District 5 Al-Anon/Alateen

Al-Anon Events

Event info posted within two months is marked NEW on the list below.

If you know of Al-Anon events you would like to have listed on this events page, please e-mail them to us at afgdistrict5@gmail.com. If you have an event flier, please e-mail the flier to us and we can post it! Please remember that in keeping with our 5^th, 6^th and 10^th Traditions – we can post only events organized by Al-Anon (includes any Al-Anon level from an Al-Anon group, through Al-Anon World Services;) or that include or invite Al-Anon participation and are compatible with Al-Anon’s Traditions.

When we delete past events from this page, we will post a record on the News/Event Archives page.

Al-Anon Events

Other events

Nation-wide events

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Upcoming Al-Anon/Alateen Events - Local, State and National:

(Please note: District 5 business meeting dates and information are posted on our Announcement page.)

AL-ANON EVENTS: these events are organized entirely by Al-Anon. (This includes any Al-Anon level from an Al-Anon group, through Al-Anon World Services.)

Please click on the event name for information:

2008

_-State Convention: May 16-18, 2008 (NEW - agenda posted)

_-Open Speaker meeting: May 30, 2008

_-Michigan Area Spring Assembly: June 14, 2008

_-International Convention: July 4 – 6, 2008

_-KOMIAC Alateen Convention – August 1 – 3, 2008

_-AWSC Meeting: August 16, 2008

_-Open Speaker meeting: August 29, 2008

_-Michigan Area Fall Assembly: October 11, 2008

_-Open Speaker meeting: October 31, 2008

_-AWSC Meeting: November 8, 2008

2009

_-Open Speaker meetings: 5^th Fridays of each month

_-Michigan Al-Anon/Alateen State Convention: May 15 – 17, 2009

2010

_-Michigan Al-Anon/Alateen State Convention: May 14 – 16, 2010

OTHER EVENTS: these events include or invite Al-Anon participation and are compatible with Al-Anon's Traditions. (A.A. events that invite Al-Anon participation will be included here.)

Please click on the event name for information:

2008

_-Ypsilanti Heritage Festival Al-Anon booth: August 15, 16 and 17, 2008

AL-ANON EVENTS these events are organized entirely by Al-Anon. (This includes any Al-Anon level from an Al-Anon group, through Al-Anon World Services.)

2008:

Michigan Al-Anon Family Groups 36^th Annual Convention: Bridges To Serenity. Friday May 16 through Sunday May 18, 2008. At the Doubletree Resort, One Wenona Park Place, Bay City, Michigan. Hosted by Al-Anon District 29 (Saginaw.) Al-Anon speaker will be Barbara W. from Ohio, and Alateen speaker will be Nick M. from Grand Rapids. Everyone is encouraged to attend for a wonderful weekend experience! Please click here for a draft of the agenda. Please click here for a convention registration form. Join your Al-Anon friend for a “talent show” after the banquet – please click here for information or to volunteer to share YOUR talent!

Before April 25, 2008: Al-Anon and A.A. registration $20.00; Alateen registration $7.00.

After April 25: Al-Anon and A.A. registration $23.00. Registration will be accepted right up to the Saturday of the event!

Meal package including the banquet is $70.00 per person; the banquet only is $35.00 per person. PLEASE NOTE: the $70.00 meal package INCLUDES the cost of the banquet.

Please click here for a hotel sleeping room registration form, including hotel information and directions.

Al-Anon Open Speaker Meetings: Friday May 30, 2008. Friday August 29, 2008. Friday October 31, 2008. Fellowship begins at 8:00 pm and an Al-Anon open speaker meeting begins at 8:30 pm. (Open meetings may be attended by anyone, including people who are not members of or newcomers to Al-Anon.) This Al-Anon meeting hosts a speaker meeting every 5^th Friday of each month that has five Fridays. The meeting is held on the campus of the Jackson Community College and Vo-Tech Center, at 2345 North Adrian Highway, Adrian Michigan. The parking lot entrance is located across the street from the Michigan State Police Barracks on U.S,52 North side of Adrian Michigan. Please enter the building on the south side , using the side door off of the south parking lot. (If the building is not available for any reason, the meeting will be held in the East Building instead.) For information, please phone the Adrian A.A. and Al-Anon number at 517-265-3590.

