Butterfly Newsletter

The Butterfly Coordinator serves a three year term publishing the Colorado Area newsletter.

The Butterfly is the newsletter of the Colorado Area Al-Anon Family Groups, published three times a year: February, June, and October. It is sent to Al-Anon and Alateen groups all over the state, District Representatives, Area Officers, Area Coordinators, and subscribers via email. It contains reports from Area Officers and Area Coordinators, as well as the sharing of experience, strength and hope from members like you. The Butterfly also includes events and other important information for members throughout the state.

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Revised Nov 2021

Al-Anon is a mutual support group of peers who share their experience in applying the Al-Anon principles to problems related to the effects of a problem drinker in their lives. It is not group therapy and is not led by a counselor or therapist; This support network complements and supports professional treatment.

Alateen is a peer support group for teens who are struggling with the effects of someone else’s problem drinking. Many Alateen groups meet at the same time and location as an Al-Anon group. Alateen meetings are open only to teenagers. Alateen is not a program for young people seeking sobriety.

No advance notification or written referral is necessary to attend an Al-Anon or Alateen meeting. Anyone affected by someone else’s drinking is welcome to attend.

There are no dues or fees. Groups are self-supporting, and usually pass a basket around for a voluntary contribution to pay for rent or Al-Anon literature.

Encourage your clients to try Al-Anon, even if they minimize the problem with alcohol. The 2015 Al-Anon membership survey shows that 40% of newcomers who first came to Al-Anon because of a loved one’s drug addiction and later came to better understand the seriousness of that person’s alcohol problem only after attending Al-Anon for a period of time.