ITEMS OF INTEREST in/for Northern Virginia As of July 10, 2018
Upcoming Events VISIT THE MANASSAS DISTRICT WEBSITE AT: http://aamanassas.info 18th Annual Shenandoah Valley AA Campout, Natural Chimneys Park, Mount Solon, VA August 3-5, 2018 7 th Annual Sober At Sunrise Pancake Breakfast & Speaker, Manassas, VA August 4, 2018 PWC Adult Detention Center Volunteer Orientation, Manassas, VA August 18, 2018 61st Annual A.A. Sessions by the Sea, Convention Center, Ocean City, MD September 4-9, 2018 Manassas-Centreville Joint District Picnic, Nokesville Park, Nokesville, VA September 16, 2018 Manassas District Fall Workshop, Manassas, VA September 22, 2018 Woodbridge District Annual Picnic, Leesylvania Park, Woodbridge, VA September 23, 2018 Virginia Area Committee Fall Assembly, Richmond, VA October 12-14, 2018 67 TH Anniversary of AA in Manassas Banquet & Speaker, Manassas, VA October 20, 2018 Northern Virginia Annual Gratitude Breakfast, Springfield Hilton, Springfield, VA November 11, 2018 2018 Southeastern Regional Forum, Washington Dulles Marriott, Sterling, VA Nov 16-18, 2018 A GOOD WAY TO KEEP FROM FALLING OFF IS TO STAY IN THE MIDDLE! PHONE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT NVI OFFICE * * * * Extract from Box 4-5-9, News and Notes from the General Service Office of AA, Spring 2011 G.S.O. s Frequently Asked Questions Q: Okay, then what is an A.A. event? A: As far as we are concerned, any event which is run by A.A. s, about A.A., and for A.A.s is an A.A. event. Some are under the auspices of regions, areas or districts; others of central offices or intergroups or even groups; and still others of a committee of A.A. members. Al-Anons are included in some events. Many of the events are service-connected, others are purely for A.A.
10400 Eaton Pl #140, Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone Volunteers Needed!! Required Training : First Saturday of every month at the NVI office -- 10 am. Must be able to come to the office for your shift. * ( except overnights 3-4 hours blocks are available every other week We are ALWAYS looking for SUBS. Just need one year of sobriety Responsibility Statement I am responsible, when anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there, and for that I am responsible
Staunton Group of AA Valley Campout #18 18th Annual Shenandoah Valley Campout Natural Chimneys Park Mount Solon, VA August 3 @ 12:00 pm - August 5 @ 12:00 pm Call Augusta County Parks at 540-245-5727 to reserve your campsite. -- BE SURE TO MENTION YOU RE WITH THE VALLEY CAMPOUT There are no registration fees this year so get 1 or 2 people to share your site.
SERVICE OPPORTUNITY INTERESTED IN TAKING RECOVERY MEETINGS INTO THE MANASSAS-PRINCE WILLIAM ADULT DETENTION CENTER? VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION TRAINING FOR AA MEN AND WOMEN WORK RELEASE MEETINGS NEED YOUR SUPPORT Also other meetings for men, women, Spanish-language and veterans. DATE Saturday, August 18, 2018 TIME: 8:00 AM TO 11:00AM (APPROXIMATELY 3 HRS) ADDRESS: PWC ADULT DETENTION CENTER 9320 LEE AVENUE, MANASSAS, VA A Volunteer Information Sheet needs to be forwarded to Officer McDonald, Program Coordinator, at the ADC at least one week prior to the orientation. The information may be e- mailed or phoned in to 703-792-6429 or kmcdonald@pwcgov.org REQUIRED ITEMS TO BRING WITH YOU TO THE ORIENTATION: PHOTO I.D. AND COMPLETED unsigned VOLUNTEER APPLICATION LETTER FROM YOUR SPONSOR INDICATING LENGTH AND QUALITY OF SOBER TIME (or anyone who can vouch for your sobriety) REQUIREMENTS: No violent /sex crimes 1 year of continuous sobriety 2 years without charges (even if dismissed), out of jail and off probation E-mail account for ADC contact CONTACT JIM CARTER OR SARAH SWIFT, DISTRICT CORRECTIONS COORDINATORS FOR VOLUNTEER INFO SHEETS, APPLICATIONS, SPONSOR LETTER FORMATS, AND ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR MORE INFORMATION Men: 202-510-8450/ Jim.W.Carter@gmail.com Women: 703-434-0812/ slongava@gmail.com
THE MANASSAS DISTRICT 2018 Fall Workshop Saturday, September 22, 2018 8:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church 8712 Plantation Lane Manassas, Virginia 20110 Sudley Road (Rt. 234) and Plantation Lane (Behind TD Bank, Across from Novant Health UVA Prince William Medical Center) Breakfast Donuts, Bagels, Juice, Coffee, Tea, SPEAKER & LUNCH (Pizza Provided Bring a Salad or a Dessert) Three Topics presented Three Times (More will be revealed) Lunch Speaker
WOODBRIDGE DISTRICT 28 INVITES YOU TO ITS ANNUAL FALL PICNIC FUN! FELLOWSHIP! FOOD! SUNDAY, September 23, 2018 11:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. SPEAKER AT 2:00 p.m. Sobriety Countdown Burgers, hot dogs, iced tea, lemonade and water will be provided. Please bring a dish to share! Leesylvania State Park, Fairfax Landing Shelter #2 2001 Daniel K. Ludwig Dr., Woodbridge, VA 22191 (off Neabsco Road) $5/per car admission to Park Directions: From I-95, take Rippon Landing Exit 156, then go east on Dale Blvd. to US 1, Jefferson Davis Hwy. Turn right on Jeff Davis Hwy, then left onto Neabsco Rd. (Rte 610) east for about two miles.
