Delegate’s Corner

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…

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…

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…

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…

I am attending the 74th General Service Conference of AA, “Connecting with Love, Unity and Service.” I am amazed, *and I am only halfway through!You know what our upside-down triangle looks like, right?This week the bottom portion of that triangle is working together on all the agenda items that were selected this year.I am grateful…

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…