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February 2018 IF YOUR NAME IS HI-LIGHTED

FOOTSTEPS IT’S TIME TO RENEW

THANK YOU EVER- FAITHFUL FIVERS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT

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FOOTSTEPS

The Newsletter of Recovery for the Greater Cincinnati Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous ®

Carrying the A. A. Message with Enthusiasm and Gratitude February 2018

Greetings from the Editor,

January has been an interesting month. We’ve had some weird weather. I want it to be Spring already. Who is with me? There are a couple of articles from Kevin P. that accidently got missed last month. that are worth a read. I highly recommend all of the articles this month. The theme was “Perseverance” for February, and we have some really well written articles on the subject. The theme for March is “Sponsorship”. As always, the deadline for all articles, is the first of the month prior to that issue. Thank you! Enjoy! I know I did reading all the articles! Bethany H. Footsteps Editor

TOPIC SCHEDULE February 5 – 2nd Step, Tradition, Concept February 12– Bill’s Story (Chapter 1- Big Book) February 19 – Sponsorship – Pamphlet February 26- Faith – Daily Reflections

March 5 – 3rd Step, Tradition, Concept “Easy Does It” Radio Show March 12 – There Is a Solution (chapter 2 - Big Book) Airs every Monday 3:00—5:00 PM March 19 – Sponsored by We Care group WAIF-FM 88.3. March 26 – Willingness – Daily Reflections Call 513.961.8900 & Share on Air! Listen on-line at www.waif883.org

February 2018 Articles are not intended to be statements of Alcoholics Anonymous policy, nor does publication of any article Page 3 imply endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous, Footsteps or Greater Cincinnati Intergroup Council of A.A.

message with others, not just by mouth, but by AA First Every Day deed. For example, a phone call, once in a while to By: Bobbie S. White Oak Brunch other AA members is not enough. Daily contact works better. Upon coming to AA, I was immediately met at For me, it's important to remember that always the door, led to a table, and brought coffee. People doing the action makes the difference, and introduced themselves, and held my cup, as I was continuing to give it away will keep it. Also, life drunk. The speaker got through to me by the seems happier. middle of his lead. He could see me as the drunk he spoke about. A tiny light of hope began. After the Chop Wood, Carry Water meeting, I was assigned a sponsor, and at least three By: Linda K. Spiritual Basis people agreed to meet me at the next day's AA meeting. Although I refused the offer of a ride My experience shows that I excel most during home. I was given the address and time of the next beginnings and endings. I am a great planner, a day's meeting. There was a meeting every day, and friend of the Excel spreadsheet. My ability in the reading from AA books each day, phone calls to beginning is mirrored during the achievement of a and from AAs that worked like a warm blanket that task; my enthusiasm and commitment is matched kept me coming back. Never thought of a drink as I toe-to-toe. I am, Rocky, upon reaching the entrance sobered up, and alcohol effects finally left my brain. of the Philadelphia Museum of Art; triumphantly Later, was so solidly into the program that I was dancing across the summit, looking down at the busy helping others, and doing actions necessary to steps I've climbed, arms raised high in the air. help at meetings where I now had a new home. The To be remembered, though, always remembered, acceptance by all was something that I had never that I am an alcoholic of the variety who seen before in my life. It was a gift that I learned fundamentally lacks power. My arsenal of axioms keeps on giving. and self-knowledge will always fail to sustain; I can As the sober years continued, I learned that it prepare for the beginning and visualize the end, but was necessary to keep doing for others what was on my own power I do not have the aptitude to done for me. Moving to various states, changing express the persistence necessary to move me occupations, getting married and having children through the middle. I am not one who can naturally did not make a difference. If I let up on chop wood and carry water. the effort needed for a happy sobriety, Never thought of a When I experience a Second Step there was an empty feeling, that I didn't drink as I sobered up consideration today, it is not whether a like. My sponsors, through the years, Higher Power exists, it is around encouraged me to keep giving it away. The more whether I can continue to trudge during the absence effort I continued to make, the happier results I saw. of immediate gratification. My Second Step Some efforts were added. Carrying the message consideration asks me whether I will continue to to institutions, becoming a speaker, helping at express persistence and discipline around my Central Office, and becoming elected public spiritual condition knowing that all will be lost if I information chair were all enlightening. Before I fail to do so. was six months sober, I was baking cakes for AA My Second Step consideration asks me if I will Birthday Meetings. Best of all were the continue to strive for a connection to that most opportunities to work with many Sponsees. sacred inner resource from which the needed power When I asked about traveling, was told to contact to live happy, joyous and free can be derived. AA in every city where I stayed, make meetings, Or, in short, to keep on keeping on towards the and try to help. In one case, they had trouble summit. starting a women's meeting. As we had started one To express persistence during the winter, to in the big city where I lived, I was able to share our avoid spiritual hibernation, to uncover the keys to work with them. the kingdom. AA works well for me when I put it first every day, and continue to do all I can to share the February Footsteps is a newsletter published monthly by the Cincinnati Intergroup Council of AA. The opinions expressed are those of Page 2018 the contributors and not necessarily that of Cincinnati Intergroup or Alcoholics Anonymous 4

