ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title> Primary Purpose Group - Orange County </title> <meta name="Generator" content="Alleycode HTML Editor"> <meta name="Description" content="Primary Purpose Group of Alcoholics Anonymous Orange County CA"> <meta name="Keywords" content="alcoholism, alcoholics anonymous, drunk, 12 Steps, recovery, recovering, recover, primary purpose, booze,"> </head> <body bgcolor="#000000" style="margin: 15px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana, arial;"> <style type="text/css"> h1 {font-size: 120x%} h2 {font-size: 110%} h3 {font-size: 75%} h4 {font-size: 60%} p {font-size: 100%} a:link {color: navy} a:visited {color: blue} a:hover {color: red} hr {color: navy} </style> <table align="center" width="85%" style="height: 100%;" cellpadding="15" cellspacing="10" border="10" bordercolor="#006699"> <tr> <!-- ============ HEADER SECTION ============== --> <td width="25%" valign="top" align="center" background="images/tile.jpg" > <h3><align="center"> <i><br><br><b>We recover by the Steps we take, not the meetings we make </b></i></center></h3> </td> <td width="75%" align="center" bgcolor="#000000"> <img src="images/ppgoc.png" height="125" width="600"> <tr> <!-- ============ LEFT COLUMN (MENU) ============== --> <td width="25%" valign="top" align="center" body background="images/tile.jpg"> <br> <b> <a href="index.html">Home</a><p> <a href="12Steps.html">The 12 Steps</a><p> <a href="12traditions.html">The 12 Traditions</a><p> <a href="history.html">PPG-OC History</a><p> <a href="suggestion.html">Just a Suggestion</a><p> <a href="foundation.html">Foundation</a><p> <a href="whenwhere.html">When & Where</a><p> <a href="other.html">Other Big Book<br>Study Groups</a><p> <a href="articles.html">Articles</a><p> <a href="workshop.html">Workshop Talks<br></a><p> <hr> <br> <a href="http://www.aa.org" target="_blank">Alcoholics Anonymous</a><p> <a href="http://www.ppgaadallas.org" target="_blank">Primary Purpose Group-Dallas TX</a><p> <a href="http://www.xa-speakers.org" target="_blank">XA Speakers</a><p> <a href="http://www.Royy.com/concord.html" target="_blank">Big Book Concordance</a><p> <a href="http://www.Silkworth.net" target="_blank">Silkworth.net</a><p> <a href="http://www.ppgaasantacruz.org" target="_blank">PPG Santa Cruz</a><p> <a href="http://www.thejaywalker.com" target="_blank">Jaywalker</a><p> <a href="http://www.Recoveredalcoholic.blogspot.com " target="_blank">Recovered Alcoholic Blog</a><p> </b> </td> <!-- ============ RIGHT COLUMN (CONTENT) ============== --> <td width="75%" valign="top" body background="images/tile.jpg"> <br><br> <p align="center"><img src="images/shadow.png" alt="ppgoc" /></center> <h2><center>Alcoholics Anonymous</h2><br></center> <p><b>PPG-OC, is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience and knowledge with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. </p></b> <br><br> <p align="center" style="color:blue"><b>Tradition 3 - The <i>only</i> requirement for <u>membership</u> <br>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspis a desire to stop drinking. <br><br> Ed P. - &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp The requirement for <i>sobriety,<br></i> &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp requires a little work </p></font></center> <br> <br> From the Forward to the First Edition of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous<br><br> We, of Alcoholics Anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book <i> (and of this group)</i>. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. We think this account of our experiences will help everyone to better understand the alcoholic. Many do not comprehend that the alcoholic is a very sick person. And besides, we are sure that our way of living has its advantages for all. <br><br><br> <hr> <center><img src="images/jim.jpg"><br> In Memorium - Jim S. 2009<br><h3>"The only thing you take with you when you're gone is what you leave behind." <br>-- John Allston</h3></center> </td></tr> </table> <!-- ============ FOOTER SECTION ============== --> <p align="center" style="color:blue">- Website &copy 2010 PPGOC - All Rights Reserved -</center></p> </body> <html>