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The Inverted Triangle Expanded
13 Aug 2020

The Inverted Triangle Expanded

Service Junkies Unite!!! Ok, that's a little tongue in cheek, but still - I had some more questions the first time I saw the inverted triangle of the service structure.  Some of those questions were: How many people actually attend (and are voting members) of the General Service Conference each year? How come one Area ...

Difference Between and Elder Statesman and a Bleeding Deacon
12 Aug 2020

Difference Between and Elder Statesman and a Bleeding Deacon

Excerpt From: AA World Services, Inc. “Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.” “This brings us straight to the question “Does A.A. have a real leadership?” Most emphatically the answer is “Yes, notwithstanding the apparent lack of it.” Let’s turn again to the deposed founder and his friends. What becomes of them? As their grief and anxiety ...

2020 Carry The Message Project
12 Aug 2020

2020 Carry The Message Project

Give Grapevine or La Viña To An Alcoholic In Need 2 EASY WAYS! 1. If you know the full name and the mailing address of the recipient: Give a Gift Subscription to a friend, a sponsee, doctor’s offices or for giveaways at anniversaries or events at your home group, district, or area level. Follow these ...

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The Twelve Concepts for World Service were written by A.A.’s co-founder Bill W., and are an interpretation of A.A.’s world service structure as it emerged through A.A.’s early history and experience.

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