Greeting #1:

The Initial Greeting sent to the public in response to an inquiry.
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Dear ,

Thank you for inquiring about A Serenity Place, an online Al-Anon meeting.  Online Al-Anon has special benefits such as being available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  It also has special challenges, and we at A Serenity Place are in the ongoing process of meeting those challenges.

A Serenity Place is a closed Al-Anon meeting.  In Al-Anon, as in Alcoholics Anonymous, this is a common designation that embraces those who meet our only requirement for membership as stated by our Third Tradition.  Unlike open meetings, which anyone can attend, a closed meeting is not open to drop-ins, students, therapists, professionals, observers or members of other 12-step groups who do not meet this requirement.

The Third Tradition as it relates to Al-Anon membership states:

�The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend.�  A Serenity Place asks you to tell us in a general way how you meet the requirements of the Third Tradition.  The guiding principle of Al-Anon is anonymity, so no one here will ask for detailed information like the names, dates, places or specific experiences.

If you have questions about this � which is not uncommon among newcomers � or want more information about Al-Anon or A Serenity Place before joining, please feel free to ask us.

Please take the time to read our web page for our founding statement and policies for A Serenity Place.  If your life has been deeply affected by another person�s drinking and this looks like your kind of Al-Anon meeting, then send us a note telling us:

Optional:

After receiving this information from you, we will send you an email describing how A Serenity Place meetings are conducted and how to share.  We will introduce you to the group and add you to the mailing list.  Then you will begin receiving shares, in your email inbox, from the group and be able to send your shares to the group.

Again, thank you for your interest in A Serenity Place.

Al-Anon Love & Hugs,

 

 

[greeter�s name]

Greeting Committee

[greeters� email address]

 

Revised: 18/05/08