|
Aloha!
.
Ken B. (Dick B.’s son) here.
.
I need your immediate financial help right now, please!
.
As you may know, when my dad (pen name: “Dick B.,” JD,CDAAC) entered the rooms of A.A. on April 21, 1986, he was actively attending my Bible fellowship in San Rafael, California. When he began his quest in early 1990 to find out whether A.A. actually “came from the Bible,” he had been bringing many of his sponsees to that Bible fellowship for nearly four years. And when he passed away in September 2015 at age 90 with 29+ years of continuous sobriety in A.A., he had been researching, writing, and speaking about “the rest of the story” about what he called “the Biblical roots of A.A.” for more than 25 years.
.
Since Dick B. passed away in 2015, I have been carrying on his legacy for almost seven years now through making known his:
.
[1.] 45 published titles;
[2.] 1,750+ articles;
[3.] 200 or so recorded audio talks; and
[4.] many videos and video classes.
.
As you may also know, I have been continuing to research the early history of A.A., particularly focusing on the Christian upbringings in Vermont and influences on the cofounders of A.A., William Griffith Wilson (born on November 26, 1895, in East Dorset, Vermont) and Robert Holbrook Smith (born on August 8, 1879, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont).
.
Beginning in 1997, with the publication of Dick B.’s titles Turning Point: A History of Early A.A.'s Spiritual Roots and Successes (776 pages) and The Good Book and the Big Book: A.A.’s Roots in the Bible (Bridge Builders ed.), my dad divided his work between:
.
[1.] researching, writing, and speaking about the early history of A.A.; and
.
[2.] showing how Christian leaders and workers in “the recovery arena” could enhance their effectiveness in caring about, caring for, and/or treating alcoholics and addicts who were still suffering by including in their efforts the highly-effective principles and practices of early A.A.—particularly in Akron and Cleveland—as rediscovered and made known by Dick B.
.
Why I am Asking for Your Financial Help Now
.
Here are some of the A.A. History-related resources I have established and/or maintained since my dad passed away in 2015:
.
[1.] Websites:
.
www.DickBonRecovery.com
.
www.AAHistoryChristianRecovery.com
.
[2.] Facebook:
.
“Dick B. on Recovery”: https://www.facebook.com/DickBonRecovery1
.
[3.] Instagram:
.
“Dick B. on Recovery”: https://www.instagram.com/dickbonrecovery/
.
[4.] Twitter (I maintain and Tweet here):
.
“Dick B. on Recovery”: https://twitter.com/DickB_Maui
.
[5.] YouTube:
.
“DickBChannel”: http://bit.ly/DickBChannelYouTube
.
[6.] Blogs:
.
“Dick B. on Recovery Blog”: https://dickbonrecoveryblog.com/
.
"The Real 'Power' Behind Alcoholics Anonymous" Blog: https://mauihistorian.blogspot.com/
.
[7.] Email newsletter:
.
The “Dick B. on Recovery” newsletter: http://bit.ly/JoinTheDickBOnRecoveryNewsletterList
.
[8.] Two weekly ZOOM presentations on “the rest of the story” of what Dick B. called “the Biblical roots of A.A.:
.
“12 Step History: The Rest of the Story”: Every Tuesday at 7:30 pm, EDT; 4:30 pm, PDT
.
“The Biblical Roots of the 12 Steps”: Every Thursday at 7:30 pm, EDT; 4:30 pm, PDT
.
Here is the link, and the Meeting ID and Passcode, for both weekly ZOOM meetings mentioned above:
.
Join Zoom Meeting:
.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88932682646?pwd=Q3BxcnVPQlNjd1E3K21OWWZ2cS9nQT09
.
Meeting ID: 889 3268 2646
.
Passcode: Jamesclub
.
As you may also know, I am an active contributor on the “AAHistoryLovers” FB group, which I believe is the premier “place to go” for those who would like to find documented information about A.A. History.
.
As you may imagine, my continuing to do A.A. History research and presenting the fruits of that research, as well as organizing and re-presenting my dad’s (and my) 25+ years of research from early 1990 to September 2015, is more than “a full time job.”
.
I have often been running a deficit of $1,000 - $1,500/month for a while now in carrying out the work outlined above, under the banner of my company “Good Book Publishing Company”—which my dad founded in the 1990-1991 timeframe and of which I have been the owner since October 2015.
.
If you have found my dad’s 25+ years of work, and my additional seven years (as of next month) of work, in sharing “the rest of the story” with folks around the world about “Why Early A.A. Succeeded”—the title of one of my dad’s books—and of how to use early A.A.'s highly successful principles and practices in helping alcoholics and addicts who still suffer today, would you please become (or continue to be) a benefactor of this work?
How to Help Me Now
.
Here are several ways you can send your support to me right now. Please send your payment to:
.
[a.] my email address using Zelle:
.
kcb00799@gmail.com
.
[b.] my email address using GPay (i.e., Google Pay):
.
kcb00799@gmail.com
.
[c.] my PayPal link (@DickBsSonKen):
.
https://urlgeni.us/paypal/DickBsSonKenPP
.
[d.] my Cashapp account ($DickBsSonKen):
.
https://urlgeni.us/cashapp/DickBsSonCA
.
[e.] my Venmo account (@Ken-Burns-7):
.
https://urlgeni.us/venmo/DickBsSonKen
.
[f.] the secure payment gateway form at the www.DickBonRecovery.com website (A PayPal account is not required.)
.
[f1.] scroll down the front page to the bolded heading:
.
Help Support Keeping Dick B.’s 25 Years of Research on the Biblical Roots of A.A. Available
.
[f2.] click on the orange-color oval with the word “Donate” in dark blue letter inside the oval.
.
[f3.] enter the amount you would like to give where you see the cursor blinking to the right of the dollar amount.
.
[f4.] fill out the remaining items on the form.
.
(Once PayPal notifies me of your gift, I will send you an email message acknowledging my receipt. I treat all monies sent to me in this way as “income” to my Good Book Publishing Company.)
.
If you would like to discuss how you can help, or get the details about how a substantial contribution might be made tax deductible, please give me a call:
.
1-808-387-7609
.
Or send me an email message:
.
KenB@DickBonRecovery.com
.
Thanks you for any help you can give in supporting this important work of carrying on and expanding upon the Dick B. legacy of sharing with folks “the rest of the story” about what my dad described as “the Biblical roots of Alcoholics Anonymous.”
.
Until next time . . .
.
Ken B., M.A. (Dick B.’s son Ken)
.
---------------------------------------------------
Get "the rest of the story" @DickBonRecovery:
www.DickBonRecovery.com.
Stay tuned. Plenty more to come.
In GOD's love,
Dick B.'s son Ken (Ken B., M.A.)
| 
