“Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.” “Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes first. But individual welfare follows close afterward.” Our whole A.A. program is securely founded on the principle … Read More
So I’m a Drunk
Aside from the belligerent behavior and systematic sabotage of my life and everything within it which I held/hold dear, WHAT’S TO BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT? Surely there are millions upon millions whom probably in more ways than not are like me. I’ve heard some numbers, but I don’t know the source reference, so let’s just say I’m estimating. Nevertheless, here I … Read More
From: The Chair in the Corner
Happy New Year! At your Central Office, we are bringing in the New Year with some changes to our Board of Trustees and Standing Chair positions. In November and December the Central Office representatives voted to replace the outgoing Board positions and Standing Chair positions. I will serve as Chair, Wendy W. as Co Chair, Meg G. as Trustee, Betty … Read More
Admitted we were powerless . . .
Hello friends of the Fellowship, I’m a happy member of the Acceptance group of A.A. I’m thrilled to be living sober and serving as a part of this miracle we call Alcoholics Anonymous. I was asked to share my experience, strength, and hope regarding step 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable. … Read More
2012- Additions to the website
We make small changes to the website here and there to make things run better and information more accessible, but there are a couple recent ones that merit highlighting. We have added a page containing the minutes from the monthly meetings of the Central Office Board of Trustees and the Central Office Committee. Also on this page are financial reports … Read More
Fall Chili Cookoff 2012
Bring your thickest, sweetest or just your best chili EVER!!!! Prizes awarded for the “Most Original” and “Best Overall Chili”. The doors open at 6:30 pm and the chili tasting and judging starts at 7:00 pm. AA speaker Mary Jo Mc. and Al Anon speaker Chris S. will share their stories with us. Potluck desserts are always welcome. There is … Read More
Utah Central Office/Intergroup Conference Call
In September of 2011, Christy R, Nick R and I went to the annual Central Office/Intergroup/AAWS/AA Grapevine Seminar in Tucson, AZ. We thought there might be some answers for the questions we were hearing at the Salt Lake Central Office. Our then Central Office manager was not going to attend the event, and we felt attendance could be beneficial to … Read More