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OLD Inside Al-Anon
Visit INSIDE AL-ANON monthly to see news and interesting articles from Al-Anon’s World Service Office. Click on each link to be taken to the article.
September, 2025
Invite a Professional to Observe an Al-Anon Meeting
Is your Al-Anon group registered as a “Families, Friends, and Observers Welcome” meeting? If so, do you know anyone in the helping professions who might be interested in learning more about Al‑Anon Family Groups? Consider inviting them to attend an in-person or online meeting to experience the warmth and support we can provide their patients or clients. For more information, please visit al-anon.org/observers
Serve on a Local Public Outreach Committee: Share the Al-Anon Message
Getting involved in a Public Outreach Committee—at the group, District, Area, or World Service Office (WSO) level—is a powerful way to carry the message and enhance our recovery. When we get busy, we get better, and by participating in outreach projects we learn to not do things alone while fostering harmony and unity. By sharing our experience, strength, and hope, we make AlAnon and Alateen available to those in need. Join a committee and experience the joy of service. Check out the AlAnon/Alateen Public Outreach Service Guideline (G-10) at al-anon.org/guidelines to find out more.
Members Share in The Forum
Lessening My Character Defects
WSO Notes
Inside Al-Anon Articles
Changed Attitudes Can Aid Leadership
Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism Needs Your Sharing
Regaining Trust with the Help of Al-Anon
Being affected by the disease of alcoholism, we may have sought to protect ourselves from disappointment by not trusting anyone, or we may have placed our full trust in our alcoholic loved ones, inevitably resulting in disappointment. September’s Member Blog topic is:
“How does Al-Anon help you work through trust issues?”
As always, you can also write about Al-Anon’s three Legacies. This month features Step Nine, Tradition Nine, and Concept Nine.
Please share with us at al-anon.org/member-blog
Sharings on the Member Blog may be used in future Al-Anon publications.
New topics are being added each month!
Road Trip! You and Your Board Connect
Whether you’re a local member or visiting from afar, join the Board of Trustees and At-Large members of the Executive Committee on October 25, 2025, at Road Trip! You and Your Board Connect in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, for a day of fellowship and excitement that you won’t want to miss! Secure your spot now for this day of engaging presentations, lively table topics, and a delicious lunch. Go to al-anon.org/roadtrip to register.
Al-Anon Cooperates with Addiction Professionals
Al-Anon recognizes the vital role of addiction professionals in addressing the impact of alcoholism on individuals and families. During National Recovery Month, observed each September in the US, and International Recovery Day, celebrated globally on September 30th, members are encouraged to share the Al-Anon message of hope and help with professionals who may encounter families impacted by alcoholism. Recognizing the role addiction professionals play in family recovery helps extend Al‑Anon’s reach. We are grateful for their dedication to supporting family recovery and the communities they serve.
Learn more by listening to podcast interviews with professionals at:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE6_l09D0819-tFjY_e9FuZhiHz1Uhd8c&si=KlmWJ29Ro-d_WPpM
WSO’s Trilingual Annual Report Is Available
How is the World Service Office (WSO) sharing its message of help and hope? Read all about it in the 2024 World Service Office Annual Report, published simultaneously in English, French, and Spanish. The Annual Report provides insights into the work completed on behalf of the fellowship by the Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, At-Large committees, and WSO Staff throughout the year.
To view, go to al-anon.org/annual-report
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Area Chair Updates
June 1, 2022 – What an exciting time we are experiencing in Al-Anon.
At the June Area Assembly we will be hearing the Delegate’s report!
She will update us on the status of the Global Electronic Area and other news
from the 2022 World Service Conference!
If you are joining us on Zoom, please log on at least 15 minute before the meeting.
This will help us get everyone named appropriately, which will help us have
a smoother voting experience! Thanks for your cooperation!
We will have an update on the Kentucky Convention September 23-25th
which is right around the corner, in Bowling Green! Did you know you can register online at kyal-anon.org? Just $30 to register for the weekend, be with your friends, hear great speakers and have a little get away.
Thank you ALL for your service! It takes all of us to keep carrying this message of recovery, one day at a time, one meeting at a time.
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60th Annual KY Area Al-Anon Convention
September 26-28, 2025
Hilton Cincinnati Airport, 7373 Turfway Road, Florence, KY
ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED – PLEASE REGISTER AT THE CONVENTION
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Open Meeting for Professionals
The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness and that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Al-Anon is not allied with any sect, denomination, political entity, organization, or institution; does not engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any cause. There are no dues for membership. Al-Anon is self-supporting through its own voluntary contributions.
Al-Anon has but one purpose: to help families of alcoholics. We do this by practicing the Twelve Steps, by welcoming and giving comfort to families of alcoholics, and by giving understanding and encouragement to the alcoholic. (Reprinted with permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA.)
The Kentucky Area Al-Anon Family Group invites you to an open speaker meeting with the intention of expanding Al-Anon’s reach to those in need of help. Because of your profession, you could provide help and hope to many people affected by another’s alcoholism by making referrals to Al-Anon. Most Al-Anon members report they were referred to Al-Anon by a professional like you.
Not Everyone Trapped by
Alcohol is an Alcoholic
Register in advance for Aug 24, 2021 07:00 PM EST meeting:
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Professionals Meeting – Al-Anon. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.Register in advance for Aug 25, 2021 12:00 PM EST meeting:
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Professional Meeting Al-Anon. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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Old Group Representative Resources
Below are some resources for Group Representatives.
Handy Tools
Groups at Work – Download PDF Version
Group Representative Cheat Sheet
GR Corner
GR Corner – June 2025 Assembly
GR Corner – March 2025 Assembly
GR Corner – October 2024 Assembly
GR Corner – June 2024 Assembly
GR Workshop Handout – June 2023 Assembly
GR Orientation
Audio Recording of GR Orientation
Hybrid Meeting Resources
During the annual World Service Conference, April 12-16, 2021, the decision was made to recognize permanent electronic meetings as Al-Anon Family Groups. As a result, the WSO does not distinguish groups as face-to face, electronically only, or hybrid. All groups are Al-Anon Family Groups.
On May 2, 2021 our Area Delegate held a question and answer session via Zoom to begin conversations with groups regarding electronic meetings, groups returning from electronic to face-to face and hybrid meetings.
Old Area Assembly
Please check this page often for meeting updates.
Area Assembly:
Times for Assemblies: 9:00 a.m. ET to 4:00 p.m. EST
For Group Representatives, District Representatives, Area Coordinators, Area Officers, and Past Delegates. All members are welcome to attend. Meetings will begin at 9:00 a.m. EST and are scheduled to conclude at 4:00 p.m. EST on the following dates:
- October 4, 2025
- Agenda
- Minutes from Previous Area Assembly
- Treasurer’s Report
- Group Contributions
- Election Procedures Discussion
- Timing of Elections
- Revised Election Procedures
- Area Chair Procedures for Election Year
- Trusted Servant Profile
- Motions Under Consideration
Hybrid Meetings via Zoom and in person at the Country Inn in Elizabethtown, KY.
Zoom Meeting ID: 891 6403 1165
Passcode: afg
In Person Location:
Country Inn (Formerly Red Lion)
107 Buffalo Creek Dr.
Elizabethtown, KY
I-65, Exit 94
270-769-1334
Tech Help for Virtual Meetings
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