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GRATITUDE WEEK – June 10th 2026

Please would GSRs remind their meetings and Group Treasurers:

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) celebrates its 91st anniversary on *June 10, *2026, marking 91 years since Bill W. and Dr. Bob met in Akron, Ohio, on June 10, 1935. This date is recognized as the “birthday” of the Fellowship.

The 91st year emphasizes the enduring, simple approach of “One Day At A Time” (ODAAT) in recovery.

Here in UK, in the late 1980’s a tradition evolved of our AA meetings marking “Gratitude Week” with a separate special cash collection to support the UK AA General Service Office. This is kept separate from the groups regular pot collection.
The traditional suggestion is members donate the current day equivalent to the cost of a typical days drinking for us before we got sober. (A tidy sum for some of us!).
But there is obviously no compulsion or requirement, and any amount at all is very welcome to support AA.

Groups are invited to remit their Gratitude Week collection direct to AA GSO. Indicating in the reference field it’s a Gratitude Week donation. (Account name:  The General Service Board; Sort code: 40-47-31; Account number:  63930408)

Alternatively they can transfer their Gratitude Week collection to the usual DCIG bank account (Acc. name:  Devon Central Intergroup; Acc. number:  33243303; Sort Code:  20 87 94) and I will then consolidate and forward these monies direct to GSO on their behalf. As I did last year.
Again please make reference to “Gratitude Week” so that I can keep these monies separate from the usual T7 contributions to DCIG.
Thank you 🙏🏾 for your attention to this.
Peter C
Treasurer. DCIG

PI Newsletter – April 2026

Welcome to the April 2026 issue of the PI Newsletter.
In this edition, there’s more exciting news of how our Fellowship is spreading the message of recovery  – on the radio, at events and special meetings, thanks to the work of our members up and down the country. In this issue:

The media matters  – Graham Duncan, AAGB NAT, on maximising media opportunities & avoiding pitfalls;
Somerset – demonstrating effective PI work across the county;
Milton Keynes railway station – PI Team arriving on all platforms!;
Stoked! – delivering the message to a major employer in Stoke-on-Trent;
Radio days – NW Region are harnessing the airwaves.
Plus lots more PI information and opportunities to get involved.

Thanks for reading, and we love to receive your news and pictures about events happening in your area that we can share with the Fellowship’
Until next time, our very best wishes,
Steve
Administrator,  General Service Office
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

01904 644026  (0900 – 1700hrs, Mon-Fri)