In 2002, ten of us passed a hat and each threw $100 into it. Two of us walked down North Main Ave in Orangevale praying for God to give us a location for the ARA. We stopped at several businesses’

When I moved to this area in 2018 I was not familiar with any AA meetings. I attended many different places but when I found the American River Alano it just felt like home. Not just the facility but the

I am grateful to have celebrated 21 consecutive years in my recovery program. The American River Alano is a huge part of my story. I was blessed to be one of the ten people that dropped $100 into the hat