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Box 459 August/September 2006 Issue A.A. “has been called an upside-down organization because the groups are on top and the trustees on the bottom” of the service structure. Singly, each of the nearly 61,000 groups in the United States and Canada is autonomous. Yet paradoxically, when linked together all these groups “hold ultimate responsibility and…
Box 459 Group Business Meeting: Where A.A. Service Begins
Reprinted from Feb./Mar. 1990 issue of Box 4-5-9. The 85,000 groups comprising A.A. today [108,000 in 2011] hold what co-founder Bill W. called “the ultimate responsibility and final authority for our world services.” But where does this ever-lengthening chain of responsibility begin? Who has the authority to make it happen? The entire structure of A.A….
Box 459 A.A.’s Twelve Concepts for World Service
Looking back from the vantage point of over 75 years, it can be difficult to imagine how uncertain A.A.’s existence was in its early days. Difficult problems related to money, property and prestige plagued the early members and the question of how this group of alcoholics could best get along and carry their message to…
Do you know people who know people ??
PI/CPC S.O.L.D. Project …. Service Opportunity, Literature Distribution Your help is needed to make contact with people in the professional community who are willing to receive and make use of A.A. literature for their clients or co-workers or students. In coordination with the PI/CPC Committee Chairperson, the literature will be distributed, in person or by…
Tips for a happy, sober holiday season from Dayton
One of the most difficult times of the year for those recovering from alcoholism is the holiday season. If you find yourself struggling, remember that you are not alone. Help is only a phone call or a meeting away! Here are some helpful and practical tips to keep you from taking that first drink. 1….