How Are We Doing

How are we doing?

(a survey on the ARANA monthly speaker meetings and dances)

The purpose of the ARANA Dance Subcommittee is to carry the message of recovery by providing clean dances and/or speaker meetings for the NA fellowship in our area. We serve at your will and would like your feedback, so…How are we doing?

1. How often do you attend the monthly speaker meeting and dance?

 just about every month

 about half the time

 a few times a year

 once in a blue moon

1. Do you typically come to just the meeting, just the dance, or stay for both?

 just the meeting  just the dance  both

1. What would make you attend the meeting more often?

 better speakers – explain: ______

 time change – would 7:30 or 8:00 p.m. be better?

 change from the last Friday of the month to the second or third Friday

 change the length of the meeting to one hour

 change in birthday celebrations -We currently hand-out key tags and addicts announce

their names and clean time. What would you prefer? ______

 format change – we currently have a 15-minute speaker and a 40-minute speaker –

what would you prefer? ______

 other: ______

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1. What would make you attend the dance more often?______

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1. Although we occasionally hold events that don’t break even, on average the Dance Subcommittee has about $200 a month over the past year (excluding New Year’s Eve). Are yousatisfied with this average profit and donation?

 Very satisfied  somewhat satisfied  somewhat dissatisfied  very satisfied

Comments:______

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1. The costs of DJs, dance halls, and security have increase significantly over the years yet our suggested donation continues to be $5. Should we continue to suggest a $5 donation?  Yes  No – if no, what would you suggest? ______

1. Because our purpose is to carry the message, not to raise money, our policy has been to allow newcomers in for whatever they can contribute, be it time or money. How satisfied are you with this policy?

 Very satisfied  somewhat satisfied  somewhat dissatisfied  very satisfied

Do you have any suggestions related to newcomers? ______

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1. Anything else? (feel free to write on the back, too)

Please submit your feedback to Margie, our committee chair either directly or through your GSR. Feel free to duplicate this form. You can download this survey from print it up, fill it out and give to your GSR or you can fill it out and submit it electronically to

Thank you for your time and feedback!