Date/Time
Date(s) - Apr/29/2018
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Location
Shaw Conference Centre
Categories
“Homeless Connect” is a bi-annual event (Spring and Fall) held at the Shaw Conference Center. This venue is for inner-city people, low income families, and those who are interested in using one or more of the many services offered, from health-care to employment opportunities. Last fall, it attracted over 19,000 people throughout the day. A.A. has been attending these events for the past 10+ years.
We set up a booth and literature rack (9:30 a.m.) and the doors are open to the public at 10:00 a.m. This event continues until 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon.
Learning from past experience, we usually bring along 75 meeting lists, three Big Books (to give away), one Big Book and one “12 Steps and Twelve Traditions ” for display. We also include pamphlets and other information on how to get a hold of A.A., what A.A. is, and what A.A. does and does not do. Many people are interested in the various pamphlets and we have usually run out of meeting lists in the past. It’s always a good idea to bring ‘treats’ to put in a bowl for attracting participants.
The person setting up will be responsible for getting the literature rack, banner, and pamphlets from Central Office. We have a lot of left-over pamphlets in our PI-CPC drawers in the back of the meeting room to use up first, so see what is available before purchasing more. We cannot access the room between noon and 1:00 p.m. because of the Noon meeting.
Staffing the booth is done in two shifts:
Two people from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Only one individual needs to come at 9:30 a.m. for set-up.
Two people from 12:30 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Returning people are asked to wear their “Homeless Connect” T-shirts if they still have them. For those new to the venue, I have ordered two more just in case.
In the past we usually have ‘several’ other A.A. members join us at various times throughout the day to visit and help out. This is a great venue for meeting other organisations and giving them information about A.A. In the past, we have talked with the Salvation Army in 2015 and that conversation led to PI-CPC going to their “Men’s Residential Program” on a monthly basis.
*Event specific information will be added as it becomes available to the Coordinator.*
Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.