The Thursday Night, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio group shared some of the ways they share the EA message. Perhaps a good start to a meeting would be to reflect on these ideas and think about how your group does the same. Thank you to the Cuyahoga Falls group for sharing!
First of all our meeting is set up to pass the message of hope and at the same time relate stories of our past for people to identify with. We focus on the solution- the 12 Steps. We are willing to go to any length to help others if they are willing to go to any length to be helped. Our group meets every Thursday no matter what. We are there by 7pm for our 8pm meeting. We greet newcomers, giving them literature and a list of all the meetings in Akron, Canton and Cleveland. We let them know that they can call is anytime. Our numbers are on the literature. We believe in sponsorship. Our group puts out monthly Public Service announcements to the local media. We hold an Annual Public Information meeting and support other local PI meetings. Invitations are sent out to hospitals, health professionals, the media and social services. We sponsor a monthly visit to a local behavioral center and line up local speakers to share their stories with the patients. Most of all we try to set examples in our every day lives on how EA has provided us with the ability to give, to contribute to the main stream of life. This Program works.