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Seventh Tradition Donate Now! Support the ISO |
Seventh Tradition
COSA's seventh tradition states "Every COSA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions".
You need COSA = COSA needs you!
Our fellowship needs your financial support. We reach inward to help ourselves, as well as outward to help those who are still suffering. We need to extend a helping hand toward our fellows. In recovery, we learn to carry the message instead of the addict!
There are three easy ways support COSA with your 7th Tradition!
1. Donation by check: Checks can be made to ISO of COSA. Please send your checks to:
2. Donations by PayPal: Just click this PayPal button and submit your 7th Tradition.
3. Recurring Donation by Credit Card: Here is an easy way to support the ISO of COSA with monthly contributions
ISO of COSA ♦ P.O. Box 25171 ♦ Albuquerque, NM 87125 U.S.A.
All donations to COSA are tax deductible!
Financial donations in the form of one-time gifts, or a commitment to regular support, are ways to ensure the work of COSA continues. Your financial donations provide necessary resources to aid in daily outreach and membership services. The following outreach and communication functions cost the most money: operating and expanding our COSA website; publishing and distributing the official COSA newsletter, the Balance; supporting the development of new literature for the fellowship; hiring special workers; and reaching out to the general public to spread the word about the gifts of the COSA program.
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7 Weeks to Boost 7th Tradition for ISO of COSAAs COSAs progress in our stepwork, we become aware of the importance of the 12 Traditions and 12 Concepts. These are the principles that support us, individually and collectively, in building and maintaining a strong fellowship.The 7th Tradition of COSA states that our fellowship needs to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions. In other words, together we are responsible for supporting and sustaining our COSA fellowship. The International Service Organization (ISO) of COSA’s mission is based on our 12th Step: …carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all areas of our lives.. To help us do this, our ISO needs to raise about $24,000 a year to cover the costs of: maintaining an up-to-date COSA website; publishing and distributing the COSA newsletter, The Balance; producing and distributing literature for the fellowship; paying our part-time service worker, the ISO Coordinator, a living wage; paying our office rent; and reaching out to healthcare providers and the general public to spread the word about the gifts of the COSA program. A few years ago, the ISO initiated a monthly pledge program whereby any COSA can provide regular monthly contributions to ISO, in addition to the amount each meeting sends to ISO regularly. These contributions enable ISO of COSA to predict its cash flow and plan ahead for the needs of our fellowship. Beginning in January 2010, the ISO of COSA will launch a seven-week campaign to increase 7th Tradition pledges made directly to the ISO office. These pledges can be mailed in with the green donation cards that are sent out with literature orders. You can ask the literature person at your meeting for a copy of the green card. Or you can make an even greener donation by using this downloadable form. Or you can make an even greener donation by going directly to the COSA website (http://www.cosa-recovery.org/donate.html) and making an online donation or pledge. From January 25 through March 14 we will be asking an officer of each meeting to explain the importance of building a strong ISO by promoting direct donations to the ISO. This is an important way you can show gratitude for the gifts of recovery you have received from our fellowship. This is also an important step you can take to bring the message of recovery to those who still suffer. We hope that you will join with us and pledge a monthly contribution to our ISO. There is no minimum amount; choose an amount that feels appropriate for you. Annual or one-time donations, of course, are always welcome. Gratefully, Goal#2 Committee for the Board of the ISO of COSA
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