Founder's Day June 6, 7, 8, 08 Experience the Homecoming
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RECOVERY IS THE SEED WE SOW, SOBRIETY WILL REDEEM US. LET IT GROW, SHARE OUR LIVES... Vol. 16 Issue 5 May 2008 Founder’s Day June 6, 7, 8, 08 Who Was Dr. Bob? Experience the Homecoming Robert Holbrook Smith was born Many members of Alcoholics on August 8th 1879 in St. Johns- Anonymous experience a feeling of bury, Vermont. After graduation community, fellowship and belong- from Dartmouth College in 1902, ing whenever they attend an AA he completed his medical training meeting. We believe that when at Rush Medical School in Chi- Bob and Anne Smith lived here, cago. While attending college, he active alcoholic visitors to this became a steady drinker; a situa- house very likely had those same tion that progressed until his recov- feelings, and because of that warm ery. In 1915 , some 17 years after welcome, felt the first glimmer of he had first met her, he married his hope for a possible recovery. This high school sweetheart Anne Rip- is what happened to us when we ley and brought her to Akron. Even walked into Dr. Bob's home. We (“Dr. Bob” Continued on page 7) experienced an immediate sense of being a part of something much larger than ourselves; of gratitude WHAT’S INSIDE Page for belonging to a group of ordinary Secretary Meeting Notes 3 people who with the help of a District Meetings/Corrections 4, 5 (“Founder’s Day” Continued on page 6) Club Info and Meetings 10, 11, 12 When & Where, Open Meetings 12, 13 1 75¢ Interesting Stuff 14 thru 20 Published monthly by Greater Milwaukee Central Office, Inc., 7429 W. Greenfield Ave., West Allis, WI 53214, (414) 771-9119 Visit our website at: www.aamilwaukee.com “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” - Buddha - Contributions: Checks made payable to MCCC Mail to: MCCC PO Box 270544 Milwaukee WI 53227-0544 2 Coordinator: Bob B. Phone: 414-647-1047 Secretary Meeting, April 8, 2008 Groups represented: 1, 6, 7, 15, 153, 200, 201, 232, A New An individual subscription is $9.00 per year Awakening, Another Chance Tue Night, Big Book AA Gp, Big Book Readers, Depends On You, Double Trouble, East Troy for one copy a month. Wed Night, Father Mac’s Family Gp, Fireside Gp, First Step • The Jamboree is Saturday September Gp, First Things First, Good Hope Sun, Hales Corners Tue 20, 2008, to be held at the Milwaukee Night, Helping Hand, Thursday Evening Acceptance, Mayfair Ladies Mon/Fri, Mayflower, Monday Independence, Mon Night County Zoo’s Peck Pavilion. The speaker Freedom, Mon Night Women’s/Waukesha, New Berlin Big will be Bob B. from Minneapolis, MN. Book (Tue), Oak Creek Mon 12x12, Participation Gp, Primary Purpose Big Book, RUS for Us, Sacred Heart Franklin, Sat • Guest Speaker, Debra, Secretary of Morning St Luke’s, Sun Morn Big Book, Sun Morning Sunlight, Milwaukee County Corrections Committee. Sussex Fri Night Action, There Is A Solution/Waukesha, Tosa All donations for the Milwaukee County Blue Chippers, Tue Night Grapevine, Tue Night Surrender, Tue Non-Smoking, Twelve and Twelve Tue Milwaukee, Corrections should be sent to “MCCC”, PO Wanderer’s Gp, Waukesha Sun Night, WELL Big Book, Box 270544, Milwaukee WI 53227. Central What’s the Point, Willingness, Women’s Big Book Step, Office does not take these contributions. Women’s Friday Night Kick-off. If you were at the meeting and your group is not listed, I apologize. DanDan Used Grapevine magazines and literature can be dropped off at the Central Office Meeting opened by Kathy S. at 7:00 p.m. and we will pass it on to the Corrections • Bank Balance $1786.08. All bills are volunteers for distribution at the jail/prison current. meetings. • If you see any Gratitude Boxes out • Milwaukee Central Office is taking there, please bring them into the office. donations for the Veteran’s Fund, and the • Between Us subscriptions are way Public Detox Literature funds. down, we need the support of the groups, so if your group does not subscribe, please Next meeting is May 13, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. talk to them about getting a subscription to GSR Orientation at 6:30 pm prior to the this office newsletter. Group subscriptions Secretary’s meeting. are $18.00 a year for five copies per month. Deaf, Deaf/Blind and Hard of Hearing AA Meeting List, ASL Interpreter available • Wednesdays at 8:00 p. Nativity Lutheran Church 6905 W Bluemound Rd, Milwaukee WI Open AA Meeting for everyone— First Wednesday of Month. • Thursdays