Valley Alano Club

Timothy Murray

Very unaccepting very discriminative friendly Their AA community is anything but supportive understanding or acceptance there is no Service to me by any individual I had a sponsor who completely left me others including a Ignacio who have exhibited such rudeness demonstrative primadora attitude thinking and actions such as that has kept me from this club

Vicki Allen

From Redondo Beach & Torrance Alano clubs can't wait to see you at Vally Alano all that posative attitude

Christian Lopez

Great place, people are very welcoming, and i didn't feel uncomfortable. If you're having second thoughts, don't just go it's a good place.

Elaine Munroe

I am writing this review on someone else's Google account. My name is Anonymous. We are visiting from the east coast. I don't say what city I'm visiting from because it gives away some of my identity, and it's an anonymous program, right? I was literally heckled when I said I was from back east, and several people tried to guess where I was from, during and after the meeting. This is NOT a welcoming place to come if you are a visitor. Also, you are not invited to share if you are a visitor. They only call on their friends. It's insular and provincial in feel. There seems to be no awareness of the fact that the reason we are meeting is because we are recovering alcoholics. It's like going back to elementary school going to a meeting at this place. I have traveled to many meetings in many states. I have many years of sobriety. I was also urged to pick up a 24 hour chip by several people. Apparently they don't know the difference between a "visitor" and a "newcomer." This urging was loud and during the meeting and lasted for about 2 minutes and I had to turn around and tell the person "I am not a newcomer, I am a visitor." If I go back to another meeting at this club I am going to say these things in person. I can take this, it's not going to hurt my sobriety. But there are people who, new in sobriety, will be affected by the negative and judgmental climate of this club. I would not advise anyone who is new to go to meetings at this club if they are from out of town unless you want to tell your whole story to the inquisitive minds who want to know. If you just want to be an anonymous person in AA, watch out. Also -- see the post below: "I think the guy who gave one star didn't stay sober" That's judging someone who was at the club before apparently. Negative atmosphere. I saw your question below: It was the 5:30 p.m. meeting on Mon Oct 16 in the larger room that's to the right when you walk in the door. The only reason I got to share is someone near the end of the meeting called on me. Everyone else had been eyeing me then calling on a friend. Very weird atmosphere. Another thing: when I first got in there a guy told me: "you're going to have to move" I said, "you mean get up from here." He said: yeah. Turns out I was sitting in front of where the literature is. He didn't say that. He just told me I had to move. This was the same guy who wanted me to pick up a 24 hour chip. Look: I don't want trouble, I just wanted to go to a meeting. I don't want to be judged. I just want to go to a meeting. They're not there to judge me. That's not their job. I tried to share my experience strength and hope, as you suggested, but it's not easy when the panel of judges has already heckled you for not wanting to say specifically where you're from. I don't think I do want to go back to this place, I don't need the trouble. I don't go to meetings to get messed with. You need to tell your chairpersons to be more welcoming and not allow others in the meeting to laugh openly at visitors and mess with them.