Room to Grieve
May 2023
| Home Group
Losing a struggling AA friend can be devastating. One member thinks we don’t discuss this enough
Huge Amounts of Love
May 2023
| Home Group
The gifts of kindness and patience that go into sponsoring come back in ways we can’t imagine
Return to El Salvador
May 2023
| Home Group
Civil war didn’t end his life, but alcohol almost did. Now he gets to bring AA to help people back home
Helping Our Own
May 2023
| Home Group
No AA meetings, no Big Book, no literature...what was she to do? Home group to the rescue!
My friend in Valencia
April 2023
| AA & Families
Like me, he didn’t speak much Spanish. He needed someone to talk to. Over time, it became apparent we were helping each other stay sober.
The big “Lie”
April 2023
| AA & Families
Her interest in service was met with what some might call a little fib. But it sure changed her life
The Hitchhiker
April 2023
| AA & Families
Thumbing her way across Ontario in a raging snowstorm, a newcomer gets the surprise of her life
Either way, It works
April 2023
| AA & Families
At his old home group they used to go all out with celebrations. At his new group they don’t even have a cake!
Laundry day
April 2023
| AA & Families
When he got out of the detox program, he began going to AA meetings. He soon began to smile more and return to the son I knew. I wanted desperately to stop drinking myself.
On the right road
March 2023
| Get Into Service
Sandy’s class got him on the highway to AA. Once he passed the test, he got to return the favor
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
The Carry the Message Project focuses on getting Grapevine and La Vina subscriptions to alcoholics in need. It's not necessary to know the recipient! Sponsor a subscription for someone behind bars, in a treatment facility, nursing home, or who is homebound.