District 04 MSCA 09

General Service - Alcoholics Anonymous

District 04 MSCA 09

Finance Committee, Panel 74

by

Panel 74 Chair: Vacant
finance@longbeachaa.org

Budget to Actuals 2025 Midyear Report

2024 D04 Budget Adopted 12.06.2023

p72 Financial Reports

p70 Financial Reports

For 2026 budget requests email finance@longbeachaa.org

For 2026 reimbursement requests email treasurer@longbeachaa.org

Panel 76 Budget Request Form - Finance Chair

    Name:

    Email:

    Phone:

    Select Standing Committee:

    Requested Amount:

    Description of Request:

    “AA’s far-flung Twelfth Step activities, carrying the message to the next sufferer, are the very lifeblood of our AA adventure. Without this vital activity, we would soon become anemic; we would literally wither and die.

    “Now where do AA’s services—worldwide, area, local—fit into our scheme of things? Why should we provide these functions with money? The answer is simple enough. Every single AA service is designed to make more and better Twelfth Step work possible, whether it be a group meeting place, a central or intergroup office to arrange hospitalization and sponsorship, or the world service Headquarters [now the General Service Office] to maintain unity and effectiveness all over the globe.

    “Though not costly, these service agencies are absolutely essential to our continued expansion —to our survival as a Fellowship. Their costs are a collective obligation that rests squarely upon all of us. Our support of services actually amounts to a recognition on our part that AA must everywhere function in full strength—and that, under our Tradition of self-support, we are all going to foot the bill.”~ Bill W., October 1967 Grapevine ~ Taken from the A.A. Guidelines on Finance from N.Y.

    Finance Committee Chair Responsibilities:

    • Suggested sobriety: 2 years.
    • Attend all (no less than 6) Area Finance Committee meetings and report to the District on Area financial matters.
    • Coordinate with the District 4 Treasurer to obtain District financial data for use in financial planning.
    • Prepare the annual District 4 budget.

    Finance Activity per Panel 74

    Grapevine/La Viña Committee, Panel 74

    by

    Panel 74 Committee Chair: Carol

    Committee Chair Responsibilities:

    1. Suggested sobriety: 2 years.
    2. Attend all (no less than 6) Area Grapevine Committee meetings and report to the district on Grapevine activities.
    3. Form and maintain a District 4 Grapevine Committee made up of Group Grapevine Representatives (GVRs) and other interested members.
    4. At District meetings, inform GSRs of the availability of Grapevine products.
    5. Provide “Grapevine” and “La Viña” subscription forms at each District Committee meeting.

    GSR School Committee, Panel 74

    by

    Panel 74 Chair: Debra Lund (562) 338-8255
    debra.lund2@gmail.com

    GSR School orientation for new GSR’s is TBD.

    Responsibilities

    Suggested sobriety: 2 years.

    Conduct a brief orientation for new GSRs one half-hour prior to the District GSR meeting (or at another agreed-upon time) and encourage them to attend the Area GSR School.

    Participate as a member of the Area GSR School Committee.

    Introduce new GSRs during the District Committee meeting.

    Provide new GSRs with a copy of the “District 4 Guidelines,” “The A. A. Service Manual” pamphlets, and other General Service training material.

    Maintain custody of GSR School material. Distribute literature, as available, to new GSRs.

    Provide contribution envelopes from District 4, the Mid-Southern California Area 09, and G.S.O. to new GSRs.

    LGBTQ Committee, Panel 74

    by

    Chair: Jesse L

    email: LGBTQ@longbeachaa.org

    Your District 04 LGBTQ+ Committee is working to strengthen the district’s ability to carry the message to the LGBTQ+ community and to all who have a desire to stop drinking. We are inclusive to alcoholics who consider themselves a part of sexual, gender, and romantic minorities. We want your experiences in AA to be a part of our LGBTQ+ voice and to use our collective experience, strength, and hope to make AA more accessible to current and future LGBTQ+ alcoholics.

    AA Approved Links:

     

    Non-AA Approved Links:


     

     

    Literature Committee, Panel 74

    by

    Panel 74 Chair: Angela B.

    Literature published by A.A. World Services, Inc. is a resource for the recovering alcoholic and for anyone who wants to find out about Alcoholics Anonymous, its history, and how it works. General Service Conference-approved literature reflects the group conscience of the Fellowship of A.A. and includes the book Alcoholics Anonymous (affectionately known by members as the Big Book); Daily Reflections, a compilation of spiritual reflections contributed by members; books written by one of A.A.’s co-founders (such as Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions and As Bill Sees It); and a wide variety of pamphlets and booklets that deal with the Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous: Recovery, Unity, and Service. A.A.W.S. publishes literature in three languages, English, Spanish and French, which reflect the three primary languages spoken in the General Service Conference structure of the United States and Canada. We also publish and license translations of the Big Book and other literature in languages and countries around the world, much of which is available in the literature catalog published by A.A. World Services, Inc. (From www.aa.org)

    Chair’s Responsibilities:

    1. Suggested sobriety: 2 years.
    2. Attend all (no less than 6) Area Literature Committee meetings and report to the District on A. A. literature activities.
    3. Become familiar with the contents ‘of A. A. literature in order to be responsive to inquiries.
    4. Encourage A. A. members to become acquainted with A. A. Conference-approved literature.
    5. Inform District members through displays and other suitable methods, of all available Conference-approved literature, literature catalog, audiovisual material, and other special items.
    6. Maintain a supply of “GSR Starter Kits” for the GSR School.
    7. Develop and maintain literature for District 4 as needed.
    8. Communicate suggestions regarding proposed additions or changes in Conference-approved literature and audiovisual material to the District, the Area, and the General Service Office.
    9. Maintain, update and distribute the District 4 “Welcome To General Service” pamphlet, annual calendar of events, and other information useful to District members.

    Public Information (PI) Committee, Panel 74

    by

    Public Information Committee

    Panel 74 Chair: John

    Email: PI@LongBeachAA.org

    Public Information Workbook

    Public Information Kit

    The primary purpose of members involved in Public Information Service work is to carry the AA message to the still suffering alcoholic.

    Public Information conveys AA information to the general public through activities such as providing AA resources and literature to schools, colleges and libraries.

    Also, Public Information Committee members may give AA informational talks to civic and city organizations as well as schools and public service departments.

    Insuring local media have accurate information and providing them with the latest AA public service announcements are also ways the Public Information Committee can be useful.

    While there is some overlap between PI and CPC, Public Information serves the community at large, in the hope that doing so, will ultimately help the alcoholic.

    District 04 is here to answer any of your PI questions and to help facilitate your Public Information Committee goals (excerpts taken from the Public Information Workbook 1994)

    1. Attend all (no less than 6) Area Public Information Committee meetings and report to the District on Pl activities.

    2. Form and maintain a District Public Information Committee made up of GSRs and other interested members.

    3. Develop District-approved and -funded PI projects (e.g., those found in the “Public Information Workbook”). Report on their status at District meetings.

    4. Provide the DCMC a monthly written report on the status of all Public Information projects that District 4 ls involved with.