Institutions Committee Mission & Service

The institutions Committee in North Palm Beach County is responsible bringing AA meetings and AA approved literature into institutional facilities.  This includes organizing, coordinating, scheduling and a literature fund raiser (Annual Halloween Big Book Ball). We have one yearly fund raiser to purchase all the Big Books we can for the year with our ever growing requested for meetings. “Our Big Book Ball” which will be held this year on October 28^th, 2006 at the Triangle Club,1371 Okeechobee Road, West Palm Beach (tickets are $10.00) live band and food  from 7:00-10;00. This year we will have a silent auction. Contact Tom K. for ticket or donation items@ 561-827-1504 or Joan H. @561-744-8046.

 Our purpose is to carry the AA message of recovery to alcoholics in: 
        >      detoxes
        >      psychiatric wards
        >      treatment and rehab centers
        >      correctional facilities
        >      nursing homes and shelters

The committee provides training and guidelines for running AA meetings in facilities as well as coordinating sheriff’s approval for jail/prison meetings (DOC). We also try to maintain a temporary contact list to bridge the gap between leaving such facilities and a successful transition to outside AA meetings

Members are required to have 6 months sobriety.   As of 2006 we are bringing over 440 meetings per month to these facilities with an ever growing requests for meetings so new members are always needed.  Institutions service work is not only important for carrying the AA message but is also very fulfilling for those taking in meeting commitments – a great way to practice Step 12 !!.

We meet at the Triangle Club on the first Sunday of the month
Mandatory Orientation@ 4:30p.m in Serenity room, which precludes our general meeting @5:00 p.m
For more info please call us at 561-655-5700.