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In most groups, the chairperson or another officer calls the business meeting, which ordinarily is held on a monthly or quarterly basis. While some…
They will be there for the same reason that you are. They will not disclose your identity to outsiders. At A.A. you retain as much anonymity as you…
Family members or close friends are welcome at “open” A.A. meetings as observers.
This is entirely a personal matter, but it is usually best for all concerned to let the A.A. member decide who shall be told and when.
This is a personal matter. However, the spirit of the program is one of sharing, and a recent study of A.A. members shows that a high proportion of…
Anonymity at the personal level:
At the personal level, anonymity provides protection for all members from identification as alcoholics, a safeguard…
Those Traditions developed out of the experience of the early members. At first, they too felt that well-known A.A. members could help the Fellowship…
Most A.A.s are sociable people, a factor that may have been partially responsible for their becoming alcoholics in the first place. As a consequence…
Realizing that anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, it is recommended that talks by A.A. members as members be given in…
Individual A.A. members and A.A. groups may make a contribution to benefit GSO online or by mail. In keeping with A.A.’s tradition of self-support,…
Not all records are digitized and available online for several reasons. Firstly, it takes money, resources and staff hours to digitize the vast…
The record shows that A.A. will work for almost anyone who really wants to stop drinking, no matter what the person’s economic or social background…