Perseverance and Tradition Two make the commitment to have Campus Group as By: Ellen A. Campus Group her new home-group. This woman spoke with me after that meeting to ascertain my own willingness "For our group purpose, there is but one ultimate to recommit to Campus Group's future. I thought of authority - a loving God as He May express Himself how this group, in all of its iterations, had been in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted there for me, had been instrumental in my own servants; they do not govern." sobriety. I considered how this fellow AA had Perseverance is defined as steadfastness in doing stepped forward, had made a commitment to something despite difficulty or delay in achieving persevere with this group when it was not even her success. Certainly, there are many applications for original home-group. I momentarily felt ashamed this characteristic in personal recovery. I am of my own lackluster participation over the past few choosing to write about perseverance, in this second years, but soon enough discarded my shame in month of the year, through the lens of Tradition place of action. It was time to repay the benefits I Two. This article is about how a handful of trusted had received back to my old home-group. servants persevered to save our home-group. We took the keys and made a plan. We would I first went to my home-group, Thursday Night post our meeting in Footsteps under "Meetings Campus Group, in 1999. At that time, it was a Requesting Support." We would reach out to the closed discussion group with a large following. The few remaining attendees of Campus to reconfirm Fellowship Hall in Clifton United their status as home-group members. Methodist Church was filled to We know that whether-or- We would spread the word at other capacity. Although, there were many not the meeting survives is not AA meetings that Campus Group needed both home-group members transient members there were a core up to us of "old-timers" who had been among and support. We would persevere the group's circle of founding members in 1980. I with this group. knew this would be my home after my first meeting Some eight months later, Campus Group is there, when one of the old-timers, John D., handed slowly coming back to life. The group voted to me a wallet-sized card called "It's An Inside Job," change the meeting start time from 8 PM to 7:30 which listed 12 inspirational steps fashioned after PM. We decided to continue a group tradition of our own Twelve Steps. This showed me that these hosting an Open Lead on the last Thursday of every people cared about me; this was where I belonged. month, in addition to our usual Closed Discussion It seems that most AA groups go through waxing format the rest of the month. We revived our and waning of attendance, but Campus Group October Anniversary "Eatin' Meetin'" this past suffered a sharp decline in numbers within the past autumn in order to celebrate Campus Group's 37th five years. Most of the "old-timers" had either died Anniversary. At the anniversary, in my mind I heard or moved away; many of the other regular members the voices and saw the faces of the old-timers who moved-on for reasons of their own. My own had once frequented this meeting. It felt right that attendance became spotty, since local literary events we were continuing what they had once started. often conflicted with the Thursday evening time We know that whether-or- not the meeting slot. My commitment to my own home-group survives is not up to us, for we are just trusted became as sparse as the number of seats filled in servants - we are not in control. It is up to our Fellowship Hall. collective higher power what ultimately happens One Sunday morning this past year, while with our group, but our perseverance in the short- attending another AA meeting, an AA member, a term has kept viable the fate of this long-time AA man who had functioned the past several years as group. Stay tuned in the upcoming months for a Campus Group's sole trusted servant, announced his brief history of Thursday Night's Campus Group, decision to notify the church that Campus Group and please come visit us sometime! was disbanding. Another woman in AA, whose home-group was the meeting where the Who Needs a Home Group? Tradition II announcement was made, stepped forward to take By: Kevin P. Pathfinders Group the keys for Campus Group. She was willing to February Footsteps is a newsletter published monthly by the Cincinnati Intergroup Council of AA. The opinions expressed are those of Page 2018 the contributors and not necessarily that of Cincinnati Intergroup or Alcoholics Anonymous 5

