Dear community,
At our purpose party earlier this month, we gathered to celebrate our collective's new purpose statement and all the work from inside and outside pen pals that went into creating it.
At that same meeting, we also began taking steps to brainstorm a new name, and we wanted to offer all inside and outside pen pals a chance to be involved in the renaming process. We've created a Google Form, linked below, to collect ideas from inside and outside pen pals alike.
Outside pen pals, please print the survey (or copy the questions into a letter if you prefer) and share it with your inside pen pals. Once your pen pal replies, you can submit their ideas using the form. Please fill out the form with your own ideas as well. Our hope is to synthesize the responses in January of next year, then propose some names for the collective to review. To ensure your responses are considered, try to submit by January, or let us know if you need more time. We're looking forward to hearing from you and your pen pals as we take this next step in our transition .As always, feel free to reply or reach out on Slack with any questions.
In Solidarity,
The AA Transition Team
Upcoming events:
New Pen Pal Orientations
Penpals Backend Working Group
Tuesday, December 5th at 7:30 CST (Google Meet) — this month’s meeting will be dedicated to revising our script for new pen pal orientations in light of our new purpose statement. Anyone who has attended orientation in the past is welcome to join us and share suggestions.
As always, check our calendar for any additional events or details!