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Narcotics Anonymous First Meeting Anniversary – 1953
First Meeting Memorabilia
October 5th, 1953 at 8:30 pm in Sun Valley, CA was the site of the very first Narcotics Anonymous meeting.
First NA Flyer
October 5th, 1953
First Meeting Site
Sun Valley, CA
Member Sign-in Sheet
17 Members. #17
Our Journey
October 5th, 1953
Founding Vision
First Narcotics Anonymous Meeting in Sun Valley, CA
1970’s
Global Expansion
(1972)
70 N.A. meetings worldwide
3 foreign countries
19 states
September 8th, 1984
First San Diego Regional Service Committee
Southbay
East County
North County
Beach Area
Central
May 11th, 1985
The name “SDIRSC” first appears
January 9th, 1988
Back Country joins the region
July 13th, 1991
BAJA joins the region.
North County splits into “North Coastal” and “North County Inland”
March 14th, 1992
Back Country changes name to “Imperial Valley”
February 13th, 1993
Imperial Valley changes name to “Imperial County,” creating:
“San Diego Imperial Counties Region of Narcotics Anonymous”
April 13th, 1996
“SEBANA” (South East Barrio Area of NA) joins the region
October 1st, 2000
BAJA is removed from the region
December 16th, 2008
North Central joins the region
July 9th, 2011
AHHSD (Area Habla Hispana of San Diego) joins the region
February 24th, 2015
North Central dissolves and rejoins North County Inland
January 1-3, 2027
SDICRCNA 40TH ANNUAL CONVENTION
Throughout our Traditions, we speak in terms of “we” and “our” rather than “me” and “mine”. By working together for our common welfare, we achieve the true spirit of anonymity.
Tradition Twelve
– Basic Text 5th Edition, p. 73
Thanks to all who assisted me in gathering this information. I could not have done it by myself.
Once again, asking for help from recovering addicts is always the best solution.