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…

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…

“A.A.” is the common shortcut used when writing about Alcoholics Anonymous.  In all our literature, when these initials are used when referring to Alcoholics Anonymous, it is printed “capital A period, capital A period”.  Now what about “AA”?  AA without the periods means Alcoholic in Action.  As your Delegate for Area 56, the first months…

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…

February 25, 2023, Area 56 Assembly On Thursday, January 26, 2023, I flew to New York to attend the General Service Board Weekend.  This is an honor given only to Delegate Conference Committee Chairs.  The other chairs came from California, Wyoming, Tennessee, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Kansas City and three from Canada.   We stayed at…