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…
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….
Is Your Group Listed With G.S.O.? Box 459 August/September 2006 Issue http://www.aa.org/en_pdfs/en_box459_aug-sept06.pdf Benefits Of Your Group Being Listed At GSO Get Box 459 every other month Have your group listed in Eastern US Directory Have a voice in AA as a whole Get the benefit of the shared experience, strength and hope of 600 groups…