The first piece of correspondence that the GSO received from the Sole Purpose Group was a letter dated September 4, 1985. Jeri M., who served as the GSR at the time, wrote the following: “We would like to register with you as an official A.A. Group. We held our first meeting on 21 August 1985. We elected a GSR, Secretary and Steering Committee. Any informational help from headquarters would be most appreciated.”
According to a new group information form from September 6, 1985, regular meetings were held on Sunday – Saturday at 22 N. California Street. Jeri M. served as the GSR and there were sixteen members. The Sole Purpose Group first appeared in the 1986 A.A. Directory.
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