ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS is a fellowship of people 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.

¹ Copyright© by the A.A. Grapevine, Inc.; reprinted with permission.

Only you can decide whether you want to give A.A. a try and whether you think it can help you.

Answer YES or NO to the following questions:

1. Have you ever decided to stop drinking for a week or so, but only lasted for a couple of days?
2. Do you wish people would mind their own business about your drinking– stop telling you what to do
3. Have you ever switched from one kind of drink to another in the hope that this would keep you from getting drunk?
4. Have you had to have an eye-opener upon awakening during the past year?
5. Do you envy people who can drink without getting into trouble?
6. Have you had problems connected with drinking during the past year?
7. Has your drinking caused trouble at home?
8. Do you ever try to get “extra” drinks at a party because you do not get enough?
9. Do you tell yourself you can stop drinking any time you want to, even though you keep getting drunk when you don’t mean to?
10. Have you missed days of work or school because of drinking?
11. Do you have “blackouts”?
12. Have you ever felt that your life would be better if you did not drink?

Did you answer YES four or more times? If so, you are probably in trouble with alcohol. Why do we say this? Because thousands of people in A.A. have said so for many years. They found out the truth about themselves — the hard way.

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Home Group Members please select one of the links below
for a printable copy of the Grande Prairie Meeting List
to hand out at your meetings:

AA Meeting List – (Revised Apr 16, 2023) (pdf)

AA Meeting List – (Revised Apr 16, 2023)  (docx)

Cooperation with the Professional Community Committee

Members of Alcoholics Anonymous are Anonymous. The Fellowship is not. Committees have been established at the National, Provincial, and District/City level to inform the public where we can be found.

Members of CPC Committees inform professionals about A.A. – what we are, where we are, what we can do, and what we cannot do. They attempt to establish better communication between  A.A.’s and professionals, and to find productive and creative ways of cooperating without affiliating.

Professional people often meet the alcoholic in places where A.A. is not present. Through professional people, We reach alcoholics who might otherwise never find the program, or we reach them years earlier with the help of an informed non-A.A.

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