CA Areas
Objects from a particular C.A. Area
Shirt – 2007 CAWS
23rd: Recovery in the Heartland: May 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 2007, Kansas City, Missouri
Baseball Cap – TORCA III
Embroidered baseball cap showing the TORCA III 1999 Convention logo. Fonds: SOCA No. 03
Sobriety Chips – Early Northern California
Since Northern California had the first metal chip, the chip company would not make chips for C.A. World Service. In 1987 Northern California deeded to C.A. World Services the right …
Metal Tumbler – 2007 CAWS Convention
23rd: Recovery in the Heartland: May 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 2007, Kansas City, Missouri
Toronto Area 10th Anniversary Commemorative Medallion (circa 1997)
The First Toronto Group was established on February 2, 1987. According to early members, the sub-culture of cocaine users was quite different than that of A.A., so it was exciting …
T-Shirt: 1985 World Convention
1st CAWS Convention: Seaside Unity & Acceptance: May 3,4,5, 1985, Santa Barbara, CA
First Generation – Chicago 1983-1986 Prototype Octagonal Chips
The Octagonal Shape of Chicago’s Sobriety Chip was chosen because it replicates a “traffic stop sign” signifying the amount of time a C.A. Member had “stopped” using cocaine. The early …