World Service Organization For Recovering Couples Anonymous

WE ARE REPORTING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION PER EACH COMMITTEE. COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE: THE MISSION OF THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE IS TO ENSURE THAT A PROCESS IS IN PLACE SO THAT THE WORLD SERVICE ORGANIZATION (WSO) IS ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY MEET ITS FUNDAMENTAL NEED TO ANSWER INQUIRIES FROM BOTH RCA MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS WHO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RCA PROGRAM, PROGRAM RESOURCES, AND THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WSO. TO PROVIDE FOR THIS FUNCTION A POSTAL ADDRESS, AN E-MAIL ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED BY THE WSO. AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR USES THESE FACILITIES TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED SERVICES. CONSISTENT WITH THE RCA CONCEPTS OF SERVICE AND PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN CONTRACT, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE IS THE SOLE-POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR. THE COMMITTEE ASSISTS THE CHAIR IN REVIEWING CORRESPONDENCE TO AND FROM THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO ENSURE ACCURACY AND ADEQUACY OF THE RESPONSES PROVIDED TO INQUIRIES. GROWING THE FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE: THIS PAST YEAR SOME OF THE ACTIONS WE HAVE TAKEN INCLUDE: 1) WE HAVE CONTINUED TO MATCH COUPLES REQUESTING SPONSOR COUPLES, VIA A LINK ON THE WEBSITE WHERE NEW COUPLE CAN ASK FOR SPONSORS AND WHERE POTENTIAL SPONSOR COUPLES CAN PUT THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION. INTERESTED PARTIES CAN CONTACT: SPONSORSHIP@RCA-WSO.INFO 2) HERE ARE SOME ISSUES THAT WE ADDRESSED: A) WE DEVELOPED SEVERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS TO SEND TO MEETING CONTACT COUPLES AND TO PUT OUT IN THE E-NEWS TO MENTION THE BENEFITS TO DOING SERVICE, AND ENCOURAGING COUPLES TO LOOK INTO OPENINGS IN VARIOUS COMMITTEES (AS WELL AS CONSIDERING VOLUNTEERING TO BE ON THE BOARD). B) WE CONTINUED THE IDEA INITIALLY PROPOSED BY THE COMMITTEE'S PREVIOUS CHAIR TO CREATE AN ENTRY ON WIKIPEDIA, UTILIZING THE FORMAT THAT OTHER 12- STEP PROGRAMS ALREADY UTILIZE. C) WE HAVE CONTINUED TO TALK ABOUT VARIOUS WAYS TO ALLOW OTHERS TO KNOW THAT RCA EXISTS, SUCH AS CONNECTING WITH COUPLES' COUNSELORS IN THEIR AREA. LITERATURE COMMITTEE: THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LITERATURE COMMITTEE IS TO OVERSEE THE CREATION AND PUBLICATION OF ALL RCA LITERATURE. THIS PAST YEAR WE HAVE CONTINUED WORKING ON THE DAILY READER WITH SUBMISSIONS CONTINUING TO SLOWLY COME IN. WE HAVE BEGUN CREATING AN INDEX OF TOPICS. WE ALSO REVIEWED A DRAFT OF A WORKBOOK FOR THE STEP UP TO LOVE BOOK THAT WAS SUBMITTED FOR POSSIBLE USE BY RCA WSO. THE COMMITTEE DETERMINED THAT THE DOCUMENT WOULD REQUIRE EXTENSIVE EDITING IN ORDER TO BE PUBLISHED, AND AFTER REVIEWING THE SALES FOR THE CURRENT 12 STEP WORKBOOK, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THIS BE SHELVED FOR LATER REVIEW. AT THE REQUEST OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE COORDINATED THE CREATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN RCA, CALLED THE RCA WSO AD HOC COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (DIVERSITY CAUCUS). WE REVIEWED THE RCA RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR SPEAKERS AND BREAKOUT SESSIONS AT ZOOM EVENTS. WE CAME UP WITH A SUGGESTED GUIDELINES DOCUMENT FOR REVIEW BY THE BOT. THE DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL. MERCHANDISE SERVICES COMMITTEE: ENSURES THAT ALL APPROVED RCA MERCHANDISE IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE FROM THE STORE LOCATED ON THE RCA WEBSITE AND THAT AN APPROPRIATE SUBSET OF RCA LITERATURE IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE FROM AMAZON.COM. RECOMMENDS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE SELLING PRICES FOR RCA MERCHANDIZE BASED ON REPLENISHMENT COSTS AND RELATED OVERHEAD COSTS WHILE RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR THE WSO TO MAKE A REASONABLE PROFIT FROM MERCHANDISE SALES, A PROFIT THAT IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF INCOME NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE WSO'S COSTS OF OPERATIONS. FUNCTIONS SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT, MERCHANDISE-SERVICES CONTRACTOR: SUPPORTS AND OVERSEES THE WORK OF THE INDEPENDENT, MERCHANDISE-SERVICES CONTRACTOR WHO HANDLES MERCHANDISE-ORDER FULFILLMENT WHILE PERFORMING THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: STORING AND MAINTAINING INVENTORY CONTROL FOR ALL ITEMS OF RCA MERCHANDISE HELD IN INVENTORY. MAINTAINING RECORDS OF THE TOTAL SHIPPING COST OF EACH WEBSITE- STORE ORDER THAT IS SHIPPED, A TASK COMPLICATED BY THE US POSTAL SERVICE'S RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF THE VERY ECONOMICAL MEDIA MAIL, REFERRED TO FOR MANY YEARS AS BOOK RATE AND ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPPING WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. FULFILLING ORDERS RECEIVED VIA THE WEBSITE STORE, BOTH ORDERS TO BE SENT WITHIN THE US AND THOSE TO BE SENT INTERNATIONALLY. DISTRIBUTING ITEMS FROM THE INVENTORY TO AMAZON FULFILLMENT CENTERS AND MAINTAINING THE WSO'S AMAZON ACCOUNT. UPDATING MONTHLY THE INFORMATION IN RCA INVENTORY-SYSTEM AND IN THE ORDERS RECORDS SYSTEM.