A message from Ed, the Literature guy:
When someone calls the hotline, it is answered
by a volunteer. During the daytime, the phones are
Available now at Nassau Intergroup:
manned by volunteers at our Intergroup Office. At
night, the hotline is switched over to a member of
Fourth Edition Big Book on CD,
a group that has taken the night book commitment.
Including Fourth Edition Stories
The volunteer needs to keep the line “open”, and
therefore can not spend too much time with the
&
person who calls. This is where the 12th Step list
comes in to play.
Twelve and Twelve on CD,
The volunteer will ask the caller what area they
comes with a table of contents booklet
live in. Then they will look in the night book and
find a group in that area that has a 12th Step List.
The office is open 9:00am to 4:30pm
for the sale of books,
The volunteer will call someone on the list and ask
and the phone reps do not carry change.
them if they could speak with the caller. If the
person says yes, the volunteer will give them the
caller’s number. Generally, the caller needs
12 Step Lists
someone to talk with about their drinking. This is
where we can get the opportunity to tell the caller
I AM RESPONSIBLE
about Alcoholics Anonymous. We can tell them
how much it has helped us and we can tell them
WHEN ANYONE, ANYWHERE,
about the meetings in our area. Perhaps, we can
REACHES OUT FOR HELP,
offer to meet them at the meeting, if we feel
comfortable doing so. The person may want to
I WANT THE HAND OF
meet at their home. If so, it is recommended that
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
we take another member with us on a “12th Step
TO BE THERE.
call”.
And FOR THAT
That, briefly, is the general idea of what the 12th
I AM RESPOSIBLE.
Step list is for. As you can see, it is very important.
We need to make sure that our group has a
For alcoholics who have lost their families, their
current list with Nassau Intergroup and we, as a
friends, and everything that has meaning in life, to
group, need to take the night book commitment
alcohol, those words are truly a blessing. Can it be
from time to time. If you’ve never done this
true? Do people really want to help? It is hard to
service, it is a great way to help the newcomer. In
believe.
the next couple of newsletters, we will be writing
Yet, that is exactly what I found when I came
more about the night book, and about volunteering
into Alcoholics Anonymous. At first, I was
at the office. We are even considering offering a
suspicious. Why would anyone want to help
workshop on these subjects. I hope you find the
someone like me? What’s in it for them? Then it
articles interesting, and I hope you will encourage
was explained to me that in order for them to stay
your group to send us a current list.
sober, they had to help others.
With Gratitude,
To be able to help another human being, to
12th Step List Chair
help them get on their feet, to give them another
12thstep@nassauny-aa(dot)org
chance at life, is beyond my wildest dreams.
For the AA group, this is their primary purpose
Help a Homebound Alcoholic
– to help each other stay sober and to help the
newcomer. Most groups do a splendid job of
Any Female AA interested in bringing a
helping the newcomer who walks into their
meeting to a homebound female alcoholic, contact
meeting. But what of the person who is still out
the
Special
Needs
Chairperson:
there? What about the man or woman who calls
specneeds@nassauny-aa(dot)org.
the hotline and is looking for help? Do we, as a
Also a member from Long Beach, who is
group, do all we can to help these people? Is our
homebound, needs help getting to meetings or
12th Step list current? Does our group even have a
having a meeting brought to him.
12th Step List? What is a 12th Step List?
