Our Office
March 31, 2023
Alcoholics Anonymous is set-up in such a manner that it runs from the bottom up. This means that the Groups run AA. Each Group in AA […]
February 24, 2023
For decades, scientists were unsure how well Alcoholics Anonymous worked. An extensive review of AA studies found that it outperforms other common treatments like cognitive behavioral […]
January 4, 2023
A.A. began in 1935 in Akron, Ohio, as the outcome of a meeting between Bill W., a New York stockbroker, and Dr. Bob S., an Akron […]
January 4, 2023
Bill emphasized that alcoholism was a malady of mind, emotions, and body. Bill learned this important fact from Dr. William D. Silkworth of Towns Hospital in […]
November 29, 2022
We have received many calls and emails at the CDO with concerns that politics have been inappropriately being discussed at AA meetings. We have clear instructions […]
November 29, 2022
The Cleveland District Office is interested in our memberships’ experience with Zoom Meetings during the COVID 19 lockdown. Within a very short period of time, meetings […]
October 11, 2022
I attended an incredible rustic retreat one time in the north of Lower Michigan, near Charlevoix. How did I find out about this small event? From […]
July 29, 2021
At the 71st General Service Conference annual meeting, held online over April 17 to April 25, 2021, a revision to the AA Preamble was approved through […]
July 27, 2021
First, what is an Intergroup or a Central Office? A central or intergroup office, (e.g. AA Cleveland District Office) is a service office of Alcoholics Anonymous […]
July 27, 2021
Money is a funny thing in Alcoholics Anonymous. We know that we don’t need much of it, but that we do need it, and most of […]
March 4, 2021
Dear AA Group Secretary or Member, The Annual Fund Drive for the AA Cleveland District Office began on March 1, 2021. We come to you every […]
January 22, 2021
01/06/1903—09/01/1989 Past Secretary/Treasurer, Cleveland District Office This is taken from several sources, but primarily from bios furnished to the Akron AA Archives by Charlie K. in […]