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A Bit of Cheer in a Tough Place

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
With tape, cardboard and delicious chocolate cookies, a member helps his cellmates share a little joy

A Cold December Night

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Watching two AA guys on a Twelfth Step call was a Christmas Eve gift he’ll never forget

Oops, Wrong Bar!

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
The day after Christmas, two new guys stroll into his AA meeting. It’s a toss-up on who was more surprised

Operation Desert Love

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Within two weeks I was receiving 20 to 50 letters every night. One letter was even written in Spanish!

Closer Than You Think

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Service led her to online meetings, where she now gets to help others who can’t reach us

Frog Cottage

December 2015
The gift he gave to his good friend had her leaping to strengthen her faith

Behind a Locked Door

December 2015

Call the Plumber

December 2015
He and his grandmother both had bad leaks—she needed the hardware store, he needed AA

A New Adventure

December 2015
One letter at a time, she gets to explore sobriety with AAs all over the world

A Wayfarer

February 2002

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