Recovery Fact — 5 Things You May Not Know About the Fellowship

October 20, 2026

Tradition Eleven asks AA to use attraction rather than promotion in public communication. It is one reason AA public information work tries to be clear, modest, and careful.

Recovery Fact — 5 Things You May Not Know About the Fellowship

Tradition Eleven asks AA to use attraction rather than promotion in public communication. It is one reason AA public information work tries to be clear, modest, and careful.

AA public information work gives communities accurate basic information about the Fellowship without promising results or promoting individual members. The goal is to make AA easier to understand and find.

Rotation of service helps keep AA jobs from becoming personal property. It also gives newer members a chance to learn service by doing it.

AA groups inside correctional facilities can hold regular meetings with support from outside members and facility staff. The setting changes, but the meeting remains centered on one alcoholic sharing with another.

ICYPAA is hosted by a local committee selected through a bidding process. The conference combines recovery meetings with service and fellowship for young people in AA.

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Sober Through the Years is a personal recovery publication. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or representative of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc., AA Grapevine, or any other official AA body. Guy speaks only from his own experience.

Everything here reflects one person's experience and is not medical advice. If you're in crisis or unsure about withdrawal, please talk to a doctor or a local emergency service.