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AA Sponsorship in Action
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Contents
I Would Not Stand a Chance Alone
Have You a Sponsor?January 1975
A Means to a BeginningFebruary 1984
Shopping For a SponsorMay 2003
The Silent SponsorDecember 1964
A Canadian Sponsor’s ProgramFebruary 1953
My Sponsor, My FriendAugust 1982
More Questions Than AnswersMarch 1989
Discipline Saved My Life
Disciplinary MeasuresNovember 2010
What Sober Women Wear to BedJune 1988
Beyond “I’m Sorry”September 2009
How My Sponsor Got BetterDecember 1982
There Are No Bosses
Sponsorship Is a Two-Way StreetSeptember 1988
What a Sponsor Is and Is NotSeptember 2004