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June 2018 Visit www.nyintergroup.org 307 Seventh Avenue Suite 201 New York, N.Y. 10001 PH: (212) 647-1680 FX: (212) 647-1648

Office Hours 7 Days a Week 365 Days a Year 9:00am to 10:00pm

Night Hotline 10:00pm to 2:00am ∙The Meeting Book is arranged geographically by:

We sell A.A. Conference ∙New York Boroughs Approved Literature and ∙New York State Counties Sobriety Coins! ∙Connecticut and New Jersey

Literature Room Hours ∙Each NYC Borough has a map divided into numbered sections. tables next to Wednesday, Thursday, each map list local Neighborhoods and zip codes. Friday: 9:00am - 6:30pm ∙Meetings are listed Alphabetically by Group Name within each Section. Saturdays: 9:00am-4:00pm ∙Meetings outside NYC are listed alphabetically by town and Group Name. ∙The Date printed with each group listing is the last time that group has LITERATURE ROOM CLOSED updated its information. Sundays, Mondays, Tues- ∙If your group has not updated recently, please send New York Inter‑Group days, Federal Holidays, June current information using the NYIG form. 9, July 28, Sept 8, Dec 8, and for Special Events IN THE TRADITION OF ANONYMITY, A.A. MEETINGS ARE DESIGNATED AS “CLOSED” MEETINGS Contents FOR A.A. MEMBERS AND FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE A DESIRE TO STOP Bronx 43 DRINKING. NON-A.A. MEMBERS ARE WELCOME ONLY AT MEETINGS DESIGNATED AS “OPEN” Brooklyn 52 MEETINGS. Connecticut 130 Manhattan 12 TYPE OF MEETING New York Inter-Group neither Nassau County 94 B = Beginners’ meeting monitors nor oversees the New Jersey 131 BB = Big Book meeting activities or practice of any A.A. Orange County 122 C = Closed meeting Group, and is not affiliated with any Putnam/Dutchess 125 O = Open Meeting A.A. group listed. Queens 78 OD = Open Discussion meeting The Groups and Meetings listed in Rockland County 119 S = Step meeting this directory appear at their own Staten Island 70 T = Tradition meeting request. Suffolk County 100 A Directory listing does not Sullivan/Greene/Ulster 129 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Westchester County 104 constitute or imply approval or a =Morning Area Forums 5 endorsement of any group’s M = Midnight GSO/SENY Information 8 approach to, or practice of, the A.A. N = Noon Hospitals/Shelters 8 program. SP = Spanish Speaking Index Borough/Group 133 = Wheelchair accessible Index – Zip Code 143 THIS MEETING LIST CANNOT BE

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New York Inter-Group Email Addresses

Office Staff Executive Secretary: [email protected] Questions or suggestions regarding the New York Inter-Group Office Operations Committee and Website Coordinator: [email protected] Questions regarding Committees, Twelve Step Contacts, Website and A.A. Meeting Book Updates, Group Officers, Group Announcements and History Office & Literature Coordinator: [email protected] Information about A.A. Literature and Sobriety Coin orders, Inter-Group Delegates, Volunteers & Group Commitments Officers [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Committees

Bridging the Gap (BTG): Provides a temporary contact from A.A. who will introduce those in need to A.A. and help by meeting them at their first meeting. [email protected] Corrections and Treatment Facilities Committee (CTFC): takes approximately 650 A.A. meetings each week to more than 200 hospitals, prisons, and shelters and provides them with free A.A. Literature. [email protected] Group Relations Committee: coordinates relations between NYIG and A.A. Groups that have encountered difficulty to work towards a solution; edits Sober News. [email protected] Sober News: Email us an article or please join the committee to help write or edit an issue. [email protected] Public Information Committee: Carries the A.A. message to the community by providing speakers to schools, organizations, senior citizens, and professional groups. [email protected] Volunteer Committee: Gives orientation sessions to A.A. Members who want to do service by answering phones, stuffing envelopes for mailings, entering data, etc. [email protected]

Area Representatives Bronx Queens [email protected] [email protected] Brooklyn Staten Island [email protected] [email protected] Manhattan Westchester [email protected] [email protected]

