Living Clean - Montana Region Narcotics Anonymous

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Living clean is a lifelong journey, and the NA program gives us tools to build a life infused with hope. No matter where we are on our journey, we be- lieve that it ...
Living Clean the Journey Continues "Our minds are open and our spirits are free" Living clean is a lifelong journey, and the NA program gives us tools to build a life infused with hope. No matter where we are on our journey, we believe that it can get better, and that we can get better. We practice living a principled life and find a new way to live. We try new things, and some of them suit us better than others. As we experience living clean with its ups and downs, miracles and struggles, dead ends and open doors, we see the world more clearly and better understand our place in it. The program of Narcotics Anonymous is the way we have found to escape lives of desperation and pain. But that's not all NA is: It's a path, a process, and a way of life. Many of us come in with just the barest hope that we can get the pain to stop. In the beginning, our willingness is born of our suffering and fear. Living the program changes us in ways we might expect, and ways we never imagined. NA gives us the ability to turn our desperation into a passion to live fully and grow spiritually. We experience relief almost from the beginning of our recovery, and our first experiencees of joy are like seeing color for the first time. Our minds are open and our spirits are free. Even if we experience it only for fleeting moments, that joy carries us through our hardest days and night. …Living clean is a spiritual process, and it teaches us that the world is bigger than we imagined and not as far out of reach as we had feared. –Living Clean, the Journey Continues, Approval Draft, page 9.

Why Register?

Our 7th Tradition states: “We are fully self-supporting through our own contributions.” The money collected from registration fees is used to pay all Gathering-related expenses, including: mailings; promotion; speaker travel and lodging; Saturday dinner and beverages; hospitality; entertainment; facility (not swim) fees; and registration packets. Your registration includes all events. We are grateful for your support. If you have financial difficulties, contact your local group or area for assistance.

For More Information call the Montana NA Helpline 1-800-990-6262 or visit our website www.namontana.org Newcomer Policy

All NA meetings and workshops are free and no addict will be turned away from any function. In keeping with our 7th tradition, we ask NA members, groups and service committees to support the newcomer by collecting donations to provide registrations and/or a place for them to sleep. If you would like to contribute to newcomers' participation in the Gathering, please do so with your registration or at check-in at the Gathering.

Living Clean the Journey Continues

24th Annual Montana Gathering

"...Living clean is a spiritual process, and it teaches us that the world is bigger than we imagined and not as far out of reach as we had feared."

Check out our website!

* Searchable and printable meeting lists * Events Calendar & Mailing lists * Video & Radio PSAs, Speaker Podcasts * PI & HI Resources

June 15-17th, 2012 Symes Hot Springs Hotel Hot Springs, Montana

www.symeshotsprings.com 1-888-305-3106

Symes Hotel Hot Springs, Montana * Rooms, cabins, RV, & tents * Hot & cold outdoor pools * Spa bathhouse & Massages

Call the Symes for details on accommodations. Camping is available for a fee: $26/night/tent which includes 2 swim passes. Extra adults are $7/night/ person. Sleeping in autos is the same as camping. All campers should reserve a space and check in at the office before setting up. Hotel rooms start at $49, and it is $15/night per person over regular occupancy. Call early for best choice. Kids under 12 free. Deposits required. Regular Symes policies apply during Gathering. No smoking in rooms, and no fireworks. There will be extended soaking hours w/late night meetings. Hot Springs is a small western town with a variety of eating choices, hot springs accommodations, and other camping opportunities. Call Symes for details.

Gathering Events

* Speaker, campfire & hot spring recovery meetings * Workshops, Yoga, & Prayer circle * Volleyball & kids activities * Saturday dinner & desert * Music, dance, raffle, and auction

Register Early

Register before June 1 to save $10. Early registration helps us plan food and t-shirt needs.

Swim, Soak & Day Use

Registration fees don't include swimming. Swim passes come with your accommodations. Swim fee for those who don't camp or rent a room at the Symes is $7/day, $4.50/kids.

Gathering Kids

Gathering participants' kids must be attended at all times. No unattended children under 10 are allowed in Symes Hot Springs pools.

T-shirts/Hoodies

Order t-shirts early to get size(s) and quantity you need. T-shirts, Long Sleeves, Uni-sex Tanks & Zippered Hoodies will be available in a variety of colors at the Gathering. Awesome designs will be revealed at Gathering (shirts are not printed with any graphic in this brochure)

Dogs

The Symes Hotel has asked us to please leave our dogs at home. There will be a $7/dog/night fee for those that choose to bring dogs anyways.

Food

The Symes is located 74 miles from Missoula, 62 miles from Kalispell, and 180 miles from Spokane. 1-888-305-3106

Weekend registration and Saturday day registration fees both include Saturday night dinner. There will be a $7.95 ($4.25 under 12) taco bar available on Friday night. You can buy dinner tickets for that on your registration form. The Symes provides a breakfast buffet for $8.50 on Saturday & Sunday, and regular lunches. There are kid rates, and there will be vegetarian options.

Gathering Registration

Registration helps pay for all expenses and includes Sat. night dinner and entertainment. Hotel, cabin, RV & camping reservations should be made directly with the Symes. Registration available online using PayPal. Visit www.namontana.org for details & registration.

Qty. Item Price ea. Total ___ Adult Registrations before June 1 $40 ________ ___ Adult Registrations from June 1 $50 ________ ___ Saturday day only Registrations $15 ________ ___ Child Registrations & Sat dinner $5 _______ ___ Friday night buffets $7.95/$4.25 ________ Shirts/tanks: ___ T-shirt (S- M - L - XL - XXL) $20 ________ Sizes: ___________________________________ Long-sleeve shirt (M - L - XL - XXL) $20 ________ Sizes: ____________________________________ ___ Uni tanktop (S - M - L - XL - XXL) $20 ________ Sizes: ____________________________________ Hoodies: ____ Zipper Hoodie (M - L - XL - XXL) $40 _______ Sizes: __________________________________ Newcomer Donation $ _______ Total: _____________ Name(s) _________________________________ Address __________________________________ ________________________________________ Phone __________________________________ Email ___________________________________

Payment

Make checks out to the Montana Gathering. Mail registration form and payment to: MRSC Montana Gathering Box 36 Helena, MT 59624