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Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups

Pennsylvania

Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups

Pennsylvania

Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups

Pennsylvania

Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups

Pennsylvania

Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups

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Reaching Out in Gratitude and Love

The Al-Anon Welcome – Back to Basics document is an updated version of my earlier Memo entitled The Art of Welcoming Today which focused on the challenges of welcoming in the virtual world. Now, many groups have settled back to their physical locations, and some have made decisions to become permanently electronic. The principles remain the same for all groups. It is important to acknowledge what we do well today. Also, it is helpful to remember the things we did before that were rewarding but we may have gotten away from. May this sharing shed light on how a warm welcome offers love, comfort, support, help and understanding to those that seek it. Alcoholism is a devastating disease. In Al-Anon, we help ourselves and others by offering the hope of our program and connecting with others.

Thank you for reading, sharing and applying this document. I hope you find my thoughts helpful. Moving forward, please continue to consider the Al-Anon basics when we strive to give comfort and welcome to our members at our groups. The hope we offer may be the magnet that draws others to their next meeting. “We do want everyone to feel welcome in our Al-Anon and Alateen meetings!” (Welcoming Checklist)

Your friend in service,
Lori F.
Delegate, Panel 61

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Welcome to the PA Area Al-Anon Web Site

There is a message of hope and help in the program of Al-Anon Family Groups. Women, men, and children who were once lonely, lost and helpless because of someone’s drinking, today have courage and confidence in Al-Anon and Alateen. They have discovered friends who understand, as few others can. They have found the tools to help themselves – which can indirectly help their alcoholic relatives or loved ones. Contentment and even happiness is possible whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not. Alateen, a vital part of the Al-Anon Family Groups, is for younger members seeking help while walking through life with an alcoholic parent, other close relative or friend. Teens meet to share their experience, strength, and hope, gaining a better understanding of the disease of alcoholism and themselves. The support found in Alateen helps with personal development and the troubled thinking that is often associated with growing up in an alcoholic home.

Let It Begin With Me… When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, let the hand of Al-Anon and Alateen always be there, and Let It Begin With Me.

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Are You Ready? – “Newcomer Preparedness Checklist”

With the holiday season on the horizon, October through December is the busiest time of the year for many people. It is also a period of added stress, especially for families and friends of alcoholics. It is an opportunity to remind us to prepare ourselves and our groups to welcome newcomers who find their way to Al-Anon.

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