Grapevine

Need Some Help!!!!!

A committee is only as functional as the members who serve on it. Both the Literature and Grapevine Committee’s  need some assistance from the Home Groups.  What a wonderful way to share the joy of your gift of sobriety.  Bring the knowledge and the information on the resources to your home group.

From a personal observance, I have found that by being involved I get the opportunity to identify at every meeting that I attend and also bring some valuable information about recovery to those same meetings.  Now you might ask how can this be done?  Well most meetings they ask for announcements.  I raise my hand and identify as an alcoholic, then I proceed to make my announcement about either a particular piece of literature or challenge the group to select a committee representative to represent their group in the District Level.  It is just that simple.

Now the added benefits of this is that you get to know allot of people.  And you also get to learn about things in recovery that you would have never sought to explore.  Therefore you have enriched your sobriety beyond even your wildest dreams….

Grapevine Subscriptions

Duties of a Grapevine Representative

Please join us to get involved with this Committee on the Second Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the basement of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, W. 13th & Franklin, Vancouver, Washington. (Map)

Contact the Grapevine Committee Chair

A.A. Grapevine Reps (GvRs)

Ok I now am a Grapevine representative …
Now what is it I do?

• The basic job of the Grapevine representative, or GvR, is to make the magazine available to the home group, and to encourage AAs to read it, subscribe to it, and use it in Twelfth Step work.
• The GvR may volunteer for the service position or be elected.
• Most GvRs have found that simply bringing The Grapevine to the attention of their group on a regular basis raises awareness about the magazine and eventually expands its readership.
• GVRs who read and enjoy the magazine themselves are likely to communicate their enthusiasm to others. GvRs at group, district and area levels are a vital part of The Grapevine helping us to continue carrying the message of AA.
• Attend the District’s Monthly Committee meeting, where information is shared on what is working and what is not working.  Also as a member of the committee you can help by bringing new suggestions for all of us to try and implement.

What started out in 1944 as an eight-paged newsletter grew into a full magazine that not only served as Bill W.’s communication tool to the growing number of AAs but has now reached a monthly circulation of approximately 115,000.