There will be a planning meeting this coming Sunday, April 15th, at 5:45 at Café Express to discuss feedback from the HAI retreat 2012 and to make a few decisions for the 2013 Spring Retreat.
Don’t worry: you don’t have to commit to next year just yet, however we really do want your feedback and help this coming Sunday to make a few decisions.
Agenda topics:
- Retreat evaluations feedback (see below and 2012 Retreat Feedback Graph). Thank you Phillip B for compiling—awesome!
- Place for 2013 retreat
- Date for 2013 (bring your calendars!)
Please Daniel W. know if you plan on attending so that he can get an accurate headcount; we want a quorum of persons to make some decisions. We will be finished in 1 hour leaving enough time for those wishing to attend the 7:00 p.m. meeting at St. John’s.
Retreat Evaluation Feedback
Best Feature of Retreat?
- All
- Enjoyed all.
- Fellowship
- Fellowship
- fellowship
- Fellowship, listening to others well into their recovery; meeting new friends.
- Free time for fellowship
- Getting to know peers more intimately
- I liked the meeting room
- Meeting length was adequate
- Pacing of schedule – combining steps into one meeting, timing of shares 3 min, good social time.
- Relaxed format. Hot Water!!
- Speaker presentations. Meeting new members. Fellowship. 12-step presentations very helpful.
- Speakers and sharing
- spending pending time w/fellows time w/fellows
- step meetings, free time for fellowship
- The fellowship
- The God display at night.
- the insights during the step meetings
- The meetings and fellowship.
- The meetings were excellent. The division of steps per meeting was very good and allowed good sharing.
- The peaceful setting and the comraderie/new friends
- the people
- The presentation
- The program was just right, I think. Step meetings were good and well-organized. Speakers were good. Meditations were good.
- The The format felt pressured last year It was wonderful this year format felt pressured last year. It was wonderful this year – - thanks! thanks!
- The weekend format. Having 1-3 on Friday night opened up time fo much needed free time.
- Well I have to say the downtime when I was able to connect with others.
- You guys did an awesome job, thank you. In your service ????, love and attention.
Weakest Feature?
- a little too much free time.
- Bunk housing is always tough for lite sleepers like me.
- cell phone service
- Chairs were broken and meals were not sufficient.
- Distance though not a stopper.
- food quality but the price of the retreat was a great value!
- Food was not healthy enough. Nothing green Saturday.
- I had expectations of the morning meditations being more meditative, as opposed to check in time.
- meals
- Meetings started late.
- None
- not enough folks from other areas.
- Perhaps too much free time on Saturday?
- registration
- Sleeping quarters
- the food was much , much, MUCH better at Chappell Hill.
Other Comments
- Other mtgs I attend in the Woodlands were not aware or did not publicize the retreat.
- All retreats have been great great, very helpful.
- chairs need replacing
- Create online registration and payment. Thanks for providing ear plugs. Great idea.
- Excellent job! Thank You!
- great job committee
- I would prefer to have a wig stand as y wig became crooked and dusty.
- Looking forward to next year!
- Maybe schedule retreat in early summer. Get (?) a vending machine. Have a shop so we can buy what we for what we forgot. Thank Thank you!
- on the preparedness list add to bring a blanket if you bring bedsheets. I assumed blankest were provided since it was not listed.
- Overall, very well done! I appreciate the efforts of the staff and committee in putting on this event. It was a blessing!
- Programming was great! Well organized.
- Put name tags in folder so we go to one place to check in.
- The ?????? Rule!
- To me it’s a toss up btwn here and Marg. Austin. I believe that I prefer the closeness of Marg. Austin.
- Very well—organized. Superb! Bravo! Awesome!
- Well-organized. I’m happy being in recovery and fellowship.
