Welcome to the 516 Group website. The 516 Group is an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. We are glad you are visiting our website -- especially if you are a newcomer.
In keeping with the 516 Group's singleness of purpose and our Third Tradition which states "The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking," we ask that all who participate in our meetings confine their discussion to their problems with alcohol.
Our meetings are non-smoking.
We have the Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous, pictured at right) and The Twelve Steps and Twleve Traditions available to any alcoholic who wants one regardless of their financial situation -- please see the chair person after one of our meetings if you need a book.
A.A.’s 5th Tradition states,:“Each Alcoholics Anonymous group ought to be a spiritual entity having but one primary purpose -- that of carrying its message to the alcoholic who still suffers”. Our open discussion meeting topics are designed to offer A.A.'s program of recovery, found in the Twelve Steps, to attendees having a difficult time not taking a drink today, or our discussions are based on topics related to alcoholism.
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions. We request that those attending our meetings respect this and treat in confidence who they see and what they hear.
For those who care to participate, we close our meetings by joining hands and reciting the Lord’s Prayer.
The 516 Group meets at :
Completely Kentucky
237 W. Broadway Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
Come in the front door of the store, go up the stairs and proceed to the meeting room (through the double doors).
The 516 Group meets:
The 516 Group is an Alcoholics Anonymous group.
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self- supporting through our own contributions. A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; nei- ther endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
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Alcoholics Anonymous is a voluntary, worldwide fellowship of men and women from all walks of life who meet together to attain and maintain sobriety. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership. It is estimated that there are more than 117,000 groups and over 2,000,000 members in over 180 countries.
A.A. is a program of total abstinence. Members simply stay away from one drink, one day at a time. Sobriety is maintained through sharing experience, strength and hope at group meetings and through the suggested Twelve Steps for recovery from alcoholism.
A.A. was started in 1935 by a New York stockbroker and an Ohio surgeon (both now deceased), who had been “hopeless” drunks. They founded A.A. in an effort to help others who suffered from the disease of alcoholism and to stay sober themselves. A.A. grew with the formation of autonomous groups, first in the United States and then around the world.
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A.A. does not: Keep membership records or case histories... engage in or support research... join “councils” or social agencies (although A.A. members, groups and service offices frequently cooperate with them)... follow up or try to control its members... make medical or psychiatric prognoses or dispense medicines or psychiatric advise... provide drying-out or nursing services or sanitariums... offer religious services... provide housing, food, clothing, jobs, money, or other welfare or social services... provide domestic or vocational counseling... provide letters of reference to parole boards, lawyers, court officials, social agencies, employers, etc.
(quoted from the A.A. pamphlet, "A.A. at a glance")