Events The Big Meeting is the annual celebration of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. [email protected] The Corrections and Treatment Facilities Dinner Dance funds A.A. literature in Corrections and Institutions [email protected] The Bill W. Dinner is the annual celebration of co‑founder Bill W.’s sobriety date. [email protected] 1

A Message from the Steering Committee

“With the help of A.A. Members like you, New York Inter-Group plays a crucial role in facilitating Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Step work. Perhaps your first contact with the Hand of A.A. was a phone call to Inter- Group. Or perhaps you are now one of many who volunteer at Inter-Group to answer phones, help keep the meeting list updated, provide information about A.A. to students and professionals about A.A., and carry the message to thousands currently residing in corrections and treatment centers.

But Inter-Group’s financial condition has been deteriorating. Despite a number of corrective measures, the Prudent Reserve has fallen below 50%, and NYIG may be forced to make service cuts in the next 6 months.

Fortunately, you can help save this vital service body. If you are able, please consider a contribution, which can be made online, or you can send in a check to NYIG. If half of the A.A.’s in the Greater New York Area make a recurring donation of 5 dollars per month, Inter-Group’s Prudent Reserve will reach 100% within 4 months.

Please email [email protected] for more information or call 212-647-1680 on how you can join us to help. What is New York Inter-Group? New York Inter-Group is an association formed by the Greater New York Area groups of Alcoholics Anonymous to help fulfill their primary purpose—to carry the A.A. message to the still sick and suffering alcoholic. NYIG is often the first contact point for people who think they may have a problem with alcohol. The phones are answered solely by A.A. member volunteers daily from 9:00am to 10:00pm every day of the year, and from 10:00pm to 2:00am, calls are forwarded to volunteers via Call- Forwarding. During the hours of 2:00am to 9:00am, messages are recorded on an answering machine and are responded to the next day. Volunteers provide meeting information for callers in the five boroughs of New York, Westchester County, and the greater New York area. The Office provides A.A. information about other Inter -Group/ Central Offices throughout the country, and internationally. New York Inter-Group is financed solely by contributions from A.A. groups, Individual A.A. members, Anniversary Club donations, Faithful Fivers, sales of A.A. Conference Approved literature, and net proceeds from the Annual Bill W. Dinner. New York Inter-Group’s service structure is explained in its By-Laws, which are operating guide- lines required by the laws of the State of New York for incorporated not-for-profit organizations. The Inter -Group Association of A.A. Steering Committee (fourteen members) is responsible for the fiduciary requirements and oversees the tax-exempt status. The Steering Committee consists of four officers, six area representatives, and four representatives of the following committees: 1) CTFC (Corrections and Treatment Facilities), 2) Group Relations, 3) Public Information 4) Volunteer. The NY Inter-Group Office is the communications center for A.A. groups, now over 1450, in the greater New York area for events and matters concerning A.A. as a whole. New York Inter-Group requests that each meeting listed in the 5 Boroughs (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens) and Westchester designate a Delegate. Inter-Group Delegates meet quarterly in Manhattan with the New York Inter-Group Steering Committee after the Exchange (Booking) Meetings. At these meetings Delegates hear reports of New York Inter-Group’s activities and vote on topics affecting New York Inter‑Group operations. 2018 Delegates Meetings will be held on March 10, June 9, September 8, December 8. New York Inter-Group sponsors four quarterly Westchester Booking Meetings a year. The 2018 booking meetings will be held on Saturday, February 17, May 19, August 18, and November 17. Delegates also attend Area Forums sponsored by New York Inter-Group which are held bi-monthly. Area Representa- tives are elected by the Area Forum to represent them to New York Inter-Group’s Steering Committee. 2

Celebrate A.A.’s 83rd Anniversary The Big Meeting Sunday—June 17, 2018 from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm — New York Hilton Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor 1335 Avenue of the Americas (at W 54th St.) NY, NY 10019 Open 3-Speaker Meeting – ASL Interpreted, Simultaneous English to Spanish Translation Seventh Tradition Collection will be taken [email protected] Referring to the date now cited as the day Alcoholics Anonymous was founded, (Dr. Bob’s sobriety date), Bill W. writes, “During this bender he hit bottom, never to drink again, dating from June 10, 1935.”

