Annual Events
In 2019, following the World Service Conference’s request, NA World Services established three more worldwide events on our annual calendar in addition to the longstanding World Unity Day. These events are Sponsorship Day in December, Service Day in May, and Public Relations Week in June.
We encourage you to consider and discuss how your community will celebrate these days. If you have ideas for activities related to these special days, please send your comments to [email protected].
Next Annual Event
Sponsorship Day
Addicts can celebrate Sponsorship Day in many ways. Many choose to gather with their sponsorship families or read from the Sponsorship book at their meetings. Areas may choose to hold local events such as a sponsor-sponsee speaker jam or brunch.
Sponsorship Day: 1 December
Addicts can celebrate Sponsorship Day in many ways. Many choose to gather with their sponsorship families or read from the Sponsorship book at their meetings. Areas may choose to hold local events such as a sponsor-sponsee speaker jam or brunch.
Service Day: 1 May
On this day, we as a Fellowship reflect on the spiritual principles of NA service. To celebrate and encourage more members to serve, many areas plan a service learning day, or a service-related speaker jam or workshop.
PR Week: First Full week in June
PR Week
This year's PR Week is set for 2-8 June 2024.
We encourage every PR area, regional, and zonal committee to commit to at least one activity. We will be offering suggestions, but you are free to get creative and choose what may work best for your committee. We are offering a link to PR week for ideas for activities and resources for posters, banners, billboards, etc.
Activity suggestions highlighted below are from experienced members who participate in NA World Services PR web meetings and zonal PR/Fellowship development meetings. Members who generated these ideas suggested that PR subcommittees order Basic Text blue t-shirts that include the NA PR logo or the NA logo on the front, and the PR week slogan on the back, along with your area/regional/zonal website and/or helpline number.
Suggested PR Week theme/slogan: We All Are PR
Activity ideas:
- Commit to follow up with contacts previously initiated.
- Knock on one new door—reach out to a community provider.
- Have a poster/flyer or pharmacy card campaign.
- Donate NA Basic Texts to local, school, and/or college libraries.
- Participate in community health fairs, festivals, community resource days, pride day, etc.
- Collaborate with another area on a combined PR activity.
- Hold learning days that feature NA Traditions and include helpline, website, and H&I members.
- PSAs and NA Videos for professionals
Many PR members may choose virtual activities. Some of the activity areas can happen online.
Culminate your week with a celebration that may feature:
- PR skits with do’s and don’ts for PR.
- PR speakers.
- A 1K fun walk/run or 5K or 10k fun-raising and awareness-raising walk/run that ends in a park with a celebration event.
- Food events such as a barbeque, potluck, chili cook-off, and so on.
Click here for some past activities suggestions from around the world.
PR web meetings are held quarterly for PR trusted servants. Please sign up at [email protected]
World Unity Day: 1 September
The first weekend of September, join us for a heartfelt expression of NA’s worldwide unity as we take a moment to share the Serenity Prayer and reflect on our global Fellowship and our primary purpose: to carry the message to the addict who still suffers. This year, addicts at the World Convention’s Unity Day celebration will be able to connect virtually to communities and institutions around the globe.
