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February 2021 | Sponsorship
General service is like being in the middle of the boat. And the more he participates, the bigger the boat gets

We Never Give Up

February 2021 | Sponsorship
A man from Nepal reminds him that we don’t have the power to get people sober. We just hope and keep reaching out

Accepting Myself

August 2020 | LGBTQ+
I went to the AA meeting, but I felt out of place. I couldn’t “come out” in prison. I didn’t want people to judge me. I didn’t trust anyone.

I Laughed, He Laughed

May 2020 | Getting Into General Service
He took him to events, got him into service and even helped him take out the “garbage.” That was Delmar’s way

Old-timer? Nah!

March 2020 | Puzzled
Sponsors still sponsor. Some are tough. Some, like me, are soft. Most sponsors are patient. I have had three and I owe them my life.

Someone's gotta do it

September 2019 | Young & Sober
Who pays the bills? Who opens the door? Who buys the coffee? A member shares a few things she knows about how some groups work

Released

November 2018
Sharing her story with these men helped set her free from a prison of her own

Tagging and Posting

September 2015
The more he used his thumbs, the more he learned about anonymity

Dive In, the Water's Fine

April 2014
A member takes the leap and shares his love of the Step that changed his life

24-Hour Delivery

February 2014
Doing service with Meetings on Wheels gives this guy the ride of his life

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