BILL W TABLE LOTTERY

Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 7:00pm New York Hilton Hotel — 1335 Avenue of the Americas (at W 54th St)—New York, NY 10019 Gramercy East Suite Call 212-647-1680 for more information or if you would like printed announcements for your group. Note: A portion of the $125.00 ticket price is deductible for income tax purposes. For more information email: [email protected]

2018 Old Timers’ Speaker Meeting

In Honor of Bill W.’s Sobriety All are Welcome—Free Event—(Seventh Tradition will be taken) Saturday—November 3, 2018 —1:00pm to 3:00pm Conference approved videos will be shown following the meeting from 3:30pm - 4:30pm New York Hilton Hotel —1335 Avenue of the Americas (at W 54th St.)—New York, NY 10019 Speakers with 25+ years continuous sobriety and guest shares from the audience. ASL Interpreted, Simultaneous English to Spanish Translation

NEW YORK INTER-GROUP CELEBRATES THE 84th SOBRIETY ANNIVERSARY OF A.A. CO-FOUNDER

BILL W 2018 Bill W. Dinner Saturday, November 3, 2018 — 7:00pm to 2:00am The New York Hilton Hotel—Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor 1335 Avenue of the Americas (at W 54th St)—New York, NY 10019 Tickets are $125.00 each and are available at the Inter-Group Office Call 212-647-1680 for more information or if you would like printed announcements for your group. Note: A portion of the $125.00 ticket price is deductible for income tax purposes. For more information email: [email protected]

2018 NYIG SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS AND SPECIAL EVENTS For details call (212) 647-1680 or visit www.NYIntergroup.org—Dates & Times are subject to change

2018 EVENTS DATE LOCATION

NYIG – Exchange Meetings Saturday, 7:00am - 9:00am: PS 41 - Greenwich Village School June 9, September 8, December 8 116 West 11th Street, NY, NY 10011

NYIG – NEW Inter-Group Delegate Saturday, Quarterly, 10:00am - PS 41 - Greenwich Village School Orientation 11:00am: June 9, September 8, 116 West 11th Street, NY, NY 10011 December 8

NYIG – Delegates Meetings Saturday, 11:00am - 2:00pm: June 9, PS 41 - Greenwich Village School September 8, December 8 116 West 11th Street, NY, NY 10011

Westchester Booking Meetings 3rd Saturday, Quarterly, 6:30 am: Memorial United Methodist Church August 18, November 17 250 Bryant Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605

2018 Bill W. Planning Committee 2:00pm on: Sunday, June 10, Saturday, NYIG Office - 307 Seventh Avenue Dates July 14, Sunday, August 12, Saturday, Suite 201, NY, NY 10001 September 22, Sunday, October 14 2018 Big Meeting Sunday, June 17 NY Hilton Hotel - Grand Ballroom – rd 1:00pm to 3:00pm 3 Floor, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY 10019 Bill W Table Lottery Thursday, July 12 NY Hilton Hotel, Gramercy Suite— 7:00pm to 9:00pm 1335 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY 10019 CTFC Annual Dinner Dance (Ticketed Saturday, July 28 Antun’s 96-43 Springfield Boulevard Event: $85.00 each) * To Buy Literature for 8:00pm – 1:00am Queens Village, NY 11429 Corrections and Institutions 2018 Old Timers’ Speaker Meeting Saturday, November 3 NY Hilton Hotel, 1335 Avenue of the 1:00pm – 3:00pm Americas, NY, NY 10019

2018 Bill W. Movie – Bill’s Own Story Saturday, November 3 NY Hilton Hotel, 1335 Avenue of the 3:30pm – 4:30pm Americas, NY, NY 10019

2018 Bill W. Dinner Saturday, November 3 NY Hilton Hotel - Grand Ballroom – rd (Ticketed Event:$125.00 each) 7:00pm – 2:00am 3 Floor, 1335 Avenue of the Ameri- * In honor of A.A. Co-Founder Bill W. cas, NY, NY 10019 COMMITTEE MEETINGS Join the Meetings below via Conference (*phone carrier rates may apply) Call: 712-770-4010 ENTER: Access Code: 473755

