Newsletters Can Help

Newsletters--either general AA newsletters or Grapevine ones--are a great way to get the news out about the Grapevine. Local and area AA newsletters are usually willing to cooperate with GvRs and carry Grapevine news. One area newsletter, for example, runs a "Grapevine Corner" in every issue. Such a feature might include news of upcoming issues or special items, or brief excerpts of Grapevine history. Some newsletters will reproduce or include Grapevine subscription forms. In one state, the AA newsletter--NebrAskA News--made thirty percent of its space available to the Nebraska Grapevine News, which published articles by GvRs, notes from the chairperson, reprints of such items as the Traditions Checklist, and a list of "Lost GvRs" to prompt GvRs to keep listings current and up to date.