Welcome to District 70
Alcoholics Anonymous in North Carolina, Area 51
The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. If you need help now, AA is here 24/7.
828-254-8539
Deaf AA Meetings and ASL interpreted meetings in U.S./Canada https://deafaa.org
Several District 70 service positions are open for 2027 – 2028. See the open positions →
Need help with a drinking problem?
A.A. has a solution. That isn’t an empty promise. A.A. has been helping alcoholics recover for more than 90 years. A.A.’s program of recovery is built on the simple foundation of one alcoholic sharing with another. If your drinking is out of control, A.A. can help.
The purpose of District 70 is to be a unifying entity for the AA groups within the district and to empower the individuals and groups to carry the message of Alcoholics Anonymous. To provide a forum for AA groups to share their experience, strength and hope to help one another to carry out the AA purpose to the best of their abilities and within their group conscience. To further the AA purpose by setting up committees, forums and volunteer groups to serve the AA community, prisons and jails, treatment centers, the professional community and the general community at large. Additionally, to serve the Groups by listening to feedback and issues presented by their GSRs at District meetings.
Listen to stories of recovery
AA members Don, Olis and Sam interview other AA members about their experience, strength, and hope in recovering from alcoholism. Expect both humor and inspiration as these AA members share their stories.
Rito tells Don and Sam that he played the blame game in prison — everyone else was at fault for him being locked up. He did go to AA meetings while doing time because they had coffee and donuts, and that’s where the seeds of recovery were planted. Now 34 years sober, Rito tries to plant the seeds of recovery in others, in prison and outside the walls. Even if the seeds don’t take root, Rito stays sober. In A Newcomer Asks there’s an anonymous question about downloading the apps from AA: Grapevine, Everything AA and Meeting Guide. In Using the Traditions in Our Lives Jeffrey, Antonio and Andrew share about Tradition 10: “Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.” Stay tuned after sign off for bonus Listener Feedback from Bee, Carl and Roger.
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