88th Annual Founders’ Day

Founders’ Day is an integral part of the legacy our co-founders have left for us. Founders’ Day has grown to where 10,000 visitors from around the world come each year. Please come to Akron to see, to feel, and to be part of The Fellowship of the Spirit. MORE INFO & REGISTRATION HERE: https://foundersday.org/

FRIDAY
A.A. 12 Step Panel – 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Discussion of one Step per hour
Chaired by Aaron K.

A.A. Early Bird Meeting* – 3:00 pm
Penny D. – Bay Village, OH – From Cracker Factory Housewife to Champion of Sobriety and Women
Chaired by Karen K.

Actors Guild Play – 5:00 pm
Rule 62

A.A. Speaker Meeting* – 7:00 pm
Peter M. – Boca Raton, FL – Chop Wood, Carry Water
Chaired by Jerry C.

Actors Guild Play – 8:00 pm
Rule 62

Serenity Singers – 8:00 pm

A.A. Speaker Meeting* – 9:00 pm
Linda G. – Queens, NY – Happy, Joyous and Free
Chaired by Juanita W.

Junta en Español – 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Presentado por el grupo de AA: Hay Una Solución de Painesville, OH

A.A. Alkathon – 11:30 pm – 2:00 am

SATURDAY
A.A. Historic Sites Bus Tours – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
2 buses continuously leaving from Bierce Circle on campus. Includes a stop at the AA Archives at the Akron Area Intergroup.

The Twelve Traditions – 9:00 am
Billy N. – Palm Beach Gardens, FL – How it Works
Chaired by Mary K.

A.A. Old Timers’ Panel* – 10:30 am
Every Day is a Day We Must Carry the Vision of God’s Will Into All Our Affairs
Dee T. – Akron, OH
Ken McA. – Ontario, CA
Bobby M. – Richfield Heights, OH
Chaired by Mary K.

La Viña Workshop – 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
El Coordinator Raymundo L. and Alegria de Vivir Group

A.A. & Al-Anon Speaker Meeting* – 12:00 pm
Shanna & Scott G. – Urbandale, IA – Family Disease, Family Miracles
Chaired by Marie E.

Actors Guild Play – 12:00 pm
Rule 62

A.A. Speaker Meeting* – 2:00 pm
Vivian Q. – Okatie, SC – Emotionally Driven or Spiritually Guided – What is Our Choice To Be?
Chaired by Aaron K.

Actors Guild Play – 2:30 pm
Rule 62

The History of Our Big Book – 4:00 pm
Gail L. – Akron, OH
Chaired by Karen K.

A.A. Speaker Meeting* – 8:00 pm
Theresa F. – North Hills, CA – All of a Sudden I Became Present to My Life, and I Didn’t Like It!
Chaired by Woody W.

Dance! Dance! Dance! – 10:00 pm – 1:00 am

SUNDAY
Motorcade to Dr. Bob’s Grave* – 7:30 am
Motorcycle procession and graveside tribute to Dr. Bob and Anne S.
Speaker: Dolly A. – Akron, OH
Chaired by Jerry C.

A.A. Spiritual Panel Meeting – 9:00 am
We Admitted We Were Powerless Over Alcohol, That Our Lives Had Become Unmanageable
Andrew M. – Akron, OH
Sonya M. – Akron, OH
Viviene Y. – Akron, OH
Chaired by Juanita W.

A.A. Closing Speaker Meeting* – 10:30 am
Bill C. – Torrance, CA – Its Been Miserable Long Enough…It’s Time to Have a Good Time!
Chaired by Michael B.