anniversaries and the websiteon wheels can be at a member’s doorstep. in our area, many aa’s...
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March, 2014
Anniversaries and the Website
AA anniversaries are a wonderful way of being of service. Celebrating an
anniversary whether it is 30 days or 30 years is a joyful, communal way to show
that the program of Alcoholics Anonymous really works, one day at a time. Since
we live in a rural region, AA anniversaries often bring together people from all over
the district and the area. Folks will often make a special trip to travel to an
anniversary meeting and reconnect with other AA’s they might not see on a regular
basis.
Now that our new website http://district16.aahmbny.org is up and running,
consider listing your AA anniversary celebration on the website. Any AA member
can email their anniversary and celebration directly through the site so that our
Webmaster can post the information. Information on AA anniversaries,
announcements or flyers that need to be posted on the website can be emailed to our
Webmaster, Carla C. at [email protected]
MaryEllen 2 yrs. Saturday 03/29/14 8pm Phoenicia Saturday Night Live Group, Church Street, Phoenicia, NY 12464.
SNL Group 31 yrs. Saturday 03/29/14 Eating Meeting, Potluck 7pm, speaker & meeting at 8pm. Same addy as above.
Jack M. 27 yrs. Friday 03/28/14 7:30pm Home Free Grp., Olive Free Library 4033 Rt. 28A, W. Shokan, NY 12494
Want your anniversary announced here? Give your April anniversary information to your GSR, attend the next district
meeting or email the newsletter at [email protected].
March Anniversaries
Step Three Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
District Sixteen Newsletter
30 Arbor Road West Kill, NY 12492
District Sixteen
Our public relations policy is based on attraction
rather than promotion; we need always maintain
personal anonymity at the level of
press, radio and films.
-Twelve and Twelve
So states Tradition Eleven. At the February
GSR meeting, the issue was raised whether or not to
post on the area website www.aahmbny.org that a
certain group needs support. Its membership and
attendee numbers are dwindling and it is struggling. At
first, the suggestion to note the group’s distress on the
website was welcomed but then, another AA member
quoted attraction not promotion. Discussion ensued, no
agreement was made and the issue was tabled for the
next GSR meeting on March 18th, 2014.
What do you think? Come join the discussion.
Spiritual Breakfast The annual Spiritual Breakfast is
scheduled for Saturday, May 24th from 9am
until noon at the Saugerties Senior Center,
207 Market Street, Saugerties NY 12477.
Guest speaker at 11am. Suggested donation
$5 but not required to attend.
50/50 Raffle & Literature Table available.
The facility is handicapped accessible.
Save the date for a morning of
good food and great fellowship
Attraction Not Promotion Is the AA Website Considered Promotion?
Tradition Three
The only requirement for AA membership is a desire
to stop drinking.
Upcoming Area Event
The February Grapevine, featured a story titled 24 Hour Delivery
about Meetings on Wheels, a program launched three years ago by the
Louisville, Kentucky Intergroup Accessibility Committee with help from
clubhouses in San Francisco and Reno. Louisville’s Meetings on Wheels
has about 70 volunteers who are willing to take a standard one hour AA
meeting to those cannot attend meetings due to accident, illness or a
chronic medical condition. AA members interested in a mobile meeting
call Intergroup and provide basic contact information, program
coordinators follow up to set up a time and a date for the meeting, email
the meeting request to volunteers and within 24 to 48 hours, the Meeting
on Wheels can be at a member’s doorstep. In our area, Many AA’s bring meetings to homebound friends
but what about having an organized Meeting on Wheels program available
for our Area or District to serve those AA’s who are unable because of
illness or other handicap to make it out to scheduled meetings?
March 2014
District Sixteen March 2014
Meetings on Wheels: An Interesting New Meeting Model?
Open Service Positions The District has two open positions Grapevine/Literature Chair: Keeps a stock of catalogs for Conference-approved literature; maintains an ample supply of current General Service Conference-approved pamphlets, books and audiovisual material; sets up this material for viewing and sale at functions, including: other District events; orders literature for district activities as needed; becomes familiar with the general contents of all literature, in order to provide information to inquirers; works with other Committee Chairs to aid in their activities; provides information to all groups in the District about the International Monthly Journal of Alcoholics anonymous known as The Grapevine/La Vina; sets up a Grapevine/La Vina display at all District functions. Public Information Chair: provides information to all local newspapers and periodicals; makes PSA available to local radio and television stations; provides contact with local education facilities with speakers, film, literature and other information available; helps organize and set up meetings at school facilities as needed.
Interested? Speak with your GSR, attend the
next District meeting on March 17th at 7pm at
the Reservoir Methodist Church in Shokan or
email our DCM at
Concept Three: To ensure effective leadership, we should endow each element of AA – the Conference, the General Service Board and its service corporations, staffs, committees and executives – with a traditional ‘Right of Decision.’
March, 2014
Area Event HMB Area 48 Fellowship Day
On Saturday, March 15th from 9:00am to 3:00pm, is Fellowship Day at the Senior Residence Auditorium at
Benedictine Hospital, 105 St. Mary’s Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401. Refreshments will include breakfast in the
morning as well as a lunch. The day begins at 9am with Registration and Meet & Greet and will conclude with an
Area Business Meeting from 1:30 to 3pm. In between discussion topics are: Mutual Love and Respect, Sober –
Now What?, How We Got Here – Part I & Part II. There are also two segments on Service – Service Committee
Roundtables on CPC/PI/SN/CF/BTG/Treatment Finance/Archives and What is a Service Committee? Come on
over for some fellowship and to broaden your AA horizons from meetings into service. For more information,
email [email protected]
District Sixteen Newsletter
30 Arbor Road
West Kill, NY 12492
District Sixteen