Portland, OR: A special thank you to this group for calling the Central Office the day after “Dear Abby” to give us the number of their answering service for use in the anticipated flood of letters. We appreciate this responsible act.
Chanute, KS: “We just received your urgent letter. Our group is small with only three members. We are sending our entire treasury for your needs.”
B.S.
Syracuse, NY: “Please accept this gift from a Syracuse member. Our prayers are with you. The message of hope and recovery must be known and told. Stay with it. God Bless!”
J.B.
Green Bay, WI: “SA helped me when I found the address in ‘Dear Abby’ (some years back). Enclosed is a check which may help in the many replies.”
S.S.
Seattle, WA: “Just received your ‘Dear Abby’ bulletin today, and it struck me that this was a perfect time to write to you. First off, thanks in part to you who have gone before and the 12-Step program of AA. I have been blessed with 119 continuous days of sobriety! Yeah! (But, I’ve been attending meetings since September 1988.)”
J.H.
San Pedro, CA: “The $50.00 check is a personal contribution from my wife and myself to assist SA in responding to the ‘Dear Abby’ letters.”
R.W.
Milwaukee, WI: “I understand that you have made an appeal for support in order to respond to a great deal of mail following the ‘Dear Abby’ mention and also because of printing costs for the new Big Book. More than ever, I thank God every day for this fellowship and for the sanity and freedom it has brought. I am so grateful for all of you and for your presence in my life and for your commitment.”
R.T.
Arroyo Grande, CA: “Here’s a little something that I would hope to relieve some of the financial burdens our office might have. My prayers are certainly with the office as we venture forth in a new transition.”
R.G.
Selma, CA: “This is our contribution for the printing of our white book. We are at this point, a small group of men in Fresno, who are grateful for what this program is doing in our lives and want to participate in helping with the expenses for additional white books needed.”
A.M.
Northglenn, CO: “Please find enclosed a $100.00 donation from Westminster groups. Thank God for the love and blessings that these members responded with in response to Roy K.’s letter asking for help. We are very pleased and honored to help out with such a worthy request. We are continuing to collect extra contributions at each meeting in order to help SA Central Office in this time of need. Our love and prayers go with you in this endeavor. May God’s love, blessings, and good will be with each and every one of SA’s members.”
W.K.
Tucker, AR: “I know the needs of publishing and distribution are costly, but with us being in the Department of corrections, it is impossible for us to send any funds, but our prayers go with you that you meet your needs…”
Seekers of Sobriety
San Diego, CA: “Thanks for talking today about what’s happening at Central, especially in regards to the new book and the result of the ‘Dear Abby’ article. Enclosed is $100.00 from a very grateful and recovering group of men. As a group, we don’t have a great deal of time in sobriety, but I doubt if there is a bunch more dedicated to the program.”
G.A.
Chicago, IL: “Enclosed is a check from a Chicago group. We have about 8-12 members who gather each week. This check comes from a group conscience to send our treasury to you to support printing/communications costs. Individual members have been asked to send personal contributions as they are able.”
B.T.
Toronto, OH: “This is from the Bethlehem, WV Tuesday night group. Please use this for materials so that others may benefit from our wonderful program.”
M.S.
Boulder, CO: “Here are a couple of checks. This includes $21.50, our regular contribution of the month of June. The total also includes another $48.00 we contributed for the new printing. We hope it helps out some.”
S.K.
Newton, KS: “We received your URGENT announcement. We have been planning to send you a supporting contribution for a while now and have decided to catch up with the payments.”
K.
Fairport, NY: “Enclosed please find a check for the amount of $50.00 as a donation to offset the rush of inquiries resulting from the recent ads for the program. Two days ago, I was in the office of a psychologist on a 12th Step call and saw a framed saying on his desk which read as follows: ‘God writes straight with crooked lines.’ It is so plain to me that the best way according to me only creates chaos in the end but God’s way seems like chaos beforehand but ends up the best way in the end. I know that He is in charge…”
D.G.
NY: “I’ve been hearing about how SA needs extra funding, especially now when much money needs to be laid out for the publication of our first book on the professional level. I’m a little late with my special donation, sorry. Procrastination is one of my character defects. Someday I’ll be able to work on that one—‘progress, not perfection!’ I’m enclosing a check representing one month of acting out!! I’ve sort of itemized my scene, from a financial perspective:
- 3 admissions to the baths
- 3 porno flicks
- many quarters for peep shows
- 4 tanks of gas for cruising
- 2 ‘erotic’ books and sex guides
“Please accept this check for $116.00 for Central Office—from a man filled with gratitude that he doesn’t have to do the above anymore. God has done this for me—the Fellowship has shown me this God.”
G.B.
Baltimore, Washington Intergroup: “In response to your call for help, we have voted to release our Intergroup funds to support SA at this time of need. We love you and wish you well—in sobriety.”
J.K.
