Thank you to all the Central Oregon Groups who have elected a Hotline Rep to serve on the committee, take a hotline shift for your group, and to represent your group on the COIG AA Hotline!
The groups did a great job stepping up and taking these shifts! The A.A. phone is being answered in Central Oregon thanks to the groups! Now we need qualified volunteers to do 12-Step work and join the 12 Step call list.
Are you willing to take a 12 Step call if needed? If so please see your Hotline representative to sign up. Group reps are as follows:
- Firing Line – Jena
- Attitude Adjustments – Henry
- Fleeting Thoughts – Jon
- Three Legacies – Beth
- Singleness Of Purpose – Katie
- Rule 62 – Brennan
- Rebellion Dogs – Jeff
- Not a glum lot – Kim
- Steps To Sobriety – Todd
- Stir crazy – Sandra
- Willing to go to any length – Donna
- Eastside Earlyrisers – Joan
- Redmond Early risers – Chris
What is a 12-Step Call? A 12-Step call is when A.A. members talk to another alcoholic about their drinking. This is an important part of the recovery process for many. Generally, an individual or group sits or speaks with somebody suffering from alcoholism in order to help them find recovery. Much like the 12-Step call Bill W. made to Dr. Bob on Mothers Day 1935. It could also be anything from taking someone a Big Book and a newcomer packet, taking someone to a meeting or even taking someone to the hospital for detox. Sometimes it is as simple as a phone call and inviting someone to meet you at your Home Group. Here discernment, discretion and experience are necessary in this type of 12-Step work.
“A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of recovered alcoholics in action.” – Bill W. A.A. Comes Of Age pg 139If your Group does not have a COIG Hotline Representative your IGR also has a sign up sheet. Or please feel free to attend the Committee meeting to learn more or consider electing someone from your group to fulfill this vital service. See service position description here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LQ-tBJlhVB0Uw624wjRypQ4Qemy8W2-v_sSPHvEzcWs/edit?usp=sharing