Bridging the Gap Committee 2nd Wednesday, Monthly, 6:30 pm: NYIG Office - 307 Seventh Avenue June 13, July 11, Aug. 8, Sept. 12, Oct. Suite 201, NY, NY 10001 10, Nov. 14, Dec. 12

CTFC (Correction and Treatment See Separate Listing for Monthly Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Facilities Committee) Meeting Times and Locations In : Staten Island, Westchester

Group Relations Committee 2nd Tuesday, Bi-Monthly, 6:30 pm: NYIG Office - 307 Seventh Avenue June 12, Aug. 14, Oct. 9, Dec.11 Suite 201, NY, NY 10001

Public Information Committee Last Monday, Bi-Monthly, 6:30 pm: NYIG Office - 307 Seventh Avenue July 30, Sept. 24, Nov. 26 Suite 201, NY, NY 10001

Volunteer Committee 3rd Wednesday, Bi-Monthly, 6:30 pm: NYIG Office - 307 Seventh Avenue July 18, Sept. 19, Nov. 21 Suite 201, NY, NY 10001

Bridging the Gap Literature Hours at New Westchester Booking Join the BTG Committee York Inter-Group Meetings Come to the next monthly Quarterly on Saturday at 6:30am meeting Wednesday, Thursday, Aug 18, Nov 17 nd 2 Wednesday of EVERY Friday: 9:00am - 6:30pm Memorial United Methodist month at 6:30pm at the Saturdays: 9:00am-4:00pm Church 250 Bryant Avenue, White Plains, NY Inter-Group Office Closed Sunday, Monday, Tuesday NY 10605

What is an Area Forum? Area Forums are bimonthly meetings of New York Inter-Group Delegates and A.A. Members sponsored by the Inter-Group Office that are held in each NYC Borough and Westchester County. Area Representatives serving on NY Inter-Group's Steering Committee preside at the Area Meetings. The Forums provide an opportunity for each group’s representative to remain informed about Inter-Group’s volunteers, finances, events, and a variety of other matters that effect A.A. as a whole. They also provide a means by which Area Representatives can keep informed about individual A.A. group concerns as they relate to Inter-Group and present those matters to the Steering Committee on a monthly basis. Please come to the next Area Forum – ALL Members Welcome!

JANUARY — MARCH — MAY — JULY — SEPTEMBER — NOVEMBER

AREA DAY - TIME - DATE LOCATION Westchester United Methodist Church 3rd Saturday - 2:30pm 2547 East Tremont Avenue BRONX (b/t Silver Street and Lurting Avenue) Jul 21, Sep 15, Nov 17 Bronx, NY 10461 First Unitarian Congregational Chapel 3rd Saturday - 12:00pm 121 Pierrepont Street BROOKLYN (Between Clinton St. & Monroe Place) Jul 21, Sep 15, Nov 17 Brooklyn, NY 11201

2nd Tuesday - 7:00pm Queens Intergroup Office QUEENS 105-29A Metropolitan Ave. Sep 11, Nov 13 Forest Hills, NY 11375

rd 3 Saturday - 9:30am First Baptist Church WESTCHESTER 456 North Street (at Bryant Avenue) Jul 21, Sep 15, Nov. 17 White Plains, NY 10605

FEBRUARY — APRIL — JUNE — AUGUST — OCTOBER — DECEMBER AREA DAY - TIME - DATE LOCATION rd 3 Tuesday - 7:00pm New York Inter-Group Office MANHATTAN Jun 19, Aug 21, Oct 16, Dec 18 307 Seventh Avenue, Suite 201 (27-28 St.) New York, NY 10001 rd 3 Thursday - 7:30pm Immanual Lutheran Church 2018 Richmond Avenue STATEN ISLAND Jun 21, Aug 16, Oct 18, Dec 20 (b/t Rockland Ave. & Signs Rd.) Staten Island, NY 10314

