Service Opportunities
There are many opportunities to give back. Below are just a few.
12th Step Volunteers
Bridging the Gap needs 12th Step volunteers. Presentation Teams and Volunteers make presentations to patients or inmates, or after the patient or inmate is released, usually 2 AA volunteers will accompany him/her to their first A.A. meeting on the outside. For information contact the B.T.G. via Central Office or come to the meeting the first Tuesday of every month, 7:30 p.m. at the Central Office
24 Hour Diverter Volunteers
Answer phone calls on your own phone when Central Office is closed, usually one 2 or 4 hour shift per month. Three openings currently on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Call Fred R. at (831) 247-1405 or Central Office at 475-5782.
Hospitals & Institutions
H&I needs men and women to carry the message to those who are confined. Meeting Secrtaries/Coordinators needed at many types of institutions - ESPECIALLY MEN. Once a month commitment. If you have any questions call Katie L. (831) 359-7008. H&I needs men at the Watsonville Jail for one hour (5-6 p.m.) one Saturday per month.
Intergroup Central Office
Central ofice is staffed by volunteers working 4-hour shifts once a week. Volunteers answer phones, sell literature, and perfom simple office chores. Contact the Office Manager at (831) 475-5782 if interested.
PI / CPC
This group needs volunteers to inform students, probation officers, doctors and others about what A.A. is and what A.A. is not. Servicing literature racks, making sure that drug court has a current list of open meetingsl or attending health fairs at schools or colleges. Committee mettings every 1st Monday, 6-7 p.m. at Dominican Hospital Education Building (behind the hospital), upstairs in Room E. Contact Gary S. at (831) 420-7172.