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October 1997

PO Box 1980

Two simple things

The April issue of the Grapevine lifted my spirits today! In PO Box 1980, I read the opinions of Bobby T. (on anonymity) and Jeff P. (on approved literature). Hooray for them! With nearly ten years' sobriety now, I too use my last name in meetings. On many occasions, I've received phone calls from desperate alcoholics, many being new to AA, who said, "I didn't know who else to call!" They only called me because they remembered my last name from the meeting. Many tried our local AA hot line (only to get a recorded message) before they looked up my number in the phone book.

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