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Box 459 Group Business Meeting Where AA Service
The 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…
Good News from District 28
Volunteers needed in Lebanon and Batavia! Dear friend of District 28 Corrections & Treatment service: Please put the word out that facilities are opening up for AA volunteers to return, and we’re in serious need of volunteers! Warren Correctional Institution (WCI) men’s state prison in Lebanon — I just got the word directly from WCI yesterday that they’re…
Rotation, Our Spiritual Principle
Now that I’m finishing my second year as delegate and I am finally comfortable in my role, it is time to leave. It has been said a thousand times before, by the time you understand your new A.A. position, it is time to rotate. So, why do we practice such an inefficient policy as…
Grapevine – Read > Return > Share Program
To drive awareness of and access to Grapevine, our meeting in print, the Area 56 Grapevine / La Viña committee has launched a read & return program. A handful of generous members kickstarted this program through donations of old Grapevines: Kat M., Bill L., Chuck R., Steve B., and the St. Mark’s Group meeting (7:30pm Saturday). In all 350+ issues…
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…
41st Mini-Conference Recap
Our 41st Annual Area 56 Mini-Conference is “in the books” and from my perspective and others, it was a resounding success! THANK YOU to all who attended our event and to all who worked to prepare the event. Thank you all for your time! Thank you for your energy, both physical and mental! Thank you for providing me with…