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Powerless over Alcohol
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Trudging the Road to Happy Destiny!
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Originally Posted by sugarbear1 
sober2bee is the 100,000th Registered Member on SR!
Thanks, SR!! You've helped me in my recovery, too!
sober2bee, glad you are here!!!
Thanks, SR!! You've helped me in my recovery, too!
sober2bee, glad you are here!!!
Administrator
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Dancing in the Light
Posts: 61,512
SoberRecovery was started in September 2000 by a man named Jon. We used to call it 'The House that Jon Built'. This was from the archives Dated 09/15/2002, Anniversary Day 'round these parts...
Originally Posted by Jon
September 15, 2000.
"I uploaded the files, and there we were. About 25 pages. A couple of hundred resources. No message boards. Just a hope and a prayer. The goal then, like now, was simply to provide as many resources to as many people as possible. Hundreds, if not thousands of hours later and SoberRecovery has grown to over 145 pages encompassing more than 2700 recovery resources. With the help of our moderators there are over 19000 posts in the message boards. With the help of our sponsors and donors, an average of 1500 people visit SoberRecovery each and everyday.
Our front page says it all:
People do recover, every single day. From alcoholism, drug addiction, mental illness, abuse and trauma, dual diagnosis and more, people do get better. They rarely do it alone. If help is what you seek, we hope you'll find it here..."
Originally Posted by Jon
September 15, 2000.
"I uploaded the files, and there we were. About 25 pages. A couple of hundred resources. No message boards. Just a hope and a prayer. The goal then, like now, was simply to provide as many resources to as many people as possible. Hundreds, if not thousands of hours later and SoberRecovery has grown to over 145 pages encompassing more than 2700 recovery resources. With the help of our moderators there are over 19000 posts in the message boards. With the help of our sponsors and donors, an average of 1500 people visit SoberRecovery each and everyday.
Our front page says it all:
People do recover, every single day. From alcoholism, drug addiction, mental illness, abuse and trauma, dual diagnosis and more, people do get better. They rarely do it alone. If help is what you seek, we hope you'll find it here..."
Nature Girl
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: By The Lake
Posts: 60,328
Originally Posted by Anna
With the help of our moderators there are over 19000 posts in the message boards.
When I arrived there were about 1,000 members, that's 99,000 less than today and yet the magic remains here thanks to all the wonderful members who support us each day. Each time a newcomer walks in the door they feel the magic of hope, love, faith and possibilities they never imagined.
God bless the house that Jon built, and all who enter in.
Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 211,444
I was reborn here,SB 
lol
I never 'met' Jon - I guessed he'd moved on by the time I got here - but I give thanks everyday for the community he started and everyone whose lives have been touched by it
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lolI never 'met' Jon - I guessed he'd moved on by the time I got here - but I give thanks everyday for the community he started and everyone whose lives have been touched by it
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