of my life from the time I was 12 years old.
What’s so important about the work here at Wilson
House is that it’s local. These are neighbors and commu-
nity members. My dad came here (back in the late 1970’s
to the early 1980s). My dad has been sober now for 36
years, and we still celebrate his sobriety every year.
It’s personally important to me to figure out how we can
work together to help people struggling with addiction;
how we can help them work through their battle with it;
and how we can make them active, fulfilled, and happy
members of our community.”
“When we talk about the opiate
epidemic, people are
overwhelmed. They
think about what a major crisis
this is - and they wonder,
‘What can we do?’”
Opposite:
Erica Marthage photographed in the main meeting
room of The Wilson House.
Photo by Lily Mellor
This page:
Dr. Joshua Sherman and composer Benjamin Lerner at
The Wilson House, celebrating Benjamin’s 3 years of sobriety.
Photo by Lily Mellor
The Wilson House of East Dorset strives to
maintain the historic birthplace, memory, spirit, and
purpose of Bill Wilson, a co-founder of Alcoholics
Anonymous.
As a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to
sober lifestyle education, The Wilson House provides
facilities primarily for the benefit and use of members
of Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon and related 12-
Step organizations - as well as family members of those
struggling with addiction - to pursue educational,
spiritual, and emotional recovery and growth.
For further information on The Wilson House,
call (802) 362-5524 or visit: wilsonhouse.org
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