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June 1983

Countries Sponsor Countries

ONE-TO-ONE sponsorship has been central to carrying the message of recovery since Ebby T. dropped in on Bill W. one day, and Bill sought out Dr. Bob. The sponsorship principle works in other ways, too: Established groups share their experience with new ones, and service entities at all levels trade ideas. Sponsorship reaches a culmination of a sort at biennial World Service Meetings, as countries with established general service structures "sponsor" countries with organization at earlier stages of development.

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