A.A. Youngstown Area Intergroup - AA YAIG

08/12/2024

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07/22/2024

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Sahara II Community Recovery Center in Warren will be TEMPORARILY closed

06/10/2024

89 years, One Day At a Time

On this day, June 10th of the year 1935, Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith set out to find the best way to reform alcoholics, and Alcoholics Anonymous was formed, and would give way to what would be referred to as the 12 step movement.

Bill Wilson, a stockbroker from New York, had success battling his alcoholism with the help of the Oxford Group, a national organization founded by Lutheran minister Dr. Frank Buchman that promoted waiting for divine guidance in every aspect of life. He attempted to help other alcoholics, but none of them were able to become sober.

In June 1935, during a business trip in Akron, Ohio, Wilson felt the temptation to drink. Using a church directory, he was able to reach a local Oxford Group member, Henrietta Buckler Seiberling, who put Wilson in contact with Dr. Bob Smith, an alcoholic who had recently joined the Oxford Group.

Wilson explained how he was able to become sober, which had a profound impression on Smith. They developed an approach to remaining sober through the personal support of other alcoholics.

On June 10, outside an Akron hospital, Smith drank a beer to steady his hands for surgery; it would be the last drink he ever had.

Both men began devoting their free time to reforming other alcoholics at Akron’s City Hospital, and were able to help one man achieve sobriety. “Though the name Alcoholics Anonymous had not yet been coined, these three men actually made up the nucleus of the first A.A. group,” according to the Alcoholics Anonymous Web site.

In 1935, a second group of alcoholics formed in New York followed by a third group in Cleveland in 1939. Through the group, Wilson “emphasized that alcoholism was a malady of mind, emotions and body,” according to A.A.

In 1939, the group published its textbook, “Alcoholics Anonymous.” The book explained the group’s philosophy, including the now well-known 12 steps of recovery.

Alcoholics Anonymous continued to grow, spreading across the United States, Canada, and across the globe. As of 2018, there was an estimated 2.1 million active members worldwide.

05/26/2024

Is your group or club hosting a summer activity this year? Please let us know so we can pass the info along.

Come Join Our Fun In The Sun

05/03/2024

Open mic Night Come Join

04/21/2024

Much like what’s most effective for our own personal growth and recovery….

03/26/2024

01/01/2024

Sobriety sure is good 😊

Just one of the endless perks of recovery.
May you all have a happy, healthy, and joyous 2024

12/31/2023

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!
I’m betting there are those of you who can also relate 🤣🤣

12/21/2023

The original Warren Sunday night meeting at Christian Church on East Market in Warren will not be holding meetings this Sunday (24th) and next Sunday (31st) due to church activities.

09/04/2023

Beginning this upcoming Sunday, September 10th, the Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday A.A. meetings at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (formerly called St Cyril) will be moving to Central Christian Church located at 2051 East Market St. in Warren, Ohio.
Sunday and Tuesday meetings will still start at 8 p.m.
Friday meeting will still start at 7 p.m.

07/05/2023

🤣 A little humor is good for the soul