District 20 Service Positions

BE GOOD TO YOURSELF – GIVE A SLICE OF SERVICE

Abridged District 20, Area 11 Service Committees’ Guidelines

STANDING COMMITTEES For more information Contact d20a11DCM@gmail.com for more information.

All representatives are expected to attend the District 20 meetings and their associated Area level meetings. One of each meeting per month. Some are on-line. It is suggested that each committee chair’s position be for a duration of two years. Individuals may be nominated for an additional term at the end of their service. Additionally, two years of continuous sobriety is suggested.

Accessibilities Representative (Open position)

Helping A.A.ers with accessibility needs: People who are blind or visually challenged, deaf or hearing at low levels, chronically ill, speak a different language from the majority of the district (other than English) They may be homebound or belong to remote communities, where it is difficult to carry the A.A. message because of language, culture, geography, or life conditions.

Answering Service Representative (Open position)

Throughout Connecticut, residents may call AA anytime (24/7) for help or information for themselves or loved ones. This service is often the first point of contact for people desperately seeking help for their drinking problem. Our Area 11 answering service refers callers to a nearby meeting or to one of our 12 Step volunteers for anonymous support for a drinking problem.

Cooperation with the Professional Community, (CPC) Representative (Help needed)

This committee provides pertinent information about A.A. to professionals and future professionals who have or will have contact with problem drinkers during their work. They work to find simple, effective ways of cooperating without affiliating. Information is communicated to healthcare professionals, educators, clergy, lawyers, law enforcement personnel, judges, social workers, counselors, business managers, and those working in the field of alcoholism.

Corrections Representative (Help needed)

Help carry the message of recovery to those in prison and transitional facilities. This committee arranges for prison and other institutional A.A. meetings, maintains lists of such meetings, and distributes A.A. literature. Committee members provide the initial point of contact for the prisons and transitional facilities.

Grapevine Representative (Open position)

The Grapevine is our monthly meeting magazine in print. It carries the A.A message to the alcoholic. As Bill W. stated, “The Grapevine is a magic carpet on which each of you can ride to the more distant reaches and watch new brothers and sisters emerge from darkness into light.” This monthly magazine is also available in Spanish with the title “La Vina.”

Public Information (PI) Representative (Help needed)

The Public Information committee provides a forum to communicate facts about A.A. and the experiences of A.A. members. In keeping with our tradition of attraction and not promotion, our reach out to the public is informational and factual, rather than overtly sale-like or sensationally promotional.

Treatment Representative (Open position)

This committee helps to carry the A.A. message of recovery to those in treatment centers, hospitals, and transitional facilities in the area. This includes arranging for meetings to be held at these facilities and distributing literature. The representative provides the initial point of contact for these institutions.

Website Representative (Help needed)

The Area 11 Website (ct-aa.org) subcommittee’s aim is to carry the AA message to others online. This includes implementing new on-line projects and initiatives directed by GSO, the area, and the district. The Website representative’s responsibility is to ensure district events and activities are maintained and updated on this site. Additionally, each district rep is encouraged to work with the area committee to improve the web’s layout and design.