“The Dick B. Memorial Vermont A.A. History Research Tour,
July 17-21, 2017”
Want to:
(a) Grow
substantially in your understanding of the roles God, His Son Jesus Christ, and
the Bible played in early A.A.’s astonishing success with “seemingly-hopeless,”
“medically-incurable” alcoholics who thoroughly followed the original, early
A.A. path?
(b) Become
much more effective as a Christian leader or worker in today’s recovery arena
in carrying the message to those who still suffer?
What’s in it for you
if you become a Participant in and/or a Sponsor of “The Dick B. Memorial
Vermont A.A. History Research Tour, July 17-21, 2017?”
1. For Participants:
I will be making presentations each evening about A.A.
cofounder Bill W. relating to:
a. His family and
the Christianity in his family;
b. His upbringing
in East Dorset before the family moved to Rutland around March/April 1903;
c. His upbringing
in Rutland;
d. His upbringing
by his maternal grandparents after Bill's mother brought him and his sister
Dorothy back from Rutland around 1905 or early-to-middle 1906.; and
e. His Christian
upbringing at Burr and Burton Seminary.
f. I will also take
questions about those five topics of early A.A, history, and about other topics
(such as Dr. Bob's Christian upbringing in St. Johnsbury, Vermont; the trail of
Christianity leading to Bill's meeting with Ebby and Bill's early work in New
York before meeting Dr. Bob in Akron; Bill and Bob's time in Akron over the
summer of 1935; the development of early A.A. in Akron and New York from the
fall of 1935 until the Big Book was published; and the earliest A.A. work in
Cleveland).
g. During the
daytime, I will offer to those who would like to participate the opportunity to
do "hands-on" research with me in East Dorset, Manchester (where Burr
and Burton Seminary is located), and (probably) Rutland.
h. I will also be
making audio and/or video recordings of my presentations and of my research (to
the extent practical), if one or more people are available with the interest,
equipment, and skills to make recordings.
i.
I will also be making available to Participants
(and to Tour Sponsors) additional materials, such as the book my dad and I
co-authored around the time we did our A.A. history research tour in Vermont in
September 2012: Bill W. and Dr. Bob, the
Green Mountain Men of Vermont: The Roots of Early A.A.'s Original Program
by Dick B. and Ken B. This is a 121-page
book with 369 footnotes reflecting some of what we learned from our
research about Vermont after my dad wrote The
Conversion of Bill W. in 2006 and after we co-wrote Dr. Bob of Alcoholics Anonymous in 2008.
The registration fee
is $500.00.
To register as a
Participant, please send me an email message at DickB@DickB.com with your name, mailing
address, and cell phone number; and I will get you the details about the
process.
2. For Tour Sponsors
and Supporters of My Efforts to Carry on Dick B.’s Legacy
a. You
will receive copies of materials I circulate as part of presentations I make
during “The Dick B. Memorial Vermont A.A. History Research Tour, July 17-21,
2017”— written (and audio and/or video, if available).
b. You
will receive additional materials, such as the book my dad and I co-authored
around the time we did our A.A. history research tour in Vermont in September
2012: Bill W. and Dr. Bob, the Green
Mountain Men of Vermont: The Roots of Early A.A.'s Original Program by Dick
B. and Ken B. This is a 121-page book
with 369 footnotes reflecting some of what we learned from our research
about Vermont after my dad wrote The
Conversion of Bill W. in 2006 and after we co-wrote Dr. Bob of Alcoholics Anonymous in 2008.
c. I
would also be glad to make myself available by phone call and/or Skype for
questions you may have about my dad’s (and my) 25+ years of research on A.A.
history and the Christian Recovery Movement, and about how to apply effectively
that knowledge in today’s recovery arena.
d. I’ll
also be glad to keep you informed via webpage(s), blog post(s), Facebook
post(s), Instagram post(s), and other means—including, hopefully soon, webinars—of
the latest work I am doing in the A.A. history field and in the practical
application of A.A. history knowledge in today’s recovery scene.
I'm looking to raise between $5,000.00 and $10,000.00 from
folks who have been blessed with my dad's and my 25 years of research on the
roles God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible played in early A.A.'s
astonishing success with "seemingly-hopeless," "medically-incurable"
alcoholics who thoroughly followed the early A.A. path.
Specifically, I'm
looking for folks who would like to contribute $500.00 (or larger) chunks
to sponsor "The Dick B. Memorial Vermont A.A. History Research Tour, July
17-21, 2017" and to help me carry on my dad's work.
To become a Tour
Sponsor and/or help support my ongoing work, please send me an email
message at DickB@DickB.com with your name,
mailing address, and cell phone number. I’ll then send you back details about where
and how to make a sponsorship donation, and about how your donation might be
made tax-deductible, if that would be of help.
Hope you will join me in person (as a Participant) and/or
"in spirit" (as a Sponsor).
In GOD's love,
Dick B.'s son Ken
Cell: 1-808-276-4945
Skype: Episcopos007
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