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According to one source, the Haven’t Got A
Clue group first met at Bowdoin College in the Towers, beginning
sometime in the late 80’s. The meeting was small, then, with maybe
6-10 attending a meeting. During introductions, “you were asked to
say the date of your last drink.” During one summer, the group was
asked to leave.
Another source remembers to the best of his
ability that after the Towers meeting was closed down, an AA started
agitating for a Sunday meeting. When asked what the meeting should
be called, he replied, “Haven’t got a clue.”
It was hard to find another place to meet.
Nothing in Brunswick was found, so the group moved to a shack on the
Topsham Fair Grounds. HGACG was growing steadily during this time.
The practice of declaring your sobriety date was dropped (due to
time constraints?). The group met there from summer into winter.
However, the packed shack leaked and was cold. So, nomadic again,
the group searched around for a new home and found a spot in Fort
Andross. HGACG met at Fort Andross for a couple of years before
finding a home at Parkview Hospital, in a conference room that now
houses the pharmacy. In 2002, as a result of hospital renovations,
the group moved again to its present home at the Seventh Day
Adventist Church, Maine Street, Brunswick where the absence of
profanity continues to be appreciated. Today, HGACG has roughly 50
members, humbly boasts lively discussions, and typically celebrates
anniversaries with singing and cake. Business meetings are the
second Sunday of the month, immediately following the meeting; group
conscience currently keeps these meetings to less than 20 minutes. |