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Originally created, as one of the founding editors put it, to “promote harmony among groups,” AA Grapevine has been a forum where AA members can discover how other groups set up meetings, help newcomers, and make themselves of service to AA at large since 1944. The first edition of this book, published in 1993, continued that tradition, sharing the ups and downs experienced by groups throughout the United States and Canada. It proved so useful that readers asked Grapevine to create a special department on this topic, and “The Home Group” debuted in the September 2000 issue. The response was overwhelming, the editors reported. Manuscripts flooded the office from members eager to share their gratitude and affection for their home groups, as well as the wisdom they had gained from their own participation and service as members. “The Home Group” has been a much-appreciated department in the magazine ever since.

We are pleased to be able to share eight new stories from that department in this edition of The Home Group to provide an up-to-date portrait of today’s AA groups, along with some of the experience, strength, and hope of groups from the past. We hope you find all the stories here useful and that you will continue to share your own stories and observations in future issues of Grapevine in print or online at www.aagrapevine.org.