Don’t Miss Out! Only 40 % Of Special Rate Hotel Rooms For RI State Convention Are Left!
MARRIOTT HOTEL
25 America’s Cup Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
Rooms: *$136 + 13 % tax per night
*$1 tourism assessment (single, double, triple, quad)
Valet Parking at the Marriott: Valet Parking $25 per night.
More parking at the nearby Municipal Parking Lot: Spaces may be limited. Park your car in the lot and get on a trolley to travel throughout town worry-free. 8AM-12AM. Additional parking options are being explored.
Handicap Spaces: We have 8 free handicap parking passes available for valet parking at the Marriott. If you require a handicap parking space & have the necessary placard, please email Rita M at Email: conventionregistrar@aainri.com. Passes will be mailed to the first 8 who have registered and requested them.
This is a special convention room rate- reservations must be made by January 20, 2025
For Room Reservations Call 1-800-228-9290 (reference Area 61 RI Convention 2025)
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Meeting Needs Support – Thursday Afternoon Step
Who: Thursday Afternoon Step
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- Open
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What: Meeting needs support
When: Thursdays, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Where: South Kingstown Office Park (Manager’s Office, lower level)
24 Salt Pond Rd.
South Kingstown, RI 02879
Grapevine Updates
- GRAPEVINE WRITING WORKSHOP!. Area 61’s Grapevine Committee will be holding a Grapevine Writing Workshop on Sunday, October 27, 4-6pm in person at the Area 61 office. If you’re interested in contributing an article for publication in Grapevine or LaVina, join us to find out how.
- Are you wondering what to do with your OLD ISSUES OF GRAPEVINE? Give them to the Grapevine Committee! Our Grapevine group reps and committee members continue to collect past issues to pass along to newcomers and to others who are AA curious – at meetings and at Area events. Please contact your group’s Grapevine Representative, or emai grapevinechair@aainri.com
if you would like to donate old issues.
- HELP CARRY THE MESSAGE. The Grapevine Committee is looking for new members and group Grapevine Representatives. The Committee meets for one hour on the second Monday of every month via Zoom. Please consider enhancing your sobriety by helping us perform this important twelfth-step work. For more information, please see the Area 61 Grapevine webpage.
- PRICE INCREASE:
AA GRAPEVINE, INC. aumentará el precio de la revista La Viña por primera vez en más de 10 años. El nuevo precio de la suscripción impresa anual será de $18, a partir del 1 de enero de 2025. Grapevine ha mantenido estable el precio de la revista impresa La Viña durante épocas desafiantes, en las que los costos del papel, la impresión y el envío han aumentado considerablemente.
La Junta del Grapevine reconoce que ya no podemos sostener los costos directos de la revista al precio actual. Los suscriptores obtendrán descuentos al realizar pedidos por varios años o al adquirir la opción de suscripción “Completa”, que incluye la revista impresa y acceso total al sitio web y a la aplicación móvil. Los precios de las suscripciones digitales mantendrán las tarifas actuales. Los suscriptores activos mantendrán la tarifa actual hasta el final del período.
AA GRAPEVINE, INC. will increase the price of La Viña magazine for the first time in over 10 years. The new price for a yearly print subscription is $18.00, effective January 1, 2025. Grapevine has held the La Viña print magazine price steady through challenging times— with costs for paper, printing, and shipping all increasing substantially.
The Grapevine Board recognizes that we can no longer sustain the magazine’s direct costs at the current price. Subscribers will receive discounts when ordering over multiple years or by purchasing the “Complete” option, which includes the print magazine and full access to the website and the mobile app. Digital subscription prices will stay at the current rates. Active subscribers will stay at their current rate until their term ends.
Grapevine Podcast: Cooperating with the Courts [Season 7, Episode 16]
General Service Board Class A Trustee Kerry Meyer joins Don and Sam for a discussion of how AA and courts can cooperate to help alcoholics and the community at large. In the October issue of Grapevine you’ll find Kerry’s article about the importance of CPC (Cooperation with the Professional Community) work. In this podcast Kerry describes the work she does with local AA members to help alcoholics through DWI court, and she shares about her work as a Class A Trustee.
While we provide the podcast at no charge, we do have expenses. Grapevine is the only AA entity that does not accept contributions, so to support the AA Grapevine Podcast, please subscribe to Grapevine Magazine in print, online, or on the Grapevine app. You can also provide a subscription to someone in need through our“Carry the Message”program or purchase books or other items ataagrapevine.org/store
You can email us atpodcast@aagrapevine.org. To record an Ask-It-Basket question or a recovery-related joke, call 212-870-3418 or email a voice recording topodcast@aagrapevine.org
Grapevine Podcast: The AA “Gripevine” — Third Anniversary Special [Season 7, Episode 15]
Hosts Don, Olis and Sam, along with producer Chris, listen to some fun outtakes together and tell listeners about how the podcast is created each week. Chris shares some results of the podcast’s reach and how many are helped by this service. The team expresses gratitude for one another, and for our guests and listeners.
While we provide the podcast at no charge, we do have expenses. Grapevine is the only AA entity that does not accept contributions, so to support the AA Grapevine Podcast, please subscribe to Grapevine Magazine in print, online, or on the Grapevine app. You can also provide a subscription to someone in need through our“Carry the Message”program or purchase books or other items ataagrapevine.org/store
You can email us atpodcast@aagrapevine.org. To record an Ask-It-Basket question or a recovery-related joke, call 212-870-3418 or email a voice recording topodcast@aagrapevine.org
Area Technology Committee Announces Monthly Meeting Schedule
Who: Area Technology Committee
What: Monthly meeting occurs
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- second Tuesday of each month
- 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- next meeting October 8th
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Where: Hybrid Meeting
Area Office
3649 Post Rd
Warwick, RI 02886
Zoom Meeting ID: 826 9934 9384
Passcode: Area61