NAME CHANGE VOTE REPORT

UPDATE: 05/17/2026: Annual Business Conference Motion: Approved and accepted the Name Change vote.

Hello Fellow Travelers,

This is Annette W, your MN InterGroup Delegate (#IG56). I’m currently attending the 2026 Annual Business Conference (Sat 05/16/26 8am – 4pm and Sun, 05/17/26 8am – 4pm). I’ll be sharing a Delegate’s Report later, but wanted to share the following regarding WSO’ NAME CHANGE REPORT (updated May 2, 2026): FGV Report for 2026 ABC – Final.docx Slideshow: https://acawso.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-ABC-FGV-Slides-Final.pdf

Some of the many interesting points in this Report are:

This started as a Proposal at an Annual Business Conference which then proceeded to a Survey sent to the entire world-wide ACA Fellowship. The idea of changing the Fellowship name has been in process for a long time and ultimately given to the Fellowship to vote on (per the Fellowship’s request)!

What does change:

Fellowship Name to Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families
ACA acronym (abbreviated name) to ACAD

Does not change:

Legal name on business contracts for ACA
ACA WSO copyright
Medallions with logo

Implementation may include updates to:

Websites and digital platforms
Literature, publishing and translations

FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP

Approx $12k-$24k/year over 5 to 10 years (1% of WSO’s budget)
Approx $120k total subject to refinement
Gradual implementation over time in alignment w approved budgets w ongoing tracking and review of costs based on available resources and fellowship priorities

Costs:

Trademark registration
Publishing updates, incl covers copyright pages, and formtting
Republishing selected literature over time
Audio and translated materials, as resources allow.

Literature Impacted:

7 English books published
5 English books in development
35 translated books published in multiple languages
90 translated books in development

The report goes into more details which I hope you find as interesting as I have found it.

Comments from the ACA Fellowship as a whole re the Name Change Vote: https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fellowship_Summary_Results_Feedback.docx.pdf

Yours In Service,

THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2026 12:30 CT LITERATURE COMMITTEE OPEN HOUSE – JOIN ME!!!

April 13th at 6:14 PM

https://acawso.org/calendar/literature-committee-quarterly-open-house/This Saturday, 18 April at 1:30pm ET join us for the Literature Committee Open House!

ANOTHER AWESOME WORKSHOP IN THE WORKS!

Safety Starts With Me – A 7-Week ACA Workshop on Boundaries & Emotional Sobriety

April 10 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am EDT

Dear Adult Child in Recovery,

We warmly invite you to “Safety Starts With Me – A 7-Week ACA Workshop on Boundaries & Emotional Sobriety” . This is a chance to explore how boundaries support emotional health, spiritual principles, and reparenting our inner child.

Here’s how it works:
Choose your reading ahead of time : a quote, paragraph (up to 3 paragraphs), or short excerpt about boundaries—or write your own reflections .
Each week, we’ll focus on one boundary topic. Pick something that resonates with you for that week.
Be ready to share for 5 minutes:
– Your reading (quote/excerpt or personal writing)
– How it inspired you to set a boundary or adopt a healthy behavior
– The strength or hope gained , aligned with ACA steps, spiritual principles, or inner child reparenting

Weekly Topics:
1️⃣ March 6: What Are Boundaries?
2️⃣ March 13: Types of Boundaries
3️⃣ March 20: Internal vs External Boundaries
4️⃣ March 27: Emotional Boundaries
5️⃣ April 3: Structure & Flexibility of Boundaries
6️⃣ April 10: Saying No & Asking Yes 🙅‍♀️
7️⃣ April 17: Reparenting & Integrating Boundaries

Start: March 6
Every week Friday
MEETING TIME — WORLDWIDE
Central Europe (Reference Time) 3:00 pm CET
Paris • Berlin • Amsterdam • Oslo

Zoom: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/hIVn81GPQUSxrTMkuDT7Ug

We can’t wait to explore boundaries, emotional sobriety, and hope together!

Details

Date:April 10
Time:9:00 am – 10:30 amEDT
Event Category:events

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Safety Resources Zoom Meeting – Service Norms Document Review and Discussion

This Saturday the Safety Resources Committee (SRC) invites you to a collaborative Zoom gathering to review and discuss the
Service Norms Document—a living resource created to support healthy, effective service in our fellowship. This is your chance to ask questions, offer suggestions, and help shape this evolving guide.

Everyone in the ACA Fellowship is invited!

Learn about, or practice the ”I Feel” statements, take a swing around the ”Victim Triangle” or let’s look at ”Boundary Creation. ”Whether you’re a newcomer to service or a long-time trusted servant, your voice matters. We’ll start with a brief overview and then open the floor for dialogue.

Topic: Service Norms Document Review and Discussion
Time: Saturday, Jan 17, 2026 04:00 PM Eastern Time / 3:00pm Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94351059566?pwd=baGJJ2Va6LWjiPnddKgmxYHRkom2Vk.1
Meeting ID: 943 5105 9566
Passcode: 964529 (edited)

About your Minnesota Delegate: Annette W

With this new Delegate’s page, I hope to make information from the ACA World Services Organization more accessible and understandable and to also share any ACA news that my Minnesota Fellowship desires to know. I invite the Fellowship to email me at mn-wso-delegate@adultchildrenmn.com with comments and/or questions on what you would like to know from WSO and see populated on this page.

At a later date, I will share my Experience Strength and Hope with respect to my own journey since my introduction to this fabulously painful but enlightening ACA 12-Step Fellowship. As it states in our literature, it’s not an easy program, but it sure works if you work it! Things happen the way they are supposed to happen, but dang! I wish I had explored the ACA Fellowship a bazillion years ago! Unfortunately (or is it Fortunately?), it took an emotional bottom to get me here and that is what is important.

Annette W
ACA MN – WSO Delegate
mn-wso-delegate@adultchildrenmn.com

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