District Sixteen - April 2004 Minutes

Introductions: Patty A., DCM; Lois P., Literature Chair; Terry J., GSR Thursday Night Big Book; Vern F., Archives Chair; Marlys N., Treasurer; Tom H., GSR Vision-4-U; Duane C., GSR Serenity Group; Doug C., Alt. DCM GSR Third Tradition Group; Missy P., District Secretary; Doug M., Treatment Facilities; Anne M., CPC/PI; Mary Lou W., Corrections.

Beginning balance $602.71. $28.00 paid for park for picnic in August. Ending balance $673.39.

Sat in Structure Committee at Delegate’s Workshop. Talked about agenda items for General Service Conference in New York. Discussed use of laptops at General Service Conference. Distributing background material electronically rather than by mail.

Attended Delegate’s Workshop.
Finance Committee discussed self support.
Financial report is out.
Good attendance at workshop by District 16.
Brenda will give Delegate’s Report at May meeting.
Area Assembly March 27th.
Temporary Sponsorship Program has been changed to Correctional Facilities Contact Program.
Remote Communities Committees has been changed to Remote Committees and Special Needs Committee.
Discussed Pink Can Plan.
Discussion about travel reimbursement.
Patty had to give our District report at the committee meetings.

discussed agenda items for conference. Group is growing in numbers. Not much interest in prison meetings.

Family Recovery Night will be Friday May 7th. A couple AA/Alanon will be the speakers. Decided to support Grapevine Chair in paying for Grapevine online. New tape library chair who is re-organizing tape library.

Discussed prison meetings. Generated enthusiasm. Meetings are growing, but getting structure is difficult.

May 18th speaker night. Having a grill out at 6:00 followed by a speaker at 7:oo. Attendance is really good. A couple of newer people at group conscience getting more active. Support to carry the motion of self support to the Area Assembly.

Changed format a little. The church would like them to switch rooms. Committed as a group to send GSR to WCRSC next year.

NOTE:
GSR’s take back to your groups discussion on proposed policy of electing Area officers. This will be discussed at the next Area Assembly. Ask if there is anyone willing to staff the State Fair booth. Bring up the motion on raising the Area mileage reimbursement.

Discussed Pink Can Plan. The format for the women’s Annex was passed along to the Third Tradition Group, who is next in rotation. Had some Correction’s Correspondence fliers for the groups. Doug M. had volunteer applications for the prison. We are being asked to take two of the four Wednesday’s of the month. Doug has done some meetings there so he explained to us how he had been doing them and gave some advice.

She is hoping to get a weekend day for our turn in the State Fair booth. She sent 11 letters to the schools on AAI talks.

Mary Lou will talk to Ken about Grapevines in the emergency rooms. The check to the Grapevine has been cashed.

Family Focus on May 5th and 6th will be covered by Thurs. Night Big Book and Vision-4-U. Hot topic at workshop was carrying the message to Treatment Facility professionals, about not sending non AA’s to AA.

Vote for assembly self-support. Main conscience of group was to have Patty bring this up. Do not include business rate in this motion. Briefly discussed PI luncheon. Missy P. agreed to chair Unity Picnic.

Marlys N. commented on the fact that we have paying the Third Tradition Group 25.00 since March 2002. Should we think about increasing it? We decided to take it back to our groups for discussion.