Michigan Area Spring Assembly. Theme: Life is a Blank Canvas – Make Yours a Masterpiece! (please click here for general information about the Spring and Fall area assemblies) June 14, 2008. It will be held in the Family Life Center at the St. Louis Church of Christ, 1075 West Monroe Road, St. Louis, Michigan (east of Alma; north of Lansing.) There is a barrier-free entry and rest rooms, and the facility is smoke-free and alcohol-free. Registration opens at 9:00 am; the business meeting will begin at 10:00 am. There will be a buffet lunch; each member is asked to bring a dish to pass. This Spring Assembly will be hosted by Districts 12 and 14. Registration fee $7.00; Alateens free. Please click here for a flier.

Directions: Take US-127 to the M-46 exit (Saginaw/Edmore.) Turn east onto M-46 (West Monroe Road.) St. Louis Church of Christ is a large church, less than one mile down Monroe Road, on the south side. Use the parking lot in back; then the hallway on the right.

Al-Anon’s Fourth International Convention with A.A. Participation. Theme: Connecting People Around the World: Al-Anon Family Groups. Friday July 4 through Saturday July 6, 2008; in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Conference will be a weekend filled with excitement, fun, and sharing! In addition to Al-Anon activities, there will be daytime Alateen meetings and workshops, and daytime A.A. meetings and workshops. Plans are also underway for a pre-convention series of service workshops on Thursday, July 3, 2008; space will be limited. Registration fees: $105.00 per person for registration prior to December 31, 2007; $125.00 from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007; and $150.00 after May 31, 2007 or on site. Registration materials, housing forms, transportation information and additional details have been mailed to registered Al-Anon groups and are available on the WSO Member’s site. Registration can be submitted on line, by surface mail or by fax. Registration fees do not include lodging. (The Al-Anon World Service Office states that it is important to the success of the Convention that all members wait to register and get their housing through the WSO registration forms. Circumventing the process would damage Al-Anon's credibility with the city of Pittsburgh and cost the fellowship financially.)

KOMIAC (Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana) Alateen Convention: Friday August 1 through Sunday August 3, 2008; at Baldwin Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea, Ohio. KOMIAC is a weekend filled with excitement, fun, sharing, and unconditional love, and all Alateens are welcome to attend! For more information please contact Susan T. More information and a flier will be posted later!

AWSC Meeting (Area World Service Committee Meeting) (please click here for general information about AWSC meetings.) Saturday August 16, 2008; in the Family Life Center at the St. Louis Church of Christ, 1075 West Monroe Road, St. Louis, Michigan (east of Alma; north of Lansing.) There is a barrier-free entry and rest rooms, and the facility is smoke-free and alcohol-free. This meeting is attended by the Area officers, the Area coordinators, the District representatives, and any member who may be interested. All Al-Anon/Alateen members are welcome to attend. Each participant is asked to bring a dish to pass.

Al-Anon Open Speaker Meetings: Friday August 29, 2008. Friday October 31, 2008. Fellowship begins at 8:00 pm and an Al-Anon open speaker meeting begins at 8:30 pm. ((Open meetings may be attended by anyone, including people who are not members of or newcomers to Al-Anon.) This Al-Anon meeting hosts a speaker meeting every 5^th Friday of each month that has five Fridays. The meeting is held on the campus of the Jackson Community College and Vo-Tech Center, at 2345 North Adrian Highway, Adrian Michigan. The parking lot entrance is located across the street from the Michigan State Police Barracks on U.S,52 North side of Adrian Michigan. Please enter the building on the south side , using the side door off of the south parking lot. (If the building is not available for any reason, the meeting will be held in the East Building instead.) For information, please phone the Adrian A.A. and Al-Anon number at 517-265-3590.

