There is something about sharing our recovery with those who cannot get out to an ACA meeting that makes life a little more special. Having been invited to share at prisons, rehabs, and crisis centers I can say without a doubt I always leave after sharing a lot more grateful than I did when I went in the door.
The H&I activity has picked up again this month with Region 2 in the beginning stages of forming an H&I Committee. Two people in California connected as the result of the ongoing Region 2 development. A member in San Diego and a member in Orange County have connected and are beginning to discuss building an H&I committee.
We got word that the Denmark Intergroup had a new H&I person who will be heading up the effort to reach the Adult Child who still suffers and cannot get out of institutions to attend a meeting. We look forward to hearing more about this committee’s work in the future.
In South Florida a new Intergroup is forming and has an H&I Committee defined in its foundational documents. The Intergroup already has one H&I meeting in existence in Pembroke Pines and the SOBE Wednesday Night Group on Miami Beach is inquiring about purchasing books for local prisons in their area. An order for an H& I shipment of 10 Big Red Books and 4 Yellow Workbooks was placed to send much needed books to the Pembroke Pines meeting.
If there is any H&I activity going on in your community, please let us know so we can acknowledge and support your efforts. We are also looking for an ACA member to volunteer for service who could help coordinate this effort. If you would like to learn more about H&I service, please email me at [email protected].
