Founders
Who was credited as the original founder of AA
Bill W.
When was AA founded?
1935
What city was AA founded in?
Akron, OH.
What is step 1
We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives had become unmanageable.
How many different "sister" 12-step based programs are there?
43
Who was credited as the Co-Founder of AA
Dr. Bob
Which one of the founders was a war veteran?
Bill W.
Where are the AA headquarters?
N.Y. City
What is Step 4
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
How many countries hold AA meetings today?
180 nations world wide.
What did the original founder of AA die from
Lung Cancer
What happened in US history in 1933?
Prohibition ended
Name a boundary that Bill W. was willing to cross for Alcoholics?
Co-ed meetings, multi-racial, keeping anonymity even from the law, never asking for money, living above his in-laws garage.
Step 8
Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
Approximately how many members of AA are there today?
over 2 million.
What was the occupation of the original founder of AA
Worked on Wall Street as an unlicensed stock broker
What is the importance of the Oxford group?
That was the group that Bill W. was a part of learning to live sober before creating AA.
What is the importance of sponsorship?
Mentoring, not feeling alone, a guide through working the steps, understanding, acceptance, etc.
step 2
Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
How many languages has the Big Book been translated into?
over 100
Double Jeopardy: What was the occupation of the Co-Founder? What was his specialty?
A colon-rectal surgeon
Who is Lois?
Bill W.'s wife and the founder of AL-ANON who was never a drinker.
Double Jeopardy: Who was the Dr. that helped Bill W. with sobriety? Why is he not considered a founder of AA?
In 1933, Wilson was committed to the Charles B. Towns Hospital for Drug and Alcohol Addictions in New York City four times under the care of William Duncan Silkworth. Silkworth himself was not an Alcoholic.
Step 12
Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principals in all our affairs.
Approximately how many meetings are there in the world?
123,000.