(563) 293-1801
DECORAH ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS OFFICIAL WEBSITE
A.A. in Decorah, Iowa, 52101. Web address: DecorahAA.ga
Decorah is located in Winneshiek County, which is in northeast Iowa.
AA Decorah Meetings
The Decorah A.A. website was last updated on Fri 19 May 2023.
This website is frequently updated and provides current information as of the date indicated above. Email decorahAA@gmail.com or call (563) 293-1801 if you have questions.
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In-Person Noon Group Founder's Day Event (9 June 2023)
In-Person Noon Group Picnic (6 August 2023)
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LIST OF DECORAH AREA A.A. MEETINGS
*An "open" meeting is open to anyone:
~alcoholics or people who think they might have an alcohol problem are welcome;
~family and friends of alcoholics/possible alcoholics are welcome;
~those who are curious about A.A. are welcome.
#A “closed” meeting is ONLY for alcoholics or people who think they might have an alcohol problem.
------>Weekly Sunday 4 pm in-person meeting, meets in the classroom in the basement of Saint Benedict's building, 307 W. Main Street, Decorah. This is an "open"* meeting. Click here for flier with additional information. For those people who do not need a special accessibility entrance, enter through the western most door along the north side of the building and go down the stairs. For those who have special accessibility needs, use the door on the south side of the building to enter and take the elevator to the bottom floor. A professional American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter is not available, but the group is willing to work with people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Furthermore, this group subscribes to the tenets of the "A.A. Guidelines on Accessibility for All Alcoholics".
------>Weekly Monday Decorah-based Noon (U.S.A Central Time Zone) online zoom meeting, Email decorahAA@gmail.com or call (563) 293-1801 if you are interested in attending this meeting. This is an "open"* meeting.
------>Monday through Friday Noon in-person meeting, meets in the classroom in the basement of Saint Benedict's building, 307 W. Main Street, Decorah. This is an "open"* meeting. For those people who do not need a special accessibility entrance, enter through the western most door along the north side of the building and go down the stairs. For those who have special accessibility needs, use the door on the south side of the building to enter and take the elevator to the bottom floor. A professional American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter is not available, but the group is willing to work with people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Furthermore, this group subscribes to the tenets of the "A.A. Guidelines on Accessibility for All Alcoholics".
------>Tuesday weekly 8 pm in-person meeting, 119 Winnebago St. (Peace & Justice Center). This is a "closed"# meeting. This meeting is not readily wheelchair accessible. A professional American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter is not available, but the group is willing to work with people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Furthermore, this group subscribes to the tenets of the "A.A. Guidelines on Accessibility for All Alcoholics".
------>Saturday weekly 4 pm in-person meeting, 119 Winnebago St. (Peace & Justice Center). This is a "closed"# meeting. This meeting is not readily wheelchair accessible. A professional American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter is not available, but the group is willing to work with people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Furthermore, this group subscribes to the tenets of the "A.A. Guidelines on Accessibility for All Alcoholics".
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OTHER MEETINGS IN THE TRI-STATE (IA/MN/WI) AREA
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Al-Anon/Alateen is for people who are troubled by someone else's drinking or if they grew up with a problem drinker. Click here for information about Al-Anon/Alateen. Click here (link currently not available) for Decorah Al-Anon/Alateen meeting information.
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