ANNOUNCEMENTS


AA Group News


Sat Aug 23 Family Picnic & BBQ in Natick
Saturday August 23, Lake Cochituate Natick for AA friends & family, hosted by District 23. Bring side dishes & BBQ with live music, games and more for both kids & adults.

If you have any questions please email Picnic Barb at Picnic@District23aa.org 


Sun Aug 24 District 24 BBQ in Stow
District 24 picnic Sunday August 24, noon to 4pm, Lake Boon Pine Bluff Recreation Area in Stow (google map), gratitude meeting at 3 pm. See flyer.



Local AA News & Events


Thu Sep 11 Delegates Meeting (Hybrid)
Thursday September 11, 7pm, Salem Covenant church and on Zoom.

Salem Covenant, 215 Mountain Street E, Worcester


Zoom: zoom.us/j/912007235
Zoom Id: 912-007-235
Passcode: Sober2020

Dial-In: 1 646 558 8656
Conf#: 912 007 235
Passcode: 025337

To mute or unmute phone: press *6
To raise hand to talk or vote: press *9

Intergroup delegates and interested AAs are welcome and encouraged to attend.


Sun Sep 14 Area 30 Assembly
Area 30 Workshop Assembly Sunday September 14. See flyer for details.


Halloween Dance Fri Oct 31
Friday October 31 Halloween Dance! Hosted by WAI.


Nov 14-16 MA State Convention
MA State Convention Nov 14-16, Best Western Plaza, Marlboro MA. For details visit the web site aaMAStateConvention.org. For questions email MassStateConvention@aaemass.org.



Quick Links + Tools


Meeting Guide App

Download the app: click here.
James' YouTube: click here.
How-To Sheet: click here.


WAI & District Monthly Meetings

  • WAI and Districts 23, 24, 25, 26 meet monthly, as follows.
  • WAI Delegates 2nd Thurs @ 7 PM 

  • District 23 GSRs 2nd Tues @ 7:30 PM 

  • District 24 GSRs 1st Thurs @ 7 PM 

  • District 25 GSRs 1st Tues @ 7 PM 

  • District 26 GSRs 1st Thurs @ 7 PM 


The Bill W. — Carl Jung Letters


© 1963 The A.A. Grapevine. Reprinted with permission.


Area30Treatment.org Website
The Area 30 Joint Treatment Facilities Committee has launched a website that offers commitment calendars and a directory of treatment facilities, modeled on WAI's Treatment Committee calendars.


Visit area30Treatment.org.


Beginnings of A.A.
From the Eastern Mass General Service Archives Committee: History Diagram


Worcester Recovery Center Hospital (WRCH)

The WAI Treatment Committee hosts two AA meetings at WRCH: one meeting for a court-ordered patient group and one meeting for a residential care group.

The following article gives a history of WRCH and its iconic clock tower.


The Worcester State Hospital was originally known as the Worcester State Lunatic Hospital, which was the first state-owned hospital in the country to treat mental illnesses. A new campus opened in 1877 to promote the “moral treatment” of the mentally ill, and the main administration building was anchored by a 134-foot-tall Victorian Gothic clock tower.

But a 1991 fire destroyed almost all of the hospital's original buildings and they were subsequently closed, while all psychiatric facilities operated in a newer building. In 2004, the state began work to build a new facility combining the Worcester and Westboro state hospitals.

Historic preservation advocates and others in the community tried to convince the state to repair the administration building and clock tower, noting that the original campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. But the rehabilitation costs were estimated at $27 million to $29 million, and in August 2008, the state said that the project would not qualify for historic preservation credits.

Preservation Worcester and the Worcester Historical Commission eventually reached an agreement with the state in February 2012 to dismantle and reconstruct the clock tower as a monument. The Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital opened in October 2012 with 320 beds for adults and children.

© Worcester Telegram & Gazette December 10, 2015


75th GSC Delegate Report Back
The Area 30 Delegate's report-back on the 75th General Service Conference is: here .

A quick-reference document highlighting results of the 75th General Service Conference is: here.

The Area 30 Delegate attended the June 12 WAI meeting to share her feedback and respond to questions or comments from attendees.
Site Login