ENGLISH SPEAKING INTER- GROUPS

Brooklyn Orange County P.O. Box 21022, Brooklyn, NY 11202 P.O. Box 636, Goshen, NY 10924 (718) 851-3039 24 Hour Hotline (845) 534-8525 www.brooklynintergroup.org www.orangenyaa.org Central New Jersey Queens 3525 QuakerBridge Road, Suite 5000, Hamilton, NJ 105-29A Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills, NY 11375 08619 (718) 520-5024 Office (609) 586-6902 www.queensaa.org 24 Hour Hotline (609) 586-6900 Rockland (24 Hours) www.centralnewjerseyintergroup.org P.O. Box 706, West Nyack, NY 10994 Connecticut (845) 352-1112 P.O. Box 1605, Darien, Connecticut 06820 Southern New Jersey (203) 855-0075 P.O. Box 2514, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 www.fairfieldcountyintergroup.org (856) 486-4446 Dutchess County www.aasj.org P.O. Box 3547, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Suffolk County (24 Hours) (845) 452-1111 P.O. Box 659, Patchogue, NY 11772 www.dutchessaa.org Office (631) 654-1150 Nassau County (24 Hours) 24 Hour Hotline (631) 669-1124 361 Hempstead Tpke., West Hempstead, NY 11552 www.suffolkny-aa.org (516) 292-3040 Sullivan County (24 Hours) www.nassauny-aa.org P.O. Box 283, Liberty, NY 12754 Northern New Jersey (845) 234-4841 2400 Morris Ave. , Suite 106, Union, NJ 07083 Ulster County (908) 687-8566 P.O. Box 1654, Kingston, NY 12401 www.nnjaa.org (845)331-6360 Spanish Speaking Inter-Groups To all A.A. Groups and Manhattan (Mon-Fri 12 noon-6 pm) Members, Thank you for your 2334 First Avenue, New York, NY 10029 (212) 348-2644 continued support and Brooklyn (12 noon-7 pm) service. 2723 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

(718) 348-0387 Bridging the Gap

AA is here for you after treatment

Call Bridging the Gap at 212-647-1680 and a member of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet you at an A.A. Meeting. We can help you with any questions you may have about A.A. and you can meet people who live without drinking alcohol ‘One Day at a time’.

“Our Twelfth Step—carrying the message—is the basic service that the AA Fellowship gives; this is our principal aim and the main reason for our existence. Therefore, AA is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither, and those who haven't been given the truth may die.” (From “AA's Legacy of Service,” The AA Service Manual, page S1.) 6

2018 CTFC Dinner Dance To Fund A.A. Literature for Corrections and Institutions Saturday, July 28th, 2018 8:00pm to 1:00am Antun’s 96-43 Springfield Boulevard, Queens Village, NY, 11429 Tickets are $85.00 and can be purchased at the NY Inter-Group Office. Call 212-647-1680 for more information or if you would like printed announcements for your group. The Pink Can

The Pink Can is a way for groups to collect spare change for the purchase of AA literature for those who are confined or hospitalized. It is a request for additional contributions, in the same way some groups pass the 7th Tradition basket a second time. Typically, it is an empty coffee can wrapped in pink paper—an idea that developed nearly 60 years ago.

Some groups make an announcement about the Pink Can and pass it after the 7th Tradition basket. Other groups keep the Pink Can on their literature table and make an announcement about it during the information break. Please mail contributions for CTFC to: New York Inter-Group Office; 307 Seventh Ave- nue; Suite 201; New York, NY 10001. Make checks payable to “New York Inter-Group” and write “CTFC–Pink Can” in the memo.

A.A. Preamble Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety. (Reprinted with permission of A.A. Grapevine, Inc.)

“Self-Support: Where Money and Spirituality Mix”

(A.A. General Service Conference-approved literature) “Self-support begins with me, because I am part of us – the group. We pay our rent and utility bills, buy coffee… and A.A. Literature. We support our central office, our area committee, and our General Service Office. If it were not for those entities, many new people would never discover the miracles of A.A.” -From the 7th Tradition Example of Group Contributions to A. A. Service Entities Distribution of Funds: 10% to District / 10% to Area Committee / 30% to G.S.O. / 50% to Intergroup or Central Office Please make checks or money orders payable to: New York Inter-Group. Donations may also be made on our website at www.NYIntergroup.org

Here are some words from Bill W. from 1957 about how money and spirituality mix: “Our spiritual way of life is safe for future generations if, as a Society, we resist the temptation to receive money from the outside world. But this leaves us with a responsibility — one that every member ought to understand. We cannot skimp when the treasurer of our group passes the hat. Our groups, our areas, and A.A. as a whole will not function unless our services are sufficient and their bills are paid.”