Michigan Area Fall Assembly (“The Michigan Connection”) on October 11, 2008. (Please click here for general information about the Spring and Fall area assemblies) This meeting will be an important election meeting – Delegates and other Area officers will be elected to serve three year terms. ALL group representatives are encouraged to attend and vote – or if the group rep is unable to attend, an alternative group rep or another designated group member can vote on behalf of the group. Other Al-Anon members are encouraged to attend as well (but only one member from each group will vote.) It will be held in the Family Life Center at the St. Louis Church of Christ, 1075 West Monroe Road, St. Louis, Michigan (east of Alma; north of Lansing.) There is a barrier-free entry and rest rooms, and the facility is smoke-free and alcohol-free. Registration opens at 9:00 am; the business meeting will begin at 10:00 am. This Assembly will be hosted by District 5! Help is needed from District 5 members and groups – please click here for information.

Al-Anon Open Speaker Meeting: Friday October 31, 2008. Fellowship begins at 8:00 pm and an Al-Anon open speaker meeting begins at 8:30 pm. ((Open meetings may be attended by anyone, including people who are not members of or newcomers to Al-Anon.) This Al-Anon meeting hosts a speaker meeting every 5^th Friday of each month that has five Fridays. The meeting is held on the campus of the Jackson Community College and Vo-Tech Center, at 2345 North Adrian Highway, Adrian Michigan. The parking lot entrance is located across the street from the Michigan State Police Barracks on U.S,52 North side of Adrian Michigan. Please enter the building on the south side , using the side door off of the south parking lot. (If the building is not available for any reason, the meeting will be held in the East Building instead.) For information, please phone the Adrian A.A. and Al-Anon number at 517-265-3590.

AWSC Meeting (Area World Service Committee Meeting) (please click here for general information about AWSC meetings.) Saturday November 8, 2008; in the Family Life Center at the St. Louis Church of Christ, 1075 West Monroe Road, St. Louis, Michigan (east of Alma; north of Lansing.) There is a barrier-free entry and rest rooms, and the facility is smoke-free and alcohol-free. This meeting is attended by the Area officers, the Area coordinators, the District representatives, and any member who may be interested. All Al-Anon/Alateen members are welcome to attend. Each participant is asked to bring a dish to pass.

2009 and beyond:

Al-Anon Open Speaker Meetings: Friday January 30, 2009. Friday May 29, 2009. Friday July 31, 2009. Friday October 30, 2009. Fellowship begins at 8:00 pm and an Al-Anon open speaker meeting begins at 8:30 pm. ((Open meetings may be attended by anyone, including people who are not members of or newcomers to Al-Anon.) This Al-Anon meeting hosts a speaker meeting every 5^th Friday of each month that has five Fridays. The meeting is held on the campus of the Jackson Community College and Vo-Tech Center, at 2345 North Adrian Highway, Adrian Michigan. The parking lot entrance is located across the street from the Michigan State Police Barracks on U.S. 52 North side of Adrian Michigan. Please enter the building on the south side, using the side door off of the south parking lot. (If the building is not available for any reason, the meeting will be held in the East Building instead.) For information, please phone the Adrian A.A. and Al-Anon number at 517-265-3590.

Michigan Al-Anon/Alateen State Convention 2009: May 15 – 17, 2009, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5700 East 28th Street S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49546. Hosted by Districts 19 and 20. Please check back later for additional information!

Michigan Al-Anon/Alateen State Convention 2010: May 14 - 16, 2010, at the Shanty Creek Resort in Bellaire, Michigan. Please check back later for additional information!

OTHER EVENTS - these events include or invite Al-Anon participation and are compatible with Al-Anon's Traditions.

2008:

Ypsilanti Heritage Festival Al-Anon Booth: Al-Anon will host an information booth at the Ypsilanti Heritage Festival, Friday August 15 through Sunday August 18, 2008, at Riverside Park in the Depot Town area of down town Ypsilanti, Michigan. Stop by and say hello – or volunteer to help out! Please click here for information on helping!

FINDING AL-ANON and ALATEEN EVENTS NATIONWIDE:

Planning a trip? Want to know about Al-Anon/Alateen events outside of our local community? The Al-Anon World Services Office maintains a calendar of Al-Anon/Alateen events held nationwide and internationally. Members can reach the calendar by going to the “member’s area” of the World Services web site, at http://www.al-anon.org/members/. You need to know the name of your registered “home group” or your district to enter a password to access the “member’s area.” Follow the directions to enter the password. Then, click on “calendar” at the bottom of the page.

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