March D71 Meeting Agenda

District 71 Business Meeting

                                                           District 71 Business Meeting

                                                                 March 9, 2024

Open: Serenity Prayer

In Attendance:

DCM Report: Alan

Dale L. (Alt DCM) and I attended the NCGSCAA in Charlotte on 3/2 and 3/3. The purpose of this event was to help our Area Delegate take feedback to the General Service Conference. We participated in the sub-committees on 1) Literature item F, Review and understand the Confidentiality Agreement on the Big Book Plain and Simple Language. To produce a draft copy prior to proper review is against approved processes. It is still a work-in-progress. 2) We were assigned to the Growth and Maintenance sub-committee. The agenda item discussed was audio devices for hearing impaired at Area Assemblies and Conferences. More investigation is to follow in order to gather more information before proposing to the Assembly.

The Area 51 Delegate did receive much and helpful feedback on “What are the founders writings?”.  There is no ‘agenda to change the Big Book, other than to update the stories in the back of edition 5.

Questions could be developed from the questions. “What are the founders writings?”.  Such as,

Big Book, 12&12, As Bill Sees it, Service Manual, etc.

Attended the Plain Language Big Book information session via Zoom, presented by the SE Regional Delegates on 2/25. There were 1,000 attendees.  Zoom could not accommodate additional attendees.

The March Beaming Beacon is available.  Also available on The Area 51 Website in the Delegates Corner tab.

Upcoming Area 51 Committee and Assemblies:

·         Spring 2024 Committee/Assembly May 17-19 @ Lake Junaluska.

·         Summer 2025 Committee @ Blowing Rock.

·         Winter 2026 Committee in Durham.

·         Spring 2026 Committee/Assembly @ Lake Junaluska.

·         2026 State Convention @ Lake Junaluska.

·         Summer 2026 Committee @ Blowing Rock.

·         Fall 2026 Committee/Election Assembly in Raleigh.

·         Winter 2027 Committee in Durham.

·         Spring 2027 Committee/Assembly @ Lake Junaluska.

·         2027 State Convention @ Lake Junaluska.

Best value driven.

The cost of the fall Assembly in Raleigh was 31% higher.

2025 International Convention in Vancouver on July 3-6.

Need volunteers from Districts 71, 70, and 80 for the Spring Committee/Assembly @ Lake Junaluska.  Great opportunity for service work.

5 greeters

3 vote counters

1 time keeper

Area 51 has group contributions, along with ‘new’ group ID numbers in the Area 51 website>information for members>group contributions.

Met with the District chairs to make our web page more useable.  A solution was identified and is being implemented.  More work is needed to improve our efficiency.  Progress not perfection.

A new Area 51 website is coming.

            AAgrapevine.org has a link to submit your story, or accumulation of quotes.  AA members will assist you with the grammar.

AADCM: Dale L.

Secretary: Stephanie

Treasurer: David

Web Administer: Val V.

CO Trustee:

Corrections: Laura

Events: Ellen

Treatment: Mary Jo

CPC, PI: vacant

Bridging the Gap: Jason and Tom

Grapevine: vacant

 GSR’S Report

Old Business:

1.      Microphones and speakers.  The District Treasurer will purchase.  Mary Jo to ask the Hendersonville Group if it can be stored in their closet.  Status of a checkout sheet?

2.      Dale L. is the new AADCM.

New Business:

1.      Status of storing the microphones and speakers at the Hendersonville Group.  Status on who will create and store an equipment checkout sheet.

Close with the Responsibility Statement.

Next meeting: April 13th, 2024, at 9:30 AM.