Hospital Detox Information The following hospitals have detox units. Admission and insurance requirements vary.

Bronx Alcoholism Treatment Center Bronx Lebanon Hospital: (718) 590-1800 Queens St. Barnabas Hospital: (718) 960-6636 Faith Mission Alcohol Crisis Center Brooklyn (718) 322-3455 Brooklyn Hospital Center: (718) 250-8900 *Additional treatment centers can be found by call- Kingsborough A.T.C. (men only) ing city and county resource/information agencies (718) 453-3200 Woodhull Hospital: (718) 963-5910 Manhattan Shelters Manhattan Antonio Olivieri Center (Men & Women) Beth Israel Hospital (212) 420-4220 257 West 30th St. Metropolitan Hospital (212) 423-6645 (212) 947-3211 Queens Shelter Care Center (Women only) Flushing Hospital: (718)-670-5078 350 Lafayette St. Staten Island (212) 420-7748 S.I. University Hospital: (718)-226-2800 Westchester *Additional shelters can be found by calling city and St. John’s Riverside Hospital, Yonkers county resource/information agencies (914) 964-7529

NYIG MEETING BOOK GROUP NOTIFICATION

Upon the founding of New York Inter-Group in 1946, the meeting book included all A.A. active Groups and Meetings in the Greater New York Area, including New Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island, and Upstate New York. To date, many of these boroughs and counties have established their own Intergroup offices, and they have many A.A. meetings that have not registered with New York Inter- group. Therefore we recommend if you want to attend an A.A. meeting in those areas to please call us at 212-647-1680, or contact the local Intergroup office.

General Service Office www.aagrapevine.org A.A. World Services GSO invites you to tour their Archives exhibit area at 475 Riverside Drive at 120th Street in Manhattan. 475 Riverside Drive - 11th Floor The archives department has a number of historical New York, NY 10115 displays including a first edition Big Book, historical Ph. (212) 870-3400—FAX (212) 870-3003 photographs, and wonderful 1930s and 1940s A.A. www.aa.org scrapbooks, and more.

A.A. GRAPEVINE and LA VIÑA (212) 870-3018 Visitors should call the Generals Service Office for tour information and their open meeting schedule.

SENY (SOUTH EAST NEW YORK) Area 49 P.O. Box 571, New York, NY 10116-0571 Street Address: 199 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 302/318, Bronx, NY 10454 Ph. 718-665-1253 [email protected]—www.aaseny.org

ANONYMITY STATEMENT “Our public relations policy is based on Wanted attraction rather than promotion; we need

New York Inter-Group needs volunteers to answer the always to maintain personal anonymity at the phones 365 DAYS OF THE YEAR. Get involved by level of press, radio (TV) and films.” answering calls at the Office or from home as part of Thus we respectfully ask that no A.A. Speaker - the Call-Forwarding team. or, indeed, any A.A. Member - be identified by Individuals may sign up for one shift, a weekly com- full name in published or broadcast reports of mitment or more. Groups may sign up for a recurring our meetings. The assurance of anonymity is Group Commitment. Come for service and fellowship essential in our effort to help other problem so you can help carry the message to the still sick and drinkers who may wish to share our recovery suffering alcoholic. program with us, and our tradition of Why answer phones? anonymity reminds us that A.A. Principles “I am responsible… When anyone, anywhere, reaches come before personalities. out for help, I want the hand of A.A. always to be The long form of A.A.’s Eleventh Tradition says, there. And for that: I am responsible.” “Our names and pictures as A.A. (Reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.) members ought not be broadcast, filmed, or publicly printed.” In keeping with this Please call (212) 647-1680 or email principle, please do not post recognizable pho- [email protected] tos of identifiable A.A. members on Web sites and stop by the office today to learn more. accessible to the public, including unrestricted ***One year of continuous sobriety required to answer pages on social networking sites. phones*** (Reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.)

