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Recent Posts
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Interactive Area Maps Are Online
Have you ever wondered in which District your home group is? An interactive Area 56 Map is now online that can help you figure it out. It was developed by the Communications Committee using Google My Maps and includes boundaries or push pins for all of the Area Districts. You can interact with the map…
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Important Information from Our Delegate
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Delegate Report
Hello Area 56! The following is what I reported at our Assembly on Saturday, September 17, 2022. Thank you for allowing me to be your Panel 72 Delegate! The 2023 40th Annual Mini-Conference will be held March 17-19 at the Miami Valley Centre Mall in Piqua, Ohio. The Comfort Inn is connected to the mall. The rates are very reasonable…
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We need you, and you need us—Reflections on the 2022 Ohio State Convention
August 9, 2022 I was preparing for my trip to Columbus for the 2022 Ohio State AA General Service Convention when I received a call from a friend who has been newly sober just a few short months after a relapse looking for some adventure either at the Rule 62 Conference or the Ohio State…
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GSC Proposed Agenda Item Submission Form
07-11-2021_Standardized G.S.C. Proposed Agenda Item Submission Form (English) 07-11-2021_Standardized G.S.C. Proposed Agenda Item Submission Form (Spanish)
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What we do & How We Do It
What we do and how we do it is defined in our Area 56 Service Handbook. Below you’ll find the contents of our handbook. A.A. Legacy of Service 2 Area 56 Mission Statement 3 Introduction to Area 56 – Welcome to Southwest Ohio Area 56 5 Area Assemblies 5 Area Committee 6 Area 56 Trusted…
Upcoming Events
Greater Cincinnati Intergroup Council Meeting
We meet the 2nd Monday every month, except there is no intergroup meeting in July.
- New Rep Orientation @ 7:00 PM
- Intergroup Meeting @ 7:30 PM
- 2nd Monday of Each Month
Dayton Intergroup is an association of representatives from any official AA meeting within its area. The area covered is Xenia, Ohio west to the Indiana State line. The southern border runs through Middletown. The area extends north to Troy. Within this area there are more than 400 meetings per week at 160 locations.
The purpose of Intergroup is to support the activities of the individual groups through committees:
- Central Office (operates a bookstore and offers walk-in, telephone and email support to people seeking information about Alcoholics Anonymous)
- Archives (preserves local AA history)
- Unity (monthly publication of area information for AA members)
- Public Information and Professional Relations (provides speakers, etc. to non-AA groups or institutions)
- Corrections (provides services to prison inmates and judicial programs)
- Treatment Facilities (sponsors meetings in treatment facilities and provides contact for persons leaving treatment programs)
- Special Needs (handicapped accessible meetings available)
- Hearing Impaired (provides ASL services to hearing impaired members upon request)
- Mobile Meetings (provides meetings to homebound members)
- General Service Representative (coordinates with other Intergroups)
- Grapevine and Literature (provides information about literature available to members and groups)
- Special Events (annual spring banquet and fall breakfast)
- Membership (introduces new Intergroup Representatives to Intergroup purpose, structure and activities)
- Chairperson
- Vice Chairperson
- Treasurer
- Secretary
This is when we prepare for the Area56 Mini-Conference. All GSR’s in Area 56 are welcome to participate in all Area 56 assemblies which occur 4 times a year.
Greater Cincinnati Intergroup Council Meeting
We meet the 2nd Monday every month, except there is no intergroup meeting in July.
- New Rep Orientation @ 7:00 PM
- Intergroup Meeting @ 7:30 PM
- 2nd Monday of Each Month
Dayton Intergroup is an association of representatives from any official AA meeting within its area. The area covered is Xenia, Ohio west to the Indiana State line. The southern border runs through Middletown. The area extends north to Troy. Within this area there are more than 400 meetings per week at 160 locations.
The purpose of Intergroup is to support the activities of the individual groups through committees:
- Central Office (operates a bookstore and offers walk-in, telephone and email support to people seeking information about Alcoholics Anonymous)
- Archives (preserves local AA history)
- Unity (monthly publication of area information for AA members)
- Public Information and Professional Relations (provides speakers, etc. to non-AA groups or institutions)
- Corrections (provides services to prison inmates and judicial programs)
- Treatment Facilities (sponsors meetings in treatment facilities and provides contact for persons leaving treatment programs)
- Special Needs (handicapped accessible meetings available)
- Hearing Impaired (provides ASL services to hearing impaired members upon request)
- Mobile Meetings (provides meetings to homebound members)
- General Service Representative (coordinates with other Intergroups)
- Grapevine and Literature (provides information about literature available to members and groups)
- Special Events (annual spring banquet and fall breakfast)
- Membership (introduces new Intergroup Representatives to Intergroup purpose, structure and activities)
- Chairperson
- Vice Chairperson
- Treasurer
- Secretary
Go to Area 56 website to register(after Jan 12, 2024)