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A Guide to the AA Grapevine

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A Guide to the AA Grapevine

The workbook gives the sixty-year history of the Grapevine, tells how the magazine is put together every month, and shows how you can best put the magazine in the hands of readers.

Contains everything you need to know to be a Grapevine or La Viņa representative. It has all the basics, from what group, district, and area GvRs and RLVs do to how they fit into the AA service structure. It also has the full story of how the magazines began and what they've contributed to the growth of AA, along with pages of ideas for letting other AAs know about them.

The workbook is 72 pages long.

Table of Contents

  • Responsibility Declaration
  • Preamble
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Preface

PART ONE:
The Story of the AA Grapevine and La Viņa, the International Journals of Alcoholics Anonymous

Chapter 1: The AA Grapevine Magazine

  • The Inside Story
  • The AA Grapevine On-line: www.aagrapevine.org

Chapter 2: La Viņa, AA's Spanish-Language Magazine

  • The Origin of the Magazine
  • La Viņa Comes of Age

Chapter 3: The Making of the Magazines

  • Guidelines for Contributing to the AA Grapevine and La Viņa

Chapter 4: How the Magazines Carry the Message

  • A Twelfth-Step Tool
  • A Resource for Groups
  • A Tool for Public Information

Chapter 5: The AA Grapevine, Inc.

  • The AA Grapevine, Inc., and the General Service Structure
  • The Grapevine Corporate Board
  • The Editorial Advisory Board
  • The Grapevine Office

PART TWO:
A Workbook for Grapevine and La Viņa Representatives

Chapter 6: Group Grapevine and La Viņa Reps

  • What Do GvRs and RLVs Do?
  • If You Are New: Getting Started

Chapter 7: District Reps and Area Chairs

  • The District GvR/RLV
  • The Area AA Grapevine Chairperson

Chapter 8: Special GvR and RLV Activities and Events

Chapter 9: Resources for Grapevine and La Viņa Representatives

Frequently Asked Questions

Appendices

  • How the AA Grapevine Began
  • The Origin of the Traditions and Other Landmark Publications
  • Grapevine Items: Additional Publications of The AA Grapevine, Inc.
  • Sample Presentation
  • Advisory Actions About the Grapevine

Glossary

Index

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