District 71 Meeting Minutes May 8, 2021

Attendees:

Dale L.- DCM

Liz G.- Alternate DCM

Terry G.- Treatment

Dave L. - Central Office

Larry L. - Secretary

Eric M.- alternate treasurer

Keenan G. - Treasurer

Shelly Mae- Treatment committee

Jo- Sisters of Sobriety

Ike F.- Hendersonville Group

John O.- Hendersonville Men’s Group

Linda Jo- Big Town Group

Ellen O.- Cedar Mountain Group

Janet- Big Town Group

Dale L.- DCM

Next DCM meeting will be held in person at St. John’s in the Wilderness on

June 12th 9:30 am.

Father Josh from St. John’s has announced the opening of the church to all

AA meetings beginning June 1. Meetings will meet in the Wilderness

Room. 12 chairs will be set in a circle and more chairs in the closet as

needed. Wipes and disinfectant spray will be provided. Masks are

mandatory as well as 3 feet of separation. A notebook will be kept by each

group for members to sign in with name and phone numbers. List will be

destroyed after 2 weeks. This is for contact tracing. List is private to each

group to ensure anonymity. Bring your own coffee or beverage. No food or

drink will be available from the church. This is all in line with AA Central

Office recommendations for face to face meetings.

Meetings that meet at St. John’s:

Early Birds- Mon- Sat 7:30 am

Hendersonville Men’s Group- Tuesday 7:00 pm

Sober Sisters - Monday 9:00 am

Beginners Meeting- Monday 7:00 pm

Meditation Meeting- Thursday (see NC71.org for time)

Individual groups will all hold group conscience meetings to determine

whether they are ready for face to face AA meetings.

Dale mediated the Sisters of Sobriety Group Inventory. Dale indicated she

is available to help any group with their inventory.

May 2nd Dale and John gave a CPC workshop. Indicated that only 1%

referrals from clergy to AA. 32% referrals from other AA members.

May 21-22 Spring Assembly on zoom. Agenda and info on the website.

Area Inventory will most likely be postponed until Spring 2022.

Fall inventory will be in person at Lake Junaluska November 12-14

Alt. DCM- Liz G.-

Dale and Liz have been very busy with the Growth and Maintenance

Committee. Revising the P-3 manual.

Reminded GSR to ask groups for ideas on spending the surplus. Money

will be automatically sent to GSO in the event that an alternate decision

has not passed the vote. This rule was instituted in 2003 and has been

argued against ever since.

Larry L. - Secretary

Motion to accept April 10 minutes as posted on the District 71 website by

Liz. Ellen seconded. Motion passed.

Scott A.- Webmaster

Not in attendance. Please see the website for a full report.

Eric M.- Treasurer

$1500.00 in the bank. New cards have been issued due to transfer of

position.

Budget for Treatment increased to $500.00

Eric announced that he will step down as Treasurer and become the

alternate for that position. Keenan G. was nominated to replace Eric as

treasurer by Ellen. Larry seconded. Motion passed with all members voting

in favor.

Linda Jo- CPC

Attended CPC workshop with Dale and Liz

Cathy- PI

Not in attendance

Terry G.- Treatment

Introduced Janet as Bridging the Gap coordinator.

Packets are being put together for people leaving detox as well as

volunteers.

Forest City has joined the treatment committee.

Transilvania hosts the AA hot line and is always looking for AA members to

add to the list of contacts.

Treatment budget increased from $200.00 to $500.00

Please see Terry’s full report on the website, and contact her if willing to

help with BTG.

Dave L.- Central office

Next meeting May 13th. Same information about getting literature. Call and

it will be left outside the door. Checks can be left in the mailbox. Office is

still closed.

Old Business;

Positions are open for Corrections, Grapevine and Events

GSR reports;

Ike- Hendersonville group. New meeting added- Beginners Wednesday

6:00 PM. listed in directory.

Jo- Sisters of Sobriety- Hybrid meeting begins June 1.

Annette- Big Town- Monday and Thursday on Zoom. Tuesdays at church

Ellen- Cedar Mountain- Face to Face meetings Tues- Thurs. 6:00 pm

See list of events and more detailed reports on the

website.

Next meeting June 12 at St. John’s church 9:30 am

Meeting closed with the Responsibility Statement 10:34

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