Area 51 A.A. Corrections Conference


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March 10 - 12, 2023


Hampton Inn & Suites

200 Columbus Drive 

Aberdeen, NC 28315

CFC Purpose

The only purpose of the North Carolina Correctional Facilities Committee is to carry the message of Alcoholics Anonymous to the alcoholic who is confined in our correctional facilities. The activities of this committee are based on and governed by the 12 traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. We work with and for cooperation with the administration of our correctional facilities, but are not affiliated with them.

“Both you and the new man must walk day by day in the path of spiritual progress. If you persist, remarkable things will happen. When we look back, we realize that the things which came to us when we put ourselves in God’s hands were better than anything we could have planned. Follow the dictates of a Higher Power and you will presently live in a new and wonderful world, no matter what your present circumstances.”

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Friday, March 10

5:00 pm  Registration opens


7:45 - 8:00 pm  Opening and Welcome 

Paige W. (Goldrock, NC) Area 51 Corrections Coordinator


8:00 - 9:15 pm  Speaker Meeting

Chair 

Steven M. (Raleigh, NC)

Speaker 

Rito V. (Houston, TX)


9:15 - 9:30 pm  Break


9:30 pm  Meet and Greet with Refreshments and Fellowship


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Saturday, March 11

9:00 - 10:30 am  Workshop: “Restarting Groups in Prisons and Jails”

Chair 

Daniel W. (Whispering Pines, NC)

Presenters 

Kelly A. (Wilson, NC)

Greg K. (Charlotte, NC)

Stacy C. (Charlotte, NC)


10:30 - 10:45 am  Break


10:45 - 12:00 noon  Workshop: “Ways to Serve as a Corrections Volunteer”

Chair 

Sandy L. (Rocky Mount, NC)

Presenters 

Danny C. (Wake Forest, NC)

Robert F. (Coats, NC)

Greg B. (Oriental, NC)


12:00 - 2:00 pm  Lunch on your own


2:00 - 3:15 pm  Speaker Meeting

Chair 

Suzi D. (Cary, NC)

Speaker 

Pam V. (Wilson, NC)


3:15 - 3:30 pm  Break


3:30 - 3:45 pm  Area 51 Delegate 

Julie R. (Raleigh, NC)


3:45 - 5:15 pm  Workshop: “Cooperation with the Department of Corrections”

Chair 

Jerry W. (Apex, NC)

Presenters

Suzy S. (Raleigh, NC)

Joey T. (Clayton, NC)

Steve P. (Coats, NC)


5:15 - 8:00 pm  Dinner on your own


8:00 - 9:15 pm  Speaker Meeting

Chair 

Dean C. (Wendell, NC)

Speaker 

Matt C. (Nashville, TN)


9:30 pm  Refreshments and Fellowship


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Sunday, March 12


9:00 am  Short Business Meeting 

Paige W. (Goldrock, NC)


9:05 - 10:15 am  Workshop: “Successful Transitions – Staying Involved”

Chair 

Angel S. (Haw River, NC)

Presenters 

April S. (Raleigh, NC)

James K. (Hickory, NC)

Jayson C. (Raleigh, NC)


10:15 - 10:30 am  Break


10:30 - 11:45 am  Speaker Meeting

Chair 

Paige W. (Goldrock, NC)

Speaker 

Tony D. (Angier, NC)

Keep an eye out throughout the year for workshops near you on how we can better carry out our purpose!


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Tentative Dates: March 8 - 10, 2024

“Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs.”

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