Ray of Hope
101 Central Blvd, Tallassee, AL 36078
The Tallassee Ray of Hope Group meets at 7 pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and at 3 pm on Sunday. All meetings are non-smoking.
History:
When Ray S. got out of treatment in October, 1982, there was no A.A. group in Tallassee. There had been several groups that came and went, but none had ever been registered with the General Service Office. Ray, being in need of regular meetings, and as a way of helping other alcoholics, was advised by his sponsor to begin a group in Tallassee, which he did in November, 1982.
Meetings were first held in the old Carrville city hall and little by little the group grew. Ray registered the group with GSO on January 8, 1983. The group was known as the Tallassee Group. On January 8, 1984, the group held its first anniversary celebration with 67 members and friends from many groups in attendance.
The group continued to meet in the Carrville city hall until January 1990, when the City of Tallassee needed to use the building for other purposes. The group then moved to the old personnel office over the filter plant at Tallassee Mills, where they stayed until the winter of 1992 when the space was condemned by the city. In the street again, they found space in the old Robertson Building Supply Store on W. Butler Street. They held meetings there until the People’s Bank of Carrville bought the property in the winter of 1993.
When Ray passed away in 1993, the group thought it fitting and proper to rename the group in honor of its founder. In January 1994, at the 11th anniversary celebration, the Tallassee Group was officially renamed the Tallassee “Ray of Hope” Group.
After the 1993 move from the supply store, meetings were held in members’ homes until May, 1994, when the group moved to the Kent Community Center, where it remains to this day. They thank God for this group, and all the members living and dead who have contributed to its success.