Meeting Re-Opening Suggestions
Disclaimer: Specific requirements when meetings reopen should be determined by the individual home group in coordination with their meeting facility. These suggestions are presented as possible options to be considered.
Re-Opening Regularly Scheduled Meetings
- Contact your facility and determine if they have any specific requirements that must be adhered to in order to use the facilities
- Clean all tables and chairs before members arrive
- Have spray cleaner and paper towels available for those who want to clean their own areas
- Make sure bathrooms have soap for washing hands
- Wear your mask to meetings
- Consider not serving coffee and suggest members bring their own drinks to meetings
- Move chairs to allow distance between members
- Put the 7th Tradition basket in a stationary place
- Designate an area for members who have compromised immune systems – could use reserved signs on seats. Get creative – be mindful that designated area will not be in high traffic areas
- Download readings/books to avoid passing literature around the meeting
- Consider having gloves on hand so that person signing papers can protect themselves
- Spray key tags with disinfectant prior to meeting. Wear gloves when handing them out
- Door Post:
- Please don’t move the chairs
- Normally we hug: Please be mindful that due to COVID not everyone will be comfortable with hugs: Please ask for permission before going in
- If you feel sick, or have had a fever, in the past 14 days please refrain from attending in-person meetings. Virtual meetings are still available at https://naworks.org/all_meetings/
- Format announcement to reiterate the new precautions that the home group is taking to protect the members
- Refer to NAWS “Checklist for Reopening Meetings” for more info:
https://www.na.org/admin/include/spaw2/uploads/pdf/Checklist%20for%20Reopening%20Meetings.pdf