ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS / AREA 93 / DISTRICT 17
Monthly District Meeting /February 7, 2005 / Meeting Minutes
Jeff J. called meeting to order.
A Moment of Silence followed by the serenity prayer
12 Concepts read by Richard W.
GSRs in attendance 21 and 1 Guest
4 new GSRs
Minutes from January Meeting were approved as submitted.
DCM Report - Jeff J.
Jeff reminded us about PRAASA and ACYPAA (they have a rocking digital flyer). Jeff also said his role as DCM is to serve us. He wants to know what we would like to discuss at our district meetings such as "How to Give a GSR Report to our groups. This meeting is for us.
Alt DCM Report - Chris W.
Chris welcomed the new GSRs - John, Zak, Charmine and JC and emphasized how much fun it is to be a GSR.
Treasurer Report - Melanie B. distributed the financial statement for January it was approved as submitted.
Area Standing Committee Reports: 11 people attended the Area Assembly in Newhall.
Archives: Maureen - Val H. is the new committee chair. We discussed the need for a three-office location to house the archives. The area archivist Michael is looking for space in the Fillmore area. They approved the current display to be seen at the ACYPAA convention.
CPC/Treatment Facilities: Erin - Victor is the new committee chair. They discussed special needs for returning veterans. Dick W. added that his has been an on going project.
Finance: Brian - Sharon G. is the new committee chair. He said the committee discussion was confusing. They did discuss the need for new computers. Brian added this was his first assembly and he was impressed by the devotion and gratitude of all the attendees. Jeff added the committee discussion was confusing as they were completing old business and adding new business.
Grapevine/LA Vina: Chris W.. - Armando L. is the new committee chair. They discussed how to get people excited about the Grapevine. They are also looking for a volunteer to be responsible for the display. They are also looking for stories. Please send yours.
Guidelines and Policies: Richard W. - Bill P. is the new committee chair. They are working on cleaning up amendments and doing a general clean up of the current Area G&P. They want to make sure they are correctly utilized during all assemblies so the Area approves motions properly. They are also looking for a translator to translate them into Spanish with the proper AA meaning.
Literature/Audio Visual/Newsletter: Steve - The revised "Too Young pamphlet will be coming soon. There has also been requests to update the pamphlet "The AA Group. The new AV person is John Rose and he can be contacted at 805-452-8589 or Audio@AAarea93.org . He will visit any AA meeting or event. They are discussing transferring all the current videos to DVD for easy transport.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS / AREA 93 / DISTRICT 17
Monthly District Meeting /February 7, 2005 / Meeting Minutes
Public Information / Accessibility/ Website: Maria - Laurie O?H. is the new committee chair. They discussed updating the Young Persons PSA. They need a professional webmaster and are deciding if this should be a paid position as it entails quite a great deal of knowledge and maintenance. During the assembly they took a second vote and passed the motion to link local AA sites to the Area 93 web site including a disclaimer that notifies the user he/she is leaving an official AA site. They are also working on making sure libraries in their districts have copies of the AA Big Book.
Registration: Ian. C. - John Michael G. is the new committee chair. There were new registration forms for GSRs at the district level. District 16 was so inspired by Ian?s map they produced their own. Ian is working on a new map, which will include the names of the current GSRs showing which meetings are being represented. Ian plans to do a show and tell and all district 17 meetings to enlighten groups to the importance of a GSR. He has other projects he?s working on and will discuss at the next meeting.
H&I liaison: Richard W. - Richard gave a brief description of the responsibilities for this position - attend the once a month H&I meeting and exchange information. Lonnie agreed to take this position.
SFV liaison: Jeffrey K. - He exchanges information at the monthly meeting.
Newcomer packets - Cathy was not in attendance. Please contact her if you need packets.
Old business:
1. Guidelines and Policies for District 17 (2nd Vote) - Richard presented the amended guidelines & policies P.2 Sec 5. sub sec C. The second vote was taken and all were in favor of adapting these.
2. Report Ad Hoc Committee - Melanie B. - No report yet. She?ll schedule the meeting for this month and report back in March.
New Business:
1. How to give a GSR report. Due to time constraints this item was tabled until March.
2. District activities (i.e. 12 concepts study, hosting an assembly, etc.) Due to time constraints this item was also tabled until March.
Good and Welfare:
Birthday?s - Steve for 6 years
Erin volunteered to arrive early and prepare the coffee for the March meeting.
7:40 pm Meeting adjourned with responsibility declaration.
Submitted and prepared by Maureen.