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March 2026
2026 World Service Conference Mail
Name (Hold for WSC 4/20-4/24, 2026 )
Newport News Marriott at City Center
740 Town Center Dr.
Newport News, VA 23606
Please plan to have your mail arrive after April 17. Remember to use your trusted servant’s name and home address as the return address in case mail delivery is delayed.
Al-Anon’s 66th World Service Conference will convene in Newport News, Virginia, USA, from April 20 to April 24, 2026. The Conference, Al-Anon’s annual business meeting, provides guidance to the World Service Office (WSO) on service matters that are brought to its attention.
Delegates and other trusted servants enjoy receiving mail from members and groups in their Areas while they are at the Conference. We invite you to send cards and notes of support to Conference members. We ask that members and groups refrain from mailing boxes, packages, or large envelopes (love gifts) to the hotel as Conference members who wish to share love gifts with other attendees will be limited to what they can carry with them to and from Conference.
Celebrate Al-Anon’s Legacy with Lois W. and the Pioneers!
Let’s gather and watch in gratitude for the foundation of hope and the enduring legacy of service that continues to inspire us today!
Step into the heart of Al-Anon’s history with two powerful films now available for online streaming! Lois’s Story (AV-1) and Lois W. & the Pioneers (AV-24) bring to life the voices and vision of Al-Anon’s Cofounder and its trailblazing pioneers. For just $25, you can rent each film for seven days via “Vimeo on Demand,” which makes it perfect for group gatherings, District events, or Area celebrations. Want to make it extra special? Invite Lois W. to “join” your meeting by streaming her story with the fellowship!
Go to al-anon.org/archives and click Historical Films for more information. DVDs are available to rent through the World Service Office, and you can also listen to a rare audio interview featuring Lois and other early leaders at al‑anon.org/lois-interview
Members Share in The Forum
March Members Blog Topic
Please share with us at al-anon.org/member-blog
Sharings on the Member Blog may be used in future Al-Anon publications. New topics are being added each month!
Celebrating 75 Years of Hope and Healing!
This year marks a remarkable milestone—75 years of Al-Anon Family Groups offering help and hope to those affected by someone else’s drinking.
As we reflect on this legacy, we invite you to share your own message of congratulations.
Please post your tribute, memory, or words of appreciation on our Member Blog.
As always, you can also write about Al-Anon’s three Legacies. This month features Step Three, Tradition Three, and Concept Three.
Al-Anon CAL Available as E-Books
Explore the New CAL Titles Now Available as eBooks
The World Service Office continues to release Conference Approved Literature (CAL) in ebook format each month. See what’s new this month!
Most recent ebook releases:
- Al-Anon’s Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions (Revised) (eB-8)
- As We Understood… (eB-11)
Existing ebooks:
- Alateen—Hope for Children of Alcoholics (eB-3)
- …In All Our Affairs: Making Crises Work for You (eB-15)
- Courage to Change: One Day at a Time in Al-Anon II (eB-16)
- How Al-Anon Works for Families & Friends of Alcoholics (eB-22)
- Courage to Be Me—Living with Alcoholism (eB-23)
- Having Had a Spiritual Awakening… (eB-25)
- Hope for Today (eB-27)
- Opening Our Hearts, Transforming Our Losses (eB-29)
- Intimacy in Alcoholic Relationships (eB-33)
- A Little Time for Myself (eB-34)
Visit our Online Bookstore at al-anon.org/shop
Understanding Publishable Group Email Addresses in Al-Anon
A publishable group email address is an Al-Anon group’s publicly accessible contact address used for public outreach and group communication. This email address is displayed on the al‑anon.org meeting search webpage (al-anon.org/meetings) as well as locally on Area websites and Al-Anon Information Service meeting schedules. The email address is an invaluable resource for newcomers to request meeting access or additional information about the meeting.
Add a publishable group email address to your group record using the Al-Anon Group Record Change form at al-anon.org/update
Do You Have a Sponsor? Have You Sponsored Someone?
Will you share your experience in writing for a new piece of Conference Approved Literature (CAL) on Sponsorship and Service Sponsorship? Will you announce at your meetings that sharings are needed?
Here are some topics to consider:
- Learning to trust with the help of my Sponsor
- Letting go of my secrets in safety
- Losing my Sponsor unexpectedly
- Choosing a different Sponsor
- Learning to love unconditionally as a Sponsor
- Passing on my knowledge as a Service Sponsor
- Studying the Legacies together
- Discovering the spiritual principles of sponsorship
Please visit al-anon.org/sharing to view the writing guide and submit your sharing today.