May 3, 2023
Dear Hossein,
Thank you for sharing the videos of the shawl receiving ceremony. In the U.S., recovery community organizations are using similar roles as your guides and co-guides who work under such titles as recovery coach, recovery mentor, or recovery ambassador, or recovery support specialist. Recovery coach training programs have started in the U.S., but no organization is doing the training, preparation, and support of such individuals comparable to what is being done in Congress 60. I was deeply moved by the videos as I observed how many people were receiving a shawl and how meaningful the shawl ceremony was for those participating. We have talked much about the need to prepare future recovery leaders and I commend you for the job Congress 60 is doing in this regard. You have created a training and supervision model that could and should be replicated in countries throughout the world.
Friends and Brothers Forever,
Bill