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There’s nothing like carrying the message inside and seeing hope take hold

After COVID shuts down all meetings, he stays sober in prison, writing his sponsor, praying and helping others as best he can

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Our co-founder looked for the balance between simplicity and necessity to get the job done

A woman in spike heels kept him sober that night. How did she know all his secrets?

In 1965, an old-timer heard the bartender say last call. Five decades later, he’s still using his ears