Public Information Guidelines

Cooperation with the Professional Community Guidelines

Committee Mission:

1. Carrying information about AA into the community.
1. Informing the public when and where meetings are.
2. Educating people about what AA is and isn’t.
3. PI is NOT Advertising.
   i.      PI does not recruit or make a call to action.
   ii.    We do not want AA to be the best kept secret.
   iii.  Want to let people who want to stop drinking know how to get in touch with AA and where to go for meetings.
4. PI is NOT a violation of Anonymity.
   i.    Anonymity refers to the individual preserving his or her identity at the level of press, radio, TV, film, and electronic media.
   ii.    It is NOT a violation of anonymity to inform the public when and where AA meetings are and what AA does and does not do.
   
2. Carry the message to professionals who work with or come in contact with alcoholics.
1. We carry information about AA to doctors, nurses, clergy and other professionals.
2. These people are able to carry the message of AA to suffering alcoholics that we may never be able to reach.
3. Inform the AA community what PICPC is and what activities the PICPC committee is performing.

Committee Meets:
Third Sunday of the month (March 16, April 20, May 18, June 15, July 20, and August 17th)
6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
The Northland Group, 2809 Northland Drive
In conjunction with the Correctional Facilities Committee.

Committee Chair Contact:
Kay S.
512.964.8246
Kay's e-mail

Service Opportunities:
Anyone interested in participating in this committee, please attend the monthly meeting. PICPC Committee suggests that the groups find ways to serve their own communities by getting information out about meeting times and places into the community.  For example, asking owners/managers of hotels, laundry mats or schools if your group can place our meeting schedules and literature in their businesses.  Usually there is a bulletin board or a rack of pamphlets at these places.  We try to put information about AA anyplace where there might be an alcoholic who needs our message.

When it comes to speaking engagements, we prefer for those requests to be handled by the committee.  There are people on the committee who have been trained and have experience speaking to schools, probation officers, doctors and lawyers.

Materials to Download:
Carry the Message to Professionals Pamphlet - suggestions of ways to work with your doctor, lawyer, clergy, and probation officer.  Included are a list of other pamphlets to use when carrying the message to professionals.
Pamphlet

Non-AA Meeting Format - a suggested format to use when speaking to outside groups (schools, doctors, nurses, professionals, DWI classes).
Outline

Speaking at non-A.A. Meetings - A.A.s official pamphlet for speaking to groups outside of A.A.
Pamphlet

A.A. Preamble Worksheet - a fun handout to use when making presentations.  Make copies and give to the audience.  A useful tool to make presenting the A.A. Preamble interactive and engaging.
Worksheet

Probation Orientation Workbook - a suggested format for conducting Probation Orientations.  Created by Bob M. of Victoria.
Workbook

Current Happenings/Events:
The Southwest Texas Area 68 Public Infomation & Cooperation wirth the Professional Community Conference will be held on September 5-7, 2008 at Austin, Texas. We need volunteers.PICPC Schedule

PICPC Conference Flyer

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