Delegates Corner

The General Service Office provides vital services to Alcoholics Anonymous. For the past four years, every business and household has experienced financial challenges due to the pandemic plus the rising costs of goods and services.In November a letter from Bob W., our GSO General Manager, issued a call to action for additional funds to be…

Every time I attend a service conference of Alcoholics Anonymous, I experience a deep feeling of gratitude to be a member of this fellowship. A recent example is the Conference of Delegates Past and Present (CDPP), held in Muncie, IN, on Feb. 9-11. It is a gathering of AA service representatives of the East Central…

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…

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…

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…

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…