Delegate’s Corner

Greetings Area 56! Today I am in Grand Rapids, Michigan attending the ECR Conference combined with the 71st Michigan State Convention. It’s a gathering of 500 of my closest friends from the East Central Region (Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin). It is being held on the campus of Calvin University. I am staying in…

While the wind and the rain howled outside, we went through the process of discussion and decision on over 30 Agenda Items.  We worked, we had fun, we laughed, I cried, we ate, and of course we had our coffee!  My sincere thanks goes out to all who made our event a success! Our special…

That means that our Area 56 Mini-Conference is right around the corner! Save the weekend dates, March 14,15 and 16, when we will be discussing and arriving at an “area-wide” group conscience about the new Proposed Agenda Items (PAIs). PAIs are sent in by individuals, groups, districts and areas of A.A. They are reviewed by…

Our Trustees serving on the General Service Board, the A.A. World Services Corporate Board and the A.A. Grapevine Corporate Board are remarkable people!  The Board members are all volunteers that give of their time, many hours per week, and share their professional skills and personal experiences as they work for the good of A.A. as…

Publication of The Plain Language Big Book, A Tool for Reading Alcoholics Anonymous became an Advisory Action at the 74th General Service Conference. We can expect it to be ready by the end of the year. What follows is a 1-minute speech from the floor of the 74th General Service Conference presented by a Delegate…

Push-ups are great exercise to build overall strength. I can do 10 of them!Feel free to challenge me the next time you see me. (“Drop & Do 10, Warren G.”).As Delegate I am responsible for strengthening our communications channel from our General Service Board to the Groups in Area 56. To that end, I am…