Service At The District Level:

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 This committee meets at the Gwinnett Room at 1pm on the first Sunday of each month. Please check calendar for changes. 

 At this meeting we discuss speaking opportunities and provide training for those interested. We carry the message of what AA is and what AA is not into schools, DUI schools, and we provide Courthouse Orientation for those "sentenced" to attend AA meetings in Gwinnett County. Please come and learn how you can be of service. 

For calendar of speaking opportunities please email picpc@gwinnettaa.org. 

Meetings are open to any other district in the Atlanta area that would like to participate as well as any AA member who wishes to join. 

 The Corrections Committees in Districts 16C and 16D are looking for volunteers to help in any aspect of corrections work including carrying meetings into facilities, bridging the gap, corrections correspondence and collecting contributions. 

For More Information, Please Email: Corrections@Gwinnettaa.Org

We are in the process of updating ALL volunteer files. It is mandatory that a new application be completed should you wish to begin or continue to carry the message into the detention centers. All volunteers may pick up the necessary paperwork at the front lobby desk of the jail.

Completed applications can be mailed to the jail care of Inmate Services or returned in person. No emailed or faxed copies will be accepted, original documents only. 

Additionally there is a MANDATORY ORIENTATION PREA class. The next session will be announced as soon as we have details. Fingerprinting is also required after orientation. The next fingerprinting is Friday March 13th either 8am-11am or 1pm-3pm.  

If you have questions please reach out to Benita Cofer at 770-619-6402 if you plan to attend as seating is limited.  

***AS OF APRIL 1, 2020 ALL OLD VOLUNTEER ID BADGES WILL EXPIRE. If you do not have the new volunteer ID badge with your picture and name you will not be able to go back into the jail. ***

There is a six month sober-time requirement on this service work.

 *It is strongly recommended you have no outstanding warrants*

 The Bridge the Gap Committee of Area 16 Correctional Facilities and Treatment Facilities Committee is made up of Alcoholics Anonymous members across the state that are dedicated to carrying the A.A. message to people who are seeking sobriety but are unable to participate at the community level.  Specifically, Bridge the Gap provides a way for recovering alcoholics to make contacts with AA members in the area in which they will be living after their release from a correctional facilitiy or a treatment facility.  

The most important time in an alcoholic's recovery is the first 24 to 48 hours after his or her release.  Many of these alcoholics being released from facilities are simply looking for an A.A. on the outside that is willing to share their experience, strength and hope through correspondence or is willing to make them feel at home in their A.A. community. 

If you would like to volunteer for Bridge the Gap or be a Correspondent to an inmate or alcoholic in a treatment facility, please click on the appropriate volunteer form below.

If you are an inmate in a correctional facility or an alcoholic in a treatment facility and have a fixed release date less than six months away, please click on the appropriate request form below. 

What do people do in Grapevine service work?  Well, just like alcoholics everywhere, "They do whatever they feel like doing!". But, corny joking aside, on the inside front cover of every issue of the Grapevine, in the Statement of Purpose, Bill W. says, "The Grapevine will try to carry the A.A. message to alcoholics and practice the A.A. principles in all its affairs." Grapevine service work is anything that will help this little magazine accomplish it's mission, within our Traditions.

     That statement covers a lot of ground. Has a newcomer ever asked "What's, a Grapevine?" Here's your chance! What will you say? "It's that little magazine over on that table." C'mon, man. Is that the best you can do? We all know that 99% of people in A.A. would do better than that, even though I've heard that reply, and the sad thing is, the conversation stopped there.
 

What would be your answer be? How about, "There's a couple of them over here. Check this out.", or, "I keep one in my car. They come in handy", or, "My dog likes to chew on them", (just joking).

     This is carrying our message. This is Grapevine service work. Have you ever bought an issue for a new person, or given one of your old ones to someone? Is it OK to buy an issue for someone instead of putting money in the hat as it goes around? Well join in and find out.

Please attend your respective district and inquire with Grapevine Committee Chair for more information. or email webmaster@gwinnettaa.org