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Public Information Help

Greetings from your Area 14 (North Florida) Public Information Coordinator.

Public Information, (P.I.) in Alcoholics Anonymous, (A.A.) is the area of service that tries to help the general public become knowledgeable about the program of A.A.

Since A.A. was started in 1935 until present there have been many misconceptions about the A.A. program. Many people are still misinformed about what we do and do not do, what takes place in a meeting, how we operate and function and why we are anonymous.

It is my job and the job of our Public Information Chairs within our North Florida Districts to get correct and accurate information about our program to the general public.

We try to do this in three general ways:

  1. Informing the public about A.A .through the media, (television, radio, newspaper, web sites, professional journals, etc.) with distribution of  Public Service Announcements ,(P.S.A’s.), press releases, and other material such as posters, pamphlets, D.V.D.’s, C.D’s, and literature.
  2. Talking one on one with a third person, “who is some way involved with an active alcoholic”.
  3. By keeping the fellowship well informed, so members can carry the message of what we do more effectively.

If you are a non alcoholic and looking for information about the A.A. program any where in North Florida, I am willing to help you get the resources you need. I will gladly help you locate material, meeting schedules, or put you in touch with someone in your county that can speak to you one on one, or perhaps take a presentation to a group or organization you are involved with. Please e-mail me at pi@aanorthflorida.org.

If you are already involved with A.A. and looking for ways to serve or would like more information about P.I. service work, I am willing to answer any of your questions, and also available to conduct district workshops to familiarize your district with the various tools and means P.I. has for this type of outreach work. Please e-mail me at pi@aanorthflorida .org

I want to help you anyway I can to get the correct information or resources you are seeking whether you are in A.A. or just a member of the general public looking for information. I will try to reply to you within 48 hours. I thank you for your interest in A.A. Public Information.

Most Sincerely, 
Johnette K., Public Information Service Coordinator, North Florida, Area 14
pi@aanorthflorida.org

A.A.’s  PUBLIC INFORMATION POLICY

Public Information service volunteers do the public relations of A.A. Our sole objective is to help the still suffering alcoholic, and this is our public relations policy.

We remain always mindful of personal anonymity, but we believe our experience should be made freely available to all who express a sincere interest.

We believe that all efforts in this field of service should reflect our gratitude for the gifts of sobriety and our awareness that many outside A.A. are equally concerned with the serious problems of alcoholism.

We also recognize that our competence to speak about alcoholism is limited in subject matter to Alcoholics Anonymous and its recovery program.

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