Bill W.’s Last Message—Presented at The New York Inter-Group annual dinner, Oct 10, 1970 in honor of Bill's upcoming 36th anniversary, Dec. 11, 1970

My dear friends,

Recently an A.A. member sent me an unusual greeting which I would like to extend to you. He told me it was an ancient Arabian salutation. Perhaps we have no Arabic groups, but it still seems a fitting expression of how I feel for each of you. It says, “I salute you and thank you for your life.” My thoughts are much occupied these days with gratitude to our Fellowship and for the myriad blessings bestowed upon us by God's Grace. If I were asked which of these blessings I felt was most responsible for our growth as a fellowship and most vital to our continuity, I would say, the “Concept of Anonymity.” Anonymity has two attributes essential to our individual and collective survival; the spiritual and the practical.

On the spiritual level, anonymity demands the greatest discipline of which we are capable; on the practical level, anonymity has brought protection for the newcomer, respect and support of the world outside, and security from those of us who would use A.A. for sick and selfish purposes. A.A. must and will continue to change with the passing years. We cannot, nor should we turn back the clock. However, I deeply believe that the principle of anonymity must remain our primary and enduring safeguard. As long as we accept our sobriety in our traditional spirit of anonymity we will continue to receive God's Grace. And so -- once more, I salute you in that spirit and again I thank you for your lives. May God bless us all now, and forever.

Bill W.

12 Steps 12 Traditions

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that 1. Our common welfare should come first; personal our lives had become unmanageable. recovery depends upon A.A. unity. 2. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate au- 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves thority—a loving God as He may express Himself in our could restore us to sanity. group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to servants; they do not govern. the care of God as we understood Him. 3. The only requirement for A.A. membership is a

4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of desire to stop drinking. 4. Each group should be autonomous except in matters ourselves. affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole. 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another 5. Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its human being the exact nature of our wrongs. message to the alcoholic who still suffers. 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these 6. An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance, or lend defects of character. the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and 7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. prestige divert us from our primary purpose. 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and 7. Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, became willing to make amends to them all. declining outside contributions. 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever 8. Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever non- possible, except when to do so would injure them or professional, but our service centers may employ special workers. others. 9. A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may 10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we create service boards or committees directly were wrong promptly admitted it. responsible to those they serve. 11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve 10. Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy. praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the 11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction power to carry that out. rather than promotion; we need always maintain 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and these steps, we tried to carry this message to films. alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our 12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Tra- affairs. ditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.

If you would like to make a donation New York Inter-Group to NY Inter-Group 307 Seventh Avenue Please send a check or money order payable to: Suite 201 Or Donate Online at www.nyintergroup.org New York, NY 10001

“Faithful Fivers” New York Inter-Group’s Seventh Tradition Plan

Faithful Fivers are members of Alcoholics Anonymous who choose to contribute five dollars (or more*) each month to support the New York Inter-Group office. Your pledge supports Inter- Group’s continued effort to carry the A.A. message of recovery and hope to alcoholics who still suffer from alcoholism in the Greater New York Area. The office has many expenses including rent, electrici- ty, phone bills, internet, supplies, and staff to update our 1451 A.A. Groups in the Meeting Book. The office also oversees many Committees like Corrections and Treatment, Public Information, Volunteer, and Group Relations, and it makes possible A.A. special occasions, such as the Bill W. Special Events, Big Meeting and the Old Timers’ Speaker Meeting possible for members to attend.

As a Faithful Fiver your personal contribution will help the doors of New York Inter-Group stay open 365 days a year! Please visit our website for more information at www.nyintergroup.org or call 212- 647-1680. I would like to donate: Monthly Quarterly Annually Name: Address: City: Zip Code: Phone Number: Email: Date:

ANNIVERSARY CLUB One way to show gratitude for your sobriety is to join the Anniversary Club by making a contribution to New York Inter-Group on your sobriety date or on behalf of another A.A. member. Suggested amount is $1.00 or $2.00 or more for each year of sobriety. Your donation helps cover office expenses that allow us to carry the message and perform 12‑Step Service. Call (212) 647-1680 or visit www.NYIntergroup.org for more information or send in this form to: 307 Seventh Avenue, Suite 201, New York, NY 10001-6007 I want to celebrate my A.A. Anniversary to help New York Inter-Group: Name: Address: City State: Zip: Phone Email: Anniversary Date: Years Sober: Donation Amount: Date:

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