67th Anniversary AA in Manassas Speaker TBA BETHEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH* 8712 Plantation Lane (Sudley Road (RT. 234) and Plantation Lane) M anassas, Virginia 20110 October 20, 2018 Dinner at 6:00 pm* Program Begins with Sobriety Countdown, Raffle, etc. at 7:00* Introduction of Speaker at 7:30* Manassas District will supply Drinks and Fried Chicken Please bring a covered dish to share Come and join in an evening of good fellowship and great program!
Northern Virginia Intergroup, Inc. 10400 Eaton Place, Suite 140, Fairfax, VA 22030-2225 Phone: (703) 293-9753 Email: info@nvintergroup.org Northern Virginia Intergroup is a service resource maintained by more than 500 Alcoholic Anonymous groups in our area. Our primary purpose is to help the alcoholic who still suffers. NVI works with the groups in the area to help carry the message. NVI does this by: -Provides 24-hour telephone contact for AA information. -Maintains a schedule of AA meetings in the area, which lists more than 900 meetings a week. -Stocks Conference approved literature for groups and individuals to purchase. -Maintains a list of members willing to do 12th step work, such as give rides, talk, and provide temporary sponsorship. NVI also has committees to help carry the message. The committees include: Archives: Maintains records of AA history in the Northern Virginia Area. Cooperation with the Professional Community: Informs professionals of what AA is. Correctional Facilities: Carries the message of AA to jails and detention centers. Literature: Upon request, provides Conference approved literature for sale at AA events in the Northern Virginia Area. Newsletter: Monthly the UNITY LIFELINE is mailed to groups to inform of what is happening at NVI and of AA events in the area. Phone Watch: Provides training and scheduling of telephone volunteers on a 24-hour basis. Public Information: Upon request provides information about AA to the public in our area. Treatment Facilities: Carries the message of AA to treatment centers and detoxes. Northern Virginia Intergroup holds a monthly meeting the first Tuesday of each month at the 7:30 pm to discuss problems & solutions with our area as well as the financial position of NVI. Each district and group is asked to elect an Intergroup Representative to attend the meeting. Each group is entitled to one vote on any issues regarding NVI. Northern Virginia Intergroup is here to work with the groups.
THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA INTERGROUP REPRESENTATIVE (IGR) The Northern Virginia Intergroup (NVI) is maintained by the groups in the Northern Virginia Area. Each group is asked to elect an Intergroup Representative (IGR). The IGRs help make up the NVI Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is responsible for decisions regarding the Northern Virginia Intergroup (NVI). As Trusted Servants, Intergroup Representatives (IGRs) should: Attend the NVI Board of Directors meeting the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm. Bring any questions or requests from the group to the Board meeting. Inform NVI office manager of group contacts for 12th step list. Inform NVI office manager of a person to contact if a question rises concerning the Group, such as the listing in the Where & When. Be familiar with NVI functions to answer questions the group may have regarding NVI. Understand what is occurring at the Board meeting and vote on issues as your group conscience directs. Inform your group of the necessity of making contributions to Northern Virginia Intergroup. Encourage group members to get involved with Northern Virginia Intergroup. Report regularly to group of actions and decisions taking place at NVI Board meeting. Remember you are the voice for your group. Inform NVI of group requests and inform the group of NVI requests.
From General Service Office Fact Sheet E-29, Conference Approved Material, dated October 1993:
From the fifth chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunates. They are not at fault; they seem to have been born that way. They are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty. Their chances are less than average. There are those too, who suffer from grave emotional and mental disorders, but many of them do recover if they have the capacity to be honest. Our stories disclose in a general way what we used to be like, what happened, and what we are like now. If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it -- then you are ready to take certain steps. At some of these we balked. We thought we could find an easier softer way. But we could not. With all the earnestness at our command, we beg of you to be fearless and thorough from the very start. Some of have tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely. Remember that we deal with alcohol -- cunning, baffling, powerful! Without help it is too much for us. But there is One who has all power -- that one is God. May you find Him Now! Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery: 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol -- that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. 4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our wrongs. 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. 7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. 9. Made direct amends to such people, wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. 10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. 11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all or affairs. Many of us exclaimed, "What an order I can't go through with it." Do not be discouraged. No one among us has been able to maintain anything like perfect adherence to these principles. We are not saints. The point is that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines. The principles we have set down are guides to progress. We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection. Our description of the alcoholic, the chapter to the agnostic and our personal adventures before and after make clear three pertinent ideas: (a) That we were alcoholic and could not manage our own lives. (b) That probably no human power could have relieved our alcoholism. (c) That God could and would if He were sought.