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
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
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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