The names on this page are people who are willing to be an AA Sponsor. Usually, until you get to know a person they would be a "temporary sponsor", but that is up to the person needing a sponsor.
NOTE: WOMEN SPONSOR WOMEN, AND MEN SPONSOR MEN, SPONSORSHIP IS NOT A DATING OPPORTUNITY, AND IS VERY SERIOUS. PEOPLES ACTUAL LIVES DEPEND ON IT, SO PLEASE KEEP TO THE STANDARD OF WOMEN SPONSOR WOMEN AND MEN SPONSOR MEN!!! PERIOD.
FEMALE SPONSOR PHONE NUMBER
Brittany F F 320-469-0254
Cressida Silver F 651-274-8119
Danelle R F 651-247-9730
Elly Underwood F 651-285-2606
Ellyn U. F 651-285-2606
Gwen Cameron 737-312-8235
Heather F. F 612-747-4857
Mimi K. F 612-382-2828
Molly McMahon 612-483-4003
Nan V. F 612-280-3235
nancy wheeler F 612-722-3795
Rebecca T. F 612-978-0472
Sandi C F 612-810-3259
Sandi Cary F 612-861-4907
Shari L F 612-232-9009
Shelley C. F 612-267-1214
Terry McD. F 612-483-4402
MALE SPONSOR PHONE NUMBER
Adam T. 917-753-6467
Alex D. 651-788-5494
Andrew L. 612-827-6207
Andy M. 612-298-2198
Bob K 612-270-1215
Bob R 612-999-0698
Brad W. 763-286-1268
Brian D. 612-840-3467
Dan M. 612-889-3482
Garret F. 612-226-8658
Greg K. 612-270-9037
Jamie H.W. 612-267-2467
Javier T. 651-343-6551
Jeremy Kalata 612-805-5312
Jim N. 612-865-2852
Joe W. 612-250-9960
John D.P. 612-269-6538
Mike T. 253-318-9156
Randy H. 612-990-7721
Roger S. 952-393-1728
If you would like more information about sponsorship, please reference this A.A. Publication called What is Sponsorship
Page 7 & 8 of this pamphlet is below:
What is Sponsorship
What is sponsorship? Alcoholics Anonymous began with sponsorship. When Bill W., only a few months sober, was stricken with a powerful urge to drink, this thought came to him: “You need another alcoholic to talk to. You need another alcoholic just as much as he needs you!”
He found Dr. Bob, who had been trying desperately and unsuccessfully to stop drinking, and out of their common need A.A. was born. The word “sponsor” was not used then; the Twelve Steps had not been written; but Bill carried the message to Dr. Bob, who in turn safeguarded his own sobriety by sponsoring countless other alcoholics. Through sharing, both of our co-founders discovered, their own sober lives could be enriched beyond measure.
What does A.A. mean by sponsorship? To join some organizations, you must have a sponsor — a person who vouches for you, presents you as being suitable for membership. This is definitely not the case with A.A. Anyone who has a desire to stop drinking is welcome to join us!
In A.A., sponsor and sponsored meet as equals, just as Bill and Dr. Bob did. Essentially, the process of sponsorship is this: An alcoholic who has made some progress in the recovery program shares that experience on a continuous, individual basis with another alcoholic who is attempting to attain or maintain sobriety through A.A.
When we first begin to attend A.A. meetings, we may feel confused and sick and apprehensive. Although people at meetings respond to our questions willingly, that alone isn’t enough. Many other questions occur to us between meetings; we find that we need constant, close support as we begin learning how to “live sober.”
So we select an A.A. member with whom we can feel comfortable, someone with whom we can talk freely and confidentially, and we ask that person to be our sponsor.
Whether you are a newcomer who is hesitant about “bothering” anyone, or a member who has been around for some time trying to go it alone, sponsorship is yours for the asking. We urge you: Do not delay. Alcoholics recovered in A.A. want to share what they have learned with other alcoholics. We know from experience that our own sobriety is greatly strengthened when we give it away!
Sponsorship can also mean the responsibility the group as a whole has for helping the newcomer. Today, more and more alcoholics arriving at their first A.A. meeting have had no prior contact with A.A. They have not telephoned a local A.A. intergroup or central office; no member has made a “Twelfth Step call” on them. So, especially for such newcomers, groups are recognizing the need to provide some form of sponsorship help. In many successful groups, sponsorship is one of the most important planned activities of the members.
Sponsorship responsibility is unwritten and informal, but it is a basic part of the A.A. approach to recovery from alcoholism through the Twelve Steps. Sponsorship can be a long term relationship.
We hope that this pamphlet will provide answers to some of the often-asked questions about the rewarding two-way street called sponsorship — for people who may be seeking sponsors; for A.A. members who want to share their sobriety through sponsorship; and for groups that wish to develop sponsorship activity (see What procedures can a group set up to sponsor new members?
Page 7 & 8 of this pamphlet is below:
What is Sponsorship
What is sponsorship? Alcoholics Anonymous began with sponsorship. When Bill W., only a few months sober, was stricken with a powerful urge to drink, this thought came to him: “You need another alcoholic to talk to. You need another alcoholic just as much as he needs you!”
He found Dr. Bob, who had been trying desperately and unsuccessfully to stop drinking, and out of their common need A.A. was born. The word “sponsor” was not used then; the Twelve Steps had not been written; but Bill carried the message to Dr. Bob, who in turn safeguarded his own sobriety by sponsoring countless other alcoholics. Through sharing, both of our co-founders discovered, their own sober lives could be enriched beyond measure.
What does A.A. mean by sponsorship? To join some organizations, you must have a sponsor — a person who vouches for you, presents you as being suitable for membership. This is definitely not the case with A.A. Anyone who has a desire to stop drinking is welcome to join us!
In A.A., sponsor and sponsored meet as equals, just as Bill and Dr. Bob did. Essentially, the process of sponsorship is this: An alcoholic who has made some progress in the recovery program shares that experience on a continuous, individual basis with another alcoholic who is attempting to attain or maintain sobriety through A.A.
When we first begin to attend A.A. meetings, we may feel confused and sick and apprehensive. Although people at meetings respond to our questions willingly, that alone isn’t enough. Many other questions occur to us between meetings; we find that we need constant, close support as we begin learning how to “live sober.”
So we select an A.A. member with whom we can feel comfortable, someone with whom we can talk freely and confidentially, and we ask that person to be our sponsor.
Whether you are a newcomer who is hesitant about “bothering” anyone, or a member who has been around for some time trying to go it alone, sponsorship is yours for the asking. We urge you: Do not delay. Alcoholics recovered in A.A. want to share what they have learned with other alcoholics. We know from experience that our own sobriety is greatly strengthened when we give it away!
Sponsorship can also mean the responsibility the group as a whole has for helping the newcomer. Today, more and more alcoholics arriving at their first A.A. meeting have had no prior contact with A.A. They have not telephoned a local A.A. intergroup or central office; no member has made a “Twelfth Step call” on them. So, especially for such newcomers, groups are recognizing the need to provide some form of sponsorship help. In many successful groups, sponsorship is one of the most important planned activities of the members.
Sponsorship responsibility is unwritten and informal, but it is a basic part of the A.A. approach to recovery from alcoholism through the Twelve Steps. Sponsorship can be a long term relationship.
We hope that this pamphlet will provide answers to some of the often-asked questions about the rewarding two-way street called sponsorship — for people who may be seeking sponsors; for A.A. members who want to share their sobriety through sponsorship; and for groups that wish to develop sponsorship activity (see What procedures can a group set up to sponsor new members?