WR MEETINGS,CONTACTS &TABLE COORDINATORS

Seattle,Washington

The Mr.Bubble Group of The Wharf Rat's "Makes getting clean more fun than getting dirty!ªis now called just "Wharf Rats"and they are an NA meeting.The group meets every Tuesday from 7-8:30 PM in room 308 of the Fremont Baptist Church,which is located on North 36th Street, between Fremont Avenue and the Aurora Avenue overpass.We are in the Seattle NA meeting schedule.Contact:

Northwest Contact
Lisa S.
Seattle,WA
PH &FX:206-706-0868
E-Mail: shaftels2do@earthlink.net

San Francisco,California
Contact: Charlie
Email: csmcchar@aol.com
PH :415-564-3340

Whart Rat Group of N.A. meets Wednesday, 9:00 to 10:30 at New Leaf, 1874 Market Street, at Laguna

Wharf Rat Group of A.A.meets Thursdays, 8:15 to 9:45 in the Church at 455 Fair Oaks between 24th &25th Streets.

West Coast Contact & Newsletter Printer/Distributor
Ken H
Sacramento CA
PH:916-451-7518
Alt PH:916-454-3061

West Coast Contact
Lynn K
Felton,CA
Cell: 510-928-2995
Email: WCWharfrat@aol.com

New Southern California Meeting
Meets 2nd Monday of each month. For time and place contact Larry B
PH: 909-369-6863
Email: larry@dineatgerards.com

Southwest /Arizona
Caroline "Mom" T
Scottsdale,AZ
Email:wharfmomt@aol.com

Mid West Contact
Theresa & Daniel
Wabash,IN
PH: 219-563-4771
Email: darkstar96@hoosierlink.net

East Norwich,Long Island,NY

The SAVE YOUR FACE Group of the Wharf Rats now meets Tuesday nights from 7 PM -8:30 PM in East Norwich,Long Island,NY at the Community Methodist Church.Take the LIE to Exit 41N (106N)Take 106N to 25A (Northern Blvd.)Make a U-turn on the corner of 106N and 25A.Church is right on 106 and Vernon Ave. Entrance on Vernon Ave.(Fellowship Door)

~COME ONE,COME ALL~

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RATS NEST

MR. BUBBLE GROUP CELEBRATES 10
YEARS IN SEATTLE !!!!

The Seattle, WA "Mr. Bubble Group" of Wharf Rats celebrated its 10 year anniversary during the summer, ‘Mr. Bubblle makes getting clean more fun than getting dirty’!’ It was founded by Wharf Rats in the Seattle metropolitan area in 1991. The group had a potluck dinner party/meeting at it's current location, the Fremont Baptist Church in Seattle. In attendance were old group members and newcomers alike. Copious amounts of ice cream were consumed. Originally an official Alcoholics Anonymous meeting by group conscience vote, the meeting began in a Dead Head coffee house in North Seattle. The group met in a cozy little room in the coffee house, decorated with psychedelic posters lit with black lights. The owner/manager was only too happy to play the tapes we brought on his sound system during the meeting. After a few years, the group voted to secede from AA and became an independent Wharf Rats meeting. When the coffee house manager closed his shop, the meeting moved to the Fremont Baptist Church, a church that hosts many 12-step fellowship meetings. Home group members pooled their Maxell cassette tapes "Max Points" and had enough to redeem them for a boom box for the group, so we could continue to play tunes at the meeting. [The Maxell Corp. was so stunned they called our Treasurer to find out who we were because they had never hadanyone redeem enough "Max Points" to qualify for a boom box; the highest reward!] When attendance dwindled to near extinction, a decision was made by home group members at the time to affiliate with Narcotics Anonymous with the unanimous agreement not to include the NA "Clarity Statement" in order to welcome any Wharf Rats regardless of their drug of choice. The Mr. Bubble Group is still going strong, meeting every Tuesday night, carrying the message of recovery to the addict who still suffers. Last fall, someone broke into our locked storage box in the church and stole our beloved group boom box from Maxell. (Whom-ever you are: it’s your karma and your 9th step). But in the true spirit of Wharf Rats unity, home group member Kirby R. brings his own boom box to the meeting every week so we can still play Dick’s Picks and Phil CDs while we share our experience, strength and hope in recovery.
Lisa S., Northwest Contact

Hi everybody. NY and NJ table coordinating has been great this year. I would like to extend a warm thank you to all of my WR friends in this area who have been so kind with their time

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