Attention The Way Out Group AA attendees

Due to the recent prevalence of the Covid-19 virus it has been advised that contact between individuals be limited when possible and that groups not exceed 10 individuals. For this reason, we regret to inform you that that The Way Out Group regular meetings by forgone until April 1st. Our meeting venue has also suspended all functions and meetings. The good news is we have put in place an alternate forum for online virtual meetings. This will be weekly on Thursday opening at 6:45 pm starting promptly at 7pm until we are notified that we may resume our normal in person meetings. 

Zoom 101
  • Note: You do not need to have a Zoom account to attend the meeting!
 
How to access The Way Out Group virtual meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous:
  •  Zoom will automatically download when you click the link, or you can download it here or google zoom app. It’s available in the app store as well. Be mindful of anonymity—you can change how your name shows up in the online meeting if you wish (see “Special Considerations”, below)
  • How to Join A Meeting
 
Via telephone only:  
Suggested Online Meeting Etiquette
  • Mute yourself when not speaking
  • Lag time makes group responses difficult to do in unison. It is better to stay on mute when you are not speaking.
  • Zoom has a “Raise Hand” feature to support sharing:  
  • You can also send a private chat to the leader to.
  • To raise your hand in a Zoom meeting, click the “Raise Hand” icon on the bottom left of the Zoom window. When you click the Raise Hand icon, a hand icon will appear next to your name that will notify the host your hand is raised. You will also see the hand icon turn green. When you want to lower your hand, you can click the hand icon again and your hand will be lowered. Keep in mind that a host can lower your hand for you, as well as disable the raise hand feature altogether. If the raise hand feature is disabled you will not see the option to raise your hand.
 
After Downloading and opening the Zoom Or Zoom Cloud App.

Select Join and enter 719.459.9249

Activate/select Audio and camera functions on your device.

Please Contact Speaker Chair Adam L. 651.269.0560 or Bryan B. Group service rep. 612.207.2250 with any questions.

​Please do not be intimidated by this interim Zoom meeting format as its operation is fairly simple.