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NA Meeting: Stephen’s Community House Friday 2/10/17 @ 7:00pm – 8:30 pm
1500 E. 17th St. Open Meeting/Discussion (Gratitude) I attended this meeting because of all the good work that, I had heard the Stephen’s Community House has accomplished in the north-side neighborhood. The first thing I was impressed with was the complexion of all the participants at the meeting, a sure sign of clean living. After the meeting began I learned that most of the participants were fifty years of age and up, celebrating between fifth-teen and twenty-five years of sobriety. I felt blessed just to be in the presentence of these strong and supportive people, they reassured me that recovery works and that my efforts to pursue a degree to work in this field will

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