"I have many home groups." "No, I don't! Why is this impossible? Is persistence an AA virtue? It depends. A wonderful little Conference-approved "Doing the same thing over and over pamphlet is "The AA Group - Where It All And I need a and expecting a different result is the Begins." It sums up the core values of Higher Power definition of insanity." The child having a home group: psychologists call this perseveration, and "Traditionally, most A.A. members it's a sign of arrested development. The through the years have found it important to belong same frustrating or injurious behavior gets repeated to one group which they call their Home Group. again and again. As an adult alcoholic, I make rules This is the group where they accept service for "controlled drinking" - just beer, no hard stuff; responsibilities and try to sustain friendships." don't drink in bars; stop after 3 drinks; I won't drive ("The AA Group," p. 15) home when the bar closes if I've been there drinking I'll tell on myself. Earlier in sobriety, I couldn't for 5 hours. accept the notion of picking one main group. Isn't it My insane repetition has also included staying in better to attend lots of meetings? What I did, a toxic, roller-coaster relationship and believing all however, was just attend, not belong. It was easy to the screaming fights and cheating and lies would be superficially friendly and share certain things magically stop. Or screwing up and letting down during the meetings. What was lacking was building my spouse or my boss, followed by one more real relationships with other alcoholics. I didn't let apology and It won't happen again." But if nothing anyone get too close, nor did I open up about what changes, nothing changes. was really going on in my life (especially if I was Persistence also smacks of self-reliance. If I just struggling). have that "fierce determination not to drink," I'll be The other thing I did, of which I am not proud, fine. But "self-reliance fails us." I can't will myself was to give my opinion about how every meeting sober. should be run. I had lots of suggestions - about how So when is persistence a mark of sanity and the coffee was made, how the money in the basket maturity? Maybe "consistency" is a better word. I was spent, whether the meeting should be open or show up when I say I will. I keep promises. I go to closed, and what to do about non-alcoholics who meetings and share regularly with a sponsor. I work showed up. I didn't grasp back then that I earn the the Steps one at a time. I make an ongoing effort to privilege of actively participating in the group help someone else every day. An old Greek conscience when I take responsibility for being an philosopher long ago said that a person only active member - taking my share of service jobs, develops good character through the slow and being there without fail every week, steady accumulation of good habits. and especially taking the risk of The Promises were never Healthy persistence has that old actually opening my life to other meant to be kept on a page; they quality of "stick-to-it-ive-ness." I do group members and showing a were meant to be lived. the actions of sobriety even when I genuine concern for their lives. I don't feel like it or don't 100% only get to vote in one group. I can believe they will work. help select an Intergroup rep or a GSR - but the I can't do any of this solo. I need you, my fellow principle is "one person, one vote." I don't get to alcoholic. And I need a Higher Power, who "does show up at 7 different meetings each week and for me what I cannot do for myself." inflict my opinion on everybody! When my old home group got sick and died, it Persistence was rough to think about starting over. But I finally By: James Byrne Valley Group got tired of being "homeless." I need one group of drunks who know me and to whom I am committed. Persistence is vital in recovery. We as alcoholics I'm glad to be home again. are more used to resistance than persistence. I will be the first to admit that Alcoholics Anonymous Persistence or Insanity? meetings get on my nerves, at times. I tell myself By: Kevin P. Pathfinders Group that it isn't always necessary to go to meetings to February Footsteps is a newsletter published monthly by the Cincinnati Intergroup Council of AA. The opinions expressed are those of Page 2018 the contributors and not necessarily that of Cincinnati Intergroup or Alcoholics Anonymous 6 stay sober. The "Fellowship of AA" can keep me crayon. In mid-December my sobriety turned a sober. Then I must tell myself that my addiction quarter of a century. Now, I laugh at myself, at how puts these thoughts in my head to talk control of my little I knew about life before A.A. I continue to life, and to kill me. I just must keep coming back. learn many years later. A guru I'm not. I must also must find a sponsor. He will guide I once believed I innately had no value. Wrong! me through the steps. This is a process that is hard, No one needs to feel useless. Perfection doesn't but we must remain persistent, because there is no exist. Superiority isn't a worthwhile goal anyway- cure for alcoholism. We can only really be in too self-centered. remission if we pick up the spiritual took kit daily Each day brings challenges no matter what and use it. We must always be aware that our number appears on a coin: one…three…forty. alcoholism itself is very persistent, so, too, must we. Utopia exists only in the dictionary. Even in fiction- We must be tenacious in our efforts because at any a book or a movie-if the plot begins and ends with moment our alcoholism can peak out of its head and sunshine and roses, the average kindergartener will take hold of our lives. If we are not persistent in the rate it a dud. A certain cadence sounds with the program. words "we think not." Then comes, "if we work for If we can put forth as much effort into doing the them." We make friends with life as it is. Together. program staying into doing the program and staying I know I didn't get anywhere until I figured that out. sober as we have in staying messed up then it The day before Thanksgiving I became aware of should be easy for us, one would think. Now I can't one sometimes-slowly gift. I don't know when the say that I would rob my grandmother to stay sober. awareness appeared, but I knew it came from years I can, however, say that I wish to stay sober and am of effort, the seed-planting kind that doesn't always willing to be persistent to stay that way. make sense at the time. A horrible fire changed the life of a friend. While The Promises: A Closer Look: The last lines fear struck me at first, I was able to stay for the By Terry P. Early Risers Group whole story, see that the family was well, and recognize beauty in the most unlikely places. A "Are these extravagant promises? We think not. peculiar form of promise, but maybe an especially They are being fulfilled among us-sometimes blessed kind. quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always May your sobriety bring you the unexpected, materialize if we work for them." with hidden treasures along your journey. The When I turned twenty-five my little sister, age Promises were never meant to be kept on a page; eight, made me a card: You are now a quarter of a they were meant to be lived. No matter what your century. How do you like it? I laughed at my physical or A.A. age may be, as my sister may have younger sibling's precocious greeting printed in suggested, I hope you like it, in the deepest spiritual sense.

