In November 2002 the South Carolina Convention by Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous was conceived and elections were held for the first host committee. After successfully hosting the Southeastern Regional Convention of Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous (SERCYPAA) in Charleston, SC in 1998 and in Columbia, SC in 2002, the young people in Alcoholics Anonymous in the greater Charleston area felt it was time to initiate a Young People’s Convention to be held annually within the state of South Carolina. Historically, the majority of states in the country hold an annual young people’s AA convention with only a few going without. Encouraged by the success of the nearby North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, and Florida Young People’s Conventions and the history of the International Young People’s Convention (ICYPAA) in its 46th year, along with the regional conventions such as SERCYPAA, WACYPAA (Western Area Convention of Young People in AA), NECYPAA (New England Area Convention of Young People in AA), and GLRCYPAA (Great Lake Regional Convention of Young People in AA, now EACYPAA), the young people in Alcoholics Anonymous created SCCYPAA (South Carolina Convention by Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous).
SCCYPAA I – held in Charleston,
August 28th – 30th, 2003.
SCCYPAA II – held in Columbia, August 6th – 8th, 2004.
SCCYPAA III – held in Myrtle Beach, October 28th – 30th, 2005.
SCCYPAA IV – held in Florence, October 27th -29th, 2006.
SCCYPAA V – held in Charleston, November 2nd - 4th, 2007.
SCCYPAA VI – held in Anderson, October 31st - November 2nd, 2008.
SCCYPAA VII – held in Myrtle Beach, October 30th - November 1st, 2009.
SCCYPAA VIII – held in Columbia SC, October 22nd - 24th, 2010.
SCCYPAA IX – held in Myrtle Beach, SC, October 28th – 30th 2011.
SCCYPAA X – to be held in Greenville, SC 2012
We have hopes for continued support, participation, and growth so that SCCYPAA may continue to carry the message of recovery to AAs of all ages for many years to come.
The number of young people suffering from alcoholism who turn to AA for help is growing. SCCYPAA was founded for the purpose of providing a setting for young AAs from all over SC, and beyond, to come together and share their experience, strength, and hope as members of Alcoholics Anonymous. The convention also serves the important purpose of including young people at every level of the AA Service Structure by providing experience and opportunity for all those interested. Though it is a convention put on by young people as in the spirit and tradition of other young people’s conventions, its purpose is to bring together AAs of all ages, newcomers, as well as long-timers, in unity for an annual celebration of sobriety and recovery.
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