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August 1980

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Atmosphere of Unity Marks 30th General Service Conference

The theme of the 1980 AA General Service Conference (U.S./Canada), held April 20-26 at the Roosevelt Hotel, New York, N.Y., was "Participation: The Key to Recovery." Participation in AA service can work only if "trusted servants" are trusted--and trust one another. When the delegates come in from the 91 Conference areas across the continent and meet with their fellow Conference members--trustees, General Service Office and Grapevine staff's, and Grapevine and AA World Services directors--any feelings of "us vs. them" tend to vanish.

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