at 8:00 p. St John Vianney Par- ish 1755 N. Calhoun Rd, Brookfield WI. Open AA Meeting for everyone—Third Thursday of Month , Wheelchair entrance available. • Saturdays at 11:00 a. Saint Pius X Church, 2506 Wauwatosa Ave, Wauwatosa. Meetings are weekly closed AA meetings , except where otherwise noted. All meetings are Non-Smoking. ASL Interpreter avail- able. Contact John R. through Video Relay Service 800-973-8024 / 414-546-3246 TTY/Voice. E- mail at: [email protected] 3 Contact George B. through Video Relay Ser- vice 866-327-8877 / 414-9034-8905 TTY/VP Second Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. prior to the secretary’s meeting, at the Milwaukee Central Office. Or, call George P. at (920) 265-6244, to arrange for G.S.R. orientation at your district or workshop. DISTRICT 17. RACINE CNTY (1 of 2) 3rd Sunday of the month, 1:00 p., Grove Club, 1037 Grove Ave., Racine 1. JACKSON, LaCROSSE, MONROE, TREMPEALEAU & VERNON CNTY'S 2nd Saturday of 18. Combined with District 2. See “District #2” the month, 1:00 p.: Odd months at 115 E. Franklin 19. RICHLAND & SAUK CNTY'S Last Wed. of the (behind First Bank of Sparta), Sparta. Even months: month, 6:15 p., in Room 14, at the Baraboo Civic Cntr. location to be announced at preceding meeting. 20/21 DANE CNTY (1 of 2) Last Tuesday of month, 2. GREEN LAKE & MARQUETTE CNTY'S & PART 6:30 p., Atwood Center, 2425 Atwood Ave., Madison OF WAUSHARA CNTY 4th Sunday of the month, 4:30 p., St. John’s Catholic Church 1211 W. Main St., 22. MILWAUKEE CNTY (1 of 9) 2nd Thursday of the month, 6:00 p., Alano Club, 1521 N. Prospect Ave. Princeton 3. MANITOWOC & SHEBOYGAN CNTY'S 3rd Wed. 23. DODGE CNTY 2nd Saturday of the month, 5:30 p., Dodge Cnty Alano Club, 115 N. Lincoln, Beaver Dam of the month, 6:30 p., Even numbered months at the 1907 Club, 2908 N. 21st St., Sheboygan. Odd 24. OZAUKEE CNTY 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6:30 numbered months at the Alano Club, 404 S. 29th St. p., Advent Lutheran Church, W63 N642 Washington Manitowoc Ave., Cedarburg 4. MILWAUKEE CNTY (1 of 9) 2nd Thursday of the 25. FOND du LAC CNTY 2nd Tuesday of the month, month, 6:00 p., Alano Club, 1521 N. Prospect, Milw. 6:30 p., Gratitude Club, 295 Ruggles St., Fond du Lac 6. WALWORTH CNTY 2nd Wed. of the month, 7:30 p., 26. DANE CNTY Combined with District 20 Walworth Cnty Alano Club, 611 E. Walworth St., 27. MILWAUKEE CNTY (1 of 9) 3rd Saturday of each Delavan month, 9:00 a.m. , 12 Step Club, 4102 W. Townsend 7. KENOSHA CNTY 3rd Sunday of the month, 4:00 p., 28. MILWAUKEE CNTY (1 of 9) 3rd Monday of the Kenosha Alano Club, 630 56th St. Kenosha month, 7:00 p., St. Augustine's, 2530 S. Howell Ave. 8. ROCK CNTY (1 of 2) 1st Friday of the month, 6:30 29. MILWAUKEE CNTY (1 of 9) 1st Monday of the p., Good Shepard Lutheran Church, 2447 Park St., month, 7:00 p., St. Alphonsus School, 6000 W. Loomis Beloit Rd., Greendale (enter west side/rear of school) 9. CRAWFORD, GRANT, IOWA and LAFAYETTE 30. ROCK CNTY (1 of 2) 1st Fri. of the month, 7:00 p. CNTY'S Last Monday of the month, 6:30 p., West View 734 Railroad St., Janesville, WI. (Unity Group) Methodist Church, Madison & Hathaway, Platteville, 31. COLUMBIA CNTY 3rd Sunday of the month, 6:30 10. Spanish District, at large. Contact Ernesto N. at 414 p., Pardeeville Village Library, 119 N. Main St. Pardee- 645-8591. Meets every Tuesday at 5:00 p., 1663 S. ville, WI, South entrance, lower level. 6th Street, Milwaukee 32/33. WAUKESHA CNTY (1 of 4) 3rd Sunday of the 11. JEFFERSON CNTY Meets last Tuesday at 6:00 month, 1:00 p., Galilee Lutheran Church, N24 W26430 p.m. Moravian Church, 301 College St., Lake Mills, Crestview Dr., Pewaukee, WI 53072 12. WASHINGTON CNTY 1st Wednesday of month, 34. WAUKESHA CNTY (1 of 4) 1st Tuesday of the 6:00 p., Jansen Family Park, Schuster Dr West Bend month, 6:30 p., Northwest Alano Club, N88 W17658 13. WAUKESHA CNTY (1 of 4) 1st Sunday of the Christman Rd., Menomonee Falls month, 2:30 p., St. Matthias Church,111 E. Main St. 35. GREEN CNTY Quarterly, when called. Waukesha, WI 53186 36. RACINE/KENOSHA (1 of 2) 2nd Tues. of the 14. MILWAUKEE CNTY (1 of 9) 2nd Wednesday of month, 6:00 p.m., 12 & 12 Club, 257 Commerce St., the month, 7:00 p., Unity Church,1717 N. 73rd St. Burlington Wauwatosa 37. JUNEAU CNTY Combined with District 19 15. MILWAUKEE CNTY (1 of 9) 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6:30 p., St. Joseph’s Hospital (Room 1824 off SEND ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO: of lobby ), 5000 W.