Early in January, based on instructions from the Area Committee, we purchased a license for Quick-books Online for $75 to begin using for the Treasury beginning immediately. In the absence of a Treasurer, Laura G. picked up the group contribution checks from the post office and used QBO to track the contributions, generate deposit summaries and generate the list to use in the mail merge for thank-you letters. There was some trial and error with QBO and with the mail merge, but two deposits were made and around eighty thank-you letters generated.
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Dear Members of Area 56, What characteristics make a good AA leader? Join us at the Area 56 Mini-Conference in Dayton on Sunday March 22. We will talk about what makes a good trusted AA servant. On Sunday morning, the entire Conference will have an open mic discussion about Leadership in A.A.: Concept 9 in…
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Hi. My name is Nancy F. and I am your Panel 70 Delegate to the General Service Conference (GSC). In April, I will go to the GSC, carrying the Group Conscience that we will create at the Mini-Conference in March. I will connect Southwest Ohio with the rest of AA in the U.S. and Canada….
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Southwest Ohio Area 56 is a spiritual entity with a threefold mission in support of AA’s primary purpose: To nurture communication among and foster participation within all elements of the General Service structure, thereby ensuring the formation of an informed group con-science, To facilitate Twelfth Step work within South-west Ohio as guided by the Twelve…