It's time to make your plans to come to Cleveland/Akron
for the 2016 NAWS Conference!
Travel details
HOTEL INFORMATION
Days Inn & Suites Richfield
4742 Brecksville Road
Richfield, Ohio 44286
Call 330-659-6151, and use code "NAWS2016" to receive a group rate of $89.99 + taxes
(rates honored 2 days before and after the conference)
GETTING HERE BY CAR
If you are driving, parking is available at the hotel. Just use a web search engine for directions from your location, or call the hotel at the number above.
GETTING HERE BY PLANE
Fly into either the Cleveland or Akron airports. For information on traveling from the airport to the hotel, click here.
link for outreach approval form 1-18
Join us for fun & fellowship, Help direct the future of Nicotine Anonymous in business meetings and workshops. Rock out at the banquet and get serene at the brunch. Visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland or tour historic recovery sites in Akron, where Dr. Bob and Bill W. began the Twelve Steps. And there's more!
You won't want to miss this conference!
Saturday Night
Rock 'n Roll Banquet
Dress up as a rock and roll fan or your favorite performer! Come dressed to rock out and win the Best Costume Contest. After the speakers, enjoy surprise guest performances by beloved music icons from Las Vegas, New York and Detroit! Then dance the night away with NicA's own DJ, Larry L. of Lakewood, Ohio.
Sunday Brunch
Serenity Singers
Akron's Serenity Singers are volunteer choir members in recovery who perform at Founder's Day each year in Akron, Ohio. They also perform at nursing homes, retirement centers and recovery facilities. The Serenity Singers, including NicA's very own Peggy H., will sing us into our Spirituality Brunch on Sunday with moving selections that will touch your recovering heart. Tissues will be provided. It is rumored that there may be a rock and roll song or two as well.
Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Our group leaves the hotel at 2:30 for a Rock Hall visit from 3:00 to 5:30 PM and returns to the hotel around 6 PM. The cost is $40 provided we have 20 participants. (Money returned if we don't.) In addition to regular exhibits, the exhibit for the 2016 Inductees will have just opened! The performance inductees are Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, N.W.A. and Steve Miller. Read more at www.rockhall.com. (external link)
Twelve Step Driving Tour
Also leaving the hotel at 2:30 on Sunday, a tour of Twelve Step historical sites will be guided by NicA's own Wayne H., who is a volunteer guide at Dr. Bob's home (pictured below). The tour includes the famous Mayflower Hotel where Bill W called for help; the Stan Hywet Gatehouse where Henrietta Seiberling brought Bill W. and Dr. Bob together; St. Thomas Hospital, the first treatment center in the U.S., where Dr. Bob treated alcoholics assisted by Sister Ignacia, and home of the Sister Ignacia Chapel and Museum; Dr. Bob's Home where Wayne will provide a guided tour; King School, where AA #1 met after moving from Dr. Bob's house; and Mt. Peace Cemetery, location of Dr. Bob's grave. The cost is $25 provided we have 20 participants. (Money returned if not.)