Welcome to our next Weekly Bulletin. If you would like us to include something on our weekly news, please get in touch by emailing [email protected].
Nominate SMART Recovery
At the Benefact Group, charitable giving is at the heart of what they do – and has been for over 135 years. They are an international family of specialist financial services companies that give all available profits to charity and good causes.
The Movement for Good Awards is their annual programme of giving. This year they will be giving over £1million to charities and good causes – with your help.
You can nominate a registered charity, not-for-profit organisation or community interest company in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands or Isle of Man for a £1,000 award. Please vote for us at UK SMART Recovery.
Link to nominate can be found here
Volunteer Recognition Scheme
UK SMART Recovery is launching a new ambassador-led Volunteer Recognition Scheme in September. We would love to have your ideas on how facilitators can best be recognised within the scheme. Please take 5 minutes to fill out the survey before Friday, 1st September 2023 – https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SMARTVolRecognitionScheme
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
Thank you in advance for your participation!
Meeting Numbers
In March 2020, due to the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to remove all of our Face to Face meetings from our website. At the time we had 525 meetings each week. We are pleased to announce that we now are back up to running 400 individual meetings each week. While this number is still down on where we were in March 2020, the number of meetings is on the increase and hopefully we will hit 525 by this time next year!
Dundee Kiltwalk
Four of our team attended the Kiltwalk in Dundee last weekend. Charlie, Kelly, Kenny and Janine all completed the wee wanderer event walking 4.3 miles. An article from the Courier & Advertiser for the even can be found below. Pictures of the SMART Team at the event will be in next weeks bulletin.
Scotland Activities
“Calling all facilitators in Scotland!
Come join us for our monthly meeting that is held the last Monday of every month at 11am. Bring a cuppa! Meeting details below:
Topic: Online facilitator community group meeting
Time: Last Monday of every month at 11am”
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/99662379856?pwd=SmNYNE1QUFpGbnJyTE1tNjArdWxlQT09
Meeting ID: 996 6237 9856
Passcode: 072170
“FYI! Wednesday 6th September 1pm online meeting will be cancelled. As well as SMART On The Go meeting in Falkirk on Friday 8th September. This is due to staff holidays. We will be back to normal the following week.”