   HOT-LINE (continued from page 1) handy to send the drunks our way. People get here younger and younger and probably in a lot better shape than when I got here.

     I would be very curious to know out of all the calls that the Hot-line gets, how many actually result in a 12th Stepper actually calling a struggling alcoholic in the middle of the night, or even more rare, actually going to visit him in the middle of the night. Or are most of the calls just people wanting to know where a meeting is? It's been years since I have seen a newcomer being brought to a meeting by two AA's like in the old days; they all just seem to show up here. I would venture to say that out of all the members we have now, most of them got here on their own steam without the aid of a 12th Stepper and without the need or use of the hotline. That may explain some of the apathy that we are surrounded by today.

     Maybe because the word got out so well, a 24/7 Hot-line isn't required anymore. Maybe a simple answering machine would do the trick. I myself would rather have a 24/7 Hot-line because it was there for me and that's the way it has always been; but because that's the way its always been doesn't necessarily mean that that is the way it should be.

     Maybe an informal survey could be taken to see how many members actually got here through the use of the Hot-line or how many actually think a live, 24/7 Hot-line is even needed today?

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SIA Officers and Chairpersons Meeting:
Nov. 2 -7:30pm at the SIA Office

SIA New Reps Orientation Meeting
Nov. 9 - 7:00pm at Cleary School, Ronkonkoma

SIA Group Representatives Monthly Meeting:
Nov. 9 - 8:00pm at Cleary School, Ronkonkoma

Share-A-Thon Monthly Meeting:
Nov. 10 -7:00pm at the SIA Office

Suffolk General Service Monthly Meeting:
Nov. 19 - 8:00pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, Rocky Point.

SIA/GSO Public Information Committee Meeting:
Nov. 17 -7:30pm at the SIA Office

SIA Treatment Facilities Monthly Meeting:
Nov. 25 -7:30pm at the SIA Office

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