Our 6th Tradition
states...
Problems of money, property, and authority may easily divert us
from our primary spiritual aim. We think, therefore, that any
considerable property of genuine use to A.A. should be
separately incorporated and managed, thus dividing the material
from the spiritual. An A.A. group, as such, should never go
into business. Secondary aids to A.A., such as
clubs or hospitals
which require much property or administration, ought to be
incorporated and so set apart that, if necessary, they can be
freely discarded by the groups.
Hence such facilities ought
not to use the A.A. name. Their management should be the
sole responsibility of those people who financially support
them.
For clubs, A.A.
managers are usually preferred. But hospitals, as well
as other places of recuperation, ought to be well outside
A.A.—and medically supervised. While an A.A. group may
cooperate with anyone, such
cooperation ought never go
so far as affiliation or endorsement, actual or implied. An
A.A. group can bind itself to no one.
Tradition 6 -
Reprinted with permission of A.A. ® World Services,
Inc.
In District 8 there are three clubs which provide space for
AA meetings and groups.
These are not to be considered AA Clubs, but rather as
"secondary aids" to the AA community.
We mention them on this page for the sole purpose of providing
an easy access of meeting locations.
This is not to be considered
an endorsement or affiliation, but rather a relationship of
cooporation.
Fellowship Club
3224 First Ave. NE
Cedar Rapids
364-0314
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212 Edgewood Road NW
Cedar Rapids
Club Manager -
241-2278
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Marion Industrial Club
225 South 35th St.
Marion
373-5273
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