PI / CPC

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Carry the Message Beyond the Rooms

PI/CPC helps carry accurate information about Alcoholics Anonymous to schools, drunk-driving programs, healthcare professionals, educators, first responders, clergy, veterans, community organizations, and others who may encounter people affected by alcoholism.

There are many ways to participate. You can speak, make community connections, help distribute literature, or support the committee behind the scenes. New volunteers may attend an orientation or observe the PI/CPC business meeting before accepting an assignment.

Find Your Service Fit

Ways to Be of Service

Speak

Share what AA is and what AA is not at schools, drunk-driving programs, and other appropriate community presentations. Training and support are provided.

Connect

Help build relationships with healthcare professionals, educators, first responders, clergy, court personnel, veterans’ organizations, and other community resources.

Deliver

Help organize and deliver AA literature to approved community locations throughout Sonoma County.

Coordinate

Help schedule speakers, communicate open service opportunities, maintain volunteer information, support events, or assist with committee operations.

Not sure where you fit? Attend the PI/CPC business meeting to observe the committee and explore available service opportunities. You do not need to choose a formal position before learning more.

    Find Your Service Fit

    Tell us what interests you. A PI/CPC volunteer will contact you with an appropriate next step.

    I am interested in

    How would you like to begin?

    Orientation and Committee Meeting

    New Speaker Orientation

    New-speaker orientation is held from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month.

    SCIF Meeting Hall next to the Bookstore
    750 Mendocino Avenue, Suite 10
    Santa Rosa, CA 95401

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    PI CPC Business Meeting

    The PI/CPC business meeting is held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month, immediately following new-speaker orientation.

    SCIF Meeting Hall next to the Bookstore
    750 Mendocino Avenue, Suite 10
    Santa Rosa, CA 95401

    AA members are welcome to observe the business meeting to learn about PI/CPC and explore service opportunities through the committee.

    Online

    • Second Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm
    • Join Zoom Meeting: Click Here to Join Meeting
    • Meeting ID: 961 8127 1048
    • Password: Dist12GS

    Statement of Purpose

    PI/CPC – Public Information/Cooperation with the Professional Community serves two purposes:

    1. The Public Information Committee provides accurate AA information to the public when requested. We carry the message by getting in touch with the media‚ schools‚ senior centers‚ libraries‚ hospitals‚ or any other appropriate venue‚ providing speakers and AA literature when asked. We emphasize our Traditions of anonymity‚ singleness of purpose and non affiliation.
    2. We share what AA is and what AA isn’t and also tell a bit of our personal stories to show how we have recovered from the disease of alcoholism through AA’s 12 steps. We provide meeting schedules and literature to hospitals‚ jails‚ and police departments‚ courts‚ libraries and senior centers.

    The Cooperation with the Professional Community Committee provides information about AA to those who have contact with alcoholics through their profession – health care professionals‚ educators‚ clergy‚ law enforcement‚ court officials and those working in the field of alcoholism.

    The “Doctor Packet” and “Clergy Packet” are examples of reaching out to the professional community. Information is provided about where we are‚ what we are‚ what we can do and what we cannot do.

    How do I get involved?

    We invite any AA member who is interested in getting involved in PI/CPC work to attend our business meeting‚ as there is more to do than there are people to do it.

    What positions are available?

    Since we provide speakers for the Sonoma County Drunk Driving Program (DDP)‚ we have coordinators who are responsible to obtain speakers for various days of the week.

    Speakers for non-AA functions need 2 years of continuous sobriety and a working knowledge of the Steps and Traditions. We train speakers because speaking at “non AA” events is different than chairing an AA meeting. Speaker training is at our monthly meeting.

    Not a speaker? Attend our meeting and find other ways to help.

    Committee contact: PICPC.AA.Sonoma.County@gmail.com