Caption This

In this month’s Footsteps we are continuing a new section called “Caption This.” It’s easy to play. All you need to do is look at the pic next to this paragraph come up with a funny caption for it and submit it to Footsteps for me to judge along with your name and your home group to [email protected] with the subject line: Caption This. I will be looking for lots of contest entries. Whoever has the funniest caption wins. Deadline for entries is February 28, 2018. Thanks to Toby for drawing this picture free hand for this month’s contest. If you would like to submit an original picture for the Caption This contest please send it to me with the subject line: Editor @ [email protected]. Have fun and good luck! I didn’t receive any entries in January. I’m not giving up. We’re trying this again. Hopefully, some of you will play.

WE ARE NOT A GLUM LOT

WE ARE NOT A GLUM LOT will return next month. We are looking for your favorite jokes and funny stories. If you have an original joke or funny story you would like to submit for publication, please send it to: FUNNY @ [email protected]. Thank you! If you’re published I will credit you and your home group as well. Good luck!

December 2017 Contributions

Group Contributions Sayler Park Serenity Group $ 150.00 50 Shades of Spirituality $ 75.00 Start Your Weekend Right $ 156.00 Barn Again Group $ 48.00 Sunday Morning Serenity II $ 300.00 Came to and Believe AM $ 366.00 Tremendous Fact Meeting $ 180.00 Common Solutions $ 134.66 We Care Group $ 307.35 Total for Group Delhi No. 1 Group $ 383.28 Contributions $ 4,608.74 Early Bird Big Book $ 100.00 Corrections Literature East 3 $ 100.00 20 Mile Stand - AA Tuesday $ 77.00 Fellowship of the Spirit $ 60.00 Delhi No. 1 Group $ 50.00 Forest Park Monday Nite $ 66.60 Fairfield Breakfast Group $ 67.00 Goshen Open Discussion $ 60.00 Oakley Sa Big Book Disc $ 36.00 Harrison High Noon $ 25.00 On the Right Track $ 36.25 Island of Misfit Toys $ 60.00 We Care Group $ 40.00 It's Not Too Late $ 185.00 Total for Corrections Literature $ 306.25 Kenwood High Noon $ 600.00 Lebanon Mon Night Big Book Radio Contributions Study $ 40.00 Delhi No. 1 Group $ 25.00 Liberty Mission $ 50.00 Harrison High Noon $ 15.00 Love and Tolerance $ 20.00 Anonymous Donation $ 20.00 Mason Mon Night Step Study $ 183.50 We Care Group $ 10.00 Mason Saturday Night $ 101.00 Total for Radio Contributions $ 70.00 Mt Washington Beginner's Tue $ 200.00 Total for Faithful Fivers Mt Beginners Washington Mon $ 70.00 Contributions $ 655.00 New Freedom New Happiness $ 117.75 Individual Contributions $ 36.00 Oakley Sat Big Book Disc $ 57.60 Total Alcathon Contributions $ 999.54 Pause 11th Step Meeting $ 120.00 Total for Intergroup Meeting $ 65.00 Rise & Shine $ 292.00 Total for Contributions $ 6,740.53

