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Bridging The Gap committee meeting this Saturday

A long history of A.A. experience has shown that attending meetings regularly is critical. One of the more “slippery” places in the journey to sobriety is between the door of a treatment facility or institution and the nearest A.A. group or meeting.

In order to bridge the gap, A.A. members have volunteered to be temporary contacts and introduce newcomers to Alcoholics Anonymous.

It is suggested that the temporary contact take the newcomer to a variety of A.A. meetings, introduce the newcomer to other members of A.A., insure that he or she has the phone numbers of several A.A. members, and share the experience of sponsorship and a home group.

You too can help by joining our Bridging The Gap committee meeting this Saturday – either at Central Office or via Zoom.

Founders Day Picnic Planning Meeting this Saturday, May 13th

One of the great things about AA is that we get to fundamentally change for the better. What better way to give back to our community than to help with the Founders Day Picnic? Our first planning meeting is this Saturday, May 13th, at 1:30 PM. You too can sign up for a volunteer position for the picnic. You can meet in-person at Tulare County Central Office, 449 E Maple St, Exeter, CA 93221 -or- you can attend via Zoom

Bridging The Gap committee meeting – Zoom link, plus pamphlets

If you would like to attend our new Bridging The Gap committee meeting, please note that the Zoom information has changed from what was posted before. There are links to three BTG pamphlets too.

Part of Bridging the Gap between a treatment program and A.A. is the Temporary Contact Program, which is designed to help the alcoholic in an alcoholism treatment program make that transition.

As you know, one of the more “slippery” places in the journey to sobriety is between the door of the facility and the nearest A.A. group or meeting. Some of us can tell you that, even though we heard of A.A. in treatment, we were too fearful to go.

A.A. experience suggests that attending meetings regularly is critical. In order to bridge the gap, A.A. members have volunteered to be temporary contacts and introduce newcomers to Alcoholics Anonymous.

It is suggested that the temporary contact take the newcomer to a variety of A.A. meetings; introduce him or her to other A.A.s; insure that he or she has the phone numbers of several A.A. members, and share the experience of sponsorship and a home group.

We’re forming a new committee of people to learn what BTG is, and how to help with this basic Twelfth Step work. Please join us. You too can help.

Agenda Items – get some background this Sunday

There will be a lot of items on the agenda of the 73rd General Service Conference in New York. Our delegate to the conference, Jenn D., will be in our area to hear your input. Your input should be well-informed, of course, so a week before Jenn is here, The Valley Group is going to be hosting an Agenda Items Discussion this Sunday at 3:00 PM. Pizza and drinks will be provided if you attend in-person. But if you can’t make it to Visalia in-person, the discussion will also be available on Zoom.