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One of the problems our customers often have with AA Medallion Holders is choosing one that fits their medallion.  Sobriety chips come in various sizes, there is no standard.  Wendell's makes the traditional bronze medallion you receive in meetings and its 34mm x 2mm or 1 5/16" Bright Star Press Tri-Plate medallions are a whopping 34mm x 5mm and Recoverychip coins are 33mm x 3mm as you can see its easy to get the right chip and wrong holder.  We do make gold plated keychain holders for all these medallions but what about one holder that works with them all?...

To many in recovery programs like AA the 1 Year sobriety medallion is a crucial milestone.  Some AA meetings hand out nice bronze chips for months 1 3 6 9 and some do plastic poker chips.  This makes the 1 year chip the first non-plastic that some members of Alcoholics Anonymous receive.  The options available today for medallions celebrating one year are many and this post explores a few options available.  Common manufacturers are Wendells , Bright Star Press and Recoverychip.com - Nearly all of these have the Serenity Prayer on the back. The most common 1 year AA medallion...

Looking for a butterfly themed medallion to keep or give to friends in recovery?  The ones we offer are very popular with folks in a 12 step program like AA or NA.  We have several types of butterfly medallions in color and plain bronze options.  Most have the Serenity Prayer on back however we did come out with an alternative that says "Be Willing To Surrender What You Are For What You Might Become."  We call it the Butterfly Surrender Medallion.  It's in full color or bronze your choice.  The size is 34mm and we have them in 2mm and...

If you want to carry your AA Medallion on a necklace we have a great sobriety chip holder for you to check out.  It's a gold tone necklace coin holder that can fit a 34mm x 2mm coin.     What does it fit? This means it fits the Wendells bronze medallions you usually receive in AA Meetings as well as their higher end gold and silver plated and colored chips.   How It Works: The way it works is that the top of the metal hoop unscrews allowing you to separate the top of the hoop.  You insert your...

A female AA sponsee was meeting with her sponsor and asked what the Big Book would advise about sex.  The Sponsor said to consult page 69 which is where the book Alcoholics Anonymous discusses the Sex part of the 4th Step Inventory. Arriving home the sponsee eagerly turned her book to page 96 (transposing the correct page number.)  Here's what she found on Page 96 Do not be discouraged if your prospect does not respond at once. Search out another alcoholic and try again. You are sure to find someone desperate enough to accept with eagerness what you offer. We...