”
“My listening skills have improved greatly since becoming a Connection magazine representative. When fellows share from the front of the room, I often think about how these shares might work as a Connection article. I have then asked several fellows if they’d be willing to write their stories for Connection. If they can’t quite remember what they said from the front of the room, I describe what was so meaningful to me and tell them that others might also benefit from their sharing. It reinforces for me the power of their shares, and it encourages those who do not feel they are writers to try writing anyway."
"Listening with my ‘Connection ears’ began as an exercise in doing my job. Now my listening has become a gift to my own recovery, as I find myself hearing everyone on a deeper level.”
Connection-Related Resources
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Get information on the bimonthly Connection Rep conference calls
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Receive talking points that will help encourage FA members to submit art and articles
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Subscribe to Connection in print ($25) or in digital ($20) formats
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