Kentucky AA Area has AA meetings in maximum security prisons, highlighted with picnics with lots of children in attendance.
Where are these maximum security prisoners told to go on their 1st day of release from prison? An Alcoholics Anonymous meetings where the youth outreach committees tell minors to go !
“District 9 — DCM: Buz T.
District 9 Corrections Chairperson, Bob G. has recovery in Eastern
Kentucky alive and well! Both prison meetings as well as both jail
meetings are well sponsored and have become well attended. Over the
years the incarcerated members of The Getting Straight at Big Sandy
Group in the Federal Maximum Security Prison have come to look
forward and cherish our weekly AA meetings. District 9 had one of
our biggest and best annual picnics ever. Many children along with
numerous out of town AA members, special guests from Louisville
District 10, Nick & Sally S. were visiting for the entire weekend.
A great deal of gratitude to Sally as our Lead Speaker at The Alano
Clubhouse for the ‘Saturday Night Live Group’ one of the most
professional and heart-felt stories ever experienced at our
clubhouse. Thanks to James H. and his whole gang who attended the
picnic from Lexington AA A very special thanks to Bruce L. and
Randy C. for making the trip on Saturday morning to the picnic from
Louisville AA Randy C. was a very inspiring lead speaker for the
picnic on Saturday afternoon. Long time Eastern Kentucky AA member,
the late Don T. was remembered by his widow Mrs. T., as she
presented District 9 Intergroup with an awesome display of Don’s AA
tokens from throughout the years. A very grateful and sincere
thanks to Mrs. T. ”