Thanks to everyone who attended the “Welcome Home” convention in Akron the weekend of July 11-13, 2008. A total of 636 people attended the convention; 434 SA members and 202 S-Anons. Twenty-one people received scholarships. The 7th Tradition donations collections included $3,060 for the Prison Outreach; $3,008 for S-Anon; and $3,180 for SAICO. Tapes and CDs from over 40 sessions (as well as the special message from Roy K.) are readily available from Lee’s Tapes and CDs (www.leestapesandcds.com).

Our “Welcome Home” red hats are off to everyone who helped make the weekend such a joyful recovery experience. The entire SA and S-Anon membership of Northeast Ohio is grateful for the opportunity to serve. Hosting the convention helped us to improve our relations with each other and increased the spirit of recovery in our respective fellowships. We look forward to seeing many of you again in Nashville in January.