Short History of Santa Clara Valley Intergroup

(For a history of Al-Anon in Northern California, see the history page at the Al- Anon NCWSA web site.)

1949 First local Family Group: Mrs. Alano's Group in San Jose.
late 1950's Santa Clara Valley Intergroup began, comprising 4 or 5 Al-Anon Family Groups.
1963, July 13 The old District 8 is split into District 11 (Santa Clara county) and District 12 (Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties). Eight groups exist in Santa Clara county.
1975 Intergroup adopts its first guidelines (revised in 1981).
1976, July 13 Intergroup meeting night changed to second Tuesday of the month at the same place (Welfare Building in San Jose [Younger St.]).
1977, Nov. 1 SCV Intergroup begins selling literature to the Groups. (The AA Central Office sold Al-Anon literature through June 1977.) Literature was sold out of the homes of two volunteers.
1977, Nov. First meeting schedules. Before this, Al-Anon meetings were included on the AA meeting list.
1979, Mar. 13 District 11, covering Santa Clara Valley, is split into 3 districts (11a, 11b, and 11c).
~1980 First Intergroup office rented on Radoyka Ave, Sunnyvale.
1982 Districts renumbered; 11a, 11b, and 11c become 20, 21, and 22.
1985, ~May 14 Intergroup office moved to room 44, Campbell Community Center.
1987, Dec. 22 Intergroup files to become a non-profit corporation.
1988, June First stapled meeting directory, listing 100 meetings, including 8 Alateen and 2 Preteen meetings.
~1991 Intergroup office moved to room Q-83, Campbell Community Center.
1992, Sep. 8 Six groups voted out of Intergroup after months of disrupted Intergroup meetings, culminating with one of their Intergroup Reps being arrested by Campbell police. (Charges were later dropped.)
1993, ~Oct. Intergroup office expanded to rooms Q82 and Q83.
1999, August Web site for SCV AFG Intergroup goes online.

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