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For decades now, AAs in the U.S. have set aside November as Gratitude Month, marking the occasion with special contributions to AA. The tradition of Gratitude Month goes back over 70 years. The first official recognition of an AA Gratitude Week, specifically designed to coincide with Thanksgiving week in the U.S. (Canada celebrates in October), occurred in 1956, when the sixth General Service Conference approved the motion, stipulating that “this action be noted in the annual pre-Thanksgiving appeals to the groups for funds to help support AA’s worldwide services.”