New Meetings and Changes in the Last Ninety Days

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New Thu 10:00 PM Love and Tolerance Is Our Code Big Book, Open Changed Sun 10:00 AM Sun Morning Serenity Group Open Speaker the Counseling Center Sun 5:00 PM Sun Serenity Discussion Latonia Baptist Church Room Sun 7:30 PM We Are Not Saints Open Discussion Wheelchair Access Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Office 2nd Floor Parking in rear lot Sun 20:00 Hamline Chapel Closed, Discussion, Wheelchair Access Open Speaker last Sunday Hamline Chapel United Methodist Church Sun 8:00 PM Sun Nite Discussion, Closed, Discussion Open Lead/Speaker the forth Sun Covenant Community Church Mon 6:00 AM Acceptance Is the Answer Open, Wheelchair Access Chairman’s Choice Kenwood Fellowship Church Mon 12:00 Aurora Noon Closed, Discussion, Wheelchair Access Aurora United Methodist Church Mon 5:30 PM Spiritual Tools Open Discussion Led last Mon Vietnam Vet's of America House Mon 7:00 PM After the Shipwreck Group Open, Wheelchair Access St. Paul's United Church of Christ Mon 7:00 PM Destiny Care Group Babysitting Available, Closed, Discussion, Wheelchair Access St. Johns United Church of Christ Mon 19:00 Hamline Chapel Closed, Discussion, Wheelchair Access Hamline Chapel United Methodist Church Mon 7:00 PM Women of Cincinnati Big Book, Discussion, Open Kenwood Baptist Church Fellowship Hall Mon 7:30 PM Family Afterward 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, Big Book, Discussion, Open, Wheelchair Access Vineyard Eastgate Community Church (house behind church) Mon 7:30 PM Fellowship of The Spirit (Oakley) Babysitting Available, Closed, Step Meeting Microphone so you can hear everyone Oakley United Church of Christ Tue 6:00 PM Countless Vain Attempts 1st Christian Church Tue 7:00 PM Last Chance Group Open, Speaker, Wheelchair Access St. Tue 7:30 PM Countless Vain Attempts Discussion, Open, Wheelchair Access Christian Church Christian Church Tue 7:30 PM West Union Tue Discussion, O D Holy Trinity Catholic Church Tue 10:00 PM Love and Tolerance Is Our Code 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, Discussion, Open, Wheelchair Access Oakley United Church of Christ Wed 12:00 Aurora Noon Closed, Discussion, Wheelchair Access Aurora United Methodist Church Wed 7:00 PM Big "A" Group Open St. Mary's Church Undercroft Wed 7:30 PM Holy Family 12 Step moved to Shiloh Methodist Ch. Wed 7:30 PM Mt Washington Concurrent Beginners Open, Speaker, Wheelchair Access Wed 7:30 PM Remington Near St. Paul United Methodist Wed 8:00 PM There Goes the Neighborhood Open, Speaker, Wheelchair Access Promises Club Wed 8:00 PM Union Unity Group Discussion, Open Union Presbyterian Church US-42, United States Thu 10:00 AM Good Morning Group Big Book, Discussion, Open, Wheelchair Access Thu 6:00 PM Movers and Shakers United Methodist Ch. Thu 19:00 Hamline Chapel Closed, Discussion, Wheelchair Access Hamline Chapel United Methodist Church Thu 7:00 PM New Beginnings Big Book, Discussion, Open, Wheelchair Access Church of Nativity Church of Nativity Thu 7:00 PM Straight Pepper Open, Speaker Pepper Pod Restaurant Thu 7:30 PM Night Campus Discussion, Open lead 1st Thu Clifton United Methodist Church Thu 7:30 PM Thu Night Campus Closed, Discussion Open lead last Thu Thu 8:00 PM Thu Night Thumpers Big Book, Discussion, Open, Wheelchair Access Cold Spring Baptist Church Fri 10:00 AM Good Morning Group Big Book, Discussion, Open, Wheelchair Access Fri 10:30 AM Greenhills Discussion Closed, Discussion, Wheelchair Access Temporarily at this location until sometime in March 2018 Greenhills Community Church 21 Cromwell Rd, 45218 Fri 11:30 AM Let Live Big Book Discussion Open Lead last Fri Brecon United Methodist Church Fri 12:00 Aurora Noon Closed, Discussion, Wheelchair Access Aurora United Methodist Church Fr 8:00 PM Ross New Beginnings Closed, Discussion Open Lead/Speaker last Friday Covenant Community Church

New Meetings and Changes in the Last Ninety Days (Continued’)

Fri 8:00 PM Ross New Beginnings Big Book, Open Venice Presbyterian Church Fri Midnight Love and Tolerance Is Our Code Discussion, Open Oakley United Church of Christ Sat 8:30 AM Downtown Saturday 12 & 12 Christ Ch. Cathedral Sat 10:00 AM Good Morning Big Book, Discussion, Open, Wheelchair Access 249 Main St Florence KY Sat 7:00 PM Elevator's Broken 12 & 12, O D, Wheelchair Access 12 Step House Sat 8:00 PM Mason Sat Night Open, Speaker, Wheelchair Access Heritage Presbyterian Church Canceled Sun 7:00PM Women Stepping Up 12 Step House Sun 6:30 PM Friends of Bill W. Maysville Presbyterian Church Sun 7:00 PM Women Stepping Up Cincinnati 12 Step House Tue 7:00 PM There Is Hope Amelia Hope Center Thu 7:00 PM Parkside Young People’s Anderson Parkside Christian Church Thu 7:00 PM There is Hope Amelia Hope Center Events Intergroup Council Meeting Free Event Sponsored By Intergroup Monday, February 12th, 2018 Speaker: Laura G Dayton, OH 7:00 New Rep Meeting Doors open @ 9:15 AM with Light Breakfast 7:30 pm Meeting Begins Workshop @ 10:00 AM Hyde Park Bethlehem United Methodist Church Lunch 12:15 – 1:15 (Corner 0f Madison Rd & Hyde Park Ave) The afternoon ends with a skit Interactive Group Discussions: “Safety In our The 15th Annual Corrections Dinner Groups” Located @ Kennedy Heights Presyterian Church Hosted by: Northern Kentucky Intergroup 6312Kennedy Ave Cincinnati, OH 45213 rd Saturday, February 3 , 2018 For Info call Intergroup: 513.351.0422 Cold Springs Baptist Church, Hwy 27 Cold Springs, KY (2.5 miles south of 471 and 275 interchange) Doors open @ 5:00 PM th Steak Dinner @ 6:00 PM The 11 Day Retreat Speaker Patti R. (Mount Sterling, KY) @ 7:00 PM Sponsored by Northern KY Central Office Tickets $15.00 (includes dinner, coffee, dessert, and Saturday, March 10th, 2018 steak raffle) 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM Tickets available @ Central Office 859.491.7181 Cost is $15.00 that includes box lunch Thomas More College Saints Center The Annual 12 Traditions Workshop 333 Thomas More Parkway Saturday, February 24th, 2018 Crestview Hills, KY 41017 Come Join us Through On a Journey Through the Limited Seating Available Traditions and Safety

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“EASY DOES IT” RADIO SHOW Airs every Monday 3:00-5:00 PM WAIF-FM 88.3 Call 513.961.8900 & Share on Air! Listen on-line atwww.waif883.org Intergroup Council Meeting 7:30 pm - (New Rep Meeting 7:00 pm) – Except July Hyde Park Bethlehem United Methodist Church (Corner 0f Madison Rd & Hyde Park Ave) SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 15th Annual Corrections Dinner

Hosted by Northern Kentucky Intergroup 4 5 “Easy Does It” 6 7 8 9 10 Radio Show: 2nd Step, Tradition, Concept

11 12 Intergroup 13 14 15 16 17 Council Meeting “Easy Does It” Radio Show: Bill’s Story (Chapter 1- Big Book

18 19 “Easy Does It” 20 21 22 23 24 The Radio Show: Annual 12 Sponsorship – Traditions

Pamphlet Workshop

25 26 “Easy Does It” 27 28 March 5 – 3rd Step, Tradition, Concept Radio Show: Faith – March 12 – There Is A Solution (chapter 2 - Daily Reflections Big Book) March 19 – Sponsored by We Care group March 26 – Willingness – Daily Reflections

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