JerseyGirl

At my Wednesday meeting tonight, they announced there is an 'anniversary meeting' next Tuesday a few towns over.....and a few people asked me if I was going.

What exactly is an 'anniversary meeting'??

endzoner

its celebratings yrs or months in soberity that occured in that month , its 24 hours,1week,3*6*9* months and every yr after

justanothrdrunk

Yeah, I don't know for sure, but it sounds like "pin night" or "medallion night." Or that's what we call it around here.

JerseyGirl

Hmmm...that doesn't sound like what they described......

laurie6781

It could also be the Anniversay of when that meeting started.

However, the easiest way to find out the truth is to just GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. rofl

Different terms for meetings in different parts of the country.

Love and hugs,

freya

In this area, an anniversary meeting is a meeting that celebrates the anniversary of the group -- not of group members. Here (upstate/western NY) anniversary meetings typically feature both AA and Al Anon speakers (and sometimes even Al Ateen speakers) and we usually have food -- anything from snacks to a real potluck meal, depending on the group. Sometimes anniversary meetings start 30-60 minutes earlier than usual and/or last 30-30 minutes longer than usual to give people time to eat and visit.

They are usually fun and the speakers are usually good; some groups even bring speakers in from out-of-town. Typically, the speaker(s) take up the entire meeeting time, except for an abreviated opening.

freya

kj3880

In my area, anniversary meetings are for members, not meetings, most of the time. And I'm East Coast. So maybe it's different by area???

JerseyGirl

Thanks freya - that sounds more in line with how it was described to me....I am going to see if I can get there....BTW, I am in northern NJ

greeteachday

In the Anons in NJ that I have attended, an anniversary meeting is the anniversary of the group and exactly like Freya described (in my home Naranon Group we could feed a small army with some really amazing food,lol)
I find anniversary meetings really uplifting - so much hope and ESH. The speakers i've seen have been terrific...so inspiring. Hope you can make it JG!