In Hawaii A.A., we joke that ALOHA stands for A Lot of Happy Alcoholics. Since helping others achieve sobriety helps us stay happily clean and sober, here are a few ways we do that, in addition to attending and sharing at A.A. meetings, and teaching others the 12 steps.
- Office Volunteer (Answer calls to A.A. Central Office, greet and fill literature orders for visitors to the office.)
- 12-Step Call Volunteer (Upon request from an office volunteer or phone angel, call an alcoholic who has requested help to stop drinking.)
- After-Hours Phone Angel (Phone angels answer calls to Central Office after office hours. The calls are routed to the Phone Angel’s own phone during a selected five- or six-hour shift. Help callers locate a meeting near them, answer questions about the A.A. program, and share your own experience, strength and hope.)
- HelpChat (Do the same as above, but in a Slack chat-space.)
- Newsletter (editor, journalist, artist)
- Mobile Meetings (Take a meeting to a recovering alcoholic who is bed-bound or otherwise temporarily unable to attend an A.A. meeting.)
- Special Projects (Play a part in organizing occasional fellowship events.)
- Tech Support (Use your skills with Google Workspace apps and/or WordPress to help keep the A.A. Central Office office computer and the Oahu A.A. website in good working order.)
- Translation Volunteer (Fluent in another language? Translate the A.A. message for a non-English speaker.)
- Website Committee (Know WordPress inside and out? Help manage the website.)
- Archivist (Help organize and preserve materials documenting Oahu A.A. history.)
- Accessibilities Committee
The following are two-year commitments. Member candidates are elected at Oahu Intergroup meetings.
- OIG Activities Committee
- OIG Finance Committee
- OIG Steering Committee
- 12 Step Volunteer Coordinator