District 04 MSCA 09

General Service - Alcoholics Anonymous

Panel 70 - Committee

Accessibility Committee, Panel 70

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Panel 70 Chair: Vacant

  1. Attend all (no less than 6) Area Special Needs Committee meetings and report to the district on activities.
  2. Form, maintain and facilitate a District 4 Special Needs Committee made up of GSRsand other interested members.
  3. Encourage GSRs to establish and maintain a Visitor Group for home and hospital-bound A A. members of their group.
  4. Promote Loners and Internationalists programs.
  5. Assist groups to meet the needs of members who are blind or visually impaired; deaf or hard of hearing; chronically ill or home-bound; and those who are physically or developmentally disabled and any other special needs.
  6. Ensure that accurate information is provided to local and national directories concerning wheelchair accessibility.
  7. Encourage GSRs to make their Groups aware of the committee’s work.

Literature Committee – p70

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Panel 70 Chair: Sarah S.

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

GSR School Committee, Panel 70

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Panel 70 Chair: Maryka d O.

GSR School orientation for new GSR’s is typically held on the first Monday prior to the monthly business meeting @ 7:00 p.m.

Zoom ID: 898 8818 1450 Passcode: District04

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

GSR School Slides

Grapevine Committee, Panel 70

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Panel 70 Committee Chair: Sindy V.

Committee Chair Responsibilities:

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

Corrections Committee, Panel 70

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Panel 70 Chair: Jim D.

Corrections Committee Workbook

The purpose of a corrections committee is to coordinate the work of individual A.A. members and groups who are interested in carrying our message of recovery to incarcerated alcoholics. Bringing meetings and literature into facilities, raising awareness of the Corrections Correspondence Service (C.C.S.) among “inside” and “outside” A.A. members, and helping inmates transition to a local A.A. Community through Pre-release contacts are just some of the activities corrections committees support. (From AA.org website)

  1. Attend at least 6 Area Corrections meetings per year and report to the district on activities.
  2. Form, maintain, and facilitate a District 4 Corrections Committee made up of GSRs and interested members.
  3. Encourage GSRs to promote Corrections Correspondence with their groups.
  4. Coordinate with Harbor Area Central Office Liaison to utilize the use of Harbor Area for receipt and relay of correspondence for members who prefer not giving out the personal home addresses.
  5. Pre-Release Contact
    • Be the contact point for GSO for inmate placement in prerelease contacts for inmates being paroled in District 4.
    • Obtain contact information and names of groups willing to take in parolees into their groups upon release.
    • Send inmate information on groups willing to take them in as members after release and provide personal contact information when provided.
  6. General Service Office – Maintain open communications with the corrections Desk at the General Service Office (GSO).

Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC [Panel 70])

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Panel 70 Chair: Carly A.

Your District 04 CPC Committee can bring the message of Alcoholics Anonymous to professionals in your community, helping them understand how and why AA works. Members of CPC Committees inform professionals and future professionals about AA – what we are, where we are, what we can do, and what we cannot do.

CPC works at establishing better communication between AA’s and professionals, and to find simple effective ways of cooperation without affiliation. Non-alcoholic professionals may work and/ or meet the alcoholic where AA is not known or present.

Through professionals, alcoholics may be reached who might otherwise never find the program. Moreover, they may be reached sooner with the help of informed non AA professionals who may cross paths with the alcoholic through their chosen profession.

Professional communities include that of medicine, education, law, corrections, the judiciary, the military, the clergy, and social work. In this way, still suffering alcoholics can be reached where, under other circumstances, may fall through the cracks.

CPC is vital and rewarding Service work. District 04 is here to support your CPC vision, your goals and your efforts.

*excerpts taken from Cooperation with the Professional Community Workbook 2018

CPC Kit

About A.A. – A Newsletter for Professionals (Summer 2020)

Chair Responsibilities:

  1. Attend all (no less than 6) Area CPC meetings and report to the District on CPC activities.
  2. Form and maintain a District 4 CPC Committee made up of GSRs and other interested members.
  3. Establish projects for the District 4 CPC Committee to work on.