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| 1. | AA Around the World THE FIFTH ANNUAL EUROPEAN ROUNDUP held in Wiesbaden, Germany over the Labor Day weekend, was attended by AAs and Al-Anon members from England, Holland, Denmark, Ireland, and Belgium, including Americans from AA groups in several European countries. For the first time, an account of Alcoholics Anonymous appeared in German in a German newspaper which reported the Roundup. "Stars and Stripes," published for U.S. servicemen abroad, also carried a complete story on the meetings. An eye-witness account follows from a member in France. | ||
| 2. | --and South Africa (by R.G.M.) WE started with two alcoholics, one of whom had first had A.A. experience in Dallas, Texas, and the other in Johannesburg, South Africa. We then worked with a third who proved a hard nut to crack. He has now moved to Johannesburg and is a leader of the group there. | February 1949 | |
| 3. | London Calling-- (by L. T.) THE escape again?? Yes, but this time from the traffic noise and the petrol smell of the Big City, into the quiet and peaceful countryside of Sussex. | February 1949 | |
| 4. | I Belonged (by M.B.) Massachusetts -- I HAVE attended my first AA meeting in a foreign country--Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The group consisted of nine men. I was the only woman present. There was some English spoken to me, individually, but the language spoken was Portuguese, of which I understand very little. Two of the members are translating our Big Book into their language. Quite a job! With great enthusiasm, the work which has so far been accomplished was read aloud. Regardless of the fact that I was ignorant of practically all that was said, I listened intently and I experienced such a feeling of "belonging." I am unable to put it into words. I was at peace with these people. Here was the perfect ... | October 1949 | |
| 5. | Report From Korea (by February, 1951) TENTING on the old camp ground in the middle of a frozen Korean rice paddy is a far cry from the sedate luxuries of civilian life in Colorado Springs. | April 1951 | |
| 6. | International Sobriety (by Terry McD.) AFTER reading toe story of "International Drunk" in the December Grapevine, my thoughts went back to my world travels, after finally achieving AA sobriety and a new sense of values and direction in my life. What a vivid contrast my happy memories are to what they might have been had my foreign tour occurred in the old drinking days. This first reaction of self-satisfaction was quickly stifled by the reflection that my trip would never have been possible at all, had I not at last realized the AA way of life. | May 1954 | |
| 7. | International Sobriety (by Terry McD.) AFTER reading toe story of "International Drunk" in the December Grapevine, my thoughts went back to my world travels, after finally achieving AA sobriety and a new sense of values and direction in my life. What a vivid contrast my happy memories are to what they might have been had my foreign tour occurred in the old drinking days. This first reaction of self-satisfaction was quickly stifled by the reflection that my trip would never have been possible at all, had I not at last realized the AA way of life. | May 1954 | |
| 8. | . . .we May Create Service boards. . . (by V. K.) TO MANY AA MEMBERS it is not clearly known just how the service boards mentioned in Tradition Nine serve us, and as a matter of fact, some members may wonder, do we need them at all? It is quite understandable that the publishing company is needed, and the Grapevine too, but these are both self-supporting businesses. In addition we have General Service Headquarters which is supported by the groups, but the conception of the nature of its services is pretty misty to many members. | October 1956 | |
| 9. | . . .We May Create Service Boards. . . (by V. K.) TO MANY AA MEMBERS it is not clearly known just how the service boards mentioned in Tradition Nine serve us, and as a matter of fact, some members may wonder, do we need them at all? It is quite understandable that the publishing company is needed, and the Grapevine too, but these are both self-supporting businesses. In addition we have General Service Headquarters which is supported by the groups, but the conception of the nature of its services is pretty misty to many members. | October 1956 | |
| 10. | AA Worldwide AAS FROM FIVE COUNTRIES met recently in Wiesbaden, Germany, for the Fourth Annual European AA Roundup. The meeting featured three sessions over a two-day weekend. A Family Group meeting also was held. Nearly all those attending the Roundup are members of the U. S. Armed Forces stationed in Germany, England, Holland, France and Austria. The Armed Forces Radio Network regularly carries spot announcement on AA, and chaplains frequently act as liaison between AA groups and prospective members among Armed Services personnel, according to a letter received at General Service Headquarters from Millie G., secretary of the Frankfurt Intergroup, describing the Roundup. | December 1956 | |
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