Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
For people comparing AA options near Raymond, The Saturday Night Hooligans Beginners Meeting is a weekly Speaker, Beginners, Open, Online meeting on Saturday at 7:00 PM. The notes below focus on the local context, arrival details, and meeting-specific fit.
This directory currently lists 12 AA meetings around Raymond, which can help if you need a nearby backup time or a different format. Across Maine, there are 99 listed Saturday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
The listed address is 1311 Roosevelt Trail, Raymond, ME 04071, USA. Use the directions button before leaving, and allow a little extra time for parking, building entrances, elevators, gates, or room changes. Because this is marked hybrid, there may also be an online access option; confirm the current link with the group if you are not attending in person.
Meeting-specific guidance
Based on the format tags for this listing, it is open to observers, family, friends, and anyone interested in learning about AA; speaker sharing is part of the format, so newcomers can mostly listen; the format is especially newcomer-friendly.
- If you are new, getting there a few minutes early makes it easier to ask where the room is.
- You can sit quietly and listen; sharing is optional.
- Confirm the time and location with the group or intergroup when possible, especially around holidays.
This guidance is generated from the meeting schedule, address, format tags, local area fields, and intergroup/source notes stored for this listing.
Meeting format notes
This is an open meeting — anyone may attend, including family members, friends, students and anyone curious about AA. You won't be asked to speak or identify as an alcoholic.
This is a speaker meeting: one or more members tell their story — what it was like, what happened, and what it's like now. Great format if you'd rather listen than share.
This is a beginners meeting — built for newcomers. Expect basics, patience, and people who remember their first meeting. Arrive a few minutes early and someone will likely greet you.
This meeting meets online — use the join link and arrive a couple of minutes early to sort out audio.