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The Year for Remembering Rev. Sam Shoemaker of Calvary Church

Ø     First Event: Calvary Episcopal Church, New York. June 11

          Commemoration of A.A.’s 70^th Anniversary and Sam’s role – officiated by Episcopal Clergy primarily in Diocese of New York.

Ø     Second Event: Archives 2005 at A.A.’s International Convention in Toronto, June 30 – July 3d officiated by Archives International, Inc. of Minneapolis

Ø     Third Event: Grand Opening of Griffith Library at the Wilson House in East Dorset, Vermont  – July 24^th. Wilson House Hosting

Ø     Fourth Event: 12 Step History Cruise leaving from Canaveral in Florida, October 30^th to November 6^th. Hosted by Veronica R.

Ø     Fifth Event: Spiritual Homecoming Commemorating 50^th Anniversary of A.A. Comes of Age, at St. Louis, Missouri, November 25^th to 27^th, official A.A. sponsored.

Ø     Traveling Collection: Complete Shoemaker Collection of Dick B.

          Now on tour in the hands of Ray G., archivist, Dr. Bob’s Home.

Information on events calendar of archivesinternational.org; contact webmaster@archivesinternational.org

Bill Wilson dubbed Rev. Sam Shoemaker a “co-founder” of Alcoholics Anonymous, and this is the year to find out the details. See also http://www.dickb.con/newlight.shtml

Aloha from Dick B., PO Box 837, Kihei, HI 96753-0837; 808 874 4876; dickb@dickb.com, April 17, 2005.