August Workshop: Guidelines for Chairing Meetings
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Speakers: Best of Alabama Speakers
Speaker recordings courtesy of We Do Recovery ** These recordings are pulled from Youtube and may contain advertising. If advertising is present, it does not mean that AA District 2 endorses any product or outside institution as prescribed in our … [Continue reading]
Speakers: Best of Chuck C.
Speaker recordings courtesy of We Do Recovery ** These recordings are pulled from Youtube and may contain advertising. If advertising is present, it does not mean that AA District 2 endorses any product or outside institution as prescribed in our … [Continue reading]
Recommended AA Group Contribution Guidelines
A couple of considerations should be in place for the contribution process. The first is setting your Prudent Reserve for your group. Prudent Reserver from the AA literature: "Most groups try to hold a certain amount of money in reserve. There … [Continue reading]
Henry G. (Hank) Parkhurst. (1895-1954)
Hank Parkhurst was a business dynamo who was the first alcoholic to recover in New York, following Bill Wilson. Thus, Hank was New York's AA#2. His was a vital contribution to AA: without Hank Parkhurst the Big Book might never have been … [Continue reading]
Analysis and comparison of three treatment measures for alcoholism: antabuse, the alcoholics anonymous approach, and psychotherapy
British Journal of Addiction, Vol. 50, 1953: By FRANCIS T. CHAMBERS, Jr. of the Philadelphia Hospital Institute In 1935 I joined the staff of the Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital, and with the generous support of the senior … [Continue reading]
District 2 Meeting Minutes Feb 16, 2016
District 2 Business Meeting Minutes Sunday February, 2016 Meeting opened: 3:00 P.M. with the Serenity Prayer. Lance B. chaired the meeting. Members present: Lance B., Cathie D., Tony L., David P., Bobby A., Sue T., Kathy C., Mike N., … [Continue reading]
Letter to Dr. Carl Jung from Bill Wilson
The below letter was written by Bill Wilson to the eminent Swiss psychologist & psychiatrist Dr. Carl Gustav Jung which was dated 1/23/61. Bill considered it a long overdue note of appreciation for Dr. Jung's contribution to A.A.'s solution for … [Continue reading]
AA’s Forgotten Beginning – The Alcoholics Anonymous “Beginners’ Classes”
(Facts and thoughts transcribed from a talk given by Wally P. on 11/23/96 in Mesa, Arizona. Wally is the author of the book "Back To Basics: The Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners' Meetings, 'Here are the steps we took...' in Four